The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang
Facing Adversity: Choosing Earth, Choosing Life | Film Trailer
Facing Adversity: Choosing Earth, Choosing Life is an hour-long documentary that explores the magnitude, depth, and speed of our growing planetary crisis, and the opportunity to meet this crisis consciously. The film begins with a visual exploration of key adversity trends facing humanity and includes short stories from people around the world being impacted by these trends. Then it turns to the opportunities within the crisis — to recognize and engage with the interdependence of life and the … Watch video
It’s no Longer Survival of the Fittest, But an Extension of Generosity to Others | Paul Stamets
“The hubris of humans is thinking that we’re smarter than nature, right? And thinking that all this technology is going to save us. None of this technology will save us unless it’s invested in the natural systems.” Paul suggests that we could not only learn a lot from studying nature more closely, we could benefit from emulating the inter-connected way that species in the natural world survive. Consequently, we need to reframe our scientific understanding of how the world operates beyond the … Continue reading
Everything is possible with Sanda Ojiambo | Outrage and Optimism Podcast
While many of us are catching our breath, the world is transforming how it will conduct business as usual by pressing the proverbial ‘reset’ button on what appears to be “everything we do and how we do it.” - to quote Lindsay Levin. And this is the perfect moment to reset everything, right? We’ve seen economic inequality grow exponentially, we’ve seen the gender gap resist closing, and we’ve watched the climate crisis reveal itself not just on television, but in our own backyards. And, not to … Continue reading
Metamorphosis ~ Dr Jude Currivan
A caterpillar exists to eat. Its aim is to consume as much as possible. When there is nothing left to devour, evolution forces its isolation into becoming a chrysalis; within which it dissolves. In the breaking down of its old form, a new form begins to evolve into a butterfly. One morning, it breaks through the wall of its chrysalis. It waits for its wings to dry in the warmth of the Sun, and then it flies. A butterfly exits to pollinate. Its aim is to sip the sweetness of flowers. And as it … Continue reading
How to Make a Revolution | Starhawk
BE LIKE MUSHROOMS. Spread your mycelial threads, underground, and connect them, out of sight. Extrude them, extend them, link them, clamping one to another in a pattern with no center to destroy, no head to cut off. Then exude. Sweat out the revolutionary fervor that dissolves old structures, that breaks toxins apart. Extend your reach, link root to root. Trees feed their young through subterranean fungal webs. Be a conduit. Take in. Share. Be like mushrooms, ephemeral, mostly … Continue reading
The old world died in March. The new world is yet to be born. | Robin Youngblood
I've now heard around a hundred different theories, some call them 'Truths', about COVID-19. I have a different point of view. Imo, COVID was sent through the animal messengers by Mother Earth herself to put us in Time Out, like the very naughty, destructive children we have been, in order to get us to reflect and examine what we've been doing and STOP destroying the planet, animals, and ourselves...in that order. Secondly, rather than disconnecting us, she is teaching us that we are ALWAYS, … Watch video
Communities of Hope | Official Trailer
In times of crisis, there are Communities of Hope. This is a film born from a quest to discover a regenerative culture. It is an invitation to discover a new way of life. A way of life measured by the rhythms of nature, the depth of human connection, the vast horizon of human potential. It’s the way of life in ecovillages. Filmed largely at the European Ecovillage Network’s annual European Ecovillage Gathering, and drawing on two years of travel and exploration in communities in Europe, the … Watch video
A Maori perspective on circular versus square systems thinking
"Instead of looking for how do you connect the dots, so to speak, I always look at the space in between the dots and, actually, everything’s already connected. So what drew me into the doughnut was actually the space, and the inner circle for me represented the Earth Mother and the outer circle represented the Sky Father. And often, you need to sort of appreciate the total view of that relationship from the Moon. And so, often, it’s where you locate yourself in order to really appreciate the … Watch video
Working on the creative edge of regeneration | May East and Daniel Wahl
In this fascinating and lively discussion, Findhorn Fellow, May East, traces the history of her transformative edge work with the Findhorn Ecovillage from her own journey as a musician/singer ("artivist") in Brazil working with World Music in support of indigenous voices to her work with the Gaia Foundation, which led her to Findhorn Ecovillage in the 1990s where she then lived for many years, running diverse programmes and helping to steward the relationship between the Findhorn Foundation and … Watch video
