the practice of social change

You must be the change you wish to see in the

world.~ Mahatma Gandhi

Claudia Horwitz

December 2009

www.stonecircles.org

There will never be

justice anywhere until

you yourself are justice

now.

~Marguerite Duras

Individual Suffering

Individual Freedom

Collective Suffering

Collective Freedom

Individual Suffering:

anxiety, fear, illness, sorrow, anger, addiction

Individual Freedom:

healing, love, creativity, hope abundance, practice

Collective Suffering:

oppression, violence, war, poverty

Collective Freedom:

celebration, protest, community, ceremony, organizing, justice

Individual Suffering

Individual Freedom

Collective Suffering

Collective Freedom

Burnout

?

Balance

Isolation

?

Connection

Despair

?

Possibility

Activity or habit

Expands or deepens

awareness

Nurtures mindfulness

Increases wisdom

Unbinds us from suffering

Dispels illusion of separation

Focused attention

Hold complexity &

paradox

Wiser use of power

Conscious risk-taking

Greater compassion

A healthier relationship with reality

Spontaneous appropriate response

Clear communication

Productive conflict

Balance of support and

challengeSolidarity

Responsible use of power

Conscious risk-taking

Burnout

SUSTAINABILITY

practices

Balance

Isolation

SOLIDARITY

practices

Connection

Despair

VISION & STRATEGY

practices

Possibility

DANGERS

Adoption of some specific elements of one culture or

spiritual tradition by a different cultural group

Can include use of specific practices, language,

behavior

Removes elements from their indigenous cultural

context

REQUIRES

Ruthless analysis of context and political frame

Connection to root traditions and identities

Rigorous training and preparation