Video Archive – ‘Voices for the Earth’

Mac Macartney talks about his book The Children's Fire which tells of his extraordinary journey from his birthplace in England across Wales to the island of Anglesey, once the spiritual epicentre of Late Iron Age Britain. He took no map or compass, simply navigated by the sun and the stars, braving the depths of winter.

‘Small steps to a big future’ brings to life the small yet potent contributions that ordinary people can make. Mac Macartney celebrates the courage upon which each of these steps depend, especially the first. This talk picks up those who struggle from impotence and irrelevance in the face of global challenges. It lifts a veil and inspires us all to action. Recorded November 2017.

With stories and poems, Geneen Marie Haugen and Bill Plotkin explore how humanity’s recovery or cultivation of a mystical relationship with Earth and Cosmos is an essential component of both the individual journey of soul initiation and the collective evolutionary unfolding. Recorded September 2017.

Helena Norberg-Lodge talks about ‘Big picture activism’, a strategy that not only reveals the interconnections among our many environmental, social, and economic crises, but demonstrates a path towards solving them simultaneously. Recorded July 2017.

In the age of Trump, Brexit, and nativism in Europe, as the political and cultural ground shifts beneath our feet, Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine, co-founders of the Dark Mountain Project, gave a frank discussion about the implications for the green movement and beyond. This provided a chance to challenge clichés, challenge ourselves, and ask how our work can be relevant in what are clearly new and changing times. Recorded on Wednesday 22nd March 2017.

Business UNusual - Bringing Gross National Happiness into the field of Business - Gross National Happiness (GNH) is the alternative development paradigm created and implemented in Bhutan, which prioritizes Happiness and Wellbeing of all people and life forms as the purpose of development. Watch Dr. Julia Kim, Senior Program Advisor and Dr. Ha Vinh Tho Program Director share their recent experiences of the GNH Centre Bhutan. Recorded November 2016.

Building on the tradition of E.F. Schumacher, the David Fleming's entertaining vision of a post-growth economy built on the play, humour, rootedness and reciprocal obligations of a rich culture has long inspired optimism and action. Rob Hopkins and Shaun Chamberlain shared insights and anecdotes on his life, influence and enduring importance. We also heard from the man himself, through recently unearthed recordings. Recorded October 2016.