Can’t resist passing this along. Series of articles in Business Insider.
Mindblowing statistics.
Time to drop out of this system.
Hancock and Pinchbeck “let go of the shore”
Toward the very end of What A Way To Go, writer/director Tim Bennett says “The waters are rising. The ice is melting. We’re going to have to let go of the shore.”
People will heed that admonition at many different levels. Looks as if we’ll have to let go of the “shore” of hoping technology will save us. We’ll have to let go of the “shore” of consuming our way to sustainability. We’ll have to let go of the “shore” of hoping the leaders will fix it for us. And so on.
But what about letting go of the “shore” of thinking we know what constitutes the very fabric of reality itself? What about letting go of the shore of materialism and rigid rationality? If you are ready to ask those questions you may be quite interested in the following video dialogue “Retelling the past, Reimagining the Future” between ancient history writer and researcher Graham Hancock and journalist and activist Daniel Pinchbeck as they talk in fascinating ways about all kinds of topics from the uses of ayahuasca for social change to the implications of the end of the Mayan calendar: December 21, 2012.
You’ll also be interested in watching for the publication of Tim Bennett’s new novel All of the Above, which will be available through Amazon in early August! He explores in fiction the last gasps of industrial civilization as a courageous woman president asks herself questions that both terrify and inspire. Watch for announcements here, join us on Facebook, or sign-up for our free enewsletter, if you haven’t already.
Chief Oren Lyons on Climate Change
This talk is worth listening to. The bottom line Chief Oren Lyons articulates is “Value Change For Survival.” Really very simple. And he also points out that in fact that change will bring happiness to those who undertake it.
http://www.7genfund.org/media_center/video/chief-oren-lyons-speaks-about-climate-change-at-the-unpfii/
Voluntary Poverty?
Here’s an interesting article from Transition Voice about Voluntary Poverty. It suggests among other things that actually stepping into “poverty” rather than “simple living” may actually yeild some not so obvious benefits. Worth the read. And there are comments on Transition Voice’s FB page as well.
http://transitionvoice.com/2011/07/voluntary-poverty-it-could-save-your-life-but-its-a-hard-sell/
Confrontation of the Culture of Empire-A Review
“Unsettling in its direct confrontation of the Culture of Empire, this documentary is highly recommended viewing for anyone who might have the ability to reshape our future”and that includes all of us. The film leaves the viewer with no quick solutions but rather the challenge to create new options.”
Review of What A Way To Go by Fred Elbel of The Social Contract Press
