the practice of social change
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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