Frequently Asked Questions
OUTER, ACTION WORK
Reconnect with nature by taking walks, hikes, and gardening.
Build community by involvement with others through listening well to others, sharing our stories, food, and concerns.
Increase awareness and understanding of issues through education and discussion. Invite guest speakers to meetings and sponsor lectures in the community.
Simplicity and justice. Gandhi said, "We need to be the change we want to see in the world." We can make an effort to change our attitudes, habits, and actions to "walk gently on the earth" by living more simply and reducing consumption. Seek fairness and justice in all our actions.
Support peaceful, nonviolent direct action to demonstrate our protest against harmful, unjust laws or practices.
Integrate art and music. We need the power of our heart and feelings to motivate us to action. We believe that music, singing, chanting, dance, poetry, and art tap into that power, and are essential ingredients to invigorating and sustaining us in our work for the world. In addition to moving people emotionally on much deeper levels, these artistic forms promote greater creativity in solving problems.
Get involved. Choose an issue of concern -- campaign finance reform, cleaning up the environment, preventing violence, etc. Contributing time, skills, and financial support to individuals and organizations which effectively deal with these problems not only fills a need in the world, it refills our own cups by allowing us the opportunity to feel useful and engaged in meaningful work.
Political action. Writing letters to the editor, legislators and other elected officials, or signing petitions -- these forms of direct political action are highly effective. Elected officials rarely get actual letters and even a few can make a remarkable difference. Well-written letters to the editor are often the only way people become informed and persuaded regarding an important issue.
