I love the California coast. 
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Dana Controversy
Dana Adobes controversial relationship with the natives
I live in the neighborhood near the Dana Adobe. I remember the first event we had at the adobe, sometime in 1994. Kathy Hall Veder and I brought the Nipomo Sch students to perform a sweet little community affair. We sang "This land is your land, This land is my land" and the "World is a rainbow"
The Adobe represented the history of a land of mixed cultures, open to the neighborhood.
Now the free events are seldom and most events cost Big Bucks.
Many have contributed much time to the adobe but eventually drop out. The Daurios who seem to reign over all are extremely restrictive in their view and are very hard to work with.
I support the Chumash objections to the Adobes neglect of the true demise of the Natives.
The Adobe represented the history of a land of mixed cultures, open to the neighborhood.
Now the free events are seldom and most events cost Big Bucks.
Many have contributed much time to the adobe but eventually drop out. The Daurios who seem to reign over all are extremely restrictive in their view and are very hard to work with.
I support the Chumash objections to the Adobes neglect of the true demise of the Natives.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Fandango in Nipomo CA History revisited
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| Established 1840 by the Dana/Carrillo Familiy under Mexican land grant. Best climate in the nation. |
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Charter for Compassion
Karen Anderson
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.
It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.
We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.
We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.
Karen Anderson
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.
It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.
We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.
We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.
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