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Dichter bij huis - Stemmen van hoop in tijden van crisis Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-10-15 | Deze 35 minuten durende film is een gezamenlijke oproep voor een nieuwe economie, uitgebracht door degenen die hun leven hebben toegewijd aan het werken aan systemische verandering.Een film van Local Futures en Cyrus Sutton.Geproduceerd en geregisseerd door Helena Norberg-Hodge en Anja Lyngbaek.Verteld door Nathalie Kelley.Vertaald door Samantha Salmon.We leven in een tijd van meerdere crises, van klimaatchaos, armoede en oorlog tot torenhoge kosten van levensonderhoud. Het kan overweldigend lijken – totdat we beseffen dat we de macht hebben om dingen te veranderen. 'Closer to Home' brengt een buitengewone groep denkers, schrijvers en activisten van elk continent samen om een eenvoudig maar revolutionair argument te formuleren: door de schaal van de economie te verkleinen kunnen we niet alleen de stormloop naar sociale en ecologische ineenstorting stoppen, maar ook beschadigde ecosystemen herstellen en ons eigen persoonlijke welzijn vergroten.Het is een boodschap van hoop die de wereld niet kan negeren.Bekijk en deel de trailer hier: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgVoor meer informatie over de film, ga naar: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures is een internationale non-profit organisatie, toegewijd aan het vernieuwen van ecologisch en sociaal welzijn door gemeenschappen en lokale economieën te versterken. Ga voor meer informatie over ons werk naar: localfutures.orgAbonneer op onze nieuwsbrief:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Feminine Futures Snapshots Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-10-15 | Watch and share our short snapshot video of the inspiring Feminine Futures evening with seven remarkable women from around the world at Schumacher College in the UK on September 2.In the video you will hear from:- Satish Kumar, founder of Schumacher College,- Helena Norberg-Hodge - Director of Local Futures (Australia, UK), - Camila Moreno - Climate analyst (Brazil), - Anja Lyngbaek - Food system expert (Denmark/Mexico), - Thais Mantovani - Environmental activist (Brazil), - Eva Henje - Neuroscientist (Sweden), - Darcia Narvaez - Evolutionary scientist (US) and - Rutendo Ngara - Indigenous scientist (South Africa)If you like to listen to more, watch the 20-minute video of the evening here: youtu.be/TvidvV8_VCQWhile focused on the need for localization, each presenter offered insights from their unique backgrounds and disciplines, as reflected in the titles of their talks:• Global climate governance regime• Rebuilding our food systems• Big picture activism and education• Indigenous knowledge in the modern world• Evolved parenting for holistic wellness• Systemic perspectives on mental health• The great cultural turning towards localizationLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
The Future Of Progress Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-10-15 | Local Futures has been calling for a radical revision of progress since neoliberal globalization took over in the mid 1980s.This short video, although produced 30 years ago, is still very much relevant today. Listen to four leading thinkers and activists in the field of ecology and development discuss 'progress'.Featuring:- Edward Goldsmith, founder, publisher and co-editor of The Ecologist magazine;- Martin Khor, Vice-President of the Third World Network and the Consumers' Association of Penang;- Vandana Shiva, Co-ordinator of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy;- Helena Norberg-Hodge, Founder and Director of Local Futures.Directed by John Page, Creative Content Developer of Local FuturesProduced by Local Futures (previously known as International Society for Ecology and Culture) and Greensat Television.Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices - Trailer Ben Rawlence - Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-10-08 | Ben Rawlence is an award-winning writer, activist and co-founder of Black Mountains College, Wales. He has written extensively about the human consequences of environmental catastrophe in Africa, and later turned his attention to similar issues in Europe and the Arctic. Ben’s research led him to focus on building institutions that promote new ways of thinking, seeing, and learning, with a particular focus on climate adaptation through localization. In this concise episode, Ben introduces the Black Mountains College project against the backdrop of a mainstream educational and economic system that is unfit for the future. He discusses the paramount need to reinvent education to prepare people and communities for a future in which intersecting global challenges will necessarily be met with local solutions.Watch the interview with Ben Rawlence here: youtu.be/r-S0sjAsxtQFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Learning for our lives: Localizing education in turbulent times I Ben Rawlence Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-10-08 | Ben Rawlence is an award-winning writer, activist and co-founder of Black Mountains College, Wales. He has written extensively about the human consequences of environmental catastrophe in Africa, and later turned his attention to similar issues in Europe and the Arctic. Ben’s research led him to focus on building institutions that promote new ways of thinking, seeing, and learning, with a particular focus on climate adaptation through localization. In this concise episode, Ben introduces the Black Mountains College project against the backdrop of a mainstream educational and economic system that is unfit for the future. He discusses the paramount need to reinvent education to prepare people and communities for a future in which intersecting global challenges will necessarily be met with local solutions.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Närmare hem - Röster av hopp i en tid av kris - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-30 | Denna 35 minuter långa film är ett enat rop för en ny ekonomi, framfört av folk som vigt sinaliv åt att arbeta för systemförändring.En film av Local Futures och Cyrus Sutton.Producerad och regisserad av Helena Norberg-Hodge och Anja Lyngbaek.Berättad av Nathalie Kelley.Översatt av Frida Stavenow.Vi lever i en krisdrabbad tid, märkt av allt från klimatkaos, fattigdom och krig tillgalopperande levnadsomkostnader. Det kan te oss övermäktigt - tills vi inser att vi kan göraskillnad. ”Närmare hem” samlar en extraordinär skara tänkare, författare och aktivister frånvärldens samtliga kontinenter för att leverera ett enkelt men revolutionerande budskap:genom att minska ekonomins omfattning kan vi inte bara stoppa den pågående sociala ochekologiska kollapsen, men också återställa skadade ekosystem och öka vårt egetvälmående.Det är ett hoppfullt budskap som världen inte har råd att ignorera.Se och dela trailern här: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgFör mer information om filmen, besök: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures är en global icke-vinstdrivande organisation som arbetar för ett förnyatekologiskt och socialt välbefinnande genom att stärka samhällen och lokala ekonomier. Förmer information om vårt arbete, besök: localfutures.orgPrenumerera på vårt nyhetsbrev via e-post:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Di Lingkar Terdekat - Desau Harapan di Tengah Badai Krisis - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-30 | Film berdurasi 35 menit ini merupakan seruan bersama untuk ekonomi baru, disampaikan oleh mereka yang telah mendedikasikan hidup untuk bekerja demi perubahan sistemik.Sebuah film oleh Local Futures dan Cyrus Sutton.Diproduksi dan disutradarai oleh Helena Norberg-Hodge dan Anja Lyngbaek.Dinarasikan oleh Nathalie Kelley.Takarir oleh Dalih Sembiring.Kita hidup di masa yang dipenuhi beragam krisis, mulai dari kekacauan iklim, kemiskinan, perang, hingga biaya hidup yang melambung tinggi. Semuanya bisa membuat kita merasa kewalahan — hingga kita pun menyadari bahwa kita punya kekuatan untuk mengubah keadaan. 'Closer to Home' menghadirkan sekumpulan pemikir, penulis, dan aktivis dari segala penjuru dunia guna menyampaikan argumen sederhana namun revolusioner: dengan mengurangi skala ekonomi, kita tidak saja dapat menghentikan gejolak menuju kehancuran sosial dan ekologis, tetapi juga memulihkan ekosistem yang rusak dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan personal.Jangan sampai pesan harapan ini diabaikan oleh dunia.Tonton dan bagikan trailer di sini: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgUntuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang film ini, kunjungi:localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures adalah organisasi non-profit internasional yang berdedikasi memperbarui kesejahteraan ekologis dan sosial dengan memperkuat berbagai komunitas dan perkenomian lokal. Untuk mempelajari sepak terjang kami lebih lanjut, kunjungi:localfutures.orgMari berlangganan newsletter email kami lewatlocalfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Feminine Futures evening: healing the earth, healing ourselves Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-27 | On 2 September Local Futures hosted an inspiring evening with seven remarkable women from around the world at Schumacher College in the UK.Here are some highlights of the evening, beginning with an introduction by Satish Kumar, founder of Schumacher College and followed by:- Helena Norberg-Hodge - Director of Local Futures (Australia, UK), - Camila Moreno - Climate analyst (Brazil), - Anja Lyngbaek - Food system expert (Denmark/Mexico), - Thais Mantovani - Environmental activist (Brazil), - Eva Henje - Neuroscientist (Sweden), - Darcia Narvaez - Evolutionary scientist (US) and - Rutendo Ngara - Indigenous scientist (South Africa)While focused on the need for localization, each presenter offered insights from their unique backgrounds and disciplines, as reflected in the titles of their talks:• Global climate governance regime• Rebuilding our food systems• Big picture activism and education• Indigenous knowledge in the modern world• Evolved parenting for holistic wellness• Systemic perspectives on mental health• The great cultural turning towards localizationLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Feminine Futures evening: healing the earth, healing ourselves Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-26 | On 2 September Local Futures hosted an inspiring evening with seven remarkable women from around the world at Schumacher College in the UK.Here are some highlights of the evening, beginning with an introduction by Satish Kumar, founder of Schumacher College and followed by:- Helena Norberg-Hodge - Director of Local Futures (Australia, UK), - Camila Moreno - Climate analyst (Brazil), - Anja Lyngbaek - Food system expert (Denmark/Mexico), - Thais Mantovani - Environmental activist (Brazil), - Eva Henje - Neuroscientist (Sweden), - Darcia Narvaez - Evolutionary scientist (US) and - Rutendo Ngara - Indigenous scientist (South Africa)While focused on the need for localization, each presenter offered insights from their unique backgrounds and disciplines, as reflected in the titles of their talks:• Global climate governance regime• Rebuilding our food systems• Big picture activism and education• Indigenous knowledge in the modern world• Evolved parenting for holistic wellness• Systemic perspectives on mental health• The great cultural turning towards localizationLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices – Camila Moreno Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-26 | Camila Moreno is one of civil society’s foremost experts on climate policy, and her critical analysis of carbon metrics, digitalization and corporate power is unparalleled. Coming from social and environmental movements in Latin America and her native Brazil, Camila has attended all the COP climate negotiations since 2008. She has written _Carbon Metrics and the New Colonial Equations_ and is a researcher at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro.In this episode, Camila elucidates the history and possible future trajectories of the emerging techno-globalist power structure, with a particular focus on how that agenda is closely tied to international climate governance, like the COP climate negotiations. She highlights how the complexity of climate has been reduced to a narrow focus on carbon dioxide, and how that has served to co-opt diverse environmental struggles into a corporate-friendly agenda based on market-based schemes, digitalization and the financialization of nature. Camila gives us all a strong warning about continuing further down this technocratic path.Watch the interview with Camila Moreno here: youtu.be/2h4R-3GRycAFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Climate, carbon and technocracy I Camila Moreno Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-26 | Camila Moreno is one of civil society’s foremost experts on climate policy, and her critical analysis of carbon metrics, digitalization and corporate power is unparalleled. Coming from social and environmental movements in Latin America and her native Brazil, Camila has attended all the COP climate negotiations since 2008. She has written Carbon Metrics and the New Colonial Equations and is a researcher at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro.In this episode, Camila elucidates the history and possible future trajectories of the emerging techno-globalist power structure, with a particular focus on how that agenda is closely tied to international climate governance, like the COP climate negotiations. She highlights how the complexity of climate has been reduced to a narrow focus on carbon dioxide, and how that has served to co-opt diverse environmental struggles into a corporate-friendly agenda based on market-based schemes, digitalization and the financialization of nature. Camila gives us all a strong warning about continuing further down this technocratic path.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices – Alnoor Ladha Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-13 | Resisting categorization, Alnoor works towards the healing of culture, people and the living world, bringing spirituality, politics and place-based work into dialogue with one another. He co-founded The Rules – a global activist collective and thinktank for economic alternatives. He also co-founded the post-capitalist community Tierra Valiente in Costa Rica, where he lives. He is a board member of Culture Hack Labs and The Emergence Network, co-director of the Transition Resource Circle and co-author of Post Capitalist Philanthropy: Healing Wealth in the Time of Collapse.In this episode, Alnoor brainstorms how we might appropriate, co-opt, discard and/or reclaim the proverbial master’s tools in order to take down the house and revolutionize the system we live in. He brings a non-dualist complexity to discussions about movement building and awareness raising and localization, and finally turns his attention to healing the rift between political work and spiritual work.Watch the interview with Alnoor Ladha here: youtu.be/j4cuxGb3uvQFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
קרוב יותר לבית - קולות של תקווה בשעת משבר - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-13 | סרט זה, שאורכו 35 דקות, הוא קריאה מאוחדת לכלכלה חדשה, המושמעת על ידי מי שהקדישו את חייהם לפעולה למען שינוי מערכתי. סרטם של "עתיד מקומי" וסיירוס סאטון. הופק ובוים על ידי הלנה נורברג-הודג' ואניה לינגבק. קריינות: נטלי קלי.אנו חיים בתקופה של משברים מרובים, החל מכאוס אקלימי, עוני ומלחמות ועד יוקר המחיה המרקיע שחקים. זה יכול להרגיש קשה להכלה – עד שאנו מבינים שיש לנו את הכוח לשנות דברים. 'קרוב יותר לבית' מפגיש אוסף יוצא דופן של הוגי דעות, סופרים ופעילים מכל יבשת כדי להעלות טיעון פשוט אך מהפכני: על ידי צמצום הכלכלה שלנו, ביכולתנו לא רק לעצור את ההיסחפות לעבר התמוטטות חברתית ואקולוגית, אלא גם לשקם מערכות אקולוגיות פגועות ולהגדיל את הרווחה האישית שלנו.זהו מסר של תקווה שהעולם אינו יכול להרשות לעצמו להתעלם ממנו. צפו ושתפו את הטריילר כאן: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgלמידע נוסף על הסרט, בקרו באתר: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-home"עתיד מקומי" הוא ארגון בינלאומי ללא מטרות רווח, המוקדש לחידוש הרווחה האקולוגית והחברתית על ידי חיזוק קהילות וכלכלות מקומיות. למידע נוסף על עבודתנו, בקרו באתר localfutures.orgכדי להירשם לניוזלטר הדוא"ל שלנו: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
A spiritual-political praxis I Alnoor Ladha Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-13 | Resisting categorization, Alnoor works towards the healing of culture, people and the living world, bringing spirituality, politics and place-based work into dialogue with one another. He co-founded The Rules – a global activist collective and thinktank for economic alternatives. He also co-founded the post-capitalist community Tierra Valiente in Costa Rica, where he lives. He is a board member of Culture Hack Labs and The Emergence Network, co-director of the Transition Resource Circle and co-author of Post Capitalist Philanthropy: Healing Wealth in the Time of Collapse.In this episode, Alnoor brainstorms how we might appropriate, co-opt, discard and/or reclaim the proverbial master’s tools in order to take down the house and revolutionize the system we live in. He brings a non-dualist complexity to discussions about movement building and awareness raising and localization, and finally turns his attention to healing the rift between political work and spiritual work. Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices – Iain McGilchrist Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-03 | Iain McGilchrist is an Oxford literary scholar, and a doctor in psychiatry and neuroscience. A champion of holistic thinking, Iain’s tour-de-force book The Master and His Emissary, along with his more recent The Matter with Things, have transformed academic and popular understanding not only of the human brain, but also of the importance of a fundamental worldview shift. His works sustain an in-depth critique of reductionism, and unfold different approaches for understanding who we are and what the world is. In this episode, Iain’s research on the differences between the left and right hemispheres provide the backdrop for discussions of the human experience of the sublime, and how important that experience is if we are to reestablish social and ecological balance in the world. He discusses his long-standing appreciation for the local, the place-based and the natural, suggesting that these offer avenues towards right-hemisphere aspects of our experience – aspects which have been neglected to our detriment.Watch the interview with Iain McGilchrist here: youtu.be/8jlxSBGOjXgFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Finding meaning in a world gone mad I Iain McGilchrist Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-09-02 | Iain McGilchrist is an Oxford literary scholar, and a doctor in psychiatry and neuroscience. A champion of holistic thinking, Iain’s tour-de-force book The Master and His Emissary, along with his more recent The Matter with Things, have transformed academic and popular understanding not only of the human brain, but also of the importance of a fundamental worldview shift. His works sustain an in-depth critique of reductionism, and unfold different approaches for understanding who we are and what the world is. In this episode, Iain’s research on the differences between the left and right hemispheres provide the backdrop for discussions of the human experience of the sublime, and how important that experience is if we are to reestablish social and ecological balance in the world. He discusses his long-standing appreciation for the local, the place-based and the natural, suggesting that these offer avenues towards right-hemisphere aspects of our experience – aspects which have been neglected to our detriment.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Più vicino a casa - Voci di speranza in un tempo di crisi - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-28 | Questo film di 35 minuti è un forte appello per una nuova economia, lanciato da coloro che hanno dedicato la propria vita a lavorare per un cambiamento sistemico.Un film di Local Futures e Cyrus Sutton.Prodotto e diretto da Helena Norberg-Hodge e Anja Lyngbaek.Narrato da Nathalie Kelley.Tradotto da Gloria GermaniViviamo in un’epoca caratterizzata da molteplici crisi: dal caos climatico, dalla povertà e dalla guerra ai costi della vita alle stelle. Può sembrare sconfortante, finché non ci rendiamo conto che abbiamo il potere di cambiare le cose. “Closer to Home” riunisce una straordinaria schiera di pensatori, scrittori e attivisti provenienti da ogni continente per sostenere un argomento semplice ma rivoluzionario: riducendo la portata dell’economia, non solo possiamo fermare la corsa verso il collasso sociale ed ecologico, ma ripristinare ecosistemi danneggiati e aumentare il nostro benessere. È un messaggio di speranza che il mondo non può permettersi di ignorare.Guarda e condividi il trailer qui: [link al trailer italiano]Per maggiori informazioni sul film: localfutures.org/films/cl...Local Futures è un'organizzazione internazionale senza scopo di lucro, dedicata al rinnovamento del benessere ecologico e sociale rafforzando le comunità e le economie locali. localfutures.orgIscriviti alla nostra newsletter via email (in inglese):localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Film screening of Closer to Home and Q&A session with the film makers Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-22 | Watch the inspiring Q&A session of the film screening of 'Closer to Home - Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis' with: - Nathalie Kelley, environmental activist, actress, and the narrator of the film, - Bayo Akomolafe, philosopher, writer, and contributing voice in the film, - Cyrus Sutton, Emmy-winning film director,- Helena Norberg-Hodge, director of Local Futures – the organization behind the film.Watch the film 'Closer to Home' here: youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50This newly released film brings together an extraordinary array of thinkers, writers, and activists from every continent to make a simple but revolutionary argument: by reducing the scale of the economy, we can not only stop the rush towards social and ecological breakdown, but restore damaged ecosystems and increase our own personal well-being. We live in a time of multiple crises, from climate chaos, poverty and war to skyrocketing costs of living. It can seem overwhelming – until we realise that we have the power to change things. A warning and a message of hope that the world cannot afford to ignore. Find more information about the speakers below:Nathalie Kelley - AustraliaNathalie is an actor of Quechua descent, most recently starring in the #1 Netflix series The Baker and the Beauty. She is on the board of Kiss The Ground and the Fungí Foundation, and uses her storytelling talents to elevate Indigenous wisdom as the key to coming back into harmony with our ecosystems. She advocates for justice for the human and more than human world, with particular focus on the soil, fungi and forests. At the core of her mission is the preservation of Biodiversity, including cultural and myco-diversity on the planet.Bayo Akomolafe - Nigeria, IndiaA one-of-a-kind thinker, Bayo blurs the lines between the personal and the political. His playful and poetic voice calls us to unlearn, rethink and radically imagine the world and our role within it. Bayo is the author of the books 'These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity’s Search for Home', and 'We Will Tell our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak'. He is also the founder and chief curator of the Emergence Network.Cyrus Sutton - USACyrus Sutton is an American Emmy-winning film director and professional surfer. His career as a short film director has led to numerous awards during the past twenty years. In 2018, his documentary Island Earth won multiple awards and helped proliferate the growing food sovereignty movement in Hawaii.Helena Norberg-Hodge - Australia, UKHelena is a pioneer of the new economy movement and the recipient of both the Right Livelihood Award and the Goi Peace Prize. Through books, articles, interviews, films and public lectures on five continents, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than 40 years. She is the author of the inspirational classic ‘Ancient Futures’, the producer and co-director of the award-winning film ‘The Economics of Happiness’, and the founder and director of Local Futures.For more information about Local Futures, visit: localfutures.orgSign up to our newsletter here: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices – Jyoti Fernandes Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-20 | A small farmer and Campaigns Coordinator for The Landworkers Alliance, Jyoti both embodies and powerfully communicates the possibility for a more just and sustainable future through local food sovereignty. On her 20-acre farm in Dorset, UK, Jyoti raises animals and grows vegetables and fruit, and processes apple juice, wool and jam. She is also a spokesperson for the international peasants’ movement, La Via Campesina, and is a powerful advocate for policy change in the UK and beyond.In this episode, Jyoti presents a robust case for policy change, helping us understand what kind of structural decisions are needed to shift our food systems away from exploitation and corporate control, and towards sustainable, local food sovereignty, worldwide. She combats widely held misconceptions touted by global agribusinesses, and draws on personal experience to give detail about how food policy decisions are currently being made.Watch the interview with Jyoti Fernandes here: youtu.be/sMN_VdZYY5wFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Small-scale on a large scale: Lobbying for local food I Jyoti Fernandes Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-19 | A small farmer and Campaigns Coordinator for The Landworkers Alliance, Jyoti both embodies and powerfully communicates the possibility for a more just and sustainable future through local food sovereignty. On her 20-acre farm in Dorset, UK, Jyoti raises animals and grows vegetables and fruit, and processes apple juice, wool and jam. She is also a spokesperson for the international peasants’ movement, La Via Campesina, and is a powerful advocate for policy change in the UK and beyond.In this episode, Jyoti presents a robust case for policy change, helping us understand what kind of structural decisions are needed to shift our food systems away from exploitation and corporate control, and towards sustainable, local food sovereignty, worldwide. She combats widely held misconceptions touted by global agribusinesses, and draws on personal experience to give detail about how food policy decisions are currently being made.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Plus Près De Chez Nous - Des voix despoir en temps de crise - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-15 | Ce film de 35 minutes est un appel unanime en faveur d'une nouvelle économie, lancé par des personnes qui ont consacré leur vie à œuvrer en faveur d'un changement systémique. Un film réalisé par Local Futures et Cyrus Sutton. Produit et réalisé par Helena Norberg-Hodge et Anja Lyngbaek. Texte lu par Nathalie Kelley. Nous vivons une époque de crises multiples, du chaos climatique à la pauvreté et à la guerre, en passant par la montée en flèche du coût de la vie. La situation peut sembler accablante, jusqu'à ce que nous réalisions que nous avons le pouvoir de changer les choses. Plus Près De Chez Nous rassemble un éventail exceptionnel de penseurs, d'écrivains et de militants de tous les continents autour d'un argument simple mais révolutionnaire : en réduisant l'échelle de l'économie pour la rendre plus locale, nous pouvons non seulement stopper la course qui mène à l'effondrement social et écologique, mais aussi restaurer les écosystèmes endommagés et accroître notre propre bien-être.C'est un message d'espoir que le monde ne peut se permettre d'ignorer.Regardez et partagez la bande-annonce ici : youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgPour plus d'informations sur le film, voir : localfutures.org/films/closer-to-accueil/Local Futures est une organisation internationale à but non lucratif qui se consacre au renouveau du bien-être écologique et social en renforçant les communautés et les économies locales. Pour en savoir plus sur notre travail, voir : localfutures.orgAbonnez-vous à notre bulletin d'information électronique :localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Small is Beautiful - Growing the Local Food Movement in Dartington / Totnes UK Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-14 | “Welcome to Dartington / Totnes! Here we can experience ‘Small is Beautiful’. Here things are at a more human scale than in many parts of the world. So many of our needs can be met through walking distance. And now we have quite an impressive movement here, a local food movement. And we have the elements that are perfect for a model for the entire world.”~ Helena Norberg-Hodge, Founder, Local FuturesHow can we create more local regenerative food systems? For answers we can look to the remarkable community of Dartington / Totnes. There we find locavores of all shapes and sizes working together in farming and food enterprises that showcase the delightful taste of South Devon, UK.With special thanks to the many wonderful people, projects and places of Dartington / Totnes who appear in this story:https://www.LocalFutures.orghttps://www.TransitionTownTotnes.orghttps://www.ApricotCentre.co.ukhttps://www.SchoolFarmCSA.org.ukhttps://www.Agroforestry.co.ukhttps://www.Riverford.co.ukhttps://BensFarmShop.co.ukhttps://www.Ooooby.comhttps://www.IncredibleEdible.org.ukht... / greentablecafe https://BayardsKitchen.co.ukhttps://www.TheAlmondThief.comhttps://MontrealstyleBagels.co.ukhttps://FreshFlour.co.ukhttps://www.SandfordOrchards.co.ukhttps://www.SurfingCowIceCream.co.ukhttps://Luscombe.co.ukhttps://SalcombeGin.comhttps://visittotnes.co.uk/see-and-do/...https://www.dartington.org/visit/food...https://campus.dartington.org/Schumac...https://www.Dartington.orgMusique1 titresHome Again feat Jordan Critz - Instrumental (75938)Jordan FryeBeautiful Wasteland (Deluxe Edition)Read full bio of Helena Norberg-Hodge here: localfutures.org/about-local-futures/who-we-are/helena-norberg-hodgeFor more information about Local Futures, visit: localfutures.org
Ближе к дому - Голоса надежды во времена кризиса - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-09 | Этот 35-минутный фильм - объединенный призыв к новой экономике, с которым выступают те, кто посвятил свою жизнь борьбе за системные изменения.Фильм производства Local Futures и Сайруса Саттона.Продюсеры и режиссеры - Хелена Норберг-Ходж и Аня Люнгбек.Текст читает Натали Келли.Мы живем во времена многочисленных кризисов: от климатического хаоса, бедности и войн до стремительного роста стоимости жизни. Это может показаться сокрушающим, пока мы не осознаем, что в наших силах изменить ситуацию. Необыкновенный состав мыслителей, писателей и активистов со всех континентов объединились для работы над фильмом "Ближе к дому", чтобы донести простую, но революционную идею: за счет сокращения масштабов экономики можно не только остановить движение к социальной и экологической катастрофе, но и восстановить нарушенные экосистемы и повысить наше личное благополучие.Это послание надежды, и мир не может себе позволить его игнорировать.Смотрите трейлер и делитесь им с друзьями здесь: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgДля получения дополнительной информации о фильме посетите сайт: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures - международная некоммерческая организация, деятельность которой направлена на улучшение экологического и социального благополучия путем укрепления сообществ и местной экономики. Чтобы узнать больше о нашей работе, посетите сайт: localfutures.orgПодпишитесь на нашу электронную рассылку новостей:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
ใกล้บ้านมากขึ้น - เสียงแห่งความหวังในช่วงเวลาแห่งวิกฤต - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-07 | ภาพยนตร์ความยาว 35 นาทีนี้เป็นเสียงเรียกร้องร่วมกันเพื่อเศรษฐกิจรูปแบบใหม่ ซึ่งถ่ายทอดโดยผู้ที่อุทิศชีวิตเพื่อทำงานเพื่อการเปลี่ยนแปลงเชิงระบบภาพยนตร์โดย Local Futures และ Cyrus Suttonผลิตและกำกับโดย Helena Norberg-Hodge และ Anja Lyngbaekบรรยายโดย Nathalie Kelleyปัจจุบันนี้เราใช้ชีวิตอยู่ท่ามกลางวิกฤตต่างๆ มากมาย ไม่ว่าจะเป็นวิกฤตสภาพอากาศ ความยากจน สงคราม ไปจนถึงค่าครองชีพที่พุ่งสูงขึ้น สิ่งเหล่านี้อาจทำให้เรารู้สึกท้อแท้ จนในที่สุดเราเห็นรู้ได้ว่าจริงจริงแล้วเรามีพลังที่จะเปลี่ยนแปลงสิ่งต่างๆ ได้ 'Closer to Home' รวบรวมนักคิด นักเขียน และนักเคลื่อนไหวจากทุกทวีปเพื่อเสนอข้อโต้แย้งที่เรียบง่ายแต่ปฏิวัติวงการ: การลดขนาดเศรษฐกิจไม่เพียงแต่จะทำให้หยุดการเร่งรีบเพื่อทำลายสังคมและระบบนิเวศเท่านั้น แต่ยังฟื้นฟูระบบนิเวศที่เสียหายและเพิ่มความเป็นอยู่ที่ดีของตัวเราเองอีกด้วยเป็นข้อความแห่งความหวังที่โลกไม่อาจเพิกเฉยได้รับชมและแชร์ตัวอย่างภาพยนตร์ได้ที่นี่: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgหากต้องการข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับภาพยนตร์ โปรดไปที่: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures เป็นองค์กรไม่แสวงหากำไรระดับนานาชาติที่อุทิศตนเพื่อฟื้นฟูความเป็นอยู่ที่ดีทางระบบนิเวศและสังคมด้วยการเสริมสร้างความแข็งแกร่งให้กับชุมชนและเศรษฐกิจในท้องถิ่น หากต้องการเรียนรู้เพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับงานของเรา โปรดไปที่: localfutures.orgสมัครรับจดหมายข่าวทางอีเมลของเรา:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Más cerca de Casa - Voces de Esperanza en Tiempos de Crisis - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-08-02 | Este filme de 35 minutos es un llamado unificado a una nueva economía, entregado por aquellos que han dedicado sus vidas a trabajar por un cambio sistémico.Un filme de Local Futures y Cyrus Sutton.Producido y dirigido por Helena Norberg-Hodge y Anja Lyngbaek.Narrado por Nathalie Kelley.Vivimos en una época de crisis múltiples, desde el caos climático, la pobreza y la guerra hasta el aumento vertiginoso de los costos de vida. Puede parecer abrumador —hasta que nos damos cuenta de que tenemos el poder de cambiar las cosas. ‘Closer to Home’ reúne a una extraordinaria variedad de pensadores, escritores y activistas de todos los continentes para hacer un razonamiento simple pero revolucionario: al reducir la escala de la economía, no solo podemos detener la precipitación hacia el colapso social y ecológico, sino también restaurar los ecosistemas dañados y aumentar nuestro propio bienestar personal.Es un mensaje de esperanza que el mundo no puede permitirse ignorar.Mira y comparte el tráiler aquí: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgPara obtener más información sobre el filme, visita: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures es una organización internacional sin fines de lucro, dedicada a renovar el bienestar ecológico y social mediante el fortalecimiento de las comunidades y las economías locales. Para obtener más información sobre nuestro trabajo, visita: localfutures.orgSuscríbete a nuestro boletín de noticias por correo electrónico:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices – Darcia Narvaez Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-26 | Darcia Narvaez is a Professor Emerita of Psychology (University of Notre Dame), and Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She employs an interdisciplinary approach to studying morality, child development and human flourishing, integrating disciplines like anthropology, neuroscience, developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, and more. Darcia’s publications include 'Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom', 'Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth', and, most recently, 'The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities'. In this episode, Darcia describes “the evolved nest”, which is the set of conditions needed for healthy human development. Stemming from our deep evolutionary past, these conditions include close-knit community, affection, care, play, and connection to nature. She sheds light on the way so many of us, in the disconnected world of modernity, experience great insecurity, dysregulation, and lack of self-understanding because of the myriad developmental challenges that arise from being “un-nested”. As such, Darcia calls for localization - at both the structural level and in practice at the community level - in order to restore our wellbeing.Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=hAvI8ArZmaw&t=57sFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Re-nesting Humanity I Darcia Narvaez Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-26 | Darcia Narvaez is a Professor Emerita of Psychology (University of Notre Dame), and Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She employs an interdisciplinary approach to studying morality, child development and human flourishing, integrating disciplines like anthropology, neuroscience, developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, and more. Darcia’s publications include 'Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom', 'Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth', and, most recently, 'The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities'. In this episode, Darcia describes “the evolved nest”, which is the set of conditions needed for healthy human development. Stemming from our deep evolutionary past, these conditions include close-knit community, affection, care, play, and connection to nature. She sheds light on the way so many of us, in the disconnected world of modernity, experience great insecurity, dysregulation, and lack of self-understanding because of the myriad developmental challenges that arise from being “un-nested”. As such, Darcia calls for localization - at both the structural level and in practice at the community level - in order to restore our wellbeing.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Bližšie k domovu - Hlasy nádeje v čase krízy - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-23 | Tento 35-minútový film je spoločným volaním po novej ekonomike, ktoré predniesli ľudia, ktorí svoj život zasvätili práci na systémovej zmene. Film z dielne Local Futures a Cyrus Sutton. Produkovali a režírovali Helena Norberg-Hodge a Anja Lyngbaek. Nahovorila Nathalie Kelley. Žijeme v čase mnohých kríz, od klimatického chaosu, cez chudobu a vojnu až po prudko rastúce životné náklady. Môže sa to zdať vyčerpávajúce – až kým si neuvedomíme, že máme moc veci zmeniť. V diele "Bližšie k domovu" sa stretáva výnimočná zostava mysliteľov, spisovateľov a aktivistov zo všetkých kontinentov, aby predložili jednoduchý, ale revolučný argument: znížením rozsahu v ekonomike môžeme nielen zastaviť náhly sociálny a ekologický kolaps, ale aj obnoviť poškodené ekosystémy a zvýšiť náš osobný blahobyt. Je to posolstvo nádeje, ktoré si svet nemôže dovoliť ignorovať. Pozrite si a zdieľajte trailer tu: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOg Viac informácií o filme nájdete na: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-home/. Local Futures je medzinárodná nezisková organizácia, ktorá sa venuje obnove ekologického a sociálneho blahobytu prostredníctvom posilňovania komunít a miestnych ekonomík. Ak sa chcete dozvedieť viac o našej práci, navštívte: localfutures.org Prihláste sa na odber našich e-mailových noviniek:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Closer to Home – Stimmen der Hoffnung in einer Zeit der Krisen Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-15 | Dieser 35-minütige Film ist ein gemeinsamer Aufruf zu einer neuen Wirtschaft, überliefert von jenen, die ihr Leben der Arbeit für systemische Veränderungen verschrieben haben.Ein Film von Local Futures und Cyrus Sutton.Produziert und inszeniert von Helena Norberg-Hodge und Anja Lyngbaek.Erzählt von Nathalie Kelley.Wir leben in einer Zeit der zahlreichen Krisen, von Klimachaos, Armut und Krieg bis hin zu explodierenden Lebenshaltungskosten. Es kann überwältigend erscheinen – bis wir erkennen, dass wir die Macht haben, Dinge zu ändern. „Closer to Home“ bringt eine außergewöhnliche Auswahl an Denkern, Schriftstellern und Aktivisten von allen Kontinenten zusammen, um ein simples, jedoch revolutionäres Argument vorzubringen: Indem wir den Umfang der Wirtschaft reduzieren, können wir nicht nur den sozialen und ökologischen Zusammenbruch stoppen, sondern auch beschädigte Ökosysteme wiederherstellen und unser eigenes persönliches Wohlbefinden steigern.Es ist eine Botschaft der Hoffnung, die die Welt es sich nicht leisten kann, zu ignorieren. Sehen und teilen Sie den Trailer hier: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgWeitere Informationen zum Film finden Sie unter: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures ist eine internationale gemeinnützige Organisation, die sich der Erneuerung des ökologischen und sozialen Wohlergehens durch die Stärkung von Gemeinschaften und lokalen Volkswirtschaften verschrieben hat. Weitere Informationen zu unserer Arbeit finden Sie unter: localfutures.orgAbonnieren Sie unseren E-Mail-Newsletter:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
《近鄉》 – 亂世中的希望之聲 - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-15 | 這部35分鐘的影⽚向⼤衆呼籲⼀個全新的經濟系統，並由為系統性改⾰奉獻⼀⽣的⼈們所創作。本⽚由Local Futures 和 Cyrus Sutton 製作，Helena Norberg-Hodge和Anja Lyngbaek編導，Nathalie Kelly為旁⽩。我們活在⼀個多災多難的時代， 從氣候混亂到貧困，從戰爭到⾶漲的⽣活成本。這⼀切仿佛勢不可擋，直到我們意識到我們擁有能夠改變現狀的能⼒。《回鄉⼟來》凝聚了⼀批來⾃各個⼤陸的卓越的思想家、作家、活動家。他們提出⼀個簡單但有⾰命性的論點。那就是如果經濟規模縮⼩，我們不僅能夠阻⽌社會和⽣態的逐漸奔潰，還能修復⽣態系統並提⾼⾃身幸福。這是⼀個世界無法忽視的希望。觀看和分享預告⽚:youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOg 關於影⽚的更多信息：localfutures.org/films/closer-to-home Local Futures是⼀個國際⾮盈利組織，致⼒於通過加强社區和地⽅經濟，重振⽣態和社會福祉。瞭解更多關於本組織的信息：localfutures.org 訂閲我們的郵件期刊：localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices – Charles Eisenstein Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-09 | Charles Eisenstein is an independent writer and speaker on topics traversing the economy, society, spirituality and the environment. His work is renowned for its boldness and poetics. The author of six books – including Sacred Economics, Climate: A New Story and The Coronation – he is an indispensable guide towards “the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible”. Over the past year, Charles has become involved with Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s campaign for president of the United States.In this episode, Charles articulates the philosophical basis for his enduring support of the localization movement, expressing how the reweaving of local connections is fundamental to birthing a new story for humanity – one based on interbeing. He considers the process of societal change itself, dissolving restrictive intellectual binaries and rigid frameworks. Instead, Charles invites action that is grounded in humility and based on the powerful combination of information and intuition.Watch the interview with Charles Eisenstein here: youtu.be/VcOv2FVkvigFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Our North Star: towards tangible connections I Charles Eisenstein Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-09 | Charles Eisenstein is an independent writer and speaker on topics traversing the economy, society, spirituality and the environment. His work is renowned for its boldness and poetics. The author of six books – including Sacred Economics, Climate: A New Story and The Coronation – he is an indispensable guide towards “the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible”. Over the past year, Charles has become involved with Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s campaign for president of the United States.In this episode, Charles articulates the philosophical basis for his enduring support of the localization movement, expressing how the reweaving of local connections is fundamental to birthing a new story for humanity – one based on interbeing. He considers the process of societal change itself, dissolving restrictive intellectual binaries and rigid frameworks. Instead, Charles invites action that is grounded in humility and based on the powerful combination of information and intuition.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Πιο κοντά στο Σπίτι – Φωνές Ελπίδας σε Καιρό Κρίσης - Closer to Home Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-07 | Αυτή η ταινία των 35 λεπτών της ώρας είναι ένα ενωτικό κάλεσμα για μια νέα οικονομία, από μέρους εκείνων που έχουν αφιερώσει την ζωή τους στην εργασία για την αλλαγή του συστήματος.Μια ταινία από την Local Futures και τον Cyrus Sutton.Παραγωγή της Helena Norberg-Hodge και της Anja Lyngbaek.Αφήγηση της Nathalie Kelley.Ζούμε σε μια εποχή πολλαπλών κρίσεων, από το κλιματικό χάος, την φτώχεια, και τον πόλεμο μέχρι την εκτίναξη του βιοτικού κόστους στα ύψη. Μπορεί να μοιάζει συντριπτικό –μέχρι να συνειδητοποιήσουμε ότι εμείς έχουμε τη δύναμη να αλλάξουμε τα πράγματα. Το «Πιο Κοντά στο Σπίτι» φέρνει μαζί μια σειρά από στοχαστές, συγγραφείς, και ακτιβιστές από όλες τις ηπείρους για να διατυπώσουν μια απλή αλλά επαναστατική δήλωση: μικραίνοντας την κλίμακα της οικονομίας, μπορούμε όχι μόνο να φρενάρουμε την ραγδαία πορεία προς την κοινωνική και οικονομική κατάρρευση, αλλά να αποκαταστήσουμε τα ρημαγμένα οικοσυστήματα και να βελτιώσουμε την προσωπική μας ευημερία.Αυτό είναι ένα μήνυμα ελπίδας που ο κόσμος δεν έχει την πολυτέλεια να αγνοήσει.Δείτε και διαδώστε το ενημερωτικό: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgΓια περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με την ταινία: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeΗ ‘Local Futures’ είναι μια διεθνής μη κερδοσκοπική οργάνωση, αφιερωμένη στην ανανέωση της οικολογικής και κοινωνικής ευημερίας μέσω της ενίσχυσης κοινοτήτων και τοπικών οικονομιών. Για να μάθετε περισσότερα για το έργο μας, επισκεφθείτε: localfutures.orgΕγγραφείτε στο ενημερωτικό μας δελτίο:localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Conversation with Manish Jain, Jeremy Lent, Rutendo Ngara, John Perkins - June 21 - London Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-07-02 | On World Localization Day, June 21, 2024, we hosted the film premiere of 'Closer to Home' followed by a live webinar with inspiring voices of the film in three different timezones: Sydney, London, and New York. Watch here the London event with the following speakers:- Manish Jain - co-founder Shikshantar and the global Ecoversities Alliance (India)- Jeremy Lent - founder Deep Transformation Network (USA)- Rutendo Ngara - scholar, co-founder Ancient Wisdom Africa (South Africa)- John Perkins - economist, whistleblower, author (USA)'Closer to Home', a 35-minute film produced by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton, is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change. Watch the trailer: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgWatch the film: youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50For more information about the film, visit: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeFind out more about World Localization Day -June 21: worldlocalizationday.orgAnother short-film released on World Localization Day is 'The Power of Local'. Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/ifI5A2rHb8kLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Conversation with Satish Kumar, Morag Gamble, Helena Norberg-Hodge - June 21 - Sydney Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-28 | On World Localization Day, June 21, 2024, we hosted the film premiere of 'Closer to Home' followed by a live webinar with inspiring voices of the film in three different timezones: Sydney, London, and New York. Watch here the Sydney event with the following speakers:- Satish Kumar - founder Resurgence Magazine and Schumacher College (UK)- Morag Gamble - founder Permaculture Education Institute (Australia)- Helena Norberg-Hodge - author, director Local Futures (UK/ Australia)'Closer to Home', a 35-minute film produced by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton, is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change. Watch the trailer: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgWatch the film: youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50For more information about the film, visit: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeFind out more about World Localization Day -June 21: worldlocalizationday.orgAnother short-film released on World Localization Day is 'The Power of Local'. Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/ifI5A2rHb8kLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Conversation with Darcia Narvaez, Michael Shuman, Debra Efroymson - June 21 - New York Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-28 | On World Localization Day, June 21, 2024, we hosted the film premiere of 'Closer to Home' followed by a live webinar with inspiring voices of the film in three different timezones: Sydney, London, and New York. Watch here the New York event with the following speakers:- Darcia Narvaez - Professor Emerita of Psychology, writer on moral development and human flourishing (USA)- Debra Efroymson - director Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh (Bangladesh)- Michael Shuman - lawyer, economist, local finance expert (USA)'Closer to Home', a 35-minute film produced by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton, is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change. Watch the trailer: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgWatch the film: youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50For more information about the film, visit: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeFind out more about World Localization Day -June 21: worldlocalizationday.orgAnother short-film released on World Localization Day is 'The Power of Local'. Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/ifI5A2rHb8kLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices - Trailer Diego Isabel La Moneda Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-28 | Diego Isabel La Moneda - executive director of NESI, author, and international speakerDiego Isabel La Moneda — is the Executive Director of the New Economy and Social Innovation (NESI) Forum, and Co-Founder and Director of the Global Hub for the Common Good. NESI aims to co-create a new economy at the service of people and the planet through innovative impact initiatives, public policy proposals and the organization of forums and other events aimed at connecting and promoting the new economy and social innovation ecosystem. Diego is author of the book Yo Soy Tú: Propuesta para una Nueva Sociedad (I Am You: Proposal for a New Society), and co-author of Dentro de 15 años (Within 15 years).Watch the interview with Diego Isabel La Moneda here: youtu.be/s5ZcqSmvk_EFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
The Power of Local - Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-20 | Watch the trailer of the 40-minute film 'The Power of Local' with focus on localization in action. Millions of people are working to bring about a system shift - away from a destructive global economy - in support of cultural and biological diversity, social justice, genuine democracy, and our own health and happiness.The short-film features 30 examples from five continents - people working to create healthy and fair local economies, communities and food systems.Watch the film here: youtu.be/IQ7QtrndfokVideo compilation by Local Futures.Producer Anja Lyngbaek.Editor Bertrand Raguet.Watch also Local Futures' other new short film 'Closer to Home': youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up
The Power of Local Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-20 | Watch this 42-minute film with examples of exciting localization initiatives across the world. The global economy is putting all life on Earth at risk. However, there is a powerful counter-trend. Millions of people are working to bring about a system shift - supporting cultural and biological diversity, social justice, genuine democracy, and our health and happiness. Watch and share the trailer: youtu.be/ifI5A2rHb8kThe inspiring localization initiatives are categorized into the following sections: Local Economy and Governance, Local Food, Local Fishery, Local Energy, and Education Reimagined. Find the timestamps below:Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:33 LOCAL ECONOMY AND GOVERNANCE00:40 Community Wealth Building (international)02:13 Preston and Cleveland Models (England)04:01 ECOLISE European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability (Europe)05:01 Frocal - Community Benefit Society Forest Row (England)06:19 RIPESS intercontinental network promoting social solidarity economy (International)07:44 Tosepan Union of Cooperatives (Mexico) 10:17 The Cheeseboard Collective worker-owned business (USA) 11:41 Rogiet Community Junction (Wales) 13:08 Community land trusts explained14:23 Termo Territorial Coletivo Community Land Trust (Brazil)15:51 LOCAL FOOD15:58 Mouans-Sartoux local food and bio canteens (France)18:18 Consumer food cooperative Dobrze (Poland)19:14 Oma Maa community-supported agriculture (Finland)20:46 OrganicLea workers' co-operative and community food project London (England)22:01 Pun Pun Organic Farm and Learning centre (Thailand) 23:36 Náplavka Farmers Market in Prague (Czechia)24:26 Farmers markets (USA) 25:15 The Slow Money Institute (USA) 26:27 Manchester Urban Diggers (MUD) community garden Manchester (England) 28:01 The Remakery –community and food hub (New Zealand) 29:10 Cae Crwn Community Garden (Wales)30:24 LOCAL FISHERY30:45 Local Fishery Oregon (USA)31:51 Communities for Fisheries (Liberia)32:45 LOCAL ENERGY32:52 Bristol Energy Cooperative (England) 33:52 Powering Africa with African hands (Africa)34:44 Energy Local Club Bethesda (Wales)35:32 EDUCATION REIMAGINED35:39 Schumacher College Devon (UK)37:15 Social Innovation Academy (Uganda)38:44 Black Mountains College (Wales) 39:56 Bhoomi College for Holistic Learning (India)40:55 CREDITS Video compilation by Local Futures.Producer Anja Lyngbaek.Editor Bertrand Raguet.Watch also Local Futures' other new short film 'Closer to Home': youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50Watch the trailer of 'Closer to Home": youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Creating an economy of the common good I Diego Isabel la Moneda Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-18 | Diego Isabel la Moneda is the Executive Director of the New Economy and Social Innovation (NESI) Forum, and Co-Founder and Director of the Global Hub for the Common Good. NESI aims to co-create a new economy at the service of people and the planet through innovative impact initiatives, public policy proposals and the organization of forums and other events aimed at connecting and promoting the new economy and social innovation ecosystem. Diego is author of the book Yo Soy Tú: Propuesta para una Nueva Sociedad (I Am You: Proposal for a New Society) (Octaedro, 2013) www.yosoytu.com, co-author of Dentro de 15 años (Within 15 years) (Lid, 2014) as well as an international speaker.In this interview, Diego contrasts today's dominant economic system based in growth, profit maximization, redundant global trade (for example Spain, a top orange-producing country, both exporting and importing oranges from the global market), competition and urbanization with the needed alternative of an "economics of the common good", based in collaboration, democratization, decentralization, and rural revitalization. Shifting to this new economy will require both supportive public policies, as well as a cultural shift rooted in a redefinition of "success" from wealth and power to strong webs of relationships with other people and nature and doing meaningful work for the common good.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Closer to Home Trailer Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-17 | Watch the trailer of 'Closer to Home', a film by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton. 'Closer to Home' gives voice to an extraordinary array of thinkers, writers and activists from every continent, arguing for the need to bring our economies back home. Watch the film here: youtu.be/OJBWvUEZ-50For more information about the film, visit: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Closer to Home - Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-17 | This 35-minute film is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change. A film by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton.Produced and directed by Helena Norberg-Hodge and Anja Lyngbaek.Narrated by Nathalie Kelley.We live in a time of multiple crises, from climate chaos, poverty, and war to skyrocketing costs of living. It can seem overwhelming – until we realise that we have the power to change things.‘Closer to Home’ brings together an extraordinary array of thinkers, writers, and activists from every continent to make a simple but revolutionary argument: by reducing the scale of the economy, we can not only stop the rush towards social and ecological breakdown, but restore damaged ecosystems and increase our own personal well-being.It’s a message of hope that the world cannot afford to ignore.Watch and share the trailer here: youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOgFor more information about the film, visit: localfutures.org/films/closer-to-homeLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
World Localization Day - Get Involved Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-06-03 | Take part in World Localization Day as a group or individual and join the growing movement of people building a better world, from the ground up. Check out: worldlocalizationday.orgGet involved: worldlocalizationday.org/get-involvedShare the WLD campaign: worldlocalizationday.org/share-the-campaignLocal Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices - Trailer Rupert Read Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-31 | Rupert Read - a highly respected activist and thought-leader, eco-philosopher, and campaignerRupert Read has influenced public and academic opinion on issues like climate, genetic engineering, technological development and advertising to children. Rupert has (co-)authored books including ‘A Film-Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment’ and ‘This Civilization Is Finished’. He has been a spokesperson for the Extinction Rebellion movement and the UK Green Party, and now directs the Climate Majority Project.Watch the interview with Rupert Read here: youtu.be/AqA9h6h43U4?si=ZpC6eaPXmgRne_bwFollow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Creating the future our hearts know is possible I Rupert Read Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-31 | Rupert Read is a highly respected activist and thought-leader, eco-philosopher, campaigner and self-described “recovering academic”, who has influenced public and academic opinion on issues like climate, genetic engineering, technological development and advertising to children. Rupert has (co-)authored books including ‘A Film-Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment’ and ‘This Civilization Is Finished’. He has been a spokesperson for the Extinction Rebellion movement and the UK Green Party, and now directs the Climate Majority Project.In this episode, Rupert explores the possibilities for renewal and reconnection latent within the ecological, social and spiritual catastrophes of industrial modernity. He suggests we can, through the localization movement, simultaneously humble ourselves enough to address our civilizational predicament, while healing ourselves and nature. He calls us to take action at the level of human-scale groups and institutions to bring about the local future "our hearts know is possible", making a plea that we embrace this future through conscious choice, rather than being delivered to it through traumatic collapse.Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Planet Local Voices - Trailer Liz Hosken Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-21 | Liz Hosken is the founding co-director of the Gaia Foundation. For nearly 40 years, Gaia has been upholding indigenous wisdom and working with both indigenous and industrialized communities to restore their biocultural diversity. Inspired by decades of work with Amazonian peoples, Liz co-developed a three-year training in the philosophy and practice of Earth Jurisprudence, seeding the revival of Earth-centred consciousness, cultures and landscapes. In this episode, Liz offers profound reflections on the need for deep reconnection with the web of life if we are to heal the wounds of industrial modernity. Watch the interview with Liz Hosken here: youtu.be/j4gvBj8iEEc?Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Re-embedding ourselves in the community of life I Liz Hosken Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-21 | Liz Hosken is the Founding Co-Director of the Gaia Foundation. For nearly 40 years, Gaia has been upholding indigenous wisdom and working with both indigenous and industrialized communities to restore their biocultural diversity. Inspired by decades of work with Amazonian peoples, Liz co-developed a three-year training in the philosophy and practice of Earth Jurisprudence, seeding the revival of Earth-centred consciousness, cultures and landscapes.In this episode, Liz offers profound reflections on the need for deep reconnection with the web of life if we are to heal the wounds of industrial modernity. To move beyond hubris, reductionism and control, Liz suggests we need to decolonize our minds, remember humility, and re-embed ourselves in place, to become 'healing cells in the body of Gaia'. Pointing out how indigenous, land-based cultures can remind us of a more beautiful way of being, she offers practices like traditional seed saving as practical ways of re-indigenizing and re-localizing our cultures. Follow the Planet Local Voices interview series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices Listen to this interview as a podcast:localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast Local Futures is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. To learn more about our work, visit: localfutures.org Subscribe to our email newsletter: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
World Localization Day - Keibo Oiwa, author, activist and anthropologist Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-20 | Listen to Keibo Oiwa highlights importance of culture and nature and his believe in localization. Happy World Localization Day - June 21!For more information about World Localization Day: worldlocalizationday.orgFor more information about Local Futures: localfutures.org
World Localization Day - Keibo Oiwa, author, activist and anthropologist Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-20 | Listen to Keibo Oiwa explains the tremendous loss as a consequence of globalization and localization as the path forward. Happy World Localization Day - June 21!For more information about World Localization Day: worldlocalizationday.orgFor more information about Local Futures: localfutures.org
World Localization Day - Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder of Local Futures Local Futures (Economics of Happiness) 2024-05-20 | Listen to Helena Norberg-Hodge highlighting the vital need for local community and greater self-reliance. Happy World Localization Day - June 21!For more information about World Localization Day: worldlocalizationday.orgFor more information about Local Futures: localfutures.org
