@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-25 17:10:44
"Stop Arming Israel":
100 Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Sit-In Outside Netanyahu U.N. Speech
Over 100 protesters were arrested near the United Nations in New York on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the General Assembly.
The sit-in, organized by
"Jewish Voice for Peace", denounced Netanyahu for perpetrating a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,
building more illegal settlements in the West Ba…
@hex@kolektiva.social2026-06-27 04:05:41
Now, I don't especially like the term "church" so I may use something else... like "coven." You can do what you want. But I happen to have already mapped out an example. (It is exactly that, just an example, so take if it's useful, change if you need, and don't stick to anything too closely.) Oh, this mapping also means that you would, for religious reasons, only be allowed to work under capitalism 4 days a week instead of 5.
Given the increases in productivity over the last 100 years, a 4 day work week is a completely reasonable expectation. If we have to annex Monday for the weekend by force of religion, so be it. It is rightfully ours anyway. If enough people try it, this will probably work. If it doesn't work, it just needs more people.
The Practice of Worship:
It is recommended to break down worship in to three sections: the functional, the communal, and the spiritual. It is also recommended to break these across multiple days. A common structure for some Christian churches is to take 10-15 minutes for announcements (Functional), an hour or two for services (Spiritual), followed by (Communal) coffee, tea, and cookies for an unspecified time up to two hours after. When starting or working with limited time a single compressed model like this may work, but it's not optimal.
- The Functional
The purpose of this section is to address the functional needs of the coven. Block out time (less than 90 minute blocks is recommended) to go through reports and updates from those involved in the Dispensary, Library, Works Committee (infrastructure), and Services Committee (providing services internally and, potentially, externally). Talk through any additional announcements, including those from other covens you may be federated with.
It is helpful to include unstructured communal time, such as shared meals, during or after functional meetings. As the federation grows, more time will be needed. It is recommended to break functional meetings, work parties, and such across multiple days. When a federation becomes sufficiently large, it is recommended to take every Monday, on top of Saturday and Sunday, as a third day of community and worship.
The scope of the functional spans 3 realms (which may be more-or-less fluid): the personal or family, the coven and federation, and humanity itself. It is up to each coven and individual to negotiate how to allocate the three days of the weekend once we have liberated Monday from the work week, but it is important to reserve it for one of these three. However, some people must work on weekends. Medical personnel, for example, cannot conform to a standard work week. While the work week should be universally restricted, which specific days are used will be up to the specific coven and their members.
A functional meeting can start with an agenda like the following:
Functional Invocation
Announcements
Report Backs
Dispensary
Inventory Check
What is low
What is empty
What is expiring
What is needed
Funds status
Library
Inventory Check and Items needing return
Library acquisition requests
Funds status and budget check
Works Committee
Upcoming projects
Subcommittee updates (Following the Works Committee agenda)
New committee formations
Funds status
Services Committee
New capabilities announcements
New needs requests
Subcommittee updates (Following the Works Committee agenda)
New committee formations
Funds status
Task Check
Breaking the Circle
This agenda is a suggestion for those who don't know where to start. It can be adapted or ignored as appropriate.
- The Spiritual
Spirituality is necessarily an undefined space. It is deeply personal. Each individual taking time to share their own personal spiritual experiences can help each connect with each other. This experience of connection can itself be a spiritual experience. It may also be useful to read esoteric, mystical, or philosophical texts together as type of "book club" and share thoughts. Others may draw from their own knowledge or traditions. This is something that must be defined together within a group.
- The Communal
The communal aspect of the practice of worship bind the coven and federation together. Within the community we find joy and release, connection and comfort. The coven is where we turn in times of need, and where we share our hopes and dreams.
@usul@piaille.fr2026-07-27 02:31:44
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.social2026-07-27 12:41:39
@bilbo_le_hobbit@mamot.fr2026-07-25 19:58:11
Crépuscule
#PartageTonCiel #Bzh #MonCielAujourdhui
@ErikUden@mastodon.de2026-07-25 16:53:40
I am against capitalism due to its inefficiency when trying to maximize quality of and time for living. People working to make a product that breaks due to planned obsolescence on one side, and people working to afford the constantly breaking things on the other. Meaningless busy work ridding people of purpose.
I see the fight against capitalism not just as one for humane conditions, but also as a fight for allowing purpose and people to coexist instead of clash.
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-08-25 08:36:05
@Dragofix@veganism.social2026-08-25 19:05:17
Spain proposes 23 new marine protected areas in the Canary Islands and Mediterranean https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/spain-proposes-23-new-marine-protected-areas-in-the-canary-islands-and-mediterranean/
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-27 05:28:04
Indivisible Santa Barbara,
805 Undocufund, and
805 Resputa Ršpida (Rapid Response Network)
organized a gathering on the morning of July 25 to call for justice for
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan “Joan” Sebastian Guerrero,
who were both killed by federal immigration agents earlier this month.
Part of a national day of action, the rally of about 100 attendees was held on the sidewalk adjacent to State Street and Hitchcock Way, the site of ongoing protests …
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-27 01:19:31
T.P.S. for El Salvador,
with 200,000 T.P.S. recipients, many of whom have had the protection for decades, is set to lapse in early September.
Trump tried during his first term to end the protection but was blocked by the courts.
“We have roots here,” said Jose Ramirez, 64, who lives in Los Angeles and has had T.P.S. since 2001, after two major earthquakes devastated El Salvador.
T.P.S. for more than 100,000 Ukrainians who have found refuge in the United States since Ru…
