Rachel, this sounds like a great idea and should be do much to inspire people to look for community- led responses. Look forward to the first one next Spring.
This is really exciting! I'm really looking forward to what comes out of this project. Since the Seattle WTO protest in '99, I've been aware that the real solutions to our metacrises lie outside the West/Global North.
Great initiative, Rachel! I'm excited to follow along. Action needs to come from all levels from fully decentralised to centralised. Social movements can really push the needle. But the most frustrating thing is that those in the Global South are paying for, and having to clean up from, the actions of those from the Global North: https://predirections.substack.com/p/the-wealthy-contribute-disproportionately. Regardless, people are hungry for this information. A lot of the questions I receive on my newsletter are about personal actions people can take. I'm often ill-equipped to answer too. So good on you for doing this! Cheers, Jono
Just what's needed. Of course you are connected with @Phoebebarnard and @Johnbowie of climate restorers. They've collected so many stories. And it's marvelous to watch authentic people keep questioning and moving beyond status and certainties. Bravo Rachel
This is so needed. As Bill Rees said, there is so much “what” and barely any “how” in polycrisis discussions. I can’t wait to learn from this effort and convert more ideas into action in my daily life and in my community.
I really hope that you will discover something, anything we can do that will make a significant difference.
I confess that I have spent the best part of a year looking for this myself and have not found it. My journey has taken me to all sorts of places and into discussions with many of the acknowledged experts and luminaries.
My question was - “what can I do that will be most effective in reducing the suffering [due to Collapse] of our descendants ?”
Nobody had any big answers. Nothing beyond ‘do whatever you can’.
The maths and physics of collapse make it appear to me to be unavoidable, inevitable.
It’s possible that some humans will go on, scratching a living as best they can. Perhaps our focus ought to be on giving those people the skills they’ll need to survive.
The last time humans lived in a sustainable balance with the planet was when we were hunter gatherers, over 10,000 years ago.
To get back to that, there have to be things to hunt and to gather.
Yes! Let's push to give visibility to all those sprouts of hope that exist around the world. And as you rightly say, since we know how to scale up problems, let's scale out instead everything that leads to the world we all want to live in. Congratulations for the new project!
A woman after my own heart on this line, Rachel! Once we've finished our four documentary films in The Climate Restorers series for TV broadcast and streaming in the next 2-3 weeks (https://www.theclimaterestorers.com), we're taking very much a similar path with the Climate Repair Café, a short-format news magazine style initiative roaming the world in search of stories of people restoring the planet, the climate, and societies. In our case we'll be working with a network of young subproducers feeding and presenting content onto the channel for live feeds. If you can think of any way we can help you or vice versa, I'd be happy to talk further. And all the best for you both on this most important investigative journey!
I love this. I’ve heard the same question so many times, and the answers are always inadequate. Even if the answer is ‘nothing’ we still need to know the best ways to cope with this, and to look after each other on the way out.
Rachel, this sounds like a great idea and should be do much to inspire people to look for community- led responses. Look forward to the first one next Spring.
Thank you!!
This is wonderfully exciting, exactly what we all need... real, actionable inspiration. Safe travels, stay well, stay curious. 👌🌏🙇🏼♂️🙏✌🏼
This is really exciting! I'm really looking forward to what comes out of this project. Since the Seattle WTO protest in '99, I've been aware that the real solutions to our metacrises lie outside the West/Global North.
Great initiative, Rachel! I'm excited to follow along. Action needs to come from all levels from fully decentralised to centralised. Social movements can really push the needle. But the most frustrating thing is that those in the Global South are paying for, and having to clean up from, the actions of those from the Global North: https://predirections.substack.com/p/the-wealthy-contribute-disproportionately. Regardless, people are hungry for this information. A lot of the questions I receive on my newsletter are about personal actions people can take. I'm often ill-equipped to answer too. So good on you for doing this! Cheers, Jono
Just what's needed. Of course you are connected with @Phoebebarnard and @Johnbowie of climate restorers. They've collected so many stories. And it's marvelous to watch authentic people keep questioning and moving beyond status and certainties. Bravo Rachel
Ouch, ouch ouch!!!!
Nice, going on a 12 month holiday with your partner under the guise of : we're going to do good for the world.
You are going by foot I assume?
This is so needed. As Bill Rees said, there is so much “what” and barely any “how” in polycrisis discussions. I can’t wait to learn from this effort and convert more ideas into action in my daily life and in my community.
I really hope that you will discover something, anything we can do that will make a significant difference.
I confess that I have spent the best part of a year looking for this myself and have not found it. My journey has taken me to all sorts of places and into discussions with many of the acknowledged experts and luminaries.
My question was - “what can I do that will be most effective in reducing the suffering [due to Collapse] of our descendants ?”
Nobody had any big answers. Nothing beyond ‘do whatever you can’.
The maths and physics of collapse make it appear to me to be unavoidable, inevitable.
It’s possible that some humans will go on, scratching a living as best they can. Perhaps our focus ought to be on giving those people the skills they’ll need to survive.
The last time humans lived in a sustainable balance with the planet was when we were hunter gatherers, over 10,000 years ago.
To get back to that, there have to be things to hunt and to gather.
Yes! Let's push to give visibility to all those sprouts of hope that exist around the world. And as you rightly say, since we know how to scale up problems, let's scale out instead everything that leads to the world we all want to live in. Congratulations for the new project!
A woman after my own heart on this line, Rachel! Once we've finished our four documentary films in The Climate Restorers series for TV broadcast and streaming in the next 2-3 weeks (https://www.theclimaterestorers.com), we're taking very much a similar path with the Climate Repair Café, a short-format news magazine style initiative roaming the world in search of stories of people restoring the planet, the climate, and societies. In our case we'll be working with a network of young subproducers feeding and presenting content onto the channel for live feeds. If you can think of any way we can help you or vice versa, I'd be happy to talk further. And all the best for you both on this most important investigative journey!
Hi Rachel. Wonderful initiative. Maybe by mid 2025 we'll have something to show you in the Pacific, NZ permitting https://forumsec.org/publications/release-investment-uk-resilient-and-renewable-niue-natural-grid
Right now our action research is closer to home. All the best, Chris
I love this. I’ve heard the same question so many times, and the answers are always inadequate. Even if the answer is ‘nothing’ we still need to know the best ways to cope with this, and to look after each other on the way out.
Go Rachel - Go! Solutions!
https://christophermeestoerato.substack.com/p/7-days-7-ways?r=12utpl
I’m in.