I dream of a theater company that changes the world. A movement, really. To draw out a new story from the next generation, to transform our ideas of what’s possible among people. A sustainable company at its heart? Not only do I dream it, I believe it’s possible. Will you explore this with me?
There are three crucial issues I believe to be facing us in the world right now, and they are, as I have lately been discussing with some of my close friends, all closely interlinked.
One is our reliance on hard power to dominate the world – the good news is that this will eventually destroy us, if we continue in this path, just as it did the Soviet Union in the cold war. The bad news is that, on the way, there will be tremendous human suffering. The worse news is that we face other another more pressing issue. (more…)
Master Peace Theater (working title) – I’m bursting with excitement about this project. I have been having persistent spontaneous non-sequitur moments of enthusiastic creativity since meeting this morning with Jesse L to talk about this idea. The feeling is familiar – it’s very like what I felt when I recognized my thesis topic, seven years ago.
If this isn’t my life’s work, then it’s darn close, at least for a few years. (more…)
Have you seen the news?
After decades of brutal dictatorship, the people of Burma are rising. In the past few days, hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters, led by Buddhist monks, have flooded the streets of Rangoon. But yesterday, the military started shooting monks and journalists.
This is a true emergency. Avaaz.org and MoveOn.org have launched a petition demanding Burmese generals negotiate rather than crush the demonstrators. They’re focused on getting United Nations Security Council members–particularly China’s Hu Jintao–to intervene. Thousands of people from all over the world are adding their names every hour — will you sign? Click here:
http://pol.moveon.org/burma/?r_by=&rc=blog
Thanks!
[Credit where due: this text was composed by MoveOn for their members to send to their friends and family. I did you the favor of sharing it here, instead of filling your inbox with it, because I don’t like spam either.]