Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Issue 352 • September/October 2025
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

Featured articles

Finding stillness and joy in dark times

An introduction to Choosing peace, published as we approach World Peace Day on 21 September – a day dedicated to promoting nonviolence. We reflect on peace, what it means and why we need it now, more than ever.
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The catch

Brendan Montague travels from Vienna to Scotland investigating the problem of overfishing and searching for solutions. Drawing on stories of those he meets along the way, he explores the connection between over-fishing and the tragedy of the commons.
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Knowing the nature near you

Craig Jordan-Baker introduces a whole world of forgotten and overlooked Nature on an urban doorstep and reminds us that we can connect with Nature simply by noticing what is all around us. “In coming to know more, the way we see the entire world can change.”
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How to hold steady

When everything around us feels rocky and uncertain, Buddhist teacher Stephen Fulder offers a quieter kind of resilience – one rooted not in overt action but in trust, and in our ability to hold a candle in the dark. In this feature, he talks to Susan Clark.
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Sands of time

Twenty years after its installation, Lucy Shrimpton revisits the public artwork ‘Another Place’, Antony Gormley’s 100 iron statues on Crosby Beach. Originally conceived as a nomadic installation, she discovers a treasure evolving with each new tide.
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The cost of green energy

Anna Turns journeys to the heart of the Shetland Islands in her review of The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on My Father’s Islands by Marianne Brown. Anna encounters a story weaving through grief, the climate crisis, connection with place.
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Picture Credits

Cover image and Finding stillness and joy in dark times: Ice and Air, 2018 by Nicholas Jones; The catch: Spirit Salmon by Paul Bloomer; Knowing the nature near you: Photo by Kate Holden; How to hold steady: Painting by Peter Davis; Sands of time: Photo © Visit Southport; The cost of green energy: Winds of Change by Molly Lemon.

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