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Film Trailer: The Bentley Effect – The story of a social movement

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The extraordinary tale of a community who defied the gas juggernaut. Filmed over five years, The Bentley Effect documents the highs and lows of the battle to keep a unique part of Australia gasfield-free. This timely story of a community’s heroic stand shows how strategic direct action and peaceful protest from a committed community can overcome industrial might and political short-sightedness. It celebrates the non-violent ‘Eureka Stockade’ of our time and chronicles one of the fastest growing … Watch video

The Connective Intelligence of Life | Joe Brewer

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"There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about “collective” intelligence — how networks of people can swarm together in social movements to make sense of the world and act upon it appropriately. I want to suggest that it might just be better to describe phenomena like this as connective intelligence instead. "All living things are enmeshed in dynamic processes of feedback, regeneration and decay. They continually exchange chemicals and energy with their environments. Try to find a boundary … Continue reading

Awakening the Movement of Movements

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"This is a breakthrough moment in human consciousness. "The "Movement of Movements" is a phrase used to describe the current profusion of social justice movements sweeping the national and global social-political landscape. Neither an umbrella nor a grand unification organization, it is rather a way of perceiving the threads of connection that link these social justice movements together. The phrase emphasizes the diversity and multiplicity of many groups, organizations, campaigns and … Continue reading

Why the living wage is victory for people power, not party politics

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"Neil Jameson, whose campaign for decent pay has won over Lidl, explains why he prefers taking a battle to the streets to Westminster infighting.... "Greying, bearded and radiating a determined calm, Jameson has more than a hint of the Jeremy Corbyn about him. Like Corbyn, he believes passionately in the value of politics as a democratic, bottom-up, grassroots process and has spent much of his working life trying to shift the balance of power in society. "But unlike Labour’s new leader, … Continue reading

Living Spirituality | Kosmos Journal

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"There can be no doubt that we are living in a time of transition. A new human community is being born in us and through us — all 7 billion of us — as we respond to the challenges that flow from impressions of wholeness. In a transition time nothing is certain and the future is unclear. The wholeness vision disturbs as well as inspires; it leads some to want to move forward too fast into an idealized world and others to do everything in their power to resist the momentum towards the new. It … Continue reading

Zen and the art of social movement maintenance

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"The untold story of how mindfulness was integral to Occupy's endurance and impact, holds vital lessons for those seeking mindfulness and a more just world. "Organizations that do anti-oppressive training to build movement power, like the Catalyst Project based in San Francisco, have begun integrating embodied awareness and mindfulness practices into their organizing work. In general, however, the tactical integration of mind/body and anti-oppression work is underdeveloped; it remains a site of … Continue reading

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