The Hidden Power of Forests: Connection and Cooperation from Roots to Canopy
Learn what forests can teach us about community resilience with National Geographic Explorer at Large, Nalini Nadkarni, and Tsimshian scientist Dr. Teresa Ryan.
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Nourishing a Bioregional Economy
In this live online event, Donna Morton (cofounder of Salmon Returns) and Michael Shuman (community economist) share their knowledge of investing locally and building bioregional institutions.
Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling
Join us for the free, online event: Beyond the Brink on November 13. Considering the unsettling present we all find ourselves in, we’ll ask Rob Hopkins, and Jacqui Patterson to help us do what feels impossible: imagine a brighter future.
The King Is Dead, Now What?: The 250-Year Struggle for Democracy
Join us for a live online conversation inspired by the Human Nature Odyssey podcast, tracing the long arc of the global battle between monarchy and revolution, authoritarianism and democracy, hierarchy and equality.
Bioregioning: How to Thrive Where We Live
Can we meet the needs of humanity without undermining the life-support systems of the planet? Find out if bioregioning holds the key to a positive and systemic way forward. Lyla June Johnston, Samantha Power, and Brandon Letsinger will offer insight and inspiring leadership in “Bioregioning: How to Thrive where We Live.”
Troubled Waters: How Microplastics Are Impacting Our Oceans and Our Health
Microplastic pollution is poisoning nearly everything on the planet—from the deepest parts of the ocean to inside the cells of living beings. In “Troubled Waters: How Microplastics Are Impacting Our Oceans and Our Health,” we’ll dive into this growing global crisis.
Resilience Connections ‘Open Space’
Are you struggling to make sense of these chaotic, frightening times? You’re not alone. At Post Carbon Institute and resilience.org we’ve heard from thousands of people around the world with big questions and great ideas. That’s why we’re looking to provide our community with opportunities to connect with one another.
Acceptance and Agency at the End of Modernity
The Great Unraveling of environmental and social systems calls into question the very basis of modernity. In this online event, Vanessa Andreotti and Dougald Hine held a rich and honest discussion of the implications of modernity’s decline, and how we – individually and collectively – can hospice what is dying and give care to what may emerge.
Where the Wild Things Were: Disappearance and Regeneration of Wild Nature
This online event on February 13, 2025 featuring Lesley Hughes (Macquarie University) and Doug Tallamy (University of Delaware) examines the disappearance of wild nature and explores how governments, scientists, activists, community groups, and individuals can address the crisis.
Discussion: What Can You Do About the Economy? How to Be a Degrowth Practitioner and Activist
Program Director at Post Carbon Institute, Rob Dietz, hosts a participatory discussion session with Anitra Nelson, degrowth scholar and activist and author of many books about degrowth and the systemic changes needed to make the shift to a post-capitalist, post-consumerist economy.
Bringing the Economy Home: Degrowth and Local Investing for a Sustainable Future
Environmental journalist Rachel Donald hosts a conversation with Jason Hickel, internationally known degrowth researcher and advocate, and Nia Evans and Cierra Peters of the Boston Ujima Project, which focuses on creating a community-controlled economy.
Othering and Political Conflict in the Great Unraveling
This live online event features Lilliana Mason, Associate Professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and author of Radical American Partisanship, and Cecilie Surasky, Director of Communications & Narrative at the Othering & Belonging Institute. Post Carbon Institute’s Asher Miller will join Lilliana and Cecilie for an expansive conversation on the drivers of polarization and othering, and methods for fostering belonging and mutuality.
