Leading the Field
Issue 315 • July/August 2019
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Welcome
Leading the Field • Marianne Brown
Protest and policies to move forward together
Frontline
Rebelling from a Nonviolent Heart • Skeena Rathor
Love is the most strategic force in the world
Police Tactics • Marianne Brown
Resurgence spoke to Liam Geary Baulch, action art logistics for Extinction Rebellion
Baladi - Rooted Resistance • Craig Redmond
A multimedia project highlighting agro-resistance in Palestine
News from Resurgence • Angie Burke
Updates on the Resurgence Centre and the Festival of Wellbeing
News From the Grass Roots • Marianne Brown
A round up of environmental news from around the world
Obituary - Polly Higgins • Jojo Mehta
Eco-activist and legal pioneer Polly Higgins dies at 50
Ecologist
The End of Nature 30 years on • Maurice Frank
Bill McKibben co-founder of 350.org reflects on a 30 years of climate activism
A Song for the Swallow • Jackie Morris
A poem from Letters to the Earth, an international cultural response to the ecological emergency
Disposable Culture • PL Henderson
A festival can be environmentally friendly
A Journey of 'Unlearning' • Giselle Paulino
Favelos have a lot to teach us
Staying Power • Zion Lights
How do we sustain public interest in climate breakdown?
Branching Out • Elizabeth Wainwright
Trees can inspire community spirit
Keynotes
The Climate Justice Now Generation • Marianne Brown
Mary Robinson on why we need to listen to young people for the sake of their future
Undercurrents
Farming - The Banana Effect • Thembi Mutch
The time is ripe to save this vital and vulnerable crop
Farming - Eating Up Emissions • Marianne Brown
A new report shows reforesting farmland could slow global warming
Farming - Imagining a Brave New World • Harry Barton
How farming may change post Brexit
Farming - Food Forests • Joe St Claire
A grassroots initiative to turn plots of land into self-regulating ecosystems
Farming - Return of the Cranes • Dave Sewell
Their revival offers hope for wetland species
Farming - A Balanced Diet • Ed Davey
China's food choices have a global impact
Ethical Living
Raising the Bar • Anna Turns
Activist-entrepreneur Geetie Singh-Watson on ethical business and activism
In the Company of Cows • Dave Mountjoy
Sharing quietness can provide great healing
Bringing it home • Catrina Davies
David Spero's photographs of low impact homes have never been more pertinent
Land is Life • Satish Kumar
Inspired by two farmers working in Transylvania
Creating a Chakra Garden • Mike Hall & Abbott Chrisman
Experts from Findhorn share some tips
Deep Water • Peter Reason
Enjoying the living presence of the river
The Arts
Reflections on Nature • India Windsor-Clive
Delight in the work of glass artist and educator Dale Chinhuly
Meadow Sweet • Victoria-Anne Tessa
Jessica Albarn's budding project
Twilight, the Trickster • Jay Griffiths
Losing yourself at the waking edge of night
Regulars
Poetry - Visions in Ditches • Peter Abbs
Reflections on the work of Jeremy Hooker
Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters to our editor
Members' Page • Angie Burke
Sharing ideas and reconnecting with Nature through Resurgence Groups
Reviews
Future Fossils • Lorna Howarth
Review of Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Finding 'extra' in ordinary • Jini Reddy
Review of The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of Everyday
Home Truths • Herbert Girardet
Review of ZEDlife: How to Build a Low-Carbon Society Today
The Power of Vulnerability • Rachel Marsh
Review of The Bright Sessions
High and Low Seasons • Joe Harkness
Review of The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us - A Diary
Permaculture From the Heart • Helen Iles
Review of Permaculture Design Companion: A Practical Workbook for Integrating People and Place
Where We Can Go From Here • Colin Tudge
Review of The World Made Otherwise: Sustaining Humanity in a Threatened World
Birdwatching With The Taliban • Ros Coward
Review of The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
Web Exclusives
Article - Teacher of the Future • Anthony Eldridge-Rogers
We need to develop in children free minds that are not enslaved to consumerism
Article - Regenerative Farming For the Future • Martin Large
Reporting on the success of a pioneering agricultural project near Stroud
Article - Women are catalysts for improving livelihoods in rural India • Julia Fairrie
An organic farming initiative in Tamil Nadu is changing lives