First, I want to thank Brian and Marta for putting together this excellent discussion; their handout is above.
Second, I want to thank all 11 attendees—everyone around the table made meaningful contributions.
Third, as a result of this discussion, I’m persuaded that the ideas about Deep Ecology generated in this discussion will likely be an essential component of solving our polycrisis.
Here is some additional content presented during the discussion.
How do we share nature & the seasons with our children and grandchildren? How do we help them understand Nature's vital importance in a digital, AI world?
How do we overcome a dystopian view of the future and tell the story of a positive vision? How do we create an evolution of consciousness?
Perhaps we need a Nature Acknowledgment prior to our events, in addition to a Land Acknowledgment, acknowledging our debt to Indigenous communities,
Where do we each individually find community in an eco-spiritual world?
Hagens describes our polycrisis, where we have already exceeded 6 of Earth's 8 Planetary Boundaries. As resource restrictions and climate / environmental crises worsen, we will face accelerating inflation, government debt, worsening poverty, and potentially worsening geopolitical crises. He argues that we will need to:
Self-Acknowledge and Personally Transform
Align with Other Like-Minded Folks
Build Organizations & Institutions To Achieve a Positive Transition
First, I want to thank Brian and Marta for putting together this excellent discussion; their handout is above.
Second, I want to thank all 11 attendees—everyone around the table made meaningful contributions.
Third, as a result of this discussion, I’m persuaded that the ideas about Deep Ecology generated in this discussion will likely be an essential component of solving our polycrisis.
Here is some additional content presented during the discussion.
Ideas, Questions:
* Video "A Framework For Action", by Nate Hagens* (53 min.)
This video is detailed and somewhat in the weeds. To attempt to see the broad picture, I've asked AI for assistance:
Hagens describes our polycrisis, where we have already exceeded 6 of Earth's 8 Planetary Boundaries. As resource restrictions and climate / environmental crises worsen, we will face accelerating inflation, government debt, worsening poverty, and potentially worsening geopolitical crises. He argues that we will need to:
He suggests 6 Domains for Action:
Here is an AI-generated summary of Nate Hagens' Video:
Jim, Thanks for your notes on the great meeting today and for the list of the group's suggested resources - Lots to explore here.
Yes. Thank you, Jim. This is awesome. Very helpful to have this captured and all the links accessible. Much appreciated.