Is the economy the most important thing? Canadian geneticist, author, and television producer David Suzuki says the economy is just a subset of ecology. Drawing on native wisdom and state-of-the-art science, he vividly demonstrates that what we do to what surrounds us, we do to ourselves, and suggests how to restore the fabric of the biosphere.
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The Clash of Civilizations: Liberation Ecology and the New Superpower | Paul Hawken
There is indeed a clash of civilizations today, between a sustainable civilization and a disposable one. Author and social entrepreneur Paul Hawken identifies a new superpower: the mighty river of global popular movements with real solutions. He tracks the unprecedented phenomenon of this biggest movement in the history of the world, the diverse face of a rising new culture of restoration, of reconciliation, of healing.
Nature and Spirit: It’s All Connected | Joanna Macy, Rabbi Michael Lerner & Matthew Fox
Global healing requires a spiritual transformation of every aspect of life. Rabbi Michael Lerner of Tikkun Magazine, author/educator Matthew Fox and Joanna Macy, eco-philosopher and scholar of Buddhism speak of the profound interconnectedness of all life and the experience of joy, courage and community we need to engage in the healing of the world.
Genetic Engineering or Genetic Roulette? | Kenny Ausubel, Andrew Kimbrell & Luke Anderson
What lies behind the fascination to tinker with the building blocks of life? Kenny Ausubel and Andrew Kimbrell shed light on the disturbing genetic engineering debate and activist Luke Anderson reports from the successful campaign that has derailed the spread of “biological pollution” in Great Britain and Europe.
Thinking Like Cathedral Builders: Green Building for the Long Haul | John Abrams
Few people realize that poor design and inefficient buildings account for half America’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Master builder John Abrams finds that tapping human ingenuity with a long view will serve future generations, the environment and the human spirit. The kind of green building Abrams employs necessarily addresses the architecture of communities, businesses and the human heart.
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Indigenous Peace Technologies: The Ancient Art of Getting Along | Jeannette Armstrong…
How do we create peace? What can we learn from indigenous societies who have addressed this profound question over thousands of years? From North America to the Kalahari, Jeannette Armstrong, Marlowe Sam, Evan Pritchard, Kxao=Oma and Megan Biesele share powerful stories of how indigenous social technologies have succeeded in resolving conflict, and still are.
Value Change for Survival: All My Relations | Chief Oren Lyons, Leslie Gray & John Mohawk
In these ecologically dangerous times, many call for a fundamental change of heart if we are to restore vital ecosystems. Oren Lyons, Leslie Gray and John Mohawk remind us of the values that sustained people for thousands of years in a balance that supported the land. They offer direction toward nothing less than a value change for survival.
Indigeneity: Becoming Native, Staying Native | Jeannette Armstrong, Leslie Gray, and Katsi Cook
What would life be like if we could hear the land ask us to be a certain way, a way that leads us and the Earth back to wholeness and health? Native American activists, educators, and leaders Jeannette Armstrong, Leslie Gray, and Katsi Cook share an inspiring Earth-honoring vision of what it means to “re-indigenize” ourselves.
Toxic Trespassing: The Inside Story of the Love Canal Uprising | Lois Gibbs
Few people know how a hostage-taking incident transformed a shy housewife from the working-class community near Niagara Falls into one of the founding mothers of the environmental justice movement. Spark-plug community organizer Lois Gibbs traces the electrifying arc that led from sick children to an international rallying cry for human rights. Because, says Gibbs, “It is just not right morally or ethically that somebody with a corporate interest, with a dollar interest, is making a decision each and every day in this country about who lives and who dies.”
A Fork in the Road: Make Friends with a Farmer | Michael Ableman
Local, organic food is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. Beyond the benefits to the growers, our health and the land, could it become a matter of survival? Author and farmer Michael Ableman shares his cross-country journey celebrating the reverent reconnection with food and the land that is transforming how we will produce our food.
Find out more about Michael Ableman and how you can engage with his campaigns and efforts by visiting http://michaelableman.com/
The Trojan Gene: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Nature
A handful of profit-driven biotechnology corporations are rewriting the genetic code of the tree of life, radically altering the composition of our food and releasing self-replicating genetic pollution into the natural world. Farmer Percy Schmeiser, technology expert Andrew Kimbrell, and Native American professor and farmer John Mohawk explore the implications of genetic engineering on the food we eat, the farmers who raise our food, the natural world and society.
Find out more about Andrew Kimbrell and how you can engage with his organization’s campaigns and efforts by visiting the Center for Food Safety’s website.
Tree of Knowledge, Tree of Life: Toward an Agriculture of Relationships
Agriculture or industrial farming, as it is practiced today, may be the single most destructive human activity against the Earth that we currently employ. In response, a movement toward Restorative Farming that looks to nature for its direction is gaining momentum. The hunger for organic foods has never been greater. Millions of consumers are creating the demand that supports farm biodiversity and a healthy food supply. This radio show features Joel Salatin and Fred Kirschenmann, and author Wes Jackson.