The Punitive Template is Ruining Society

The Punitive Template is Ruining Society

Society has enacted a system of laws with societal subsets containing policies and procedures that mandate compliance or undesirable consequences are the result. Western societies in particular seem to have the same bag of punitive measures: fines, cessation of employment, miscellaneous restrictions/removals, suspended sentences, custodial sentences, death sentences. In this segment we discuss our thoughts and feelings about the societal template that we live in and whether this fosters the types of communities and individuals we want to have in the world.

Don't Really Need 'Em

All the stuff you thought you needed? Nah.

The True Spirit of Legacy: Juneteenth

June 19, 1865 marked the end of the chattel slavery for Black people in the US. It became known as 'Juneteenth' and is marked by celebrations and commemoration by the descendants of the enslaved. Given the current state of events; in light of the killing of George Floyd and countless others, are we truly living the spirit of the legacy?

Why Do We Gotta Go To The Store Everyday

This is not a figurative question, or some sort of metaphor. We at The Green Tea collective have been going to the store everyday. What on earth is up with us? It’s a bit funny as we laugh at ourselves and how our behavior patterns have changed, but we do examine elements of sustainability too.

Take Your Knee Off My Neck

Caveat: Nothing but fire. George Floyd.