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Comment on Hyde Park to Wembley: a journey in activism by Rob Gray

Rob Gray — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:25:38 +0000

Very well put Anthea – and I am only sorry to have missed your event on 2nd December. Paradoxes are often found at these places of great potential – signalling a way forward as long as we can sit with the ambivalences. It is hugely encouraging to hear of so many people making these discoveries and acting upon them. Thank you

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Comment on Looking into an abyss, finding hope? by Roland Hodson

Roland Hodson — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:06:06 +0000

Thanks for this encouraging perspective. Contrary to much despairing commentary, there is still everything to play for. In addition to reducing carbon per person and carbon per unit of economic output, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that the key driver of future carbon levels is population. It isn’t racist to be concerned about population growth in Africa.

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Comment on Why you should see ‘For Sama’ by Roland Hodson

Roland Hodson — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:50:48 +0000

Great you have highlighted this important film. Sad we seem to have forgotten about the tragedy of Syria already.

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Comment on Reimagining economics by Rob Gray

Rob Gray — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:50:25 +0000

What a joy to read – a refreshing re-casting of economics. Over the last 16 years I have helped to develop a small charity in west London focussed on enhancing the environmental and community “value” of local open spaces. We have known what we mean by value – you recognise it when you see it – and have developed some metrics to try and get a grip of it. This short summary of Kate Raworth’s work has for the first time indicated to me that there may be an economics that is trying to capture and appreciate the same value related issues we are grappling with. I will get the book and look forward to reading more.

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Comment on Making hope, and wonder, possible by The Moon and the White Whale – INSIDE OUT

The Moon and the White Whale – INSIDE OUT — Wed, 22 May 2019 10:30:37 +0000

[…] At the same time, climate change and the destruction of endless forms most beautiful threatens to unravel much of what we hold most dear, and depend upon. We find ourselves, as we did before, somewhere […]

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Comment on Activist Dilemmas by anoffgridlife

anoffgridlife — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:35:54 +0000

Here in the US, Extinction Rebellion is just getting started. Madison, WI did its first banner drop over the expressway yesterday. There were 7 of us. Quite a small group next to the UK. I, too, have thought about getting arrested. Here in the US, there are bills that will make it easier to arrest anyone blocking anything. I don’t know if I am ready. It is clear that we have reached a defining moment and just protesting does not work. I will have to reach the point where I am ready to be arrested. I don’t have small children or a spouse. I have a cat, and as long as my neighbor knows what happened to me, he will make sure he is fed. We are faced with the future of humanity. Some people just won’t let go of the money.

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Comment on From the political to the personal and back again… by Activist Dilemmas – INSIDE OUT

Activist Dilemmas – INSIDE OUT — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:14:00 +0000

[…] been working on a project with Perspectiva called Beyond Activism and will be publishing a book at the end of this year, and a chapter of it online soon. We’re not […]

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Comment on The Battle For Our Attention: The Defining Problem of Our Time? by La atención no es un recurso

La atención no es un recurso — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 09:32:45 +0000

[…] allá de la repercusión en nuestro bienestar mental, la economía de la atención explica algunos problemas sociales importantes: desde la preocupante disminución del nivel de empatía hasta la radicalización de […]

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Comment on Reimagining economics by Adam John Miller

Adam John Miller — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:01:26 +0000

An interesting piece and I will certainly read the book, thanks.

I will reserve judgement until I have read it, but I wonder whether the analysis goes far enough? Charles Eisenstein’s ‘Sacred Economics’ is also worth a look (read): http://sacred-economics.com/

I wrote about it a bit here as well: https://teethfeetandfingers.wordpress.com/2018/12/20/twenty-eighteen-in-review/

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Comment on The Battle For Our Attention: The Defining Problem of Our Time? by Attention is not a resource but a way of being alive to the world – IDEACUITY

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:54:16 +0000

[…] besides our own mental wellbeing, the attention economy offers a way of looking at some important social problems: from the worrying declines in measures of empathy through to the ‘weaponisation’ of social […]

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