Laurence Cole on the Rights of Nature & Communities

Paul Cienfuegos’ June 16th, 2015 Commentary on KBOO Evening News

(His weekly commentaries are broadcast every Tuesday evening. You can view or listen to them all at PaulCienfuegos.com, CommunityRightsPDX.org/podcast, or subscribe via ITunes. You can listen to this week's audio  HERE.)

Greetings! You are listening to the weekly commentary by yours truly, Paul Cienfuegos.

This week I’m going to do something quite different than what I usually do in my weekly commentaries. I’ve invited my colleague and friend Laurence Cole from Port Townsend, Washington to share some thoughts and a song with you. Laurence is one of the most extraordinary song leaders in the Pacific Northwest, and I’ve had the honor to co-teach with him in both Iowa and here in Portland, Oregon.

Laurence, I know that you think and feel a lot about the state of our world today – about the corporate rule crisis that keeps on growing in all of our communities, and also about the healthier and more peaceful world that you yearn to co-create with others. I’d love it if you would share some of those thoughts and feelings. And perhaps also to sing one of the songs you’ve written on this topic.

[Laurence speaks and sings for about five minutes. Click HERE for the audio version of this commentary to hear Laurence’s words.]

Laurence: Thank you so much for joining me today. If folks want to learn more about Laurence’s work, they can go to LaurenceCole.com.

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