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SHOW NOTES
So much desolation has been caused by human incursion. We’ve even given it holy sounding names like Manifest Destiny. In some cases humans carry disease to other cultures that have not developed immunity, such as Europeans invading the Americas.
“Perhaps the most important message the coronavirus offers is that the natural world is conspiring to save us from ourselves, to slow our materialistic greed and reign in our aggressive, self-centered, short-term, and xenophobic tendencies.” –John Perkins, co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance
Lee and Jerry talk about what the virus has to teach us and share pertinent thoughts from experts.
Hear the Letter from Covid-19 to Humans in its original language with art/illustrations at: https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/a-letter-from-the-virus-listen/ [from Psychology Today, March 24, 2020]
The UN Environmental Chief, Inger Andersen, was reported on Commondreams by Damian Carrington, 3/25/20, entitled, Coronavirus: ‘Nature is sending us a message.’
David Korten, 3/29/20, in Yes! Magazine (also on Commondreams), entitled, “Why Coronavirus Is Humanity’s Wakeup Call.”
“Pandemics: Lessons Looking Back from 2050,” by Fritjof [FRIT-hof] Capra and Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets Media. Hazel was our guest: Part 1, Episode 91 [4/15]; Part 2, Episode 92 [5/1].
6 LESSONS CORONAVIRUS CAN TEACH US ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
Margaret Bullitt-Jonas and Leah D. Schade are co-editors of the book Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), an anthology of essays from religious environmental activists on finding the spiritual wisdom for facing the difficult days ahead.
Margaret Bullitt-Jonas guest on this podcast, Ep.10/19
Earlier Episodes
Ep. 0329–Dave Gardner on three major efforts he has developed—all designed to bring change from the present: (1) GrowthBusters, (2) World Population Balance and (3) the One Planet/One Child Campaign.
I [Lee] write about this in my book, Blinded by Progress. I have a chapter on species imbalance. I find that approaching the topic in terms of Earth’s correction of imbalance leads to more fruitful conversation than speaking about human population control. In 1920, the world had only 1.8 billion people. Today, 7.8 billion.
Regarding growth economics, I have come to understand that there are two major stories we can live by. We have to choose between them: either MultiEarth or OneEarth. Growth economics is the economics of the MultiEarth way of living. Steady-state, creation-based economics is inherent in OneEarth living,
Colleagues: GrowthBusters (Dave Gardner)–film and podcast; World Population Balance // OverPopulation Podcast; Post-Carbon Institute programs + CrazyTown podcast (SLW! Ep. 109–Richard Heinberg); CASSE: Center for the Advancement of the Steady-State Economy (The Common Good Podcast Ep. 46–Brian Czech); Center for Sustainable Economy; and Population Connection (SLW! Ep. Ep. 72: John Seager of Population Connection, Part 1; Ep. 73, Part 2); Bill Ryerson of the Population Institute and Population Media Center (SLW! Ep. 113: Part 1–Population Crises; TCGP #97: Part 2–Reducing Population Using Methods that Work)
ESSAY: Overconsumption and Overpopulation as the primary drivers of the Climate Crisis
A great sign carried by a young person in the Climate Action Strikes of Sep. 20 said: Our parents taught us to clean up after ourselves, so why’d you leave us this mess? OneEarth Jubilee has taken another step to help us all counter the CO2 we put into the air as we drive our cars, fly away to places, heat or cool our homes, and all the ways our lives release CO2 into the atmosphere. We can offset those tons of CO2 by planting trees.
Here’s how. First, we calculate our carbon with the calculator online at https://www.terrapass.com/carbon-footprint-calculator. Then we donate the amount the calculator totals for us. We can donate it to Jubilee Economics Tree Fund because the two Jubilee Circles in Mexico and the one in San Diego all work with trusted groups that plant trees. The show notes to this podcast will give you the links to the newsletter and to the carbon calculator.
https://time.com/5620706/plant-trillion-trees-climate-change/]
All of our Circles are keenly aware that the 2020’s is last decade for major climate action to save life in the sacred creation where we live. May we live in the Spirit who is eager to partner with us all.
Ep. 0229–For Jubilee OneEarth Economics, part of positioning ourselves to meet the challenges of the 2020’s is adding John Michno to the leadership team.
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Ep. 0129–David Hoferer, biology professor at Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA, an activist with the Sierra Club and Audubon Society, talks about the reasons for and the effects of a huge, precipitous drop in bird populations.
A New York Times article from 9/19, entitled “Birds Are Vanishing from North America” — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.html
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Ep. 1219–Ruth Ann Angus: Yes We Can Peacemakers
YesWeCanPeaceBuilders.org, a member of Pace e Bene and the Non-Violent Cities Project, a national movement of Non-Violent Cities that work with police, schools, businesses and non-profit organizations for social and economic justice.
MISSION
Yes We Can Peacebuilders is dedicated to the education of individuals and communities on the path to nonviolence so as to inspire and engage people to make nonviolent living a part of their everyday lives.
VISION STATEMENT
We envision a culture of peace in a community that fosters respect for all individuals, collaborating to eliminate economic discrimination, poverty, homelessness, racial and sexual discrimination, stereotyping, harassment, bullying, gangs, killing, war, and environmental degradation.
Study Guide — Engaging Nonviolence: Activating Nonviolent Change in Our Lives and Our World.
John Dear on SLW! Podcast
Ep. 114: Part 1 on Peace & NonViolence
Part 2–Making Nonviolence Stronger in a Culture of Violence
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