Song of the Trees is the official blog of Treesong: Real Life Superhero. Treesong focuses his RLSH work on ecological advocacy, social justice work, and support for local community organizations. Treesong lives in Carbondale, Southern Illinois, USA.
Song of the Trees The Official Blog of Treesong, Real Life Superhero
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Gaia House Interfaith Center is a community center that means many things to many people. For over half a century, this unique building has been a place to meet new people, share meals with friends and neighbors, get involved in environmental and social justice projects, and explore a wide variety o
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"And daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away."
— John Prine, "Paradise"
The U.S. Forest Service is considering a "land swap" that would give 384
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"Carry this movement through the Winter. Carry this movement through the bitter cold and into Spring. Shake off your morning dew, youth, for you are many, they are few.
"Washington: We have no bombs. We have no weapons. We have no threats. But behold the power of the quill and ink."
— Anonymous
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Freedom and democracy are our birthright. As human beings, we are born with the potential for both great individual achievement and great social cooperation. This is why freedom and democracy go hand in hand, inspiring in us a new vision for a better society.
This vision of freedom and democracy pla
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I decided to go on a spontaneous street patrol tonight. As you may know, my RLSH work is focused on community service rather than fighting street crime, so unless you count my late-night walks across town, I rarely do anything resembling a street patrol. Tonight, however, I heard about a major distu
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Gaia House Interfaith Center is a community center located at the heart of Carbondale, Illinois. Ever since my freshman year of undergraduate studies at SIUC, I've been involved in this unique center in a variety of ways. This place is one of the main reasons why I ended up staying in Southern Illi
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Superheroes is a documentary about the Real Life Superhero movement. Since it covers a topic dear to my heart and features a variety of individuals who I've met online or in person, I decided to track this film down and write a review.
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I am pleased to report that the Kickstarter campaign for my upcoming novel, Change, has successfully met its goal! Thirty-nine backers pledged a total of $3,619 for the completion of this project. We received the last of these pledges just in time to reach the goal before the deadline.
Now that the
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I've had several experiences recently that have lead me to reflect on the different dimensions of health. At first, I thought this was purely personal musing on my part, not necessarily something worth mentioning in my blog. Then, I realized that it was a "teachable moment," so I decided to share.
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My mission as a green superhero includes promoting renewable energy. Switching to renewable energy technologies such as solar power, wind, and micro hydro will benefit the people in our communities by creating green jobs. It will benefit the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It will also
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