Climate Change - Ways of Meeting the Challenges - Challenges to our Ability to Engage - Social Challenges - Positive Views and News - Submitted by Participants
CLIMATE CHANGE
1. What’s Happening
- Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows [NEW]
- Rapid changes in a warming Alaskan sea are "40 - 50 years" ahead of projections.
- Data about different aspects of the changes.
- Climate change documentaries and comments.
- A brief, grim, cinematic call to recognize what is happening.
2. Implications of Climate Change
- Security Implications of Climate Change. ‘Written by Australian security think tank researchers
- The heat is on ….
- Analysis | The world’s climate emergency is getting harder to ignore
3. Deep Adaptation
- One of the first papers to express the implications of climate scientists being too cautious. The movement called “Deep Adaptation” is one of the best sources for hopeful adaptation.
- This link takes you directly to the paper itself
- Or this 15 minute video which is a summary of the above paper
- Interview with Joanna Macy and Jem Bendell
- Fourteen Recommendations When Facing Climate Tragedy [NEW]
- A series of blog posts by Jem Bendell as the implications of the Deep Adaptation work move and change him in the period after publication of the his paper. They may help others too.
https://jembendell.com/2019/01/09/hope-and-vision-in-the-face-of-collapse-the-4th-r-of-deep-adaptation/
https://jembendell.com/2019/04/12/fourteen-recommendations-on-living-beyond-collapse-denial/
https://jembendell.com/2019/07/07/a-year-of-deep-adaptation/
https://jembendell.com/2019/10/12/deep-adaptation-quarterly-oct-2019/
4. Responses to Jem Bendell
- Jeremy Lent and his response to Jem Bendell [NEW]
- Our Actions Create the Future: A Response to Jem Bendell [NEW]
WAYS OF MEETING THE CHALLENGES
1. Reactions
- Some people are saying, "what's the use ... why should I go ahead?"
- Youth rises; climate change deniers as big a threat to children as abusers.
2. Responses
- Wild imagination as resource
- Extinction Rebellion. Heading for extinction and what to do about it
- American Psychological Association report on mental health/community health impacts, with remedies
- Effect of climate change on well-being of young people
3. Embracing and Integrating
- Humans are not resources. Coronavirus shows why we must democratise work. [NEW]
- 16 Teachings from COVID-19 [NEW]
- Erich Fromm's Six Rules of Listening
- Barre Centre for Buddhist Studies, Mindfully Facing Climate Change. An online lecture series.
- Using Joanna Macy’s work to help people meet the challenges
- The Greatest Danger - Joanna Macy
- How to speak on the questions around climate change and source material for creating /joining existing groups
- Link to Tamera Peace Research organisation that has been manifesting a connected way of living for many years
- Gratitude, Grief and Finding Your Yes
4. Reconnecting with Nature
- Falling in Love With the Earth [NEW]
- Rewilding - Micah Mortali - "Nature is not a place to visit. It is home" - Gary Snyder [NEW]
- Link to Tamera Peace Research organisation that has been manifesting a connected way of living for many years https://www.tamera.org
- Talk by David Suzuki
- Nature deficit disorder / connecting children with nature
- Lecture in Brazil with Richard Louv author of Last Child in the Woods. A bit slow to get going (skip the first 12 minutes or so) but full of updated info and connections with the bigger issues we are considering.
- Link to Children and Nature website
- The Overstory by Richard Powers - review: a majestic redwood of a novel
CHALLENGES TO OUR ABILITY TO ENGAGE
1. The Left-Right Divide
- The political divide around accepting or denying taking action to avert climate change
- What is the Green New Deal and how would it benefit society?
2. Overwhelm
- The dangers of willful blindness
- We might be reaching ‘peak indifference’ on climate change
- This is a reflection on the paper by Jem Bendell cited above
3. Inclusiveness
- This is an analytical paper from The National Center for Atmospheric Research with deep understanding of the need for processing unpleasant news somatically, not simply intellectually. MORE BAD NEWS: the risk of neglecting emotional responses to climate change . . .
- A more inclusive view of addressing the needs of our human world
- Common sense; but often not very common.
- Complicating the narratives
4. Alternative Media
- Conspiring to destroy or to create better futures [NEW]
- The War on Sensemaking, Daniel Schmachtenberger [NEW]
- m ss ng p eces
- What’s Missing From Zoom Reminds Us What It Means to Be Human
- Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A collection of resources offered without endorsement to help you diversify your information sources.
SOCIAL CHALLENGES
1. Us and them
- Regenerating the commons in Frojám, Galicia, Spain [NEW]
- More on the connections between white supremacy and the ecological movement
- How right wing thought hijacks the conversations
- Eco-fascism is undergoing a revival
2. Macro-economics
- Seven Ways to Transform 21st Century Economics - succinct article with short explanatory video clips [NEW]
- Doughnut Economics - TED talk [NEW]
- How should global wealth be distributed? TED talk demonstrating wealth and incomes inequalities. [NEW]
- Well crafted article with question asked of prominent NZ CEO’s [NEW]
- Interview - Will coronavirus lead to fairer societies? Thomas Piketty explores the prospect [NEW]
- Article about movie of Thomas Picketty’s ground breaking work on distortions in the economic structure of the western world that has exacerbated many of the problems we are facing.
- A short introduction to Piketty’s ideas easy to understand.
- A TED talk by Piketty which gives good detail. Pausing it at times to analyse the graphs he puts up is worthwhile.
- An analysis and debate about the validity of Picketty’s work
3. Bunker Hunker-Down
- Theme of the ultra rich planning their survival after the breakdown of the current order. A lengthy article with a NZ connection.
4. Revolution
- Extinction Rebellion: this society is collapsing
- Extinction Rebellion: pamphlet for radical social change
- Extinction rebellion: Roger Hallam on non-violent disruption to raise public awareness.
5. Adaptation and Opportunity
- Power, equality, nationalism: how the pandemic will reshape the world [NEW]
- Adapting to climate change
6. Artificial Intelligence
- A compelling documentary about the development and dangers of artificial intelligence.
7. Extinction?
- Facing Extinction by Catherine Ingram.
8. Black Lives Matter
- I wanted to include this as it is such an eloquent and passionate piece. [NEW]
POSITIVE VIEWS AND NEWS
1. The Natural World
- Wild Soul - A Nature Poem
- Becoming aware of the vastness and the complexity of the interpenetration of the life forms supporting us that live in the soil under our feet
- Photographs of our amazing planet
- Sy Montgomery speaking about the minds of animals and connecting with them
- How to be a good creature - Sy Montgomery [NEW]
- Falling in Love with the Earth: An Invitation to Healing and Connection [NEW]
2. New Views
- Infinite Potential. The Life and Ideas of David Bohm [NEW]
- NB. This will disappear from YouTube sometime soon. Don’t delay watching this if you are interested!
- The Declaration of Interdependance [NEW]
- This short film is itself a mesmerizing reflection on how opening our eyes to who and what is around us allows us to be moved.
- Margaret Wheatley on finding hope in hopelessness
- The value of unlearning
https://www.kosmosjournal.org/?s=The+value+of+unlearning
https://www.kosmosjournal.org/news/my-unlearning-journey-an-interview-with-manish-jain/
- What is Well Being and the ethics of possibility
- The gift of presence and the perils of advice. How active listening is the best advice
3. Active Engagement
- Courage & Vulnerability: Corona & the Wisdom of Elders [NEW]
- Overcoming the Brain's Negativity Bias
- Speaks about a 14th century cabalistic story of the “ 36 righteous ones” whose existence is vital to the survival of the human race. Very inspiring and thought provoking.
- A different view of using circles as ways to communicate and understand
- Parker Palmer on what the meaning of community really is
- Nipun Mehta on the gift ecology… the importance of dana
- Margaret Wheatley on living with uncertainty
- Excellent article on having difficult conversations and ways to approach. Perhaps an article for group participants?
4. Culture Change
- The Side Eye: Essential. [NEW]
- Eisenstein essay exploring the possible long term effects of Covid-19, positive and negative. [NEW]
- Power, equality, nationalism: how the pandemic will reshape the world.
- You never change things by fighting against the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
- What’s possible by embracing models that help the planet rather than damaging it. Offering a compelling and attractive vision of the future.
5. Joyful Ways to Heal
- Heart-Mind Online is an interactive and intuitive online learning resource for anyone who cares for and about children. The collection of resources builds capacity in individuals and communities to support the Heart-Mind well-being of children, and promote the development of competencies related to their social and emotional development. [NEW]
- Herd: A Spiritual Journey
- Duck therapy helping Intensive Care patients
- How should we teach children about climate change without scaring them witless?
- Oscars Quest [NEW]
- Sand Castle (ecological breakdown through the eyes of a 13 year old)
- Raising My Child in a Doomed World. Some would say the mistake was having our daughter in the first place. [NEW]
OR Download this PDF file:
| opinion___raising_my_child_in_a_doomed_world_-_the_new_york_times.pdf |
- A public information article, but full of positive suggestions regarding helping children cultivate the personal skills to meet the challenges ahead. [NEW]
6. Recovery from Trauma and Disaster through the Arts [NEW]
- Podcast on children recovering from bush fires at Strathewen in Australia (transcript also available).
- Carol Mutch Advice for adults and children responding to difficult events.
- Peter O’Connor Applied Drama and Healing Arts in Education.
- Dr Peter O’Connor Arts Based responses to difficulties
- Banskia Project website
- Creative Responders Website
7. Indigenous Inspiration
- Joy Harjo. Calling the Spirit back from Wandering the Earth [NEW]
http://www.dailygood.org/story/2447/for-calling-the-spirit-back-from-wandering-the-earth-in-its-human-feet-joy-harjo/
- An indigenous Critique of the Green New Deal.
- The 1990 movie that introduced the Kogi people from Central America to the world.
- Aluna is the 2012 followup movie made by and for the Kogi to actively try to move the western world on a path of sustainablity.
- Save the planet. A message from the Kogi.
- Tiwaiwaka. A message from Rob McGowan sharing the principles of Maori healers on healing the land in order to heal ourselves.
Submitted by Participants
Conspiring to destroy or to create better futures
I am passing on this link to an article which was sent to me through an alternative education forum. I don’t know if this would fit any of the topics that are coming up in our Vision 2020 group in the next sessions, but it definitely feels relevant and discusses the different mindsets pushing their views on social media platforms.
Sohail Inayatullah wrote this very insightful, humorous and thought provoking piece on conspiracy theories that have become especially exacerbated during this pandemic - he was asked by Unesco to write it :-). A very interesting read!
I was astounded when I got in touch with an American nurse friend of mine who lives in Texas a couple of months ago when she told me that "no-one believes the news in Austin related to Co-vid as they believe it is all a conspiracy theory." Even when she had seen some cases in her hospital, she didn’t really believe that there was a global pandemic. I am curious to know whether her situation and beliefs have changed in the last weeks - but haven’t heard from her in a while now - no doubt she is run off her feet now dealing with patients.
https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/ideas-lab/inayatullah-conspiracy-theories-destroy-or-create-better-futures
I am passing on this link to an article which was sent to me through an alternative education forum. I don’t know if this would fit any of the topics that are coming up in our Vision 2020 group in the next sessions, but it definitely feels relevant and discusses the different mindsets pushing their views on social media platforms.
Sohail Inayatullah wrote this very insightful, humorous and thought provoking piece on conspiracy theories that have become especially exacerbated during this pandemic - he was asked by Unesco to write it :-). A very interesting read!
I was astounded when I got in touch with an American nurse friend of mine who lives in Texas a couple of months ago when she told me that "no-one believes the news in Austin related to Co-vid as they believe it is all a conspiracy theory." Even when she had seen some cases in her hospital, she didn’t really believe that there was a global pandemic. I am curious to know whether her situation and beliefs have changed in the last weeks - but haven’t heard from her in a while now - no doubt she is run off her feet now dealing with patients.
https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/ideas-lab/inayatullah-conspiracy-theories-destroy-or-create-better-futures
Extinction and the Revolution of Love
I am finding Charles Eisenstein's work incredibly interesting, putting words to many things I have felt and intuited for some time about the mainstream climate narrative.
I think you will find it resonates. His latest essay "Extinction and the Revolution of Love" provides a great overview of his recent book "Climate, a new Story".
https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/extinction-and-the-revolution-of-love/?_page=6
I am finding Charles Eisenstein's work incredibly interesting, putting words to many things I have felt and intuited for some time about the mainstream climate narrative.
I think you will find it resonates. His latest essay "Extinction and the Revolution of Love" provides a great overview of his recent book "Climate, a new Story".
https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/extinction-and-the-revolution-of-love/?_page=6
Being Present to Climate Change with Thomas Hübl & William Ury
Kia ora, Here is a video resource that I found profoundly inspiring that maybe helpful to share widely.
https://is-tracking-link-api-prod.appspot.com/api/v1/click/6475137521287168/5546778416381952
Kia ora, Here is a video resource that I found profoundly inspiring that maybe helpful to share widely.
https://is-tracking-link-api-prod.appspot.com/api/v1/click/6475137521287168/5546778416381952
Will humanity survive this century? Sir Martin Rees predicts 'a bumpy ride' ahead.
"There is the idea that we should despair and evacuate this planet and go somewhere else. That's a dangerous delusion."
www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/will-humanity-survive-century-sir-martin-rees-predicts-bumpy-ride-ncna934071
"There is the idea that we should despair and evacuate this planet and go somewhere else. That's a dangerous delusion."
www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/will-humanity-survive-century-sir-martin-rees-predicts-bumpy-ride-ncna934071
What Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy can offer in the Anthropocene
aeon.co/ideas/what-viktor-frankls-logotherapy-can-offer-in-the-anthropocene
aeon.co/ideas/what-viktor-frankls-logotherapy-can-offer-in-the-anthropocene