Making Change
Issue 331 • March/April 2022
The March/April issue looks at the theme of Craft: on redefining its place in our disposable culture, how it can bring people together, and be a form of quiet activism.
In the Ecologist pages Catherine Early talks to Carlos Moreno about an idea transforming urban life – the 15-minute city – and James Meadway takes a look at why economic growth should no longer mean rising living standards for the few but must address global inequality.
In Connected Life Anna Turns looks at toxic global chemical pollution and highlights the work of Pure Earth who are helping to clean-up and support those communities seriously affected; whilst Simon Mitambo explains how an insect is helping the Tharakan people revive their culture and Nature.
Our Feature Story is by author and journalist Jeremy Seabrook. In Wisdom & Wellbeing Julia Travers speaks to Noé Álvarez about his 6,000-mile ultramarathon across the Americas and in Art & Culture Gary Cook meets David Nash to discuss trees, ‘going’ sculptures and the climate crisis ahead of his exhibition ‘Full Circle’ at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Highlights
- Catherine Early: Fifteen-minute 15-minute Cities
- Fiona Dobson: A Turning Point for Nature
- Jeremy Seabrook: Culture Shock
- Amy Twigger Holroyd: Crafting and Commoning
- Rose Ravetz: Plain Sailing
- Anna Souter Making Drama Out of Crisis
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Welcome
Time in Our Hands • Marianne Brown
A celebration of craft
The Arts
Community - Resurgence News
A selection of stories from our community
Ecologist
Ecologist Editor’s Picks • Brendan Montague
Top stories from The Ecologist online
The Science of Climate Humour • Michael Mann
Welcoming the message behind the comedy 'Don't Look Up!'
Fifteen-minute Cities • Catherine Early
Carlos Moreno has an idea about transforming urban life
We Can't Grow on Like This • James Meadway
Economic growth no longer means rising living standards
Connected Life
A Turning Point for Nature? • Fiona Dobson
We need five outcomes from the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15
Mapping Our 'Pollution Landscape' • Anna Turns
Toxic chemicals like lead have a global reach
This Place Was Just Rock • Scott Jones
A project in Eritrea offers hope for Africa's mountain forests
The Land of Bees • Simon Mitambo
An insect is helping the Tharakan people revive their culture and Nature
Bitter Barks • Kim Walker & Nataly Allasi Canales
The legacies and futures of the fever tree
Keynotes
Culture Shock • Jeremy Seabrook
Real transformation for a liveable future goes far beyond changes proposed by politicians
Craft
New Stories • Marianne Brown
Introducing our themed section on craft
The Softer Approach • Kate Blincoe
From climate scientist to yarn producer
Make or Break • Marianne Brown
Traditional skills are in danger of dying out
Every Picture Tells a Story • Kate Lynch
Age-old craft-making is alive in Somerset
Just Dough It • Chris Young
The craft of bread-making is bringing communities together
Making the Political Personal • Jayna Zweiman
A craftivism network is addressing immigration one stitch at a time
Crafting and Commoning • Amy Twigger Holroyd
The Craftspace project is exploring the points of connection
Wisdom and Wellbeing
Spirit Journey • Julia Travers
Noé Álvarez speaks about his 6,000-mile ultramarathon across the Americas
Plain Sailing • Rose Ravetz
An invitation to turn the engine off
Italian Inspiration • Satish Kumar
Visiting a regenerative farm in Tuscany
Hero With a Thousand Enemies • James Clarke
Revisiting the children's classic Watership Down
Art and Culture
Enough to Go Round • Gary Cook
Meeting sculptor David Nash
Making Drama Out of A Crisis • Anna Souter
Neena Percy and Lizzy Drury speak to Anna Souter about their film Terrestrial Act
Regulars
Letters to the Editors - Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters to our Editor
Archive - Changing the World a Stitch at a Time • Sarah Corbett
On Craftivism - the art of gentle protest
Reviews
The Origins of Equality • Jonathan Neale & Nancy Lindisfarne
Review of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
Missing Meals • Sophie Yeo
Review of Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
An Anthem for Climate Justice • Katie Hodgetts
Review of We Have a Dream
Separation is an Illusion • Satish Kumar
Review of Dawn of an Era of Well-being
The Invisible Dimension of Farming • Petra Bakewell-Stone
Review of Subtle Agroecologies: Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature
Deep Digging on the Family Farm • Sara Melendro
Review of Landed: Podcast
Colluding with Exceptionalism • Gill Westcott
Review of Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis
Telling Time • Adam Weymouth
Review of The Fairy Tellers: A Journey into the Secret History of Fairy Tales
