Be (grateful) here now: Deep Adaptation Gratitude Month
“Gratitude is liberating. It is subversive. It helps us to realize that we are sufficient, and that realization frees us.”-Joanna Macy
Deep Adaptation
Misplaced positivity on climate is harmful. Preparing for breakdown could help.
Moments of international media attention to climate change have been rare. So let’s not waste them with fairytales.
The failed ideology of Davos
The bottom-line is that SDG 8, requiring the pursuit of ‘economic growth’, actually undermines all the other SDGs. Growth is not a good thing. It is not necessary. And it will soon in any case be ending.
Toward radical responses to polycrisis: a review of reviews of the Deep Adaptation book
At some point, I hope that some of the current critics of Deep Adaptation, and anyone who has been misinformed by them, will help grow this emancipatory politics during societal disruption and breakdown.
It’s meant to hurt: allowing our feelings on climate will promote action and reduce conflict
Such transformation can go much further than cutting emissions, drawing down carbon or simple adaptations. It can even go beyond changing our mindsets. It could transform what I call our “heart-set”, so that whatever comes next, we will face it with an unwavering and universal love.
Deep Adaptation – Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos: Review
I regard Deep Adaptation as one of the most important approaches to the climate crisis, and this new book will give you a thorough grounding in what DA is, and isn’t, and in the various ways it might evolve over the next few years.
Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation to climate chaos
Everyone can and will find their own way of coping or even thriving within a new context. That context will include disruption to our lives, much less certainty about the future, and less acceptance of current societal norms.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 33 Jem Bendell
Dr. Jem Bendell is the Founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum and a Professor of Sustainability Leadership with the University of Cumbria. Jem addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
Why make time to feel when there is a world to save?
Because there will be no saving of worlds if we are not feeling them first. And it is by loving all life, no matter what, that a more beautiful world already exists.
Our power comes from acting without escape from our pain
As global heating speeds up, humanity can no longer assume to control our destiny. We can let that tough realisation sit heavily with us, but then breathe and redouble our commitment to life and love, no matter what the odds, opposition or outcomes
Curing, Healing or Letting the Climate Disease Run its Course
As the climate crisis rises in public awareness, people have trouble understanding what to do – especially when the “climate doctors” fight among themselves about treatment. Using the disease model we can sort the interventions in 3 categories: curing, healing or denial/ letting the disease run its course.
Climate Change from the Inside Out: Shock. Grief. Respond. Relief. Repeat
Repeating and evolving. We are learning together. You are welcome in. Your voice is needed. Your transformation of shock and grief into response and relief is needed. We’re all in this together. Humanity finally has a common challenge.