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Power to the peaceful
Resurgence was born out of the anti-war movement of the 1960s, and nonviolent resistance to the nuclear arms race. In this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist, we return to our roots, with an exploration of the role of peaceful protest today in our crisis-afflicted world. Vandana Shiva discusses the legacy of India’s ‘treehuggers’ and recent farmers’ protests, and we consider the role of ‘culture jamming’ when challenging the messages of consumer culture.
In the Ecologist section Brendan Montague speaks barrister David Renton about the UK’s Policing Bill. Whilst in Connected Life Vandana K looks at a how a number of initiatives in India are developing ways to cool down homes and find solutions to heat stress; and Phuong Quach writes a tribute to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
For our Feature Story, Charlie Jones and Dan Warrender explore how caregivers can move from anxiety to empathy, making space for more compassionate health care. In Wisdom & Wellbeing Satish Kumar talks to Jane Goodall about living with hope in challenging times and in Art & Culture Pascale Petit speaks with Louisa Adjoa-Parker about Nature poetry.
Highlights
- Brendan Montague: Protecting Our Right to Protest
- Vandana K: Feeling the Heat
- Marianne Brown: Reclaiming our Souls
- Satish Kumar: Living with Hope in Trying Times
- Anita Roy: Yew Time
- Louisa Adjoa-Parker: Finding Jungles in the Countryside
Featured articles
Protecting Our Right to Protest
Brendan Montague speaks to barrister David Renton about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill. The Bill includes clauses intended to make protest impossible. If the Bill is passed, protesting will be harder and environmental activist will need to be more innovative. Such authoritarian legislation must be challenged at the outset.
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Making Space for Compassionate Health Care
Charlie Jones and Dan Warrender explore how people in a caring role can nurture 'compassionate care'. In reconnecting with our humanity and embracing imperfections and vulnerabilities, we can find new ways to deal with the emotional cost of caring and move from a state of anxiety to empathy.
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Reclaiming Our Souls
Marianne Brown explores the creative tactics of 'culture jamming'. An experiment in cultural forms, 'Culture Jamming' has been described as 'the dream of reclaiming our sense of selves as citizens in a culture that insists on reducing us to consumers - wallets with mouths'. Fortunately, new visions of the future abound.
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Living with Hope in Trying Times
Satish Kumar talks to Jane Goodall - champion of ecological sustainability, UN messenger of Peace and protector of wild chimpanzees. They discuss why a spiritual connection with Nature matters, the need to produce food without harming biodiversity, and how to change the minds of high-ranking officials and CEOs. At the core is activism driven by love, not fear, and by hope.
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Yew Time
In the first of a new series of essays, The Company of Trees, Anita Roy shares her experience of meeting a 3,000-year-old Yew tree on the Somerset/Devon border. Immersed in stories and legends, modern day prayers and blessings, the experience is both humbling and mind-expanding.
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Finding Jungles in the Countryside
Pascale Petit speaks with Louisa Adjoa-Parker about Nature poetry, diversity and a sense of belonging. Pascale's advice for new and emerging poets is "Don't follow the fashion. Be the fashion! Write about whatever you find exciting. Look for your own way to write form," and above all, immerse yourself in place.
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Picture Credits
Cover Image: Rise Up by Sophie Bass; Protecting our Right to Protest: Illustration by George Butler @georgebutlerillustration; Making Space for Compassionate Health Care: Painting by James Gouldthorpe; Reclaiming our Souls: Francesca Willow © Guy Reece; Living with Hope in Trying Times: Okavango 2016 (Other Worlds) by Catherine Nelson; Yew Time: Photograph © Juhi Saklani; Finding Jungles in the Countryside: The Reader, 2017 (gouache on paper) by Ashley Amery
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Welcome
A Tapestry of Life • Marianne Brown
We need connection and empathy in these troubled times
Regulars
Community - Microseasons • Joanne Taylor
A contemplation on microseasons in response to the Resurgence Book Club with Lev Parikian
Obituary - Obituary: Crispin Tickell • Oliver Tickell
A tribute to a long-standing friend of Resurgence
Letters to the Editors - Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters to our Editor
Archive - Indra’s Net • Thích Nhất Hạnh
On the interdependence of life
Ecologist
Ecologist Editor's Picks • Brendan Montague
Top stories from The Ecologist environmental news website
Britain's Uninsulated Homes Could Be Fuelling War • Yasmin Dahnoun
How UK imports of Russian gas may be heating conflict in Ukraine
Protecting Our Right to Protest • Brendan Montague
Barrister David Renton speaks about the UK's Policing Bill
Unionise for Climate Justice • Eve Livingston
Workplace organising is an essential form of environmental activism
Connected life
Feeling the Heat • Vandana K
As temperatures rise, people in India are finding new ways to cool down
Treating a Sick System • Helen
The only cure for climate anxiety is for the government to listen to science
Saving the Myristica Swamps • Kavitha Yarlagadda
One of India's biodiversity hotspots is under threat, but there is hope
Coming Home • Phuong Quach
A tribute to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Keynotes
Making Space for Compassionate Health Care • Charlie Jones & Dan Warrender
How caregivers can move from anxiety to empathy
Peaceful Protest
Prayer for Peace • Satish Kumar
A secular peace prayer for people of any faith
We Shall Overcome • Satish Kumar
Celebrating the history and impact of nonviolent resistance
Chipko of the Farmers • Yasmin Dahnoun
An interview with Vandana Shiva about India's legacy of peaceful protest
Hungry for Justice • Emma Smart
An activist reflects on her experience in prison
Reclaiming Our Souls • Marianne Brown
Exploring the creative tactics of culture jamming
Being the Light Without Burning Out • Georgie Gilmore & Flo Scialom
Advice on how to be hopeful in times of crises
Wisdom and wellbeing
Living with Hope in Trying Times • Satish Kumar
An interview with Jane Goodall
Yew Time • Anita Roy
Reflections on visiting a 3,000-year-old neighbour
The Sound of Time • Jason Singh
Experiments in sound art derived from a yew tree
Nature, Place and Protest • Katie Dancey-Downs
Nicola Chester guides us through the landscape of her new book
Art and culture
Finding Jungles in the Countryside • Louisa Adjoa-Parker
Pascale Petit on nature poetry and a sense of belonging
Unravelling Thoughts • P L Henderson
The creative journey of textile artist Jenni Dutton
Reviews
Amplifying the Voices of African Activists • Jini Reddy
Review of A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
A Force of Grace • Alistair McIntosh
Review of The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet
Hell No, We Won't Go • Josh Stride
Review of The Boys Who Said NO! Draft Resistance and the Vietnam War
Out of Our Systems • Helen Beynon
Review of The Entangled Activist: Learning to Recognise the Master's Tools
Planning for the Planet • Russell Warfield
Review of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics
We Need to Talk • Ed Davey
Review of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
Design for Life • Prashant Vaze
Review of Flourish: Design Paradigms for Our Planetary Emergency
Poetry in the Time of Covid • Rashi Goel
Review of Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolation
