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  • Don’t police our emotions – climate despair is inviting people back to life

    Don’t police our emotions – climate despair is inviting people back to life

    “We gather and rebel not with a vision of a fairy-tale future where we have fixed the climate, but because it is right to do what we can. To slow the change. To reduce the harm. To save what we can. To invite us back to sanity and love. The truth is we are scared… Read more

  • A Year of Deep Adaptation

    A Year of Deep Adaptation

    One year ago this month, our Institute at the University of Cumbria released my paper on Deep Adaptation to our climate tragedy. It has since been downloaded over half a million times, been translated into many languages, inspired Facebook groups (one with over 4000 people), many events, and been credited by commentators and activists as… Read more

  • Kissing the Void – Deep Adaptation Retreat in Devon, UK

    Kissing the Void – Deep Adaptation Retreat in Devon, UK

    Deep Adaptation and the creative spirit Sunday 13th to Friday 18th October 2019 with Toni Spencer, Jem Bendell (originator of the Deep Adaptation framework) & Tina Sharman @ Coombe Farm Studios, Devon, UK   A ‘pause’ retreat Void. The Unknown. The Edge. The Abyss. How on earth do we approach these times well? What might resource… Read more

  • Leadership Course – 4 days in the Lake District, UK

    Leadership Course – 4 days in the Lake District, UK

    It is time to explore new approaches to change in the face of a climate emergency. In a 4-day course on the foundations of sustainable leadership, we will explore alternative ideas for how to lead change in organisations and society. The course combines experiential exercises with insights from critical theories and the tales of impactful leadership… Read more

  • AV resources on Deep Adaptation

    AV resources on Deep Adaptation

    The following are some of the films and audios of Jem Bendell and/or others talking about aspects of Deep Adaptation to impending societal breakdowns due to climate disruption. It is not the happiest of topics and yet these recordings can be empowering if one has been struggling with difficult emotions arising from the latest environmental… Read more

  • Deep Adaptation dialogues

    Deep Adaptation dialogues

    In the Deep Adaptation Forum we have convened 700 people so far from around the world who want to collaborate around different adaptation themes. But Deep Adaptation implies learning and coordination at the local level perhaps more than the global level. It requires building real working relationships, understanding the local sentiment, local risks and local… Read more

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