My Page: Jim Macdonald
Prayer ceremony for Yellowstone buffalo: What a blustery wind can evokeChief Arvol Looking Horse led a prayer ceremony for the buffalo inside Yellowstone National Park, outside of the Stephens Creek capture facility, from which a record number of buffalo have been shipped to slaughter. This is a report, (not of the prayer ceremony itself, which was not recorded), of the day in context of that and the current buffalo situation. [more]
Bozeman residents come out for the buffalo and plan next organizing steps: Next meeting set for 4/9A report on last night's event "Fighting for the Buffalo" in Bozeman, featuring Mike Mease of Buffalo Field Campaign, as well as information on the first organizing meeting for Bozeman residents interested on action on the buffalo as well as other local issues of environmental, economic, and social justice. [more]
Revolution of the small: The uselessness of global action; the need for local action-here in BozemanIn a world of so many people, where the few represent the many, how do each of us find our voice? Is it in participating in big processes, or is it tied to our immediate experience? This essay argues for small community action tied directly to our immediate experience as the only means for making global changes. In Bozeman, for the author personally, it means being part of a grassroots group that takes on local issues of concern, starting with a March 26 event considering the slaughter of the buffalo in Yellowstone. [more]
