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    A Conspiracy of Trees
    A Conspiracy of Trees
    A Conspiracy of Trees
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    A Conspiracy of Trees

    By Timothy Nonn

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    Timothy Nonn played a key role in organizing two global movements for human rights. During the 1980s, he was an organizer in the Sanctuary Movement, which provided assistance to refugees fleeing war-torn Central America. From 2004 to 2008, he was an organizer in the Darfur Movement, which sought to end genocide in Sudan. His community-based model of organizing was praised in several books on the Darfur Movement, including Not on Our Watch by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast and Where Mercy Fails by Chris Herlinger and Paul Jeffrey.
    As a national leader in both of these movements, he has given countless media interviews and spoken at a broad range of venues including colleges and high schools, churches and synagogues and public rallies. He has a Masters of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union. He has received several awards and honors for his humanitarian work, including the 2007 Charles Shelby Rooks Social Prophet Award from the United Church of Christ.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTimothy Nonn
    Release dateJan 26, 2013
    ISBN9781938448003
    A Conspiracy of Trees
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    Timothy Nonn

    As an activist and ethicist, I have seen many people succumb to the epidemic of despair caused by global crises. The remedy to this despair cannot be found either in passive spirituality or unreflective activism. Contemplative activism – the practice of experiencing the sacred wholeness of being in everyday life and social movements – allows us to confront despair and discover inner resources of hope and compassion so that we can lead more fulfilling lives. This book will appeal to anyone looking for practical ways to sustain their activism and spiritual life in a world suffering from despair, cynicism and indifference. I have four decades of experience as a national leader in several social movements. I also have a Ph.D. in ethics. Since October 2011, I have worked as an organizer in the Occupy Movement. My background as an activist and academic has created extensive networks of contacts and supporters. My work has been covered in the national media and several books, including Not on Our Watch by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. I have received awards for my humanitarian work, including the 2007 Charles Shelby Rooks Social Prophet Award from the United Church of Christ. I have published numerous essays, articles, poetry and op-eds.

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      Book preview

      A Conspiracy of Trees - Timothy Nonn

      BLUE PRAYERBOOK

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      spiritual exercise for a rainy night

      around me sacred space

      incense of cool rain

      candles of shimmering stars

      bells of ocean wind

      within me sacred space

      waters of flowing rivers

      light of distant suns

      breath of lush gardens

      through me sacred space

      freeing of uncried tears

      illumination of hidden paths

      opening of closed windows

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      faith

      it could be said

      that changing the world is not

      knowing what to do

      but not knowing

      and doing it anyway

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      confession

      we believe

      the wind plays with the clouds

      and winds up turning them into

      Sistine Chapel masterpieces

      not worrying if they disappear

      in an hour or a day forever

      we believe

      the wagging tail of a dog

      and the purring of a cat

      means they are willing

      to forgive us for our sins

      and make us whole again

      we believe

      a little girl seeing a baby

      in its stroller wants to touch

      the newborn in the same way

      that dew in the morning

      forms mirrors of the sky on the petals of a rose

      we believe

      our dreams of a better world

      may not qualify us to run it

      but who would want to run it anyway

      when it is doing wonderfully

      on its own

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      emptiness

      can you imagine

      emptying yourself

      of ideas concepts and beliefs

      so that nothing

      stands in the way

      between you and life

      and an apple

      is the universe

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