Podcast appearances and mentions of Jem Bendell

We all know the car of civilization is heading into climate meltdown. In a rare radio interview, Dr. Jem Bendell explains “Deep Adaptation”. Keep listening for Skeena Rathor, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion. Then a quick look at what a different Elon Musk was  …

The process of global collapse has begun – driven by the damage we have caused to the Earth's natural systems. And governments and corporations aren't going to save us.  So are we going to cling to our old individual ways of fighting each other for the final scraps? Or should we adapt and support each other through this transition?  Sociologist Jem Bendell says while it might be too late for the breakdown of society, it's not too late to figure out how we want to survive this crisis, together. Jem Bendell is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, with twenty years of experience in sustainable business and finance, as a researcher, educator, facilitator, advisor, & entrepreneur, having lived & worked in six countries. Clients for his strategy development included international corporations, UN agencies and international NGOs. The World Economic Forum (WEF) recognised Professor Bendell as a Young Global Leader for his work on sustainable business alliances. 

A bonus episode in between seasons 5 and 6, featuring my new year's 'a calm presence' reflection on hope with writings and stories by Peter Schneider, John Crier (as told to Vanessa Andreotti), Richard Heinberg, Zia Gallina, Naomi Klein, Azul Carolina Duque, Jem Bendell, Robert R. Janes and Hildegard Westerkamp. To read the original posting on Substack see https://acalmpresence.substack.com/p/when-spirit-becomes-one-5f5  *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESHey conscient listeners, Thanks for your presence. Season 5 of this podcast is now completed. I'll be back with season 6 on art and culture in times of crisis, collapse and renewal (to be confirmed) sometime in 2025. Background on the conscient podcast I've been producing the conscient podcast as a learning and unlearning journey since May 2020 on un-ceded Anishinaabe Algonquin territory (Ottawa). It's my way to give back and be present.In parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays for those in need of a calm presence'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also, please note that a complete transcript of most conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 5 is available on the web version of this site: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast or my social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on November 18, 2024

Breaking Together In this conversation, Jem Bendel discusses his journey from a career in corporate sustainability to advocating for a radical shift in how we approach climate change and societal collapse. He reflects on his influential paper, 'Deep Adaptation,' which argues that the sustainability movement is no-longer appropriate and that we should prepare for societal collapse. Jem introduces his new framework, 'Breaking Together,' which emphasizes community resilience and eco-libertarianism as a path forward. He shares personal insights about his upbringing and how they shaped his worldview, ultimately advocating for a collective approach to lead localised change.  Takeaways The sustainability movement has largely failed to address the urgency of climate change. Deep Adaptation provides a framework for discussing societal collapse. Many people have been radicalized by the realization of impending collapse. Eco-libertarianism offers a path that contrasts with eco-authoritarianism. Community resilience is essential in the face of societal challenges. Personal experiences can deeply influence one's worldview and actions. A good life is about inquiry, creativity, and connection, not just longevity. We must reclaim control over our resources and communities. The dominant narratives in society can limit our understanding of what is possible. Collective action and community engagement are crucial for creating a better future. Bio Prof. Jem Bendell is Founder of the Deep Adaptation movement, an emeritus professor with the University of Cumbria and the co-Founder of the International Scholars' Warning on Societal Disruption and Collapse. He worked for over 20 years in corporate sustainability, helping launch or develop many international initiatives. That led to his recognition as a Young Global Leader. His 2018 paper "Deep Adaptation" was downloaded over a million times and is widely credited with helping inspire the growth of the Extinction Rebellion movement. That marked a departure, whereby he concluded the field of sustainability had failed. His new book "Breaking Together" goes further by outlining a collapse-based political framework. Jem also co-hosts the short online course Leading Through Collapse: https://www.katie-carr.com/leadingthroughcollapse.

If you listened to last week's interview w. Jem Bendell and wondered, "What on Earth do I do now?" And you weren't up for moving to Bali and getting collapse ready by starting a self-sufficient permaculture farm...we've got you! This week's episode is about practical action being taken right now to protect the rights of Nature. Clare is sitting down with two can-do women, fashion designer Lucy Tammam and Stop Ecocide International's Jojo Mehta to decode one of the topics of the moment, ecocide law. You might have noticed this idea gaining momentum. Ecocide refers to the mass damage and destruction of ecosystems – severe harm to nature which is widespread or long-term. The idea is to criminalise it. And it's happening! It's become national law in several countries with many more discussing it. In March, the EU passed a law that criminalises actions 'comparable to ecocide' - a revolutionary legal development; the first law of its kind to be adopted by a political entity with substantial global influence. In September, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa submitted a proposal to the International Criminal Court for recognition of ecocide as a crime. What does all this mean for fashion? Listen to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okay, brace yourselves...Brands love to set sustainability goals. But what if it's all nonsense? What if net zero, the obsession with carbon, and the idea that renewables are taking over from fossil fuels, are all part of a fake green fairy tale that we tell ourselves because the alternative is too difficult to imagine. Or that corporations tell us so that they can keep on with business as usual.WTAF? We know. It's... a lot.Is it true? You decide, after listening to this week's guest.Jem Bendell is an emeritus professor of sustainability leadership at the University of Cumbria, the author Breaking Together and founder of the Deep Adaptation movement, as well as Bekandze Farm school and folk band Barefoot Stars.If it sometimes feels like everything's collapsing around us, Bendell argues that's because it is. From the climate and cost of living crises to rising geopolitical tensions, and don't get us started in the widening gap between rich and poor. He says, it's not a sudden thing, like we see in Hollywood movies about the end of the world. Rather, he argues, collapse is a process, and one that's already begun. The question he's asking is: what can we do on the other side?Some people, he writes, are already: "dramatically changing their lives to prioritise creativity and social contribution. They are worrying less about their career, their financial security or following the latest trend. They are helping those in need, growing food, making music, campaigning for change and exploring spiritual paths. That is happening, because they have rejected the establishment's view of reality and no longer expect its officers to solve any of the worsening problems in their society." Others are just pretending nothing's wrong.Can cats help? Do doomsters really have more fun? Where does hope come into all this? Clare sat down with Professor Bendell after his keynote at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney to ask all this and more. Music: Mystical Cat by Barefoot Stars, launched in support of Villa Kitty, donate here.Check the shownotes for links & further reading.https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renewables for off-grid and cooling mirrors. Dr. Emilio Moran, lead author of “Advancing convergence research: Renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities”. Then sustainability expert Dr. Jem Bendell apologizes for “bright-siding” climate change. Scientist Ye Tao's fast run-down of the “Meer” project – cooling  …

Jem Bendell (collapse “poster kid”, academic) wrote the paper that launched the “Deep Adaptation” movement and spawned Extinction Rebellion. That was in 2018. The paper argued that societal collapse was unavoidable and would happen in our lifetimes, probably before the end of the 2030s, and it went very, very viral. The University of Cumbria Emeritus Professor and co-founder of the International Scholars' Warning on Societal Disruption and Collapse has now released a new book, Breaking Together: A Freedom-Loving Response to Collapse, which confirms the worst, but also provides, as per the subtitle, a path for a despairing soul to live beautifully beyond the doom. This conversation is confronting and Jem's honesty is brutal. He warns of food collapse in the next three years and that the economy could go (and our savings rendered worthless) any moment. But he also explains how we can use this reckoning to live a courageous, kind, noble life. For anyone on the collapse awareness journey, this is a crucial listen.SHOW NOTESYou might want to follow my book serialisation on Substack where we are doing the collapse awareness journey together, one step at a time.You can catch Jem in Sydney at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on 24-25 August, more details here.Jem offers a couple of online courses a year, on the topic of Leading Through Collapse.Here is the post he wrote about Talking to Relatives About Collapse we mentioned Want to know more, you can engage with Jem via the following:Find Emotional SupportVisit the Deep Adaptation ForumWatch some of Jem's talksRead his key ideas on collapseRead his book Breaking Together--If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "about" pageFor more such conversations subscribe to my Substack newsletter, it's where I interact the most!Get your copy of my book, This One Wild and Precious LifeLet's connect on Instagram and WeAre8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 499 are former corporate lawyer Robert Hinkley and filmmaker Michael Shaw. We also play two excerpts of talks by professor and author Jem Bendell.

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Dean continue to talk about the ways that mutual aid helps communities prepare for disasters that are already here and disasters that have yet to come. They talk about what things like hope and success can look like even as the world crumbles around us. Guest Info Dean Spade is an American lawyer, writer, trans activist, and associate professor of law at Seattle University School of Law. You can find Dean's work at Deanspade.net, and you can read the article that Margaret and Dean talk about, "Climate Disaster is Here--And the State Will Never Save Us" on inthesetimes.com. You can also find Dean on Twitter @deanspade or on IG @spade.dean. Host Info Margaret (she/they) can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Transcript Live Like the World is Dying: Dean Spade on Mutual Aid as Preparedness pt. II **Margaret ** 00:15 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm your host, Margaret Killjoy, and this is part two of a conversation with Dean Spade. So I should probably listen to part one, but I'm not your boss. This podcast is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts, and here's a jingle from another show on the network. **Margaret ** 00:42 Okay, I have a kind of final-ish question, I think. And it can be "ish" on the final part. But at the beginning of this, you said that your politics have been moving towards anti-statism, or, you know, possibly anarchism, or whatever. And I'm wondering if you want to talk about that. In some ways, I feel like you've implied a lot of maybe what has drawn you more towards those politics, but I'm really curious about the kind of route you took--not like where you've landed, and what labels you want to throw on things--but what has led you towards those politics? **Dean ** 01:56 I just talked with somebody yesterday who I know from the anti-Zionist Jewish world who was talking about the. . . about how he feels like people haven't thought. . . that he hasn't thought a lot about anti-State or anarchist politics, and he was like, "Why do you think some people haven't and some people haven't?" and I was like, "Oh, I think people just come to our politics. Like, we just kind of stumble into them." It's like, if somebody stumbled into a punk scene in 1999, they probably found anarchism sooner than me. I stumbled into all this queer, anti-police stuff, and we were doing a lot of identity-based work, and people weren't talking about political tendencies in the same way--in part also, because it had been really divisive, at certain points, in our movements where people had gotten so obsessed with their ideology that they'd been able to work together and got really insular. So there was a lot of, I think, push away for some people from that. I think, also, we have lived in times for the last, at least 100 years, that are so deeply reactive anti-anarchist, in particular, because of the history of anarchism in the US and elsewhere. There's a really great piece by William C. Anderson that came out a while--like not that long ago--after the Atlanta indictment about how policing in the United States itself developed through policing anarchism, that I highly recommend. But anyway, I think a lot of us also just haven't gotten. . . Like, it's like you were told, "Anarchists are just people who want chaos and who are dirty white people," or whatever. There's a lot of things that erase the contributions of anti-colonial anarchists and anarchists who aren't white in all these things. Anyway, Or, anti-State tendencies that aren't anarchism in the European sense. But for me, I think what happened is that I've been in movements that have been benefiting from a range of genealogies, including women of color feminism--specifically Black feminism--and other political knowledges and methods that have been anti-institutional, in really great ways have had critiques of the borders and the cops and the military have also had a focus on practices of collectivity and horizontality with us, you know, inside our movements, which are very. . . You know, that really parallel with a lot of anarchist methodologies like "Let's not have a boss in this group," you know? And so all of those things really dovetail with anarchism, but I wasn't ever studying anarchism itself. Some people who were in groups I was in maybe identified as anarchists, but it didn't seem like an essential thing for me to study for a number of years. And I didn't think a lot about whether or not that was my position, because also I just had the same caricatures in my mind that other people did. And I also was like, "Do anarchists think that people shouldn't get welfare?" I don't know. I had some of my own, you know. As somebody who grew up on welfare, I had some questions about that, that I didn't have resolutions to. And then over time, especially doing abolitionist work, it just was so clear to me more and more not only that everything I was already doing dovetailed with anarchism: my interest in mutual aid, my interest in horizontal tactics inside our groups, and building group culture where we learned how to share with each other, and not boss each other around, and all that stuff. But also, the ways in which, I think, abolitionist frameworks are just. . . like, they're so deeply anti-State. It's like, 'Yeah, don't build a better cop. Don't build a better jail. Don't build a better prison. Don't build a better social services framework that's actually still a cop," or you know. And, that you can't have a country without cops, borders, and military. That's what a country is made of, you know? You can't have a Capitalist economy without a boot on everybody's neck making us participate in it. So I just came to realize like, I'm not only--I always knew I was against the United States settler colonial slavery project--but I was like, "Oh, my God, I'm against countries. I'm against that." And then I did start actually reading about this stuff and I was like, "Oh, my God, they're a recent invention. They don't need to be able to organize themselves. That's not how people have always organized themselves." And I also started to see how it actually makes a difference in our tactics about what we're going to do today, if we know this about ourselves, right? Like how we're going to get basically co-opted by projects of "Oh, let's let's do a let's do a million local elections and try to take over a city council 'thing.'" A lot of that work steals the oxygen out of local movements really intensely. And I'm not gonna say it should never ever be done, but I just feel like so much of it actually has a lack of a conversation about what can happen in those spaces behind it and then is incredibly resource intensive and doesn't lead to the things I think people hope it will lead to, like, "Oh, we're gonna have an abolitionist prosecutor and abolitionist city council person or mayor and it's gonna change everything," right? And then not seeing that happen. I think we've seen that it's played out. Or the, you know, I think this is even sharpened for me with the period of the "Defund [the police]" work--which I care a lot about, trying to defund the police--and seeing the fights inside city councils and how deeply impenetrable--like even when you supposedly, in 2020, get the whole city council saying we want to defund the police and there's so much effort on that side--it's like our cities are run by real estate developers, chambers of commerce, and police departments. And the entire apparatus of the city councils--which is in some ways more accessible than any other level of government, of course--is still unmovable. Like you can't. . . you can be right all day long. You can do every kind of research. You can show you can turn up with all the people every single time. And as soon as they can turn around and reestablish their nonstop march to constantly increase the police budget, that's what they'll do. And that is what they have done since 2020 after all this amazing work by so many people. So I think I'm just continually evaluating "Wow, where are there still parts of my own approach to politics that are assuming we can convince governments of things?"--even while I want to get rid of those kinds of governments--and why do I ever think they will voluntarily put down their weapons? And why do I think about getting any different people inside there, inside that machine? I don't believe that about the military. I'm not like, "Well, maybe if Margaret Killjoy was the general, it would all be fine." I know, that's not true. So why do I, and where have I still. . . And I, you know, I forgive myself and all of us. We're all just trying shit our whole lives. And there's so many things I've been involved in that I think were not that generative, but you know, we couldn't have known that. Or, where there was a backlash so that the thing that was generative for a while stopped or, you know, was turned on us in a way that undermined our hopes. But I think that for me it's just an ongoing deepening with different anti-State frameworks, an ongoing deepening of reading history, and understanding why different revolutionary projects that then took on State forms became authoritarian, trying to understand what this kind of insight--which is very hard, because it's about letting go of a lot of hope and a lot of tactics that people are putting a lot of effort into--like, what it directs us to do to most immediately support people's well being, and take down the apparatuses that are hurting us that are, honestly, just like continuing to grow. Like they're all. . . Like the level of surveillance we are under right now compared to five years ago. Like, the capacity for political repression that the State has right now compared to five years ago. I don't know if you saw this, but like-- maybe it was this week--Georgia is going to outlaw bail funds, is going to criminalize bail funds. Tennessee's trying to do the same thing. Like, tiny things we have in our movements to try to support people facing repression, even those they are directly going after. So, yeah, it's really hard to face these conditions. And also, I see a lot of people working really hard on the ground blaming themselves for the effects of the conditions like "Oh, why can't we? Why can't we do a better job stopping these homeless sweeps in our city?" It's like it's not because you're not doing a really good job trying to. There are a lot of really bad conditions. And I think that it goes back to this humility, like, "Okay, wow, things are so dire. What if I let myself know this so that I could talk with my friends about what's possible--given how things actually are--and let go of some of the fantasies?" I think I talked to you briefly before we started the podcast but I recently rewatched those two videos that Naomi Klein and Molly Crabapple--both of whom I really, really respect--made a few years back. They're both videos about what the world could be like after the Green New Deal and after many wonderful uprisings. And they feel so, so misleading to me, watching them right now. Like they imagine a world in which people just protest a lot. And then everyone has things that are better. And also, we still have countries and jobs. It very weirdly doesn't get rid of Capitalism or the nation state. But it's like, there's a kind of like. . . I think that it's very dangerous, those fantasies, that we can do certain kinds of tactics and our opponents will just turn over. And I think those are inside a lot of people's--a lot of very wise people's--messages. And I just increasingly, when I encounter them, feel much more concerned about what they teach us and how they mislead us. **Margaret ** 11:00 I just think that we have to always look clear-headedly at what our actual threats are, at what's actually happening, and then make our decisions based on how to actually address that, rather than being like, "I want to become just like this person I read about in history, so I'm going to do whatever they did." And this could be true of, "I want to be a principled pacifist and get arrested just like Gandhi," or whatever, right? You know, it could also be, "I want to be just like the following anarchist in the 1880s who decided it was time to start shooting people," you know? We just need to actually look at what's happening and make our decisions based on that. And it's hard, because what we're facing is different from what anyone else has ever faced in history. Not necessarily worse--although the overall ecosystem is worse than anything minus whenever all the. . . you know, before humans evolved, and various other mass die offs that have happened or whatever. But it's different and it's bad. And we just need to look at it and then come up with solutions. Or even some of this is, "How do we solve this problem?" And some of it is like, "How do we live with this?" Not accept it but accept that it's going to have consequences on us and that fighting it isn't going to be easy and we might not win. But what are the best tools by which we can fight it, and/or what are the best tools that we can use to live meaningful lives in the process? You know, so that when we inevitably die, at 103 or 33, we can be proud of who we were. You know, and obviously, there's theological or metaphysical considerations into exactly what that process looks like that'll be different for different people. But, you know, I think that that's what to do. **Dean ** 13:06 It's also about not trying to feel better. I think there's just something so intense about how people are like, you know, "If you talk about collapse, it makes me feel bad." And there's an assumption that that will demobilize me. And it's like, actually, Capitalism is like, either feel bad or feel good, you know? And that's not how life is. Life is like, fuck. . . For example, you have a terrible loss and you live with grief. And you also still enjoy this beautiful meal. And you're still grieving. And you're in pain. And being willing. . . or--I see a lot of my students--they're like, "Oh, my God, the things I'm learning in your class, I'm so worried about these terrible things in the world that I didn't know we're going on. This is so awful." And they want to instantly know what to do to feel better. And I'm like, I can't make. . . I don't want you to do things feel better. I want you to do things to try to be part of something and you'll never know if they worked or not. Because that's the nature of it. You don't know what our opposition's next countermove is or whether we'll regret some parts of it, but it's the trying stuff, it's the listening to feedback about what didn't go well or how it hurts somebody else. The goal is connection and belonging with each other and experimentation. And, you know, it doesn't always feel good to receive negative feedback, but often it's like incredibly growthful. It's like feeling good can't be the goal. Feeling, Yes. And sometimes feeling good. And pursuing pleasure, absolutely. But not like, "I want to have a pat" happiness where I don't have to worry or be concerned or be critical. Like of course nobody who sees themselves as radical should be wanting that, but I still think that craving--when it comes to conversations about collapse--where it's like I want the one thing that will make me feel better. Or, people feel that about Gaza. Like, "Oh my God, I just found about about this horrible genocide that's happening. I've not known about this before. I want to be able to go to one action and feel I did something and to then be better and post it on Instagram. And it's like, A) love them for waking up to what's happening in Gaza. I love, love any moment where people become more interested in the wellbeing of all people and stopping violence, and we have to be willing to take in how overwhelming this is, how unmovable the war machine feels, and still take action against it, but not because we're guaranteed that what we did today works, or something. You know what I mean? Like that feels--that simplicity--really cheats us of the really complex position we're actually in, that if we can let ourselves be in it, might allow discernment towards better action, hopefully, you know? **Margaret ** 15:30 No, and I like how you tie that to the way that capitalism makes us think that happiness is the goal. Like, I like happiness. But my goal in life is not specifically to lead a happy life; it's to have a meaningful life and to have as complete of a life as--I mean, every life is complete. And, you know, when you look at. . . Anyone who's ever known a child who's died has had to come to terms with the fact that every life is complete, you know, is a thing that I've been dealing with because of some stuff. And, you know. . . Yeah, the idea that you're just supposed to be happy is some fucking McDonald's shit. You know? And don't get me wrong, seek happiness. Do it. It's great. You know? But yeah, sometimes you just need to accept. . . Like, I want to live a beautiful life and I think that is a different thing, you know? And maybe because I'm like a goth, or whatever, I find a lot of different things beautiful than some other people. But. . . No, I. . . I like that. And it does. It helps get people beyond the like, "Oh, good, I can sleep at night because I went to one protest," you know? And instead, like learning to sit with the discomfort of all these things happening and understanding where we do and don't have agency and. . . Imean, don't get me wrong, people should be going to these protests. You know, if nothing else that are good ways to find the other people who care. **Dean ** 17:04 Yeah, meet other people and try stuff. I mean, I want to live in reality. I want to know that. . . I want to. . . If I've been working on a strategy for 10 years and it has actually not been helping, it's been hurting people, I want to know. I don't want to keep doing it just because my ego is attached to it, or my paycheck. I've seen that a lot in the dilemmas with the [uninterpretable] movements, you know, where I want to. . . Yeah, absolutely, I'm like, be promiscuous about the stuff you try. Go to all the protests. Go to anything. Try anything. But it's that willingness to keep open the possibility that I'm going to get feedback or learn that. . . learn the impacts, or learn my position on the world, or learn how the clothes I'm wearing impact people who made them, or what. . . I just like, I just want to be in reality, and that includes the reality of how unbearably beautiful being alive is, how the entire... how my entire body was structured to receive pleasure from this incredible landscape. That reality too, which is Capitalism also shuts down and tells me to only be entertained by video games and chips, or whatever. You know, I want to live fully in the reality of how beautiful and abundant and gorgeous this life is and how heartbreaking and devastating these systems are, and how little control I have over them. And then, the moments when I do feel a connection, or am of service to something in my community, like how that is--like all of that, you know? But not through the filter of liberalism, that's just like, "I need to find out that I'm a good person. TM [trademarked]," you know? **Dean ** 17:04 Okay, so in that vein, to bring it back to kind of some of the preparedness stuff that you've been writing more about and engaging with more, I was wondering if you want to talk about, like, what do you what is preparedness looking like for you right now? Or, you know, how is it affecting you as much as you feel like talking about anything personal? Like, how is it affecting the kind of decisions that you're making about how you want to live or how you prepare? **Dean ** 18:55 That's such a good question. I mean, in general, my study of collapse is affecting a lot of things for me. I'm thinking a lot about the ethics of the fact that I travel on planes and how to reduce that or eliminate it. And also I don't want to get stuck somewhere really far away from my people when things are bad. So I've been thinking a lot about shifting and changes around that. I've been thinking a lot about how much I want to work a job. What are the other options here? You know what I mean? Just like when will I know that I don't want to do that? Or whatever. I've been writing a book for 10 years that's kind of like a relationships self-help book for radicals, you know, kind of thing, because I've spent so much time in our movements watching people, you know, tear each other in our groups apart with our own unexamined relational patterns that are very, you know, the pattern across the culture. So, I've been writing a book about that. And part of me is like, "At this point, I just need to recognize I'm writing this for pleasure. Like, I don't know that there's time for this to be of any use to anyone," you know what I mean? That's an interesting move to shift from thinking the, you know, probably totally ridiculous fantasy any of us have when we write anything, that people will read this and it will help them do something, and be like, "Or not?" Or I'm just really working on a book for 10 years, just for me...because that's what I did with those 10 years of my life. Okay. Like, that's an interesting move to let go of outcomes even more than ever. And I don't think I ever thought that I would have been terribly impacted by even the little hope of that. **Dean ** 18:55 Yeah, I think just to. . .just to gas you up really quick. I've seen your cultural impact for years now, and it's always been positive. So I appreciate it. But please continue. **Dean ** 20:44 I mean, I think about whether I want to live in the country, whether the cities will be the hardest places to be. And I have friends who have moved to rural places and like really cultivated deep relationships with people, even across political differences in the places they're living. And I'm like, "Huh." And then I think about some really, some really, you know, detailed specific things. Like, if I'm going to live in the country, in the Pacific Northwest where I live, how can I live less near all of the scariest...you know, right-wing neo-Nazis and closer instead to some of the rural people who are a little more like fruits and nuts, you know? So I asked myself that question. I think about what that would look like, you know, off grid? You know, I'm not somebody who can like buy a vacation house or something. So like what kind of off-grid small sort of thing can I do with anybody I know who already has a land project. I think about that. I think about. . .I think I've been thinking a lot about--I think maybe I mentioned this to you--of thinking a lot about doing something like go bag parties even in subcultural scenes in my own town. Like doing things to get more people to talk about disaster and collapse, you know? And if they want to think about it as an earthquake go bag, awesome. That's a danger in Seattle for sure. If they want to think about it like that. You know, like, having people just, I was thinking about, like, how do you make those parties fun? Like, you know, having there be giveaways, having there be like. . . having people bring. . . You know, is it also a clothing exchange? Like, is it a sex toy exchange? Like, I've been just imagining different, you know, what would that look like for my queer-er friends versus what will it look like for people on my block, versus what would it look like with my students? Like, just kind of what would be different. . . what would help different people try it and then also think they could put one on, you know? Like, just how to really--especially because I feel like this podcast is very user-friendly in that way, so I've been really inspired by some of your episodes to think about what are the ways I could take what I love about mutual aid organizing, how I love meeting people, and I love making an event happen, making it welcoming, having people make new friends, and how can that be oriented towards people thinking about preparedness? And how much--some of the questions I've asked myself are--how much would there be any talking and programming at such an event or how much would it just be like, "come and grab this stuff. And here's some printouts of things you could have in your go bag. And here's a pile of bags. And there's a pile of, you know, emergency blankets. And here's a pile of whatever," right? So I've had those kinds of questions about how to do. . . I think that's what's next for me is to actually try on some of that organizing with some people that are actually interested in that. **Margaret ** 23:10 When you do that, can you come back on and talk about how it went? I feel like people will learn from that a lot. **Dean ** 23:15 Yeah, and I'd love to, if other people have tried it--I'm curious--please reach out to me. Curious to hear their experiences. **Margaret ** 23:21 Me and one of my friends who does this kind of work too, we put on a day of preparedness. We did a, you know, where you get. . . There were a bunch of different talks by different people who lived in that area who came and they talked about the projects they're working on. There was someone who was like, "Oh, I'm really into mesh networks." And someone else is like, "Oh, I'm doing things like water collection and rainwater and things like that." And there were multiple. . . There were, I think, a total of maybe about six events at. . . So you could pick between two at any given point, like the way that conferences work, or whatever. And it was, you know, a local food. . . a local food distro did lunch that was free for everyone. But then dinner was a giant potluck. And I've actually never seen a giant potluck work so well as the one that I went to. It was cool. And then there was a big talk that was everyone and it was more in the evening. Some people only came for that. And it was, you know, we used me as sort of a keynote-ish person but then it was. . . Immediately from there. It was a facilitated roundtable of the people who live in that town talking about their needs and how to meet them. And I'm now thinking maybe I talked about this before on the show. I have no idea. And then at the very end, we made a long term food bucket. You know, a mylar bag, rice, and beans thing, which is way easier to do if you buy it all in bulk. And then it was kind of fun. And it was. . . My favorite part about it was that theoretically I was organizing it. And I know how to make the bucket. But I don't know how to necessarily make the 15 people figure out how to make sure that all the food goes evenly to these different buckets or whatever. And people were like, "How do we do that?" and I was like, "Figure it out. I don't know." And then everyone's self organized it and it worked perfectly fine. And then like everyone felt more invested, because they were...everyone was in charge and figuring things out together. And it was like a nice little microcosm of those, those nice moments in so many ways. And, you know, and then it was. . . I would say a good third of the people didn't have any money--and so didn't pay for their buckets--and a good third of the people were like, "I can easily pay twice as much as what this bucket cost," you know, because those buckets, if you make your own are only like 20 bucks. If you buy them at a prepper store--if you buy them at a reasonable prepper store, they're 50 bucks--if you buy them from Alex Jones and all that shit, then they're not very good and they're way more than that. And so that worked, that model works really well. And we're hoping to replicate it. And so, but I really like the way that you're talking about it. I really like the idea of like, yeah, how would it be different? How would the go bag party be different for your block versus your students versus your queer friend group, but I'm fascinated. I want to hear how it goes. **Dean ** 26:07 Yeah, I love what you said about people having to figure things out. I noticed this a lot when we had that police free zone in Seattle during the 2020 uprising, how many people who showed up who'd never done anything political in their life. they've never, ever, ever, and they like to come to it. Like they're coming to the movement. And they arrived at the field, at Cal Anderson Park, and they wanted something to do, you know? They wanted to do part of an art build, or they. . . Like people don't want to just sit and watch, you know? And then once you are a part of doing something, you're helping move a barricade--whatever--then you're like, it's like a transformative. Like, "I was there and I was part of it. And I was important to it." It lets you have it be your...it's your identity, instead of "I went and watched the movement," you know? Whatever it is, I just thought that moment, when you said--"agency" is the word you use earlier--I feel like that you can. . . that can happen anywhere. But part of the way it happens is not like overly babying, you know, everybody. You know, yes, making things accessible and trying to make it really welcoming, but also putting people to work if they're up for it helping coordinate, you know? **Margaret ** 27:11 This actually goes full circle to something we were talking about at the beginning. We were talking about how we talk about disasters with people, right? And the note, the words that I wrote down in my notes that I take while I'm interviewing people, is I wrote down "disaster fatigue," because that's the. . . like the way that I think about it, you know, the. . . The way that I. . . A long time ago, I did forest defense and I would go sit in trees and fight against clearcutting and stuff like that. But I, I actually avoided going to West Virginia and fighting mountaintop removal for a long time, even though I knew it was happening, because it was too much of a problem. A clearcut is something that is a horrible crisis. And you can wrap your head around it even as people kill ancient trees. The Appalachians are like older than air, or something. I don't even know. They're old as shit. They are some of the oldest mountains in the world, right? And, the fact that people were clearcutting the mountain, like blowing up the mountain, was just too much. I couldn't wrap my head around it. And so I just didn't think about it. And I think that overall, that's what people do with climate change. There's big, major things that are happening, that are really big. And I'm not trying to say that other crises that are happening aren't really big. Climate change is the mother of all crises. You know? It is the most existential threat to all life on Earth that has existed since there was sentient life. And I'm not just including humans in that, you know? And, so people don't want to think about it. And I think that makes sense. And I think that the people who put in the work to be like, "Hey, come to Mountain Justice Summer Camp, or Spring Break Camp or whatever, and made these spaces where people could show up and learn about what was happening and get engaged. I think that maybe climate change. . . Yeah, it's the. . . Have people show up and give them something to do or tell them that work needs doing and that they can figure out what to do, you know? But we kind of, as a movement, a little bit too much are like, "I don't know, just figure it out." Because then the current people who like making. . . There's actually some people doing amazing work. There's a lot of people fighting pipelines and there's people fighting extraction. And I'm not even like mad at the people who like throw food at paintings or whatever, but it's not something that invites a lot of people in--from my perspective. I'm not. . . Honestly, I try not to talk shit on tactics. I try to be like...I try to do the "more stuff" model of critique where instead of talking shit on their tactic, I should do a different tactic. And what am I doing? I mean, whenever. I'm running around trying to help people get prepared. I actually think I'm doing a lot. But anyway. I just got excited about what you were saying. **Dean ** 30:11 Yeah, that thing. I mean, it's like. . . I think a lot about how the Young Lords said--you know, who are. . . they're fighting Puerto Rican liberation in the 1970s and modeled themselves after the Black Panthers. And they said in their early texts, you know, that they believed that their own people seeing their people fight in the streets with the cops would radicalize people. So that like having escalated tactics--and this is similar to the Ireland story you told--escalated tactics, confrontational tactics, liberals will tell us we're going to alienate people. . . What did you say? **Margaret ** 30:44 Setting fire to trash on the streets. I really like the Young Lords. **Dean ** 30:47 Yeah, like, escalated tactics don't alienate people, they bring a lot of people in. And the people who think they're alienated from them might feel scared of them and stuff, but the cultural shift and change that they produce still brings people along. In the end, they're like, "Oh, no, no, I'm not racist," or whatever, you know? It's like it moves everyone. It moves the needle. And so I think we need escalated tactics and we need invitations and inroads. And for a long time, I've said I think mutual aid is one of the best on ramps, and historically has been one the best onramps for movements. **Margaret ** 31:16 Absolutely. **Dean ** 31:17 Most people get involved in movements through trying to immediately help somebody, you know, because that's what. . . when you're fired up, that's what you want, or because they got help through a mutual aid project of some kind and that's what politicized them. They're like, "Who are these people who are giving away this thing that I need that I can't get anywhere else," you know, "Who are not mean to me and who tell me it's not my fault, and that, actually, the system's fucked, huh? What are they saying? And they're right," you know? So that, I believe deeply in the mutual aid onramp. And I also think that moments like riots and stuff can be an onramp when people are like, "I'm joining in. And now I'm burning a cop car," and that feeling that kind of power. And then, "I want to learn more about who these people were, who I met in the streets," or whatever. And for some people, the on ramp is that they first encounter. . . I mean, I have a friend who's a really incredible anarchist organizer who does really massive mutual aid projects, and is just so brilliant, and told me that they're. . . they first were like. . . they joined the Bernie campaign. And then we're really involved in the Bernie Sanders campaign and then we're like, "Wait, I don't know if this is really working," you know? But like, everyone comes in somehow, you know? And so part of it too, is that we should be in all those places trying to encourage people to learn more about movement history or horizontal tactics or bold tactics that are. . . I just went to an amazing event at an anarchist space in Seattle called Pipsqueak. The event was surrounding. . . they had collected all these accounts of kind of sabotage and vandalisms and shut-down types of actions related to opposing the genocide in Gaza. So many stories I hadn't heard, you know? They collected this huge amount. They had this really wonderful hour of like, you could come and read this zine they'd printed out with all this stuff and think it through, and then a really, really well facilitated discussion for an hour and a half. And I was like, that's like. . . Like, making sure people can find out about the rad stuff that's happening, that's not going to be reported in the news. That's so cool. And also then people got to discuss all their dilemmas about tactics. Like, "Oh, my gosh, I've been going to all these kind of more, you know, media spectacle events about Gaza. I thought these things about that. What's it like to learn about these other things people are doing?" You know, people get to have those juicy conversations about what they think about the tactics they're using. **Margaret ** 33:28 I love it. And we talked about twice as long as we thought we were going to and now this is two episodes. So you all listening had to wait an extra week to hear the other half of the conversation. Do you have any kind of last thoughts on preparedness, mutual aid, how your thinking has shifted, all the topics that we've been talking about today? **Dean ** 33:50 Well, the thing that's spurred us having this conversation was that I wrote that piece for In These Times that was about my experience of reading two sci-fi--cli-fi novels--one is "Ministry of the Future," and one was "The Deluge." And I encourage people to read that piece if you want to hear my thoughts on those books. But one of the things that happened from reading those books and then writing about what I thought was a failure of different aspects of those books was how now--I did think about this because you are an amazing fiction writer--like how part of what happens to me now when I read almost any speculative book, any book, that's fiction that takes place somewhat in the future, is I am like, it feels instantly conservative because it never includes collapse, right? Because inevitably they've got us 50 years ahead and there's some AI. Or there's been some disruption from climate stuff. Like, it's never as bad as it actually is. And that is fascinating to me, you know? And they always have all this intense tech development in such books in ways that I like--I really recommend people actually listen to Kelly Hayes podcast episodes about AI. Really useful for me in trying to understand the hubris of the tech sector, and the way they talk about AI and the way they're making people afraid of or hopeful about AI, and how off base it is, and kind of what the deal really is. But anyway, I just want to say that I have historically found speculative fiction to be a vital place for trying to help myself think about crisis and collapse and also now I feel so strongly because I--I think I may have mentioned this to you, once--I've been very moved by this person Jem Bendell, who's like this. . . in many ways, he does not share all of our values. And it's coming from a very different place. But he's this academic kind of whistleblower about how bad climate stuff really is. And he. . . I find myself often like, I find myself going into my own denial about what's happening and retreating from what I know and then I listened to the introduction to his book, "Breaking Together," again to remind myself about the stakes of what I'm living through. And I feel like in some ways I used to use--and I still somewhat use speculative fiction in that way--but I'm just increasingly like. . . even most speculative fiction is telling us the wrong message about how long the systems we live under are going to last and how much they're going to flourish with the technologies that I just don't think is real. **Margaret ** 36:12 You know, what's funny, some of this--a little bit of it--is baked into a problem of writing fiction where if you. . . I've actually gotten--not in trouble with--but I've had editors take out dates in my writing before, right? Because I'll write a short story about a sort of collapse-y world or whatever and I'll be like, "After 2022, when the. . ." because I wrote this in like 2018, or whatever, because I was trying to write on a realistic timeline where I was like, "Oh, the world's not gonna be the same in 2022." And I feel like I was pretty accurate about that, right? But they have to future proof their magazine, right? And so, you know, you don't want to make certain types of claims about the next three years because you want your story to be...to have a shelf life of that long. And so some of it is baked in as a problem in publishing and in science fiction writing. And that said, I think most people. . . Did you ever read that book "Desert," the green nihilist book. . . **Dean ** 37:12 Yeah, I've read like half of it. **Margaret ** 37:15 I haven't read it in a long time. I remember reading it and being like, "Well, this is naively optimistic." [Laughing] **Dean ** 37:23 That's the one where they're like, "7/8ths of people are gonna die." **Margaret ** 37:27 Yeah, I can't even remember exactly. **Margaret ** 37:28 But yeah, it was like climate change isn't going to be stopped, and we have to re-address how things work on a fundamental level. And because where I've been at. . . I don' t know. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm with you on. . . like, when I read stuff about the future, where it's like, "And then it'll all work." I actually still really like "Ministry for the Future," and maybe actually should have you on just specifically to talk about "Ministry of the Future" at a different point. But it. . . you know, because it's a complicated. . . It's a caveated, "I like this book," you know? **Dean ** 37:28 It's intense. **Dean ** 38:02 That's how I feel about "The Deluge." It's like, I like "Deluge" even though I think it also has the same problem. **Margaret ** 38:06 I haven't read "Deluge" yet. **Margaret ** 38:08 Oh, there's no character development in "Ministry." **Dean ** 38:08 I think it's really worth reading. I think it's way better character development than "Ministry." It's way better. **Dean ** 38:14 Oh god, yeah. "Ministry" is so dry. **Margaret ** 38:17 Kim Stanley Robinson does not write people. Kim Stanley Robinson writes ecosystems. **Dean ** 38:21 Yeah, and "Deluge" really ropes in a lot more of rise in fascism with climate crisis and has characters that are more different class, race, gender than "Ministry" and is just like. . . it's way more compelling, unfolding, even though in the end it still imagined that states will turn around and like fix things. **Margaret ** 38:47 Well, I think there's plenty more we could talk about. And I hope we get to talk about it soon at some point. But in the meantime, how can people find you or your work? Or what would you like people to. . . or if you want to shout out any specific projects that you want to draw attention towards whether they're yours or other people's. **Dean ** 39:07 Mostly everything I do I put on--I mean, I'm kind of bad at it--but I'll put a lot of things at deanspade.net, which is my website where I collect the things I write and the videos and the many things. So that's a pretty good source for the backlog. **Margaret ** 39:23 If people want to read the specific article that we've been talking about, if you just. . . it's called "Climate Disaster is Here and the State Will Never Save Us." But also if you type in--the way I found it just now while we're...when I was trying to come up with the title--I just typed in "Dean Spade, Kim Stanley Robinson," personally, and it came up, you know. But, okay. 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One week ago I emailed my subscribers and asked them to submit any burning question they may have about me or Planet: Critical. I expected most questions to be personal, about me and my journey. Instead, most were asking for advice or my opinion on the state of the world. I guess I never thought about the moment when I would become more than the interviewer, but three years of Planet: Critical have furnished me with more knowledge, ideas and dare I say wisdom than I ever imagined possible.Thank you to everyone who submitted to the form, there were many questions to choose from, and many of them touching on similar themes. Here are the 13 I chose:* You've had many answers to your opening question, all of which go some way to approaching a single dimension of the meta-crisis. Is there a picture building in your head which brings together and synthesises these threads, or could start a conversation to do just that?* What political ideology would you say you closest identify with?* How can we quickly change the way everyone on the planet understands and engages with the causes and effects of climate change, so that we can have more concerted and faster progress to prepare for it's effects and stop it from becoming worse?* Truly deeply madly, what do you, (you personally) - based on all the knowledge and inspiration you have acquired through your interviews - think this world will look like in 2100?* What role do you see for religious innovation/improvisation in our civilisations ongoing & unavoidable decline?* Rachel: people talk of the gut/brain axis, and the heart/brain axis. When you were moving towards Planet: Critical, what was your road between your gut, your heart, and your mind?* How has what you have learned from Planet Critical changed you? Your mindset, priorities and how you live?* How important is the United States government to the health of the planet? Can climate action happen without the government?* Do you think mainstream centrist politics will ever come round to the idea of degrowth or the steady-state economy?* Can women save the world?* What helps you stay steadfast and optimistic in the face of so much knowledge of how deeply tragic our situation is?* Members of Novara Media say it is very important to them that they work in a team with editors. You seem to be all alone. How do you manage?* I listened to your episode with George Monbiot, and you both mentioned the "machine" ratcheting up. This is despite the well-meaning people shouting from the rooftops in protest for decades, if not centuries (if we reach all the way back to, say, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and John Muir). Do you feel that your podcast and similar endeavours from other people (such as George Monbiot, Nate Hagens, Jem Bendell, James Hansen, Resilience.org etc.) make any difference or are you bound to "bark as the caravan moves on"? If the latter is the case, are you at peace with it? Is it enough for you that "you tried", as Louise Harris sings in her song that you've shared? Do you think humanity will have a change of heart at the 11th hour or do you think that the "machine" will run until it hits the hard physical, biological and climatic boundaries?Planet: Critical investigates why the world is in crisis—and what to do about it. Support the project with a paid subscription.© Rachel Donald Get full access to Planet: Critical at www.planetcritical.com/subscribe

Former Professor of Sustainability Leadership and author of Breaking Together: A Freedom-Loving Response To Collapse Jem Bendell tells us to stop pretending and learn how to navigate climate change through deep adaptation.About Jem BendellProfessor Jem Bendell is a world-renowned scholar on the breakdown of modern societies due to environmental change. Downloaded over a million times, his Deep Adaptation paper is credited with inspiring the growth of the Extinction Rebellion movement in 2018, and generated a global network to reduce harm in the face of societal collapse. He completed his PhD at the University of Bristol and his Geography BA (Hons) at the University of Cambridge. He was one of the few intellectuals on the green left who criticised many of the policies during the pandemic as being ineffective and harmful. Away from that work, and having stepped back as a Professor, he is now a regenerative farmer in Bali and a singer-songwriter, releasing an EP with the band Sambiloto.Before the summer of 2023, Bendell was a full Professor of Sustainability Leadership and Founder of the Initiative for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS) at the University of Cumbria.  Bendell was also the Founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum and the co-Founder of the International Scholars' Warning on Societal Disruption and Collapse. A major transformation in Bendell's career began in 2017 as he took a year out to study the latest climate science, and released the Deep Adaptation paper which went viral.

Professor Jem Bendell is a world-renowned scholar on the breakdown of modern societies due to environmental change. Downloaded over a million times, his Deep Adaptation paper is credited with inspiring the growth of the Extinction Rebellion movement in 2018, and created a global network of to reduce harm in the face of societal collapse. He completed his PhD at the University of Bristol and his Geography BA (Hons) at the University of Cambridge. For decades he worked on Sustainable Development as a researcher and NGO manager, as well as a consultant to businesses, political parties and UN agencies. One of his specialisms since 2011 is pro-social currency innovation, with his TEDx from that year explaining reasons for Bitcoin and similar. In 2017, he co-led the development of the UK Labour Party's communications plan for the General Election and co-wrote speeches for their top politicians. Although recognised in 2012 as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Jem has been increasingly critical of the globalist agenda on sustainable development. Away from that work, he is partner in an organic farm school in Bali (bekandze.net) and supports meditation retreats at the main Buddhist Temple on the island. Website: jembendell.com Books: Breaking Together: A Freedom-Loving Response to Collapse Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos Evolving Partnerships: A Guide to Working with Business for Greater Social Change Healing Capitalism: Five Years in the Life of Business, Finance and Corporate Responsibility  The Corporate Responsibility Movement: Five Years of Global Corporate Responsibility Analysis from Lifeworth, 2001-2005 Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded October 28, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

The politics of ‘deep adaptation' is as intriguing as it is controversial. Jem Bendell, a former professor of sustainability leadership, launched the Deep Adaptation movement in 2018 by claiming that social collapse is not just a plausible outcome of climate change, but an extremely likely one. He sat down with Richard Hames in Berlin to […]

"Niisuguse arusaama juures ei saa me enam karistamatult langetada metsi ja kuivendada soid, rajada jõgedele paise ja killustada ökosüsteeme maanteedega, rajada kaevandusi ja puurida gaasikaeve. Kogid [Põhja-Kolumbias elav indiaanihõim, H.] ütlevad, et niimoodi tegutsemine kahjustab tervet looduse keha, samamoodi nagu see, kui raiuda inimesel maha mõni jäse või eemaldada mõni elund. Kõigi heaolu sõltub igaühe heaolust. Me ei saa langetada üht metsa siin ja istutada teist metsa seal, öeldes endale süsihappegaasi netokoguse arvutuse abil rahustuseks, et me ei ole mingit kahju tekitanud. Kuidas me teame, et me ei eemaldanud mõnd elundit? Kuidas me teame, et me ei ole hävitanud seda, mida kogid kutsuvad esuana'ks – otsustavaks sõlmeks loodust toestavas mustas ühendusniidis. Kuidas me teame, et me ei hävitanud püha puud, mida kogid kutsuvad "liigi isaks", millest kogu liik sõltub?" kirjutab Charles Eisenstein raamatus "Kliima: uus lugu", mis ilmus poolteist aastat tagasi nii Swedbanki kui Edmund Burke'i Seltsi raamatusarjas. "Süsinikutriangel on suitsukate põhiprobleemi varjamiseks," loen ma oma märkmetest Tähenduse teejuhtide 202. vestlusringist Indrek Vainu ja Madis Vasseriga, mille üheks lähtekohaks oligi Eisensteini eespool nimetatud raamat. Мa kirjutasin sellest jutuajamisest välja terve pinutäie enda jaoks uusi nimesid ja teoseid. Eelkõige jäid kõrva: 1) Jem Bendell "Deep Adaptation"; 2) William Catton "Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change"; 3) Michael Huesemann "Techno-Fix: Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment"; 4) Derrick Jensen, "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It (Politics of the Living)"; 5) A. J. Friedemann "When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation (SpringerBriefs in Energy)"; 6) Ugo Bardi "Before the Collapse: A Guide to the Other Side of Growth"; 7) John Michael Greer "Collapse Now and Avoid the Rush: The Best of The Archdruid Report". Vestluse lõpus tsiteerisin ma kokkuvõtteks enda suurt lemmikut USA süvaökoloogi David Abramit: "Kui me aga tõesti tunneme, et maailm sõltub meist ja meie tähelepanust, meie tänusõnadest ja kiidulaulust, siis omandab see juba teistsuguse tähenduse. Sellisel juhul on meil raske jõele tamm ehitada või metsad maha raiuda, sest me mõistame, et me peame tegutsema ja kõnelema nii, et me saavutaksime meid ümbritseva maailmaga parema kooskõla. See on väga erinev meelelaad ja selle meelelaadi süvakihid on tõepoolest poeetilised. Nendest saab vaid laulda ja luuletada. Ma ei räägi siin aga luuleraamatutest, riiulinurgale unustatud antoloogiatest, vaid elavast poeesiast. Me peame endale tunnistama oma animaalset kehalikkust, me ei ole kehatud vaimud, vaid kahe jala ja kahe käega füüsilised olendid. See tõsiasi peaks kajastuma ka meie kõnes. Me peaks hoiduma teoreetilisest ja abstraktsest žargoonist – keelest, mis on kaotanud igasuguse kontakti maaga, nii et selle juurtelt on langenud viimasedki liiva- ja mullaterad. Kahjuks on selle mandri ülikoolides asjad liikunud just vastupidises suunas". Kahju tõesti. Head uudistamist! H.

Adattati o muori è il principio che regola la sopravvivenza delle specie in natura: solo quelle in grado di fare fronte ai cambiamenti ambientali continueranno ad esistere. Negli ultimi anni gli effetti del cambiamento climatico sono diventati più evidenti, influendo sistematicamente sulla società e sulla economia. Lo scenario che abbiamo davanti preoccupa una parte della popolazione in maniera devastante, lasciando inspiegabilmente indifferente qualcun altro, incluse istituzioni e multinazionali. Sul perché siamo così divisi ha cercato una spiegazione il professor Jem Bendell con il suo articolo apocalittico “ Deep Adaptation” (Adattamento profondo) mettendo in chiaro a cosa stiamo andando incontro nel collasso climatico e come dovremmo affrontare seriamente il futuro, scatenando la disperazione tra alcuni dei suoi lettori. La Generazione Z da tempo si è fatta carico del sentimento di disperazione ecologica, organizzando manifestazioni e collettivi, come “Just Stop Oil” e “Ultima Generazione”, che cercano di scuotere l'interesse sociale con atti di disobbedienza civile non violenta. Ma i media sembrano concentrati solo sul racconto degli atti di protesta, tralasciando volontariamente quello che gli attivisti hanno da dire. Perché non vogliamo parlare di disperazione? L'approccio generale del “fare qualcosa di sostenibile” per l'ambiente sta veramente rallentando la crisi climatica? Se fossimo già arrivati al punto di non ritorno, saremo in grado di adattarci? ————————————————— Autrice e Voce: Eleonora Carrus (@eleaonorac) INSTAGRAM: @nexus.cosmos Supporta il progetto con un caffè ☕️:  http://www.buymeacoffee.com/nexuscosmos ————————————————— Fonti: “Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh painting”, Washington Post, YouTube “The 7 Biggest Polluters by Industry in 2022, as Ranked in New Research”, Beth Howell, eponline.com “Explained | World's Water Crisis | FULL EPISODE | Netflix”, YouTube “How humans disrupted a cycle essential to all life”, Vox, YouTube “Adattamento profondo: una mappa per navigare la tragedia climatica”, Jem Bendell, 2020 “Città del Capo si prepara a resistere al giorno zero dell'acqua” Pierre Haski, internazionale.it Approfondimenti: “Ma perché non ci fermiamo per evitare la nostra estinzione?”, Alessandra Profilio, italiachecambia.org “Jem Bendell: “Il catastrofismo e la deep adaptation non sono scuse per l'inazione climatica”, Andrea Degl'Innocenti, italiachecambia.org ————————————————— I contributi audio di questa puntata sono tratti dalle dichiarazioni di Ignazio La Russa dopo l'imbrattamento del palazzo del Senato; intervista a Tommaso di Ultima Generazione a La7; discorso di Greta Thunberg al World Economic Forum del 2019; parole di un'attivista per Ultima Generazione raccolte da Fanpage nell'ottobre 2022 ————————————————— Pubblicato nel 2023

Energy is always in the news. It's inextricably linked with emissions and the level or absence of emissions determines the outcome of the climate crisis. Nevertheless, it's time to talk about something else as well. OK, I did promise to tell you about space energy, so we'll look at that.  I'm also going to look again at Deep Adaptation from Jem Bendell, at the pressures in the UK to reject Net Zero, news of the continuing weather crisis in Australia, Finland's new nuclear station (sorry - that's another energy story) and hydropower by truck (that's energy, too). And there's a fabulous city of the future planned for the desert.

In this episode, which originally aired in radio format on August 26th, 2021, I share a conversation I had with my husband, Whitman Bolles, about what he's learned in researching climate science over the past decade or so. I also talk on my own about the spiritual challenge of climate change, via a discussion of Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects, and Jem Bendell's ideas on Deep Adaptation.

COP26 debrief with Rupert Read. In the immediate aftermath of COP26, Rupert Read shares his profound disappointment with the outcome of COP26, shares his views for possible ways forward with the COPs, how they might evolve--and talks about the vital importance of adaptation-another area where he feels COP26 failed to deliver. Unvarnished and candid reflections on COP26 and worries about general progress on the scale of environmental challenges the world is facing: in particular global warming and the environmental catastrophes the oceans are undergoing. Rupert Read is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, an author, a blogger, and a climate and environmental campaigner, including his work as a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. He has written over a dozen books, most recently Parents for A Future. Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos which he edited with Jem Bendell came out this summer. Rupert has also been national parliamentary candidate, European parliamentary candidate and councillor for the Green Party of England and Wales and chaired the ecological think tank Green House. He is a strong advocate for positive, radical change to address the climate emergency, and has argued for the environment extensively in the media, including writings in the Guardian, The Independent and The Ecologist and frequent guest appearances on the radio.

This week, ahead of COP26, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by David Wallace-Wells, the author of ‘The Uninhabitable Earth', to discuss a flurry of new books on climate change and what to do about it, from quiet reflection to radical, explosive action; and the biographer of royals A. N. Wilson considers a lively new Life of King George V that suggests the monarch wasn't that dull after all‘Deep Adaptation: Navigating the realities of climate chaos', edited by Jem Bendell and Rupert Read‘How To Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to fight in a world on fire' by Andreas Malm‘Saving Us: A climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world' by Katharine Hayhoe‘Geopolitics For the End Time: From the pandemic to the climate crisis' by Bruno Maçães'George V: Never a dull moment' by Jane RidleyProducer: Sophia Franklin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking with Adrian Tait, co-founder of the Climate Psychology Alliance about his contribution to the new Deep Adaptation book. Links to buy Deep Adaption: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Adaptation-Navigating-Realities-Climate/dp/1509546847 Support this channel: https://patreon.com/genncc Cambridge Climate Lecture Series - Shaping The Future: https://climateseries.com/climate-change-podcast Nick Breeze's site with full archive: genn.cc Climate Psychology Alliance: https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/ This newly published volume edited by and contributed to by Jem Bendell and Rupert Read includes an updated version of the original Deep Adaptation paper as well input from a total of 20 contributors across a range of fields that deal with issues related to Deep Adaptation and the subject of collapse. Deep Adaptation, with its subheader of ‘Navigating The Realities of Climate Chaos' is divided into 3 parts: The Predicament, Shifts In Being and Shifts In Doing. Adrian's contribution gives a broad overview of the evolving field of climate psychology, including the symptoms of distress and denial assisting us to recognise and empathise when we detect them in peers and/or colleagues. Deep Adaptation covers a range of subjects including the future of activism, leadership, the study of collapse itself and related ideas. It is itself a starting point to explore themes around feeling, assimilating and responding to systemic as well as ecological collapse. This subject of this book contrasts and compliments another book that will be published later this year titled ‘The Fight For Climate After COVID-19' by Alice Hill. Alice has previously served as special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council staff and will be discussing her new book here in late August just ahead of publication. Thank you for listening to Shaping The Future. You can now see the full archive of episodes at GENN.cc along with the archive of interviews and footage recorded at the last 5 COP's. As we prepare for COP26 in Glasgow, it is worth considering that the climate threats anticipated 30 years ago at the Rio Earth Summit are now among us creating suffering and loss on a daily basis, while not one policy fit for purpose has been implemented to prevent them. Someone might have warned George Bush Senior when he stated that the American way of life is not up for negotiation, that nature cares not for political grandiosity. You can subscribe to Shaping The Future on all the usual channels and also support my work via Patreon. Thank you.

Dr. Jem Bendell is the Founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum and a Professor of Sustainability Leadership with the University of Cumbria. He works as a researcher, educator, and advisor on social and organizational change, with over 25 years of experience in sustainable development initiatives in over 20 countries. In 2018, he authored the viral Deep Adaptation paper, downloaded around a million times.Jem addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That “people are changing their lives because of their anticipation of collapse, to relate more openly and wanting to do what's right, come what may.”That “holding space for each other and our difficult emotions has led to a new quality of engagement.” That Deep Adaptation invites people into a different way of talking about crisis response and emotions - fostering compassion, curiosity, and respect.That sustainable development may be a delusion, but we can ready ourselves for societal disruption to help others with our skills and networks.ResourcesAuroville intentional community, southern IndiaBook: “How Everything Can Collapse” by Momentum InstitutePaper: Deep Adaptation by Jem BendellInternational Scholars Warning on Societal Disruption and CollapseConnect with JemWebsite // Deep Adaptation Forum // Twitter // Facebook group Join our Patreon Community to receive bonus conversations with guests and "backstage" conversations between Vicki and other podcast hosts.Follow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook // Twitter // InstagramLearn moreSupport the show (http://bit.ly/wcpgr-res-donate)

Jilani is a classically trained musician, a Certified Leader and Mentor of the Dances of Universal Peace International, and a teacher in the Sufi Ruhaniat International (a Universal Western Sufi Order)....

In this 4th episode of the 2nd season of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks with the American writer Jonathan Franzen. Franzen is the author of numerous short stories and essays, but is most widely known for his novels “The Corrections”, “Freedom” and “Purity”. Furthermore, he has been a contributor to “The New Yorker” Magazine since 1994 and written seminal essays on climate change and environmentalism.During the interview, Franzen talks about his essay “What if We Stopped Pretending?” that sparked controversy due to its argument that humanity may no longer be able to stop climate change. The essay attracted vocal criticism and Franzen was accused of being a climate denier.Franzen also explains how he first got interested in environmental conservation and what his love for birds has meant for his approach to life. He expands on his views described in another essay; “Has climate change made it harder for people to care about conservation?” explaining how concerns about climate change can overshadow other environmental issues.Furthermore, the discussion explores the narratives that surround climate change. Franzen argues that climate action should be motivated by a moral imperative, love for nature and the hope of a better future – not by fear mongering.During the interview Franzen mentions Jem Bendell, a British professor of sustainability leadership and founder of the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS) at the University of Cumbria. He is founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum to support responses to hypothetical societal disruption from the perceived dangers of climate change - also called climate anxiety in more popular terms.Franzen’s upcoming novel “Crossroads” will be published in October 2021 as the first installment in a trilogy entitled “A Key to All Mythologies?”

 Manda Scott is a Novelist, Shamanic dreamer, trainee homeopath and podcast host at the massively successful Accidental Gods: transforming ourselves, transforming the world . She is also a best selling Author: Boudica books and A Treachery of Spies (amongst others) Working on 'Dreaming the Wounded Bear'.Ross and Manda discuss her books, studies, the Deep Adaptation Paper, societal collapse, economics, food resilience, regenerative agriculture, re-quantifying success and challenges we are all facing. The pair also talk about how we are due a new evolutionary step and this one can be of consciousness, why does conscious evolution matter and how do we get there?Timestamps:01:54​ Manda's background and highlights10:10​ The 'Deep Adaptation Paper' by Jem Bendell (scientific paper)12:26​ How this has shaped Manda's focus and career so far? 30:51 Manda's vision of how organisations/people can prepare well for the pace of change ahead? 38:04​  Four steps we can take49:39​ The first work Manda suggests beginners should look at.52:22​  What can people focus on to support  Manda's findings.Connect with MandaLinkedinWebsitePodcastBooks - Boudica Series 'Deep Adaptation Paper' by Jem BendellConnect with Ross:WebsiteLinkedInMoonshot Innovation YouTube

The Extinction Rebellion podcast discusses the future with Christiana Figueres, founder of the Global Optimism group and was head of the UN climate change convention when the Paris agreement was achieved in 2015; George Monbiot, the writer known for his environmental and political activism and Dr Jem Bendell, Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria. This episode was first released in June 2019 and produced by Jessica Townsend & Bill Leuty for Extinction Rebellion, www.extinctionrebellion.uk, distributed by The Real Agenda Network, podcasts for political change: www.realagenda.org

Sean Kelly, Ph.D., is professor of Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).  He is the author of Coming Home: The Birth and Transformation of the Planetary Era, co-editor of The Variety of Integral Ecologies: Nature, Culture, and Knowledge in ....

Liane asks Fernando Garcia about the state of our planet and whether sustainability is a realistic focus.  Should we hold on to a belief that we can live in a sustainable way with 8 billion people on this planet – or should we start thinking about the possibility that this may not be realistic – and start reflecting on what is truly worth saving, what we need to let go off and what we need to come to terms with? Fernando is a former Director of Health and Wellbeing at the European Commission. While is not a scientist he is one of the most informed citizens I know. Since he retired two years ago, he has been attending and facilitating retreats where he explores how we relate to nature. In this podcast he raises some tough questions but also offers answers that not only present a more realistic future but also one that is more enjoyable and in connection with our ourselves and with nature. This is the final episode of our first podcast season. We look forward to continuing this journey together.  For the next season we will open up the podcast platform to new facilitators and guests. If you want to join our podcast team or be an occasional contributor, send a message to jeroen.janss@awaris.com – we would love to hear from you! Equally as we are all volunteers, we would welcome financial donations to cover the costs and support the ongoing functioning of our podcast. Anyhow, we loved making this first podcast season and look forward to continue the exploration together! For now enjoy this special episode with Fernando Garcia! About Fernando Garcia About Liane Stephan Interested to contribute to the Inner Green Deal podcast? Send a mail to Jeroen Janss of the Inner Green Deal Initiative via jeroen.janss@awaris.com. Thank you! 

Rupert is an academic and a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion UK Links to Rupert's work: Facing up to Climate Reality Extinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside This civilisation is finished (book) This civilisation is finished: so what is to be done? (lecture).

This episode examines the modern worldview in terms of its understanding of unlimited growth, and how this set the context for World War II and the Great Acceleration. Throughout there is a focus on the theme of mobilization: different ways to understand mobilization, and how to apply the precedent of WWII mobilization to our own times. In discussing this, some of the psychology incurred relative to our world in crisis, climate change, and mobilizing to meet these challenges is explored. References: As mentioned in the previous episode, Margaret Klein Salomon is a clinical psychologist who develops the "climate mobilization" movement in response to our climate crisis. (https://www.theclimatemobilization.org/) Joanna Macy is one of the groundbreaking psychologists of climate change, described as the “psychologist of climate change par excellence” in this episode (https://www.joannamacy.net/main) One person she worked with was Arne Naess (1912-2009), who coined the term “deep ecology”. What is perhaps not so well known is the strong psychological underpinnings of deep ecology, which are worth considering: the notion that a good ecological relationship to the earth is inseparable from a richer, more vital sense of self, whereas an impoverished, damaged relationship correlates to an impoverished experience of self. http://www.deepecology.org/deepecology.htm A couple further contemporary psychologists of climate change: Renee Lertzmann https://reneelertzman.com/ Susanne Moser http://www.susannemoser.com/ Jem Bendell is not a psychologist, but his provocative and influential “Deep Adaptation” proposal (which has become a small movement) is heavily psychological in its response to climate change https://deepadaptation.info/ We'd love to hear from you! Feel free to get in touch with us on instagram @afterthought_podcast, facebook @AfterthoughtPodcastCDK, or by emailing us at afterthoughtpodcast2019@gmail.com

Nick Ross has been a leadership trainer and personal development coach for over 20 years.  Coming from a professional background in addictions therapy his work today includes delivery of extensive leadership development programs and executive coaching to global companies and senior leaders. As Director of A Different Drum, Nick brings his love of writing, poetry, storytelling and the wild to his work with executives and senior teams, to address and reflect on the place of soul at work and specifically the role of creative sanctuary in supporting healthy human well-being. He is also a coach and companion to many individual leaders going through periods of significant transition in their personal and professional lives. Nick has chosen to stop flying for work or pleasure in 2020 because of the climate emergency and with colleagues and partners is turning his attention towards finding ways to successfully engage businesses and organisations in constructive dialogue about the ecosystemic crisis. Nick has a longstanding interest in the exploration of human consciousness.  He draws his inspiration from time spent learning from a variety of aboriginal cultures and influential mentors including Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Parker Palmer and Robert Monroe.  Nick works closely today with leaders and elders of the Yawanawa tribe from the Amazon Rainforest in Western Brazil and hosts annual cultural visits by tribal representatives from the village of Yawarani to the UK When not working with leaders and organisations Nick is most likely to be found co-running a 2 acre market garden in Somerset with his long term partner Tia providing organic food and a learning resource within the local community. He is a member of the Deep Adaptation Forum founded by Jem Bendell and a member of Extinction Rebellion.

Henk Barendregt received his doctorate in Mathematical Logic in 1971, and continued studying studied Zen meditation and Vipasssana meditation until 2006. As occupant of the chair of Foundations of Mathematics and Computer Science at Nijmegen University, he studied meditation and its neuropsychologic....

Taken from Jem Bendell's blog . "when harvests collapse, we won't be eating our placards. We will be relying on the love we have for each other and the ways we have prepared.".

Meine Aussage in der heutigen Sendung ist – trotz traumhaftem Sommer-Ferienwetter – ernüchternd und schlicht: Wir befinden uns mit unserer Zivilisation im Endgame, im Endspiel gegen einen Gegner, der uns vernichtet. Und der Gegner sind wir selbst. Es gibt keinen leichten Hack, dieses "Spiel", das alles andere als ein Spiel ist, zu gewinnen. Wir sind an einem Scheideweg angelangt. Die mediale Welt hält uns nach wie vor im Virus-Pandemie-zweite-Welle-Impfstoff-Impfzwang-Masken-Demonstrations-Meinungsfreiheits-Bürgerrechts-Hype fest und wir werden vollkommen davon abgelenkt, dass die Zivilisation unsere Erde zerstört. Die Situation, in der sich der Planet befindet, ist ein höchst besorgniserregender. Das sagt die Biochemikerin Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa in ihrem gerade herausgekommenen Film „Endgame 2050“, das sagt der Umweltforscher Dr. Jem Bendell in seiner im vergangenen Monat publizierten Analyse mit dem Titel „Eine Anleitung zum Umgang mit der Klimatragödie", das sagt der Philosoph Dr. Derrick Jensen in seinem Buch „Endgame“, derselbe Titel, dieselbe Katastrophe. Ich habe drei Personen erwähnt, Sofia Pineda Ochoa, Jem Bendell und Derrick Jensen. Keiner von ihnen nimmt sich ein Blatt vor den Mund, um ihre jeweiligen Erkenntnisse im Zuckerguss zu verkaufen, dazu ist der Zustand des Planeten, in den uns unser Fortschrittsleben gebracht hat, zu erschreckend. Ich habe diese drei Menschen herausgepickt aus einer Vielzahl von Wissenschaftlern, Forschern, Professoren, Politikern, Aktivisten und Wissenden, die allesamt Fakten liefern, nicht nur Meinungen äußern. Alles, was sie sagen, ist belegt und belegbar, nichts ist erfunden oder einfach so daher gesagt. Und die große Frage ist, warum niemand die Sache so ernst nimmt, wie sie ernst genommen gehört. Ist die Aussicht, dass wir den Planeten derart verwüsten, dass wir hier nicht überleben können, so grausam, dass uns niemand die Augen öffnen darf? Warum? Weil dann Panik ausbrechen würde? Chaos? Dann schon lieber Vogel-Strauß-Politik? Sofia Pineda Ochoa, Film „Endgame 2050“: https://www.endgame2050.com/viewing Jem Bendell, Paper „Eine Anleitung zum Umgang mit der Klimatragödie“: https://jembendell.com/2020/07/27/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-deep-adaptation-start-here-with-a-new-edition-of-original-paper/ Derrick Jensen, Buch "Endgame: Zivilisation als Problem“: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endgame_(Jensen_books)

Skeena ia a mum of three who lives in Stroud, where she runs the Politics Kitchen and is a co-founder of Compassionate Stroud. She is also a Labour Councillor, a trauma release therapist, and teaches Pilates, Yoga, Feldenkrais, Garuda and Energy Medicine and heart-math meditation..

[Jem Bendell wrote this blog post before writing the Deep Adaptation paper.] What follows is a personal story of my journey over almost 4 years since I began to accept the scale of the climate tragedy and what that could mean for my life....

Over the past year more scientists have begun to warn more clearly of the potential and even likelihood of societal collapse due to the direct and indirect impacts of dangerous climate change. These warnings are being lost in the winds of news cycles and drowned out by scientists who prefer assessme....

Elsie Luna is an 11 year old activist who has been a key organiser and spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion Youth. She was one of the first UK strikers for Fridays For the Future and co-founded and co-coordinates Extinction Rebellion Kids....

When John and Valerie Bowman moved to Iowa City, Iowa in 2018 from California they were among the first residents at Prairie Hill, the first cohousing community in Iowa and among the first in the Midwest. The couple of 40 years is now active in promoting this collaborative living concept, which aims to strike a healthy balance between connection and privacy among its members. In this interview, the Bowmans discuss what drew them to this residential environment initially, what it's like living close to others in their community, how decisions are made, the kinds of people who live here, and their vision on what Prairie Hill could look like in the future.To learn more about cohousing check out The Cohousing Association of America.Click to view a downloadable link to this episode's transcript.John's Recommendation:- The Sun magazine, an independent, ad-free publicationVal's Recommendations:- On Being podcast by Krista Tippett- Medium, an online publishing platform with a hybrid of amateur and pro writers- The Atlantic magazine - Deep Adaptation by Jem Bendell and related Facebook groupShuva's Recommendation:- Bix 7 road race in Davenport, IowaIf you enjoy this show, click here and follow the instructions to leave a review.

Guest: Daniel Hennessy from Extinction Rebellion Oakland Hot goss about Extinction Rebellion America. Fighting fires. NGOs. Filling jails and working with police. Jem Bendell‘s Deep Adaptation paper. Arctic sea ice. Social collapse. Alien archaeologists. “If it’s the truth, you have to say it.” Note: Daniel speaks on behalf of Daniel. His opinions do not, and are not intended to, represent XR America. This isn’t a friggin press release, just two dudes chatting about their own feels. Music by Martin H. Emes plus “Ｂ　Ｕ　Ｒ　Ｎ　　Ｏ　Ｕ　Ｔ” by Anonymous420 (CC BY 4.0) and “Air” by Lolique (CC BY 3.0). (more…)

Sister Jayanti is the European Director of Brahma Kumaris, their representative at the United Nations in Geneva and a spiritual leader and teacher for over 50 years. She is a pioneer advocate for the spiritual basis of caring for the earth and a key presenter at COP climate change conferences since ....

In today's episode we talk with Peter Yates, who you might remember from episode seven when we spoke to him and his son Rory about their documentary When the River Runs Dry. Today we listen to an interview I did with Peter several months ago, back when the bushfires were the main topic and we had never heard of the coronavirus... remember that? In this interview we begin our chat by talking about his life up to this point, a life that includes working with World Vision, travelling Australia with a young family in a gypsy wagon pulled by camels and working with indigenous rangers in land management. Later in the episode we unpack the ideas involved in Deep Adaptation which is a concept Peter had been thinking about and discussing with others. It is a topic made famous by Jem Bendell who published an academic paper in 2018 entitled Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy.   Links:   Deep Adaptation: https://www.dumbofeather.com/articles/embracing-deep-adaptation/ https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jem_Bendell   Coronavirus and Climate change: https://www.fastcompany.com/90473758/what-would-happen-if-the-world-reacted-to-climate-change-like-its-reacting-to-the-coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/25/covid-19-is-natures-wake-up-call-to-complacent-civilisation  

Guest: Jody from Guruphiliac, @Kalieezchild on Twitter In part 2, Jody gets personal about his history with gurus. The significance of significance and the red herring of ego dissolution. Magick and imaginal spirituality. Psychedelics. Jody’s path to realization. Oprah. The Aquarian Age. Climate change anxiety. The Church of the Subgenius. And burnt almonds: the secret of life, the universe, and everything. The Alan Watts talk I reference is on YouTube, or you can read the transcript at AlanWatts.org. Want to listen to Part 1? Closing track is “For R & S” by Density & Time. (more…)

Guest: Jody from Guruphiliac, @Kalieezchild on Twitter The dirty secret of spiritual enlightenment. The problem with gurus. Rolling your own religion. Dreams and the unconscious in spirituality. Music by Martin H Emes plus “Cycles” by Density & Time and “Soveja” by Minus (CC BY-SA 3.0 RO). Ready for part 2? (more…)

Dreaming about RV life. Social media stigma and technology in intentional communities. Comfy clothes and nudism. Northern lights pics from Twitch. Closing track: “My Luck” by Forrest Keller (CC BY 3.0) Photo by Sindre (more…)

Amisha is an experienced facilitator and has a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other and the earth. She has hosted many retreats and workshops, that include yoga, meditation and sacred activism such as The Heart of Transformation, Wild Grace, and a five month residentia....

Dahr is an award winning journalist and author who spent more than a year in Iraq reporting on the 2003 war between 2003-2013, and has reported for The Guardian, The Independent, The Nation, The Huffington Post, Truthout, Le Monde Diplomatique, and Al Jazeera English, among many others....

Diese Folge ist anders als die andern. Heute mute ich dir ein ganz neues Thema zu und bin gespannt auf deine Reaktion: Unsere Welt geht zugrunde - klingt das hart? Tatsächlich ist dieses Szenario gar nicht so unwahrscheinlich, wie einige Vordenker es begründen. Ich will dich aber mit diesem Thema nicht deprimieren, sondern aufzeigen, was du in dieser Zeit sinnvollerweise tun kannst. Ich erkläre dir: was Indikatoren sind, dass wir gerade auf einen Kollaps zu steuern was du als einzelne tun kannst in dieser Situation und auch was das für deine Arbeit bedeutet. Basierend auf Interviews/Talks von D. Schmachtenberger,  J. Bendell, R. Burbea. In dieser Folge: Die Welt steuert gerade auf einen Kollaps zu – warum und wie? Warum sind unsere Maßnahmen, damit umzugehen, unzureichend? Die „Meaning Crisis“ und „Narrative Warfare“ – warum Information mehr und mehr verzerrt ist. Schlussfolgerung: Die Änderungen die wir brauchen, sind viel grundlegender als wir denken. Was kann ich als Einzelne(r) machen? (3 Punkte) Welche Dienstleistungen und Lösungen machen wirklich Sinn in meiner Arbeit? (3 Punkte) Links: War on Sensemaking, Schmachtenberger: https://youtu.be/7LqaotiGWjQ Humanity's Phase Shift, Schmachtenberger: https://youtu.be/nQRzxEobWco Deep Adaptation Paper, Jem Bendell: https://jembendell.com/2019/05/15/deep-adaptation-versions/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --- Erfolgreich & Sinnvoll Selbstständig - mein einziges großes Seminar 2020. Start 3. April, Bewerbung läuft und endet bald. https://www.tobiasmaerz.de/erfolgreich-sinnvoll-selbststaendig ---- Youtube-Kanal: Erfüllung in Beruf und Leben – Kurzvideos ab Juli 2019

Guest: Kim, a mod at the Collapse Support subreddit and Discord server, longtime doomer, collapsenik, ex-lawyer, ex-clergy, and “non-breeding housewife” New Thought meets collapse. Doing good on behalf of hypothetical futures. The origin of water. We’re all extraterrestrials. Dystopian shopping malls. Helping the normies. The Coronavirus and predictions of doom. Living in captivity. XR Australia is fighting an extremely uphill battle. Zoomers are smart. The metaphysics of humor. Good Grief Network. The fires (and waters) of Australia. Music this episode by Martin H Emes and “Soft Rain” by Glass Boy (CC BY-ND 3.0). (more…)

Sarah and Jeremy talk anti-civiliation, Derrick Jensen’s A Language Older Than Words, peak oil, Tar Sands, ocean floor mining, alien belly slugs, rock bottom Hell, the utility of shaming in civilization, mirror universe synchronization, the “Millennial Spectrum of Millenniosity,” and more than a little bit of Star Trek. End on another bitchin’ track by Glass Boy, sip a nice cold beverage, call it a day — you’re in bed by 10:00. Intro music by Martin H Emes plus “Power Glove” by C. Scott (CC BY 3.0). Closing track is “UnMartin” by Glass Boy (CC BY-ND 3.0). (more…)

One airbrushed wizard van short of a new religion. Mike Jones is back once again. Can we build a bewildering manifesto-inscribed labyrinth and spiritual movement around J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion? What cult LARPing lessons can we learn from Kurt Anderson’s Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire? Is America the BoJack Horseman of countries? All this plus a Denny’s kids’ menu and a pack of crayons. Yeah, it’s one of the more pop culture-heavy episodes. Intro music by Martin H Emes and “Rah” by Uncle Milk (CC BY 4.0). Closing track is “Soft Rain” by Glass Boy (CC BY-ND 3.0). (more…)

The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, rhizomatic relations, the symbolic potency of fungus, the alchemy of mycelium, high-chaos forestry, and The Understory by Robert Macfarlane. #Blessed to be joined again by Glenn from Be Your Own Drum Circle. Plus: Glenn answers our first live listener question from Twitch: “Why do you not like the climate change?” We’re streaming our weekly episode recording sessions Sundays at 6:30pm EST / 3:30pm PST. Call us toll-free during the show to chat or leave a message anytime at 844-9161-NOW (669). Full episode transcripts now available on the website. (If you’re seeing this on the website, just click the “Continue Reading” link below or, like, scroll down.) Music by Ricard Culver and Martin H. Emes. (more…)

Caroline teaches at the University of Bath & is a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA) Executive Committee; academic & psychotherapist. She is researching children & young people's feelings about the climate and biodiversity crisis in the UK, Maldives & Bangladesh to explore different n....

A series of moving conversations from a Deep Adaptation Workshop with Professor Jem Bendell and Katie Carr. Four professional women of different ages and nationalities explore what the Climate Crisis means to them and their vocations. We interviewed a doctor, a psychotherapist a managing director and a Death Cafe facilitator. It's a journey deep into the heart of the times we live in and the changes we face. To find out more about Jem Bendell's workshop visit: https://jembendell.com/

Charles is the author of "Climate, a New Story" and other books. "I'm not the guy who has got it all figured out. I know that my books and other work comes from a deep, inspired source, but that source is not me! It is more like I'm connecting to a field of knowledge, or to a story that wants to....

Jem Bendell introduces the Deep Adaptation Q&A series.

In this episode Amisha shares a moment with strategist and educator Jem Bendell. Jem published a paper in July 2018 introducing the concept of Deep Adaptation and stating his belief in the inevitability of climate-induced societal collapse within the next 10 years....

Sustainability scholar Jem Bendell looks to deep adaptation in the face of inevitable climate-induced social collapse - as the global system of carbon capitalism pushes life on this planet towards disaster, only a profound shift in the way we relate to the natural world, each other, and our own mort....

Dr Gail Bradbrook has been researching, planning and training for mass civil disobedience since 2010 and is a co-founder of the social movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) which rapidly spread internationally since its launch in October 2018....

Carolyn is the author of Dark Gold: The Human Shadow And The Global Crisis; Love In The Age Of Ecological Apocalypse: The Relationships We Need To Thrive. With Andrew Harvey, she has co-authored Return To Joy and Savage Grace: Living Resiliently In The Dark Night Of The Globe....

Professor Jem Bendell gave a talk at Buddhafields' Green Earth Awakening event in the UK in September 2019. He reflected on some spiritual aspects of Deep Adaptation..

Someone told me people come to XR because of fear, but they stay in it because of love." Jem Bendell.

Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism. The author of more than twelve   books, she is the root teacher of the Work That ....

Jem Bendell talk about recession and the role of the money system in creating it..

Jem Bendell rips apart our assumptions about money..

This is the first episode of This is The Climate Crisis Radio show recorded at BayFM on 28-11-2019. In todays show, hosts Michael Shaw and Michelle Walter talk about the importance of discussing this climate disruption; we share about how our own understanding of Climate Crisis was influenced by Catherine Ingram author of Facing Extinction. Michael shares about his exclusive interviews with climate journalist and author of End of Ice, Dahr Jamail; Sustainability Professor Jem Bendell who wrote the paper Deep Adaptation and Native American Stan Rushworth. Links to research mentioned in the Podcast: IPCC Report - https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/ Catherine Ingram - https://www.catherineingram.com/facingextinction/ Dahr Jamail - https://www.dahrjamail.net/ Jem Bendell - https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf

The last time the climate crisis was getting this much attention, it was Al Gore striding on stage to talk us through the high-end PowerPoint presentation of An Inconvenient Truth. From Greta Thunberg to Gail Bradbrook to Jem Bendell, the strange collection of public figures at the centre of the new climate movements have little in common with Al Gore. They don't have a neat story about how it can all be OK. Their voices are powerful because we can hear their fear.In Notes From Underground, Dougald Hine (co-founder of The Dark Mountain Project) invites us to go deeper into the context of these movements and what they tell us about the moment in which we find ourselves. This first episode traces a route from Stockholm in August 2018, through the advice that Extinction Rebellion didn't take from climate communications experts, to the question of what an Alcoholics Anonymous for a whole culture would look like.Notes From Underground is a weekly series, running through the winter of 2019/20. You can read the essays at Bella Caledonia, watch them on YouTube, or listen to them as a podcast.To support the making of this work, go to Dougald's Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/dougald)

Interview: Professor Leonard Joy considers the implications of an article by Jem Bendell entitled Deep Adaptation, a map for navigating climate tragedy. The article considers the challenges facing society and the consequences of disruption caused by climate change. Deep adaptation refers to the scale of the response that will be required within our social and economic systems. 

Welcome to episode 10 of Leading in a Climate Changed World from Olivier Mythodrama In this episode, we are lucky to be speaking to Dr Jem Bendell Professor of Sustainability Leadership and author of Deep Adaptation. Jem starts by summarising climate science within his work in Deep Adaptation and corporate sustainability, in which he explains why different industries are in denial about what’s going on in the world today. He introduces the 4 R’s needed to motivate change and encourage preparation for a new way of living. Robin and Jem talk about leadership and discuss how to introduce conversations around climate change, particularly if you are catapulted into a new leadership position. They discuss the importance of talking to the younger generation and getting the balance of hope and action right. As a professor of leadership, Jem identifies where he sees direction and influence emerging and how grassroots leadership is beginning to embody the change needed to tackle the climate crisis, as well as recognising the importance of practices available to help leaders Please don’t forget to rate our podcast and share with anyone and everyone. In case you weren’t aware, all podcasts so far, are accompanied by a video hosted on the Olivier Mythodrama YouTube channel (youtube.com/oliviermythodrama). If you would like to suggest any interviews or would like to partner up for any projects or simply get a bit more information, please email hello@leadinginaclimatechangedworld.com Over to Robin and Jem…

In episode 7 of Mutations podcast, I am joined by paleontologist-futurist Michael Garfield. Michael is an artist, podcast host (Future Fossils), musician, painter, philosopher--am I missing anything? Like me, Michael wears many hats. We recorded a back-to-back episode. This is part one. You can find part two on Future Fossils. Michael and I offer philosophical and existential reflections on the “Deep Adaptation” movement, popularized by Jem Bendell’s recent climate report paper, and Daniel Thorson’s Emerge podcast interview, by considering what we can learn from evolutionary and cultural catastrophes throughout history. While we don’t arrive at easy answers, I sense that there is a way of thinking and relating that is emerging in the age of the Anthropocene, as Sean Kelly writes, “beyond hope and despair.” This way of thinking and being leaves open the possibility of a hyper-illuminated dark age... as a way of seeing, like the owl-eyed Athena, into the dark places. LINKS: Michael Garfield on Twitter Santa Fe Institute Michael’s Homepage The Lindisfarne Tapes Sean Kelly, Living in End Times: Beyond Hope and Despair (Revelore Press) MUSIC: Artist: Billy Mays III / Infinite Third. Album: Channel(s) Tracks: "Vision(s)" for intro/outro, "In(to)" for intermezzo PATREON: Join the Mutations Patreon community here for access to our Discord channel, Zoom salon calls, early podcasts and featured writing content. ARTWORK: Featured art by Archan Nair. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mutations/message

In this week’s episode, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Greg Smith, a former Professor of Teacher Education at Lewis & Clark for 28 years.   Greg’s background with teaching in a Quaker school in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains gave him a powerful sense of place — both in meaning and community. It drew students into mutual responsibility, social justice, peace, and environmental responsibility. He took that spirit into his Ph.D. studies at the University of Wisconsin and then into a teaching career at Portland, Oregon’s Lewis & Clark, where he taught ‘Envisioning a Sustainable Society’ and the ‘Theory and Practice of Environmental and Ecological Education.’   Together, Greg and Tom serve on the Advisory Committee at the Teton Science Schools — a leader in place-based education. At an April meeting, Tom noticed a new sense of urgency about climate change in Greg’s advice. When he inquired, Greg said that he had been part of a climate change study group for several years and that a growing number of books said the situation is far worse than people think. In addition to climate change, Greg has compiled a list of several important books and papers that he reviews with Tom in this podcast. Listen in as they discuss his background, climate change, and these several important books and papers!   Key Takeaways: [:14] About today’s episode. [1:28] Tom welcomes Greg Smith to the podcast! [1:45] Greg speaks about the Quaker school in California that led to his appreciation of the power of place. [3:32] Greg speaks about his observations over the last two years and his growing concern about climate change. [6:06] Greg summarizes and gives his thoughts on David Wallace-Wells’ book, The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming. [8:54] Tom and Greg discuss Elizabeth Rush’s book, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore. [12:25] Greg explains both Dahr Jamail and Jem Bendell’s vision of our future due to climate change. [16:36] Greg and Tom look at a slightly more helpful vision of climate change: The Archipelago of Hope. [20:36] Greg gives his thoughts on perhaps the most optimistic book on climate change: Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, by Paul Hawken. [25:15] As a longtime teacher of ecology, Greg gives his advice to teachers on how they can better educate and inform students about the world they are going to inherit. [30:18] Greg explains the sentiment — that his crisis should be responded to in love rather than in fear — that he expressed at the recent Advisory Committee meeting at Teton Science Schools.   Mentioned in This Episode: Greg Smith Quaker Education University of Wisconsin Lewis & Clark Teton Science Schools John Woolman School The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, by David Wallace-Wells New America New York Magazine Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, by Elizabeth Rush Brown University The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption, by Dahr Jamail Dahr Jamail on Truthout Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation (Video) “Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating ClimateTragedy,” by Jem Bendell (Paper) The Archipelago of Hope: Wisdom and Resilience from the Edge of Climate Change, by Gleb Raygorodetsky Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?, by Bill McKibben Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, by Paul Hawken Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World, by Paul Hawken “100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming,” TED Talk Video by Chad Frischmann The City of Portland’s Climate Action Plan   Want to Hear More? Check out episode 168 where Tom, Emily, and Nate McClennon give you a tour of the Teton Science Schools and its important history in environmental education!   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

In our first episode since April's International Rebellion, the Extinction Rebellion podcast discusses the future. Christiana Figueres was Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. The 2015 Paris Agreement was her most notable achievement. George Monbiot is a British writer and a columnist at The Guardian. Dr Jem Bendell is a Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria (UK). You can read his paper, “Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy” at http://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics - Government must crate and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Presenter & Producer - Jessica Townsend Presenter - Marijn van de Geer Producer - Elly Lazarides Social Media Producer - Barney Weston Sound Engineer & Mixing – Dave Stitch

An introduction to my podcast, a personal but shared reflection on my own climate grief. I want to work through my grief, despair, anger, and fear about climate change and the impacts it will have on humanity. Inspired by Jem Bendell's paper, Deep Adaptation. But, we'll be going in lots of different directions from there. Come along for the ride if you sometimes feel like you're walking around with a climate-changed shaped grenade strapped to your forehead, everyone else has one too, but nobody is talking about it. Link: https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf

In this solo episode Eric reflects on Jem Bendell’s essay Deep Adaptation and how many of our social and environmental predicaments are rooted in the trauma that our cultural body has accumulated. He talks about our stress response and how it gives rise to trauma, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s 6 stages of grief, and why modern activism should center the healing of trauma.

I pilotavsnittet av Primaternas Planet diskuterar Belinda och Jocke hopp och hopplöshet i klimatfrågan. Är det kört, när är det kört och vad händer om det är kört? Är miljörörelsen ute och cyklar? Och vad är egentligen ett framgångsrikt liv?  Saker som nämns:Resfria bondeveganer, binärt tänkande, domedagen, Deep Adaptation av Jem Bendell, folkhemmet, veganmissionärer i SvD, krigsekonomi, Pentti Linkola, valfrihet, kolkraftverket i Värtan, Greta Thunberg, slaväpplen och kollektivavtalsäpplen, Det cyniska tillståndet av Sven Anders Johansson, bensinskatt, autopilot, Max slutar med sugrör och den globala överlevnadsinstinkten. Kontakt:Instagram @primaternasplanet @bellisochframtiden @joakimkroksson

A short making sense episode with frequent guest of the show Bonnitta Roy. We have a chat about the recent episodes with Jem Bendell and Vinay Gupta, and how what new paths forward may lie in the wake of the collapse narrative. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emerge/support

A short making sense episode with friend and fellow monastic Peter Park. We have a chat about the recent episodes with Jem Bendell and Vinay Gupta, and how the idea of collapse is playing out in our own lives. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emerge/support

Some responses to questions from a student: "Given the enormous amount of destruction and suffering in the world how can we do everything that needs doing? How to we keep our hearts and minds wide open and manage the feelings of helplessness and inadequacy that arise? Main Text(s) quoted: "The Love in Deep Adaptation" by Jem Bendell and Katie Carr www.jembendell.com, 17 March 2019

Today I'm speaking with Dr. Jem Bendell. Jem exploded onto the internet with the release of his 'Deep Adaptation' paper, which has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. The paper makes a very persuasive argument for what Dr. Bendell calls 'Inevitable near term social collapse' due to climate change. In this conversation we talk about non-linear self-reinforcing negative feedback loops in climate systems, Dr. Bendell’s experience of grief in coming to terms with the reality of collapse, Extinction Rebellion as an expression of fierce love, the meaningfulness and joy on the other side of collapse acceptance, collapse as an invitation to face the reality of our own inevitable death, how to approach the idea of collapse in a helpful way, and whether the United States and Europe will escape the worst impacts as systems de-cohere. Deep Adaptation Paper Positive Deep Adaptation Facebook Group --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emerge/support

Youth of the World on the march. I've been reading There is no Planet B by Mike Berners-Lee and I'll tell you how it compares with The Uninhabitable Earth which I reviewed earlier. I've been in touch with Jem Bendell. He's totally overwhelmed by responses to his paper but I hope to be able to interview one of his colleagues later in May. This week I've discovered a lot of information about denial. Why do people deny things and what can we do about it? And there's other news: about air pollution, Coca-Cola bottles, gas heating and a few gripes about my abandoned PhD. Full text and links at www.sustainablefutures.report. 

This week, today in fact, there's another march. Also in this episode Jeremy Leggett puts China's climate mitigation lead in the context of geopolitics. Jem Bendell has published a paper which he thinks puts him at odds with the academic establishment. I look at what he has to say and I hope there will be opportunity to ask him some questions for a future episode. I told you about the Carrington Event just before Christmas. It seems that something very like it happened some 2,600 years ago. Could it happened again? Norway is revising its investment plans and with a month's experience of being an electric car owner we can tell you that buying an electric vehicle could be the best decision you ever make, or possibly the very worst.

In today's episode I talk to Andrew Medhurst. I came across Andrew via his Linkedin post where he explains that he has recently resigned from the City after 30 years to work on Climate Change. In Andrew's words; "I share the view of an increasing number of quite sane and rational academics/scientists who believe we face inevitable near-term social collapse due to climate change ( I prefer to call it climate breakdown)". Andrew goes on to explain that "Many news stories (The Syrian civil war, Africans drowing in the Mediterranean and Trump's Mexican border wall) aren't presented as climate stories but climate change is a root cause." After reading this post I wanted to find out more, so in this Pod Andrew explains his views and concerns, he explains all about Extinction rebellion (Extinction.earth) and we talk about Dr Jem Bendell's reports on climate change (https://jembendell.wordpress.com/).

How can we adapt to the inevitability of climate-induced societal collapse? In this episode Amisha sits down with strategist and educator Jem Bendell. Jem published a paper in July 2018 introducing the concept of Deep Adaptation and stating his belief in the inevitability of climate-induced societal collapse within the next 10 years. Jem first became an environmentalist as a teenager in 1988 and went on to train as in climate science during his degree before moving into the field of sustainable business. Alarming data on melting ice and permafrost drew Jem back to climate science, where he soon realised that what we see today are many signs of runaway climate change, which has already gone beyond our control. Through his work on Deep Adaptation, Jem offers three questions for humanity at this time: what do we most value, what must we let go of and what must we restore that has been lost?  Jem speaks about sharing his message with school children and sustainable development professionals alike, the fascinating responses he has received to his work and the resulting existential and spiritual shifts in his own life. “The big challenge of our time is to make sure that when our hearts break we stay open and connected and curious rather than coming up with stories to justify ourselves being violent to others that we have othered more than those closest to us.” - Jem Bendell Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

This is the recording of Jem Bendell's presentation on "Unlocking Local Wealth" at the UN-NGLS special session on Alternative Finance and Complementary Currencies during UNRISD's "Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy" conference, which was held May 6-8, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. [6 minutes

This is the closing session of the UNRISD conference "Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy", which was held May 6-8, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. The speakers are: Benjamin Quiñones, Darryl Reed, Emily Kawano, Jem Bendell, José Luis Coraggio, Paul Singer, and Peter Utting. [1 hour and 32 minutes].

Sustainability expert Dr Jem Bendell discusses the history of sustainability-related partnerships between companies and non-government organisations (NGOs), and how universities can change the future of cross-sector partnerships.