Writing a book about how we learn to navigate the complex transition to sustainable and democratic societies. Looking for feedback on a draft--sign up at https://freedomsurvival.org
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Book writing update 7: The latest writing update for my ecological transition guidebook--reflections on finishing the introduction chapter, which explores four societal crises shaping the course of our lives and offers a vision of root-level solutions.
I argue that by adopting a more conscious approach to the construction of our worldview, we can address these crises and build a more fulfilling life.
#climate #climatecrisis #activism #democracy #systemchange #writing
Book writing update 6: The latest writing update for my ecological transition guidebook--reflections on finishing a chapter on ethics and values.
I discuss the concept of moral agency, highlight the questions and social movement vision that motivated me, explain the need to redefine our values in light of ecological and social limits, and provide an excerpt from my discussion of wisdom.
https://freedomsurvival.org/cultivating-moral-agency-to-transform-self-and-society/
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Book writing update 5: An excerpt from a chapter about values in my ecological transition guidebook.
In this short excerpt I briefly describe some research on the sources of meaning and purpose in life, and reference my own experience of finding purpose by working to transform society. It's a reminder that an ecological transition movement can address crises of sustainability and purpose at the same time.
Thanks to @postcarboninstitute and Resilience.org for reposting my latest writing update for my ecological transition guidebook!
Check it out here: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-08-21/climate-justice-in-an-ethically-complex-world/
Sign up to read the draft and provide feedback here: https://freedomsurvival.org/
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Book writing update 4: An essay that pulls together ideas from a chapter on ethics and values in my ecological transition guidebook.
What if our understanding of justice isn't nuanced enough to guide us through a societal transition where no choice is ideal?
https://freedomsurvival.org/climate-justice-in-an-ethically-complex-world/
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Thanks to @postcarboninstitute and Resilience.org for reposting my latest writing update for my ecological transition guidebook!
Check it out here: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-03-22/embracing-the-values-of-sustainable-and-democratic-societies-part-2/
Sign up to read the draft (when it's ready) and provide feedback here: https://freedomsurvival.org/
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My goal is to provide frameworks that help people to think more deeply about where their values come from, how well these values resonate with the societies we must create, whether their actions align with their values, and how to achieve greater value-action alignment.
Book writing update 3: Continued work on a chapter tentatively titled "Embracing the Values of Sustainable and Democratic Societies."
I provide a few snippets from my research journey and discuss how I decide that I've read enough to start writing. I also share what I'm currently writing about in the chapter: five core facts that form part of the foundation of an "eco-democratic value system."
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https://freedomsurvival.org/embracing-the-values-of-sustainable-and-democratic-societies-part-2/
"If I love wild places so much, I’ve begun to wonder, am I willing to not visit them in order to help protect them?"
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https://www.noemamag.com/a-single-small-map-is-enough-for-a-lifetime/
Always great to read a piece about the importance and joy of thinking, particularly thinking for oneself.
"What we’ve been given to survive in this world is thinking, and that’s a large part of what contributes to making us human. If we sacrifice that ability to think, and give that away, then, to what extent are we still human?"
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#activism #systemchange
#complexity #education
Interesting findings when the world's biz leaders are interviewed. Their concerns are shared by many everyday people:
- extreme weather
- mis/disinformation
- political polarization
Yet they have "little sense" about how to help, expressing "self-pity" and saying "it doesn’t help to be a billionaire . . . [in this] political environment."
Elites' propaganda and biz operations have fueled these issues, but they too are cogs in a dysfunctional economic system.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/20/davos-populism-political-extremism-column-00136618
