rights – Page 4 – Spirolateral

The Spiral City as a Blueprint for Human Flourishing

The Spiral City as a Blueprint for Human Flourishing The Spiral City is not just an alternative urban design; it is a radical reimagining of human civilization itself—one that integrates psychological well-being, economic equity, and sustainable living into the very structure of daily life. It challenges the entire foundation of industrialized capitalism, hierarchical governance, andContinue reading “The Spiral City as a Blueprint for Human Flourishing”

Policy Roadmap Groups & Their Color Representation

Policy Roadmap Groups & Their Color Representation The policy roadmap is divided into five thematic groups, each color-coded to represent its core focus. Below is a detailed description of each group and why these reforms are categorized together. — 🔴 Trauma-Informed Governance (Red) Core Focus: Policies that acknowledge and address systemic trauma through social structures,Continue reading “Policy Roadmap Groups & Their Color Representation”

Building a Sustainable Future: A Roadmap for Systemic Transformation

Building a Sustainable Future: A Roadmap for Systemic Transformation Introduction: A Vision for Change A sustainable, trauma-informed, and equitable society is within reach. This brochure provides a brief outline of key policies, a roadmap to implementation, and a timeline for systemic change. These reforms will address economic justice, participatory democracy, decolonized social systems, and mentalContinue reading “Building a Sustainable Future: A Roadmap for Systemic Transformation”

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? For me, patriotism isn’t about blind allegiance to a nation-state or its symbols, but rather about deep care for the well-being of the people and systems that shape society. My patriotism aligns with my perspective of a nation as an interconnected system where healing individualContinue reading “Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?”

If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why?

If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? If there were one law that could create the deepest and most lasting change, it would be the Right to Economic and Social Self-Determination—a legal framework that ensures individuals and communities have control over their own resources, labor, and governanceContinue reading “If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why?”

A List of -Isms, as seen through a Functional Conflict perspective

All oppression leads to experiencing individual traumas. A Brief and Non-Comprehensive List of Oppressions: ableism = systemic and systematic discrimination against alter-abled or “disabled” people. adultism = systemic and systematic prejudice and discrimination against young people and children. ageism = systemic and systematic discrimination against persons of an older age group. antisemitism = systemic andContinue reading “A List of -Isms, as seen through a Functional Conflict perspective”

Nervous System Fragmentation in Unstable Emotional Environments: The Autistic Double Burden

In childhood, consistent emotional attunement from caregivers is essential for developing a cohesive, regulated nervous system. When a child grows up in an emotionally unpredictable or unsafe environment, their nervous system adapts in self-protective ways, leading to fragmentation—a process where the child’s physiological states (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) become disconnected rather than integrated. How FragmentationContinue reading “Nervous System Fragmentation in Unstable Emotional Environments: The Autistic Double Burden”

Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective

Isha Sarah Snow pandemicnova@gmail.comFebruary 12, 2025 Abstract Autism, often framed as a disorder in Western psychiatric models, may instead be an evolutionarily adaptive mechanism that serves both individual and cultural functions. Applying Edward Hagen’s evolutionary model of mental illness as a response to adversity (Hagen, 2011), along with Brown’s assertion that self-destructive behaviors function asContinue reading “Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective”

Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis

Isha Sarah SnowLower Columbia College pandemicnova@gmail.com 17997 total word count PowerPoint Presentation ABSTRACT: Using punitive discipline methods results in lower levels of cognitive complexity, which is how well people perceive things. Low cognitive complexity results in difficulties with self control and emotional self regulation, which show up in adulthood as deviant behavior, such as impulsivityContinue reading “Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis”

How Lateral Organizational Frameworks Optimize Productivity and Workplace Culture by Supporting Affirmative Action in Hiring Veterans and the Disabled

Written by Kaven Winters, Karisma Vega, Sarah Flowers, Trevor Melton, Isabella RichLower Columbia CollegeBUS144/Management of Human Relations Tim Allwine, Instructor, Business ManagementNovember 26, 2023 Affirmative Action in Hiring Veterans/Disabled Table of Contents Cover pageTitle pageTable of ContentsExecutive SummaryThesis StatementMain BodyRebuttalConclusionReferencesAppendix Executive Summary The different ways that brains process information results in two distinct communication styles.Continue reading “How Lateral Organizational Frameworks Optimize Productivity and Workplace Culture by Supporting Affirmative Action in Hiring Veterans and the Disabled”