The 1st Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures of October 1981 emphasized the importance of vibrant regional economies at a time when the focus of the nation was on an expanding global economy. Much has happened since then. The promise of the global economy has faded in face of ever greater wealth disparity and environmental degradation. There is growing interest in building a new economy that is just and recognizes planetary limits. The speakers of the Schumacher Lecture Series continue to be at ...
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Felled by Beauty: Guam and the End of American Empire - Julian Aguon
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Julian Aguon is an activist lawyer and writer from Guam and the author of the acclaimed new book, The Properties of Perpetual Light. He is the visionary behind Blue Ocean Law, a progressive firm that works at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice. He serves on the Council of Progressive International—a global collective th…
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Winona LaDuke and Leah Penniman in Conversation
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Winona LaDuke—an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) member of the White Earth Nation—is an environmentalist, economist, author, and prominent Native American activist working to restore and preserve indigenous cultures and lands. She graduated from Harvard University in 1982 with a B.A. in economics (rural economic development) and from Antioch University wit…
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Hazel Henderson and Juliet Schor in Conversation
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Since the early 1980’s Hazel Henderson’s name has been synonymous with impact investing. Probably more than any other person, Henderson has been responsible for creating and promoting a set of social and environmental indicators by which to judge the real health of an economic system including the well-being of its citizens and its ecosystem. These…
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Neva Goodwin and Stewart Wallis in Conversation
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Neva Goodwin is co-founder and co-director of the Global Development And Environment Institute at Tufts University, where her projects have included editing a six-volume series, Frontier Issues in Economic Thought (published by Island Press) and a Michigan Press series, Evolving Values for a Capitalist World. She has edited more than a dozen books,…
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Otto Scharmer and Matt Stinchcomb in Conversation
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Otto Scharmer understands the stages of consciousness that are necessary to achieve transformation – whether that be transformation of the self, transformation of a group initiative, transformation of a business, or systemic change. His Theory U training is a step by step exploration of these stages in different settings. An economist by training, …
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Mary Berry and Bill McKibben in Conversation
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Mary Berry is the Executive Director of The Berry Center and a leader in the movement for sustainable agriculture. A well-known advocate for the preservation of rural culture and agriculture, she is currently working to reconnect cities with landscapes around them. Founded in 2011, The Berry Center advocates for small farmers, land conservation, an…
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Nwamaka Agbo and Stacy Mitchell in Conversation
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Nwamaka Agbo is a nationally respected voice for impacted communities, working to ensure they are not left behind with the growing New Economy movement. Her approach, which she names Restorative Economics, is strategically focused on community-owned and community-governed projects to bring residents together to create shared prosperity and self-det…
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Wes Jackson and David Orr in Conversation
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Wes Jackson is one of the foremost figures in the international sustainable agriculture movement. In addition to being a world-renowned plant geneticist, he is a farmer, author, and professor emeritus of biology. He was a professor of biology at Kansas Wesleyan University, and a tenured full professor at California State University, Sacramento. The…
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Greg Watson and John Todd in Conversation
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John and Nancy Todd and a group of scientist friends established the New Alchemy Institute on a twelve-acre site in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Greg Watson joined the staff in 1980. He was inspired to apply New Alchemy's strategies and solutions to urban areas. He and John Todd have remained life-long friends making it a point to lunch together each w…
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John McKnight and Gar Alperovitz in Conversation
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John McKnight’s approach to community development is to turn attention to the assets of a neighborhood rather than elaborate on its problems. For instance, he would suggest that the primary wealth in a neighborhood is the power generated by the investment of the capacities of the residents and their associations. Called Asset Based Community Develo…
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Helena Norberg-Hodge and Richard Heinberg in Conversation
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Heinberg and Norberg-Hodge are experts on climate change, localization, and sustainability. Their past lectures have been almost prophetic in their accuracy, and their ideas are more relevant now than ever. Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, is regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates for a shift away from our cu…
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Judy Wicks and Michael Shuman in Conversation
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Every year during the first decade of the twenty-first century, the Business Alliance for a Local Living Economy (BALLE) would hold its annual conference. Those conferences were a celebration of local economies and the small businesses that built those economies. Judy Wicks, Michael Shuman, David Korten, Laury Hammel, Don Shaffer, Michelle Long, an…
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Private Sufficiency, Public Luxury: Land is the Key to the Transformation of Society - George Monbiot
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George Monbiot is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner. His best-selling books include Feral: Rewilding the land, sea and human life and Heat: how to stop the planet burning; his latest is Out of the Wreckage: a new politics for an age of crisis. George cowrote the concept album Breaking the Spell of Loneliness with musician E…
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America Emerging: Western Civilization 2.0 - Otto Scharmer
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America Emerging: Culture and Economics - Van Jones
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What About Us -- The Earth's People? - Charles Turner
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The Right Livelihood Award and Further Initiatives for a Sustainable Society - Jakob von Uexkull
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It's Healing Time on Earth - David Brower
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Local Stock Exchanges: The Next Wave of Community Economy Building" - Michael Shuman
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A Map: From the Old Connecticut Path to the Rio Grande Valley and All the Meaning in Between - Chellis Glendinning
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Walking North on a South Bound Train - David Orr
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Democracy, Earth Rights, and the Next Economy - Alanna Hartzok
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The Friendship Club and the Well-Springs of Civil Society - William Schambra
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Letter to Liberals: Liberalism, Environmentalism, and Economic Growth - Gus Speth
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What Can We Hope for the World in 2075? - Neva Goodwin
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Voices of a New Economics - Stewart Wallis
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The New Economics of Plentitude - Juliet B. Schor
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Greening the Desert: Holistic Management in the Era of Climate Change - Allan Savory
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The Nature of Work: How Ecosystems Can Teach Us to Build Lasting and Fulfilling Businesses - Matt Stinchcomb
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Building Freedom: Our Challenges - Ed Whitfield
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Prophecy of the Seventh Fire: Choosing the Path that is Green - Winona LaDuke
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Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty - Leah Penniman
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A Global Perspective on the Green New Deal - Greg Watson
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Actionable Response to Climate Change - Sallie Calhoun
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Sustainable South Bronx: A Model for Environmental Justice - Majora Carter
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PREcast: Episode 4 with Privacy Consultant Dylan Curran
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Our 4th episode features an interview with our very own privacy watchdog: Dylan Curran. He’s a writer, YouTuber, web developer& privacy consultant – and creator of the Presearch Privacy Reviews. In this episode we take a deep dive into everything related to online privacy and personal data, data collection and security, and privacy policies. Why sh…
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PREcast: Episode 3 with Decentralist Activist Chelsea Palmer
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Chelsea Palmer, “Decentralist activist, meme scholar, pedagogical rapper.”Our 3rd episode features an interview with Vancouver based “decentralist activist, meme scholar, pedagogical rapper” Chelsea Palmer. She is an activist, educator and co-host of the Dcntrl Vancouver meetup, as well as an event designer a for happenings like DogeCon Vancouver. …
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Ep. 02 with blockchain developer& entrepreneur Michael O'Rourke
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Our second episode features an interview with Tampa Bay based blockchain developer, investor, and entrepreneur Michael O’Rourke. He is also the host of the Tampa Bay Blockchain Developers Meetup and CEO/Co-Founder of POKT Network. We talked about blockchain development, crypto adoption, blockchain education and more!____________________Michael O’Ro…
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Episode 1 - with Crypto Attorney: Sasha Hodder
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Our first episode features an interview with crypto attorney, freedom enthusiast and host of the Hodlcast: Sasha Hodder. We’re talking about cryptocurrencies& regulations, data& privacy protection& the GDPR, “bubbles”, decentralization and more!Check out Sasha’s channels & podcast here:Website: https://www.sashahodler.com/ Twitter: @sashahodler GDP…
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Greening the Campus From a Procurement Perspective – Kevin Lyons
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Environmental Literacy: Education as If the Earth Mattered – David Orr
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Ecological Design: Reinventing the Future – John Todd
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Very Small Is Beautiful – Sally Fallon Morell
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Cold Evil: Technology and Modern Ethics – Andrew Kimbrell
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Making Amends to the Myriad Creatures – Stephanie Mills
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Eat the Sky: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork – Anna Lappé
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Biopiracy: The Colonization of the Seed – Vandana Shiva
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