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My closing presentation to the Jersey Climate Conversation.
My closing presentation to the Jersey Climate Conversation. It was a huge honour recently to be asked to be a speaker at the Jersey’s Climate Conversation, the island’s Citizens’ Assembly. I was asked to be their final presenter before they went off to deliberate their decisions. I was asked to give them a boost and a sense […]
Rob Hopkins reviews ‘Human Kind: A Hopeful History’ by Rutger Bregman
Rob Hopkins reviews ‘Human Kind: A Hopeful History’ by Rutger Bregman So many times, in conversations with friends reflecting on things we see happening in the world, someone will say “well, basically we’re all shit aren’t we?” Or “human beings are basically vile aren’t they?” Or words to that effect. This belief in a selfish, […]
My IPCC take-away: Imagine. Take Action. Repeat.
My IPCC take-away: Imagine. Take Action. Repeat. For those who care about the world and the people and creatures we share it with, the last 6 weeks has offered a barrage of dire news. The new IPCC report called for “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”. We learnt that since the […]
10 Stories of Transition in the US: Transition Fidalgo & Friends’ Vision 2030
10 Stories of Transition in the US: Transition Fidalgo & Friends’ Vision 2030 The following story is the ninth installment in a new series we’re calling “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement here in the United States, we will explore 10 diverse and […]
Lise van Susteren on Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the imagination
Lise van Susteren on Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the imagination A while ago I was reading a report about the psychological impacts of climate change, and came across the term ‘pre-traumatic stress disorder’. It fascinated me. The author of the piece that discussed the idea was Lise van Susteren. Lise is a General and Forensic […]
Douglas Rushkoff: “we’ve disabled the cognitive and collaborative skills needed to address climate change”
Douglas Rushkoff: “we’ve disabled the cognitive and collaborative skills needed to address climate change” How does our relationship with digital technologies alter our relationship with the future, with the present, and with our imaginations? It’s a question we’ve reflected on in various podcasts and interviews in this series. One of the books that most influenced […]
Sarah Woods on imagination and “the crisis of what comes next”.
Sarah Woods on imagination and “the crisis of what comes next”. If it is true that we are living through a time in which our collective imagination is increasingly devalued and undernourished, what might be the role of story in that, and how might story be part of the remedy? There are few better people […]
‘Ticking a box is no longer an option’: David van Reybrouck on elections, imagination and Brexit.
‘Ticking a box is no longer an option’: David van Reybrouck on elections, imagination and Brexit. David van Reybrouck lives in Brussels, is a pre-historic archaeologist, but works mostly as a literary writer, and as a non-fiction writer. He’s probably best known for his book ‘Congo: the epic history of a people’, for appearing in […]
Permaculture, Climate & Survival
Permaculture, Climate & Survival SUMMARY: From 15th Annual International Permaculture Convergence in London, September 9th, 2015: “Cool Talk” by Albert Bates from The Farm in Tennessee. Albert interviews Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins. Australian permaculturalist Rosemary Morrow tells us Western permies are the minority, compared to East Asia, India, Africa, and the Pacific Islands. WELCOME […]
Book Review: ‘Everything Gardens’ by Luigi Russi.
Book Review: ‘Everything Gardens’ by Luigi Russi. Academic work on Transition can often be infuriating rather than illuminating. I was once asked to peer review a paper on Transition, a movement I was central in kickstarting and shaping, but I had to decline on the grounds that the paper was utterly incomprehensible. While some research […]
Inspiration For the Burned-Out Localizer
Richard Heinberg wants you to “learn to be successfully and happily poorer.” Photo: video screenshot. Inspiration For the Burned-Out Localizer While Marx predicted that socialism would follow capitalism, Richard Heinberg predicts the next thing will be localism. “All roads appear to lead eventually to localism; the questions are: how and when shall we arrive there, and […]
