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COVID Reflections

What if we stopped our proverbial social distancing and began looking people in the eye again?

COVID-19: The Great Accelerator

Within just a few short months, the mysterious and deadly novel COVID-19 virus managed to attract the attention of every human population on Earth.

How Chinese People Came Together When Separated By Quarantine, Creating Hope, Humor And Art

Under conditions of obligatory isolation and social distancing, common people invented new kinds of sociality and new genres of epidemic expressions.

Warsaw has become one of 13 international cities to pioneer the use of “smog-eating” murals after an eco-friendly, hand-painted project utilizing innovative pro-environmental technology was unveiled a few days back…

Good News Headlines 8/11/2020

One of the great wonders of being a human on Earth is gazing upward to the sky and pondering the heavens beyond…

When Savoring A Pleasant Moment Is A Radical Act

As we grapple with the first global pandemic lockdown of our lifetime, our daily routines have been upended, and it’s difficult to keep up with new changes.

Good News Headlines 8/4/2020

Not even death can stop John Lewis from giving his heart and soul to the fight for equality and justice for all…

Reproductive Justice Is Economic Justice

It is time for America to create a Medicare for All health system.

Good News Headlines 7/28/20

The Senate last night unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill to phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets utilized in the federal waters off the coast of California…

Stonewalk 2021: A Bereavement Journey

Plans are underway for Stonewalk 2021 which will focus on COVID-19 bereavement. The soon-to-be engraved, one-ton granite pandemics stone will be a universal symbol of condolence and commemoration of victims of this and past pandemics worldwide.

Help Put An EHS Advocate On The FCC’s Disability Advisory Committee

This week, we're asking you to send an email to the FCC requesting that the agency include at least one member with electromagnetic hypersensitivity on its advisory committee.

Good News Headlines 7/21/20

Who better to help protect Colombia’s wild spaces than those who know them best…

Social Justice: What Herbalists Can Do To Help

There is so much upheaval right now, but also so much hope. When I look around, I see that we can change what's needed to be changed for a long time now.

Good News Headlines 7/14/20

The years-long resistance of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to prevent a pipeline on their sacred lands has prevailed…

1 In 11 U.S. Gun Deaths Is At The Hands Of Police. How Do We Stop The Killing?

The documentary film “Peace Officer” explains the connection between the war on drugs and the militarization of police, and what it will take to reduce police violence in America.

150+ Civil Society Groups Issue Global Call For 'New—and Improved—Normal' For Post-Pandemic World

The call comes in an open letter whose original endorsers include the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, both Nobel-winning groups.

Good News Headlines 7/7/2020

Tending plants has always been one of the world’s most popular hobbies, but no one was prepared for this surge in gardening—and nurseries are still propagating as fast as they can to keep up…

Good News Headlines 6/30/2020

In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers wanted to see if kids reap the same feel-good benefits from being in the great outdoors…

10 Indigenous People Whose Statues Should Replace Columbus’

Around the world, statues are coming down. Civil War generals. Mass murderers. And Christopher Columbus. In every case, far more stone monuments remain than are removed.

Good News Headlines 6/23/2020

Bamyan Plateau Protected Area, which opened in late 2019, is reportedly only the fifth protected area in Afghanistan, but it's the second-largest.

Good News Headlines 6/16/2020

Through its initiative called Soul Fire in the City, this farm is helping more than 30 families, throughout Troy and the Albany area, to build and care for home gardens…

Good News Headlines 6/9/20

CNN partnered with "Sesame Street" for a special town hall about racism, giving both kids and parents an opportunity to explore the current moment the nation is living through and to understand how these issues affect people…

How To Make Black Lives Matter During COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unveil the deficiencies in all of our systems, racial disparities—particularly the disproportionate number of Black people dying—top the list.