The time is ripe

Being an advocate of grassroots, non-hierarchical, non-authoritarian, “bottom-up” movements myself, I take pleasure in learning how this type of model is prevalent across a rather large and diverse field of activity and group organization in current world events. I feel the collapse of the world economy has been a touchstone for many people to seriously consider (perhaps for the first time, for some) individual life choices as well as potential new modes of working collectively on a scale far larger than ever before.

I see reports of protests in London (G20 Protests, 1 April 2009), Strasbourg (NATO protests, 4 April 2009), Georgia (Mikheil Saakashvili protests, 9 April 2009). I witness the growth of the Zeitgeist movement. I see banners saying “Abolish Money”, “Capitalism isn’t working”, “You got bailed out, we got sold out”, etc. I see communities in Detroit (MI), Ithaca (NY) and Pittsboro (NC) creating their own local currencies. I see 4 states in the US pass laws allowing same-sex marriage. I hear a lot more talk about “sustainability” in the public arena.

People are not just protesting what has gone wrong, but also offering alternatives for our collective Next Step as a species on this planet. I feel this is a critical time and I want to stay aware and alert in my own mindstream.

If I was a prophet, I would peer beyond the veil of the future and tell you if it will be “el mundo bueno” or “el mundo malo” on the other side, but alas, I am no prophet and it is up to all of us to create our own future. This begins right now.