"...The term tradition is widely used among climate activists and researchers to refer to indigenous wisdom and fossil-free farming. Such thinking is important in challenging modernist techno-optimism and highlighting neglected values and practices that we already know to be sustainable. But it also makes tradition seem like something that belongs to the past and political margins..." Read the latest #ClimateConfessions blog post by @TimStacey https://www.uu.nl/en/background/spreading-the-climate-movement-beyond-the-vanguard-left-the-power-of-tradition
Spreading the climate movement beyond the vanguard left: the power of tradition
The term 'tradition' is widely used to refer to indigenous wisdom and fossil-free farming. Such thinking is important in challenging modernist techno-optimism. But it also makes tradition seem like something that belongs to the past and political margins.
