Anger, rage and a desire for revenge are all reasonable and justified in the face of armed attacks, abuse and exploitation. What matters is what we do with these things.
Explosive short-term mobilization and long-term organizing are both important to social transformation. When, where and how will new social movements emerge in the future?
As Native Americans and ranchers work together to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, they're also learning to understand each others' history, culture, and relationships with the land.
In La Rioja, Cordoba, Corrientes and elsewhere, activists are defending what they hold in common. In the process, they are also transforming their relationships with one another.
Successful communities welcome disagreement and approach conflict constructively. Maybe the 21st century is the time to think about all organizations as communities, and to see where this radical change in direction might take us.
Instead of giving in, the deepest thing we can do with trauma is to transmute pain into actions that heal ourselves and help other people. A powerful meditation on love, loss, recovery and resistance.
