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An environmentalism from and for the majority – insights from women in #deepadaptation
Guest post by Simona Vaitkute, Holding Group, Deep Adaptation Forum. When talking about the climate crisis, it is jarring to hear an invitation to be horrified, feel helpless, and sit with the pain, when the dominant response in Western culture is to look away, or adopt greener lifestyle changes while faithfully waiting for technology to… Read more
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A Different Kind of Hope with #DeepAdaptation in Southern India
Stories of Deep Adaptation from Southern India. … Continue reading A Different Kind of Hope with #DeepAdaptation in Southern India → Read more
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Launching a Scholars Warning initiative
This is a copy of the letter sent to 500+ signatories to the international scholars warning on societal disruption and collapse, from Dr Jem Bendell and Dr Pablo Servigne, announcing the launch of an initiative to help more scholars engage publicly on collapse risk and readiness. A version in French follows below. The Scholars Warning… Read more
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The harms of innocence and normality in the face of climate disruption
Dr. Rene Suša is a coauthor with members of the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures collective, of a chapter in the forthcoming book on Deep Adaptation, which is now available for advance purchase. In this guest blog, he explores how desires for innocence and “normality” can make us cause even more harm in the long term,… Read more
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Dropping Demons with Chamunda – as scientists rebel for life
On March 25th I will be fasting for 4 days in solidarity with a nonviolent Scientists Rebellion. I am looking forward to joining dozens of other scholars online each day, being hosted by Reverend Stephen Wright, as we reflect on our place in the world. If you are an academic please consider joining us. I… Read more
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Deep Adaptation – the book
How on Earth do we begin to talk to each other and work from a starting point of experiencing or anticipating societal disruption and even collapse? It needs to become the biggest conversation, with views from different contexts. I am still learning as I talk to more and more people from around the world. Some… Read more
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