Tens of thousands of people across the United States have erupted into protest for the last several days with no signs of letting down. Now, people from around the world – from London to Berlin to Paris to Copenhagen to Syria to Rio de Janeiro to Auckland – have joined them in solidarity.
Author: Peter Schulte
Peter Schulte is the founder and editor of Kindling. Peter is also Senior Digital Engagement Associate for the Pacific Institute and the UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate, connecting businesses to sustainable water practices. Peter holds a B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. in Sustainable Systems from Pinchot University. He lives in Bellingham, WA, USA with his wife, son, and cat.
I am the problem
White folks: We are all the problem. It’s not just the overt racists. It’s not just the cops. It’s not just the president. Racism lives inside us all. It is the air we breathe and the water we swim in.
The anthropologist’s story
There is no objective definition of humanity. There is no objective time when humanity began. These are all stories we created for ourselves to help make sense of our world.
155 companies urge governments to enact net zero emissions recovery from COVID-19
155 businesses, representing five million employees and a combined market capitalization of over $2 trillion USD, are urging governments around the world to develop economic recovery policies responding to COVID-19 that also advance climate goals over the short- and long-terms.
Twitter begins adding warning labels on Trump’s false and violence-glorifying claims
Earlier this month, social media giant Twitter announced a new policy counteracting unchecked misinformation and harmful content on its platform. This week, it begun implementing its new policy on the highest stage possible – warning users against President Trump’s reckless and unsubstantiated claims.
The Hero
Perhaps the most heroic thing I can do is to let go of the need to be the Hero.
Black imprisonment rate in the U.S. has fallen by 34% since 2006
This new data demonstrates significant progress in reducing both overall incarceration across the country and the disproportionate effects of our justice system on communities of color.
New Text For Humanity switchboard allows you to send kind messages to frontline workers
A new digital switchboard service, Text for Humankind, allows anyone in the world to send free messages of support to frontline healthcare workers and people in isolation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the service has already facilitated over 80,000 messages across 85 countries.
“Our top priority is our customers”
Building a sustainable and equitable economy doesn’t require that we completely remake ourselves from the ground up. It mostly requires that businesses and institutions just live by the values they already claim to live by.
The creationist’s story
The creationist’s story of humanity’s beginning fails because it mistakes a symbolic story as a literal historical account.