Be Brave: Though it Will Not Save the World
There are long arcs of evolution, the rise and fall of empires and species, the birthing and dying of stars. We cannot know the larger...
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T. Thorn Coyle
Sep 15, 2018
Nothing in Capitalism is Clean: On Making Art in Empire
*** “Under capitalism we are all for sale, and most labor is grossly underpaid.” –– Maggie Mayhem Nothing in this world is clean....
T. Thorn Coyle
Dec 31, 2017
Don’t Give Up on Love
One thing 2017 taught me was this: Don’t give up on love. 2017 was a hard year. A bewildering year. It was a year when chaos took the...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jul 23, 2017
Reparations Are Not Enough: Thoughts on Inequity and Justice
“The top 10% of families own 75.3% of the nation’s wealth. The bottom half of families own 1.1% of it. The families squished in between...
T. Thorn Coyle
Nov 10, 2015
Until There is Justice: Thoughts on Community
“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” – Dorothy...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jan 23, 2015
A Love to End All Wars: On Race & Religion
Last night, arriving home after doing my civic duty at a public hearing regarding fourteen activists facing a $70,000 fine for chaining...
T. Thorn Coyle
Sep 25, 2013
We Can Build Hope
Edit, October 1st: Last night, the US government shut down, stalled in negotiations by a small minority. This is affecting aid to women...
T. Thorn Coyle
Aug 29, 2013
Some Days Love Looks Like Anger
Some days, love looks and feels a lot like anger. Yesterday evening, I arrived at the rally in a downtown plaza in Oakland, California...
T. Thorn Coyle
Aug 28, 2013
Choosing a Dream of Love
This was written on the 50 year anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the day of Dr. King’s “Dream” speech. Martin...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jul 14, 2013
Confronting Racism is Spiritual Work
“Pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living.” – Mary “Mother” Jones I didn’t get much sleep last night, but I’m sure it was...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jun 20, 2013
A Solstice Prayer: Let us Shine Light
Let us shine light upon injustice.Let us shine light upon grief.Let us shine light upon suffering.Let us shine light upon hatred.Let us...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jan 7, 2013
Comfort the Afflicted, Afflict the Comfortable
. Recently I posted these words: “It is good to recall that ‘comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable’ often needs to include...
T. Thorn Coyle
Nov 21, 2012
Thanksgiving: I Will Not Look Away
. While cleaning tables, I saw you in the corner, gesticulating gently, communicating with beings that I could not see. We spoke later,...
T. Thorn Coyle
Nov 4, 2012
We All Weather These Storms
. please donate to help Occupy Sandy via PayPal to solarcrosstemple@gmail.com . “There is Magic in helping others that creates a ripple...
T. Thorn Coyle
Oct 3, 2012
Heartbreak, Grief, Anger: One Pagan View of Justice
. The above was my status report upon leaving Oakland City Hall yesterday evening. Having been denied entry through the massive doors of...
T. Thorn Coyle
Sep 17, 2012
On Justice: Why I Might Get Arrested Tuesday Evening
. “…until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can...
T. Thorn Coyle
Aug 8, 2012
Ai Weiwei, Alan Blueford, and Us
“Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.” – Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei Last week, I went to see “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” a powerful film that...
T. Thorn Coyle
May 17, 2012
A World Split Open: Love and Justice
. “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” – Muriel Rukeyser. Speaking the truth...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jun 2, 2011
Religious Justice?
Thomas Jefferson asked: “Shall we suffer a Pagan to deal with us and not suffer him to pray to his god? … It is the refusing toleration...
T. Thorn Coyle
Mar 24, 2011
By Sun and Earth: Theologies of Justice
Four Hammers by Kat Lunoe This is long, folks, and likely needs to be longer. Hopefully it is the start of a larger conversation: I’ve...
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