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Duality or trinity, scales or circles: What approach for justice in a new generation?

July 4, 2009

We can never eliminate the shadow of injustice. We can only change the
composition of the elements in the circles of our communities, our
families, and ourselves, so that the momentum for justice, peace,
honor, integrity, and healing or restoration outweighs the recognition
of and dwelling within past harms. In my mind, there is no coincidence
that symbols for recycling and sustainable energy share the visual
elements of the triangle within the circle, the trinity.  Are we
moving, as a culture, from a view of the scales of justice to the
circle of justice? I think we are.

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