Alternatives to Empire » religion; power;ethics

Howard Zinn (1922?2010): A Tribute to the Legendary Historian with Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Naomi Wolf

andrew — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:35:45 +0000

We pay tribute to the late historian, writer and activist Howard Zinn who died suddenly on Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of 87. Howard Zinn?s classic work A People?s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. …

The Story of Religion: Joe Volk

andrew — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:41:24 +0000

The stories we are told by our leaders and the stories we tell each other help to build our worldview. We have to take back control of these narratives to empower each other and construct a more peaceful world.

Breaking the Australian silence – Sydney Peace Prize awarded to John Pilger

andrew — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:34:07 +0000

In a speech at the Sydney Opera House to mark his award of Australia’s human rights prize, the Sydney Peace Prize, John Pilger describes the “unique features” of a political silence in Australia: how it affects the national life of his homeland and the way Australians see the world and are manipulated by great power “which speaks through an invisible government of propaganda that subdues and limits our political imagination and ensures we are always at war — against our own first people and those seeking refuge, or in someone else’s country”.

His speech – Breaking the Australian Silence – has been published in full at Sydney Indymedia, Information Clearing House and Project Safecom

Neoliberalism as Hegemonic Ideology in the Philippines: Rise, Apogee, and Crisis

andrew — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:25:15 +0000

By Walden Bello*(This paper was delivered at the plenary session of the 2009 National Conference of the Philippine Sociological Society held at the PSSC Building, on Oct. 16, 2009.)

A WORLD IN CRISIS : THE RELEVANCE OF SPIRITUAL-MORAL PRINCIPLES

andrew — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:08:33 +0000

Lecture delivered by Prof Dr. Chandra Muzaffar at the Centre for the Study of World Religions(CSWR), Harvard University on 1st October 2009. The Lecture is the first in the series entitled ” Ecologies of Human Flourishing.”

Please follow think link to listen to the audio of Dr. Chandra Muzaffar’s talk delivered at harvard:

http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/resources/lectures/muzaffar3.html

New Plans for A2E – Another World is Possible

andrew — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:30:47 +0000

At a recent meeting in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia the aims of this project were discussed and it was agreed that as well as the readings and theoretical discussions posted on this site it is important to begin to envision the new world we can construct as an Alternative to Empire.

We need to see this project as empowering all of us to think ‘outside the box’ and plan for a future that is respectful of the great spiritual traditions which co-exist on this planet. In small ways we can begin to challenge the reality of