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GREEN T ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKERS NIGHT
Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER
30th
- 7:00 to 9:15 p.m.
at the Albion Bolton Union Community Centre
150 Queen Street South, Bolton (just south of King)
DESCRIPTION:
"Living on Earth as if
we want to stay" looks
at the
changing relationship between
the human family and the
Earth. Throughout time,
until the last few decades,
it didn't matter what we
did. There weren't
enough of us and our tools
weren't powerful enough
to cause trouble on anything
but a local scale. That
has changed, requiring a
fundamental change in how we
manage ourselves. Mike
Nickerson explains the
necessary change and how it
is not only possible, it is
little more difficult,
proportional to size, than it
is for an adolescent to
accept adult
responsibility. Humans
are an awesome species, fully
capable of a long and
satisfying presence on this
planet. The necessary
change begins by answering
the Question of
Direction. (See his
web site for more
information on this work.)
In 1971, Mike Nickerson
founded the Institute for the
Study of Cultural Evolution
to look into how change takes
place in societies. The
study focused on the problems
and solutions that motivated
voluntary and non-profit
organizations. That
study resulted in the
eight point outline of
sustainability on the cards
distributed at events.
To clarify the resulting
vision and how it might become
society’s new goal, Mike has
written three books: Change
the World I Want to Stay On
(1977), Planning for Seven
Generations (1990) and Life,
Money & Illusion; Living on
Earth as if we want to stay,
(2006),
second edition (2009).
Since "Life, Money and
Illusion" was published,
he
has been touring the country,
introducing the Question of
Direction. The program
encourages people to think and
talk about how we might adapt,
now that we touch planetary
limits and the expansion of
human activity is becoming ever
more problematic.
Nickerson contends that when we
collectively acknowledge that
our planet has limits and accept
responsibility for living within
them, we are fully capable of
redirecting our efforts and
securing well-being for the next
seven generations and
beyond. To support his
study and writing habit, Mike
designs and builds custom
furniture.
For more information, contact:
Patti Foley (905) 951-0625 patti@greentcaledon.ca
Doors open: 6:30 p.m.
Admission: $5.00
Seniors, students, and Green T supporters admitted free.
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