Resilience
Issue 324 • January/February 2021
In this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist we celebrate resilience. The community response to the challenges of 2020 has shown that our connections with each other can weave a safety net of resilience against the hardest times. With this in mind, in this issue we visit communities across the world, from London to Zimbabwe, to explore how, despite differences in culture, climate and history, people are building resilience amid uncertainty. From having fun together in the kitchen, to bringing back traditional grain, to organising ecosystem restoration camps, connecting people with each other and Nature is key.
Elsewhere, Colin Tudge, co-founder of the Oxford Real Farming Conference, explores the connection between food banks and land ownership, and Anne Baring takes us back four millennia to a time when worship of the Great Mother was replaced by the Great Father, and the dire consequences this had for the future of humanity.
Highlights
- An interview with Magid Magid: Renuka Odedra
- Fenced In: Colin Tudge
- Farming for Justice: Claire Ratinon
- Nourishing Community: Dee Woods
- Grains of Hope: Method Gundidza
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Welcome
New year Cheer • Marianne Brown
People across the world are building resilience amid uncertainty
Frontline
Helping Delhi's Waste Workers Boost Recycling • Vandana K
Tackling plastic pollution with an app
Slow But Sure • Dan Raven-Ellison
Introducing a new people-powered walking network
News From the Grassroots • Marianne Brown
A round up of environmental news stories
Resurgence Community News • Marianne Brown
Sustainable development in India, Nepal library update, and reflections on the film Rise
Ecologist
Disrupting the Status Quo One Squat at a Time • Renuka Odedra
An interview with Magid Magid, former lord mayor of Sheffield and Green Party MEP
The Green Munias • Sahil Zutshi
Reporting on conservation efforts to save India's 'green ones'
As Lovely as a Toad • Patrick Donnelly
A good photograph can help protect an entire ecosytem
Closing the Net on Salmon Farming • Anna Souter
Artist duo Cooking Sections talk about their new exhibition at Tate Britain
Fenced In • Colin Tudge
To reform farming we have to look at the bigger picture
Farming For Justice • Claire Ratinon
A grassroots collective is challenging racism in the UK
Keynotes
Our Crucial Time of Choice • Anne Baring
The replacement of the Great Mother by the Great Father four millennia ago initiated the process of our separation from Nature
Undercurrents
Resilience - Pathways into the Future • Liz Hosken
To survive the crisis of our time we cannot be superior to our source of life
Resilience - Nourishing the Community • Dee Woods
Food justice 'actionist' on the impact of the Granville Community Kitchen within the community
Resilience - Eating with Dignity • Abby Rose
A new series on Farmerama Radio 'Who Feeds Us?' celebrates small-scale producers and community growers
Resilience - Grains of Hope • Method Gundidza
In the memories of our elders lies a vision for the future
Wisdom and Wellbeing
Kindness and Coronavirus • Adam Weymouth
We can't allow the pandemic to break the circle of hospitality
Give and Take • Satish Kumar
Reflecting on the genius of generosity
Welcome to London • Jini Reddy
A grassroots walking project is helping refugees
Seasonal Light • Kathryn Aalto
Winter is a time to enjoy the sensations of the season
The Arts
Moving Images • James Clarke
Animated films are a powerful means of expressing our connection with Nature
The Bigger Picture • PL Henderson
Liza Adamczewski on her #1000 Postcard Project that sends 'little messages from Nature'
Regulars
Poetry - Seeing Into The Life of Things • Peter Abbs
Exploring new poetry amid a reflective period of lockdown
Letters to the Editors - Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters to our editor
Reviews
Kindness Amid Crisis • Russell Warfield
Review of Pandemic Solidarity: Mutual Aid During the Covid-19 Crisis
A Useful Guide to Hope • Sophie Yeo
Review of Hope in Hell: A Decade to Confront the Climate Emergency
The Last Word • Kate Blincoe
Review of Fifty Words for Snow
Mary Anning Rocks • Philip Strange
Review of The Fossil Woman: A Life of Mary Anning
Celebrating a Great American Tradition • Peter Reason
Review of A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Time
Guiding Spirit • Gerald Taylor Aiken
Review of Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being
The Warrior Saint • Skeena Rathor
Review of See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
The Meaning of Sacrifice • Barry Cottrell
Review of The Life of the White Mare: Sobriety and Enchantment
