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Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Choosing peace
In this issue we reflect on Choosing peace, and consider how individually we might pause, and how together we can collaborate to begin to create a culture of peace.
Finding a sense of peace through creativity runs as a thread through the pages of this issue, beginning with our cover artist, Nicholas Jones, who shares what this means to him: “Painting is one of the ways I stay anchored to beauty in a world that can often feel overwhelmingly turbulent and confusing. It’s my way of holding the sorrow and wonder of the world together.”
Continuing this thread, our themed pages are crafted by artist and writer Jackie Morris, who began painting doves as a way to process the horror unfurling globally. In ‘Still searching for peace’ Jackie combines these paintings with words that allow us to begin to step through our emotions and imagine peace.
Also in this issue, Buddhist teacher Stephen Fulder explores how to find quiet resilience when everything around us seems uncertain, Satish Kumar shares wisdom how we can all be partners in peace, and poet Nadia Colburn teaches us about discovering the power of our own stories, actions and capacity for change.
Choosing peace is an invitation to delve into the complex layers of creating a more peaceful world. Whether we see peace as something personal or as a collective action for all of humanity, compassion and a deep sense of connection hold the key to reaching true peace.
Highlights
- The catch: Brendan Montague
- Animals and spirituality: Jay Griffiths
- Shifting the story: Nadia Colburn
- Still searching for peace: Jackie Morris
- How to hold steady: Susan Clark
- Song of the Earth: Matthew Shaw
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Welcome
Finding stillness and joy in dark times • The Editorial Team
Delving into the complex layers of creating a more peaceful world
Regulars
Noticeboard
Highlighting stories for change
Ecologist
The catch • Brendan Montague
Investigating the problem of overfishing and how it ties in with the tragedy of the commons
Topographies of fragility • Ingrid Weyland
Finding original ways to illustrate the indelible marks that humans leave on the Earth
Second-chance conservation • Roman Goergen
Reporting on the surprising science of rescuing species from the edge of extinction
Connected life
Animals and spirituality • Jay Griffiths
Exploring how animals can help guide us back to our soul-source
Knowing the nature near you • Craig Jordan-Baker
We can connect with Nature simply by noticing what is all around us
The man helping save our National Parks • Lynn Houghton
An interview with conservationist Jim Barborak about his groundbreaking work in the Galápagos Islands
The slow read
Shifting the story • Nadia Colburn
We can effect lasting transformation by first believing it is possible
Choosing peace
Still searching for peace • Jackie Morris
A powerful argument for peace through poetry and visual images
Wisdom and wellbeing
How to hold steady • Susan Clark
Buddhist teacher Stephen Fulder on finding strength and resilience in hard times
The birthing pains of an alternative future • Emily Wilson-Smith
Finding hope in the world through the experience of motherhood
A four-fold path to peace • Satish Kumar
Why we need a principled approach to global peace that starts with looking for peace within ourselves
Song of the Earth • Matthew Shaw
Celebrating the work of surrealist painter Ithell Colquhoun
Art and culture
Sands of time • Lucy Shrimpton
Re-visiting Antony Gormley's artwork 'Another Place' 20 years after its installation on Crosby beach
Listening to people and place • Rachel Marsh & Briony Hughes
Introducing poet Rosie May Jones
Reviews
A nuclear-weapon-free future? • Edward Davey
Review of Six Minutes to Winter: Nuclear War and How to Avoid It
Anarchism needs pragmatism • Sylvia Mann
Review of All Hands on Deck: Climate Activism and the Way Ahead
Forecast a raw deal • Russell Warfield
Review of Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change
The cost of green energy • Anna Turns
Review of The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on My Father’s Islands
Weaving a new, old future • Holly Rose
Review of Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead
An honest account of motherhood • Kate Blincoe
Review of Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom
A right to Nature? • Tim Hannigan
Review of Uncommon Ground: Rethinking our Relationship with the Countryside
