Women in Agriculture
So if the community’s health is dependent on the ability of women to provide for themselves, the question is how do we make it easier for women to do so?
Act: Inspiration
The supersedure state revisited
Supersedure situations in which the zombie state fails to deliver welfare locally and people have to start innovating their own local solutions can take many forms and by their nature are always going to be locally specific and deeply contextual.
Worried about fruit & veg rationing? Let’s grow our own, in our communities.
But we need to start considering food production as normal as housework. We could start with our gardens, but better is to club together in networks and press for participation and support from organisations with resources and power, including local authorities.
Seventh Generation vs. (sigh) ‘Longtermism’
The intention of Seventh Generation thinking, as I see it, is to better relationalize our world – as in recognizing and pouring life into the organic links that connect everything to everything. The intention of longtermism, on the other hand…. Well, I really wonder.
Nina Simons: “Dancing With Contradictions – A Systems View”
On this episode, author and social entrepreneur Nina Simons reminds us that in a fact driven culture, sometimes it’s important to return to the emotional, physical, and even spiritual in order to balance the conversation.
Light Posting March 3-7
Due to editorial life events, there will be light posting from March 3 through March 7. Normal posting will resume on March 8.
Best early spring wishes from the Resilience.org editorial team!
What About the Other Debt Ceiling?
Transitioning to a steady state economy requires powering down our economy to a size that fits within the ecological boundaries set by nature. This means establishing an ecological debt ceiling, a level of resource use that does not deplete the ecological base that supports all human life and activity.
Separate or Relational and Truly Rational? A Few Notes on Gender, Nature, and Modernity’s Patriarchal Heritage
The downplaying of the constitutively relational character of human life has severe consequences for both the relationship with other humans and with nature.
How Russians, Indigenous people and Belarusians are uniting to resist the war in Ukraine
Antiwar activists in Russia are finding support and solidarity in a growing resistance network comprised of Russian diaspora, Indigenous and ethnic minorities and Belarusians.
How to Act Locally
I think we are born with an innate sense of relationship; it has to be “educated” out of us to accept and participate in the current industrial food system.
Free E-Book Showcases Collective Action for Healthy, Resilient Communities
In 2022, contributors to the Island Press Urban Resilience Project dug into the details, devising concrete plans for collective action to build a fairer, greener future.
Living within limits: thoughts for the Lenten Season
It is good to take on some restriction during this Lenten season. It reminds us of all the abundance that we gain from living within ethical limits.
