By many measures, it would seem that we are not okay, and, more specifically, that the kids are not, in fact, alright...
When bilaterals.org was set up back in 2004, the world looked rather different. There was a global network of activist organisations...
Our food system is linked to an economic system fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet...
In April 2013, the Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgement recognizing the cultural, religious and spiritual rights...
The much-loved and respected Gaian scientist and Head of Holistic Science at Schumacher College...
For decades, scientists have been warning that the world is heading toward catastrophic scenarios due to climate change...
Last year, I was one of an international throng of localists (yes, international localists) to descend on Bristol, UK...
Our brave new world of plastic, wire and concrete promises liberation. Instead, its cult of efficiency controls and kills...
To many, Japan is a poster child of globalisation. With its commercial boom and bustling megacities, it’s a vision in neon...
If Bill Gates has his way, the food in our future will little resemble what’s on our plates today. Gates and his agribusiness industry partners...
For those who care about peace, equality and the future of the planet, the global political swing to the right over the past...
The crises of the modern world verify what indigenous cultures have always known: that all phenomena are inextricably interconnected...
Finland - activist, member of RIPESS and Oma Maa
UK - co-founder of Transition Network, activist, author
USA - lawyer, economist, and pre-eminent expert on local finance
Australia - permaculture teacher, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute
Thailand - farmer, eco-educator, and co-founder of the Pun Pun Center for Self-Reliance
Wales - writer, educator, Director of Black Mountain College
Brazil - climate policy expert and researcher
Canada/ Costa Rica -
activist, writer, co-founder of The Rules
UK - Oxford literary scholar and doctor in psychiatry and neuroscience
UK - small farmer and Campaigns Coordinator for The Landworkers Alliance
USA - Professor Emerita of Psychology and writer on human flourishing
Spain — executive director of NESI, author, and international speaker
USA — An independent writer and speaker
South Africa — founding co-director of the Gaia Foundation
South Africa — African indigenous knowledge systems practitioner
UK — activist, thought-leader, eco-philosopher, and campaigner
UK — political economist and environmentalist
Nigeria — speaker, teacher, public intellectual and writer
USA — economist, author and whistleblower
Sweden — neuroscientist, trauma therapist, and mental health activist
Brazil — co-founder of EcoUniversidade
India — rethinker of education, co-founder of Swaraj University
UK — author, farmer, social scientist, and food system analyst
Bangladesh — speaker, teacher, public intellectual and writer
Japan — professor, cultural anthropologist, and philosopher
UK — farmer, scientist,
and activist
Spain — pioneer of the Transition movement, co-director of ECOLISE
Helena Norberg-Hodge: Trying to Make a Global Change With a Local Focus
Published by The New York Times
“It is truly one of the most important and useful films for inspiring change that has been made in a generation.” Films For Action
“A powerful film that cuts deeply to the heart of the global crisis. Magnificent!” David Suzuki
“Ancient Futures was a critical early warning about the social, spiritual and ecological costs of exporting ‘Western’ lifestyles to every corner of the globe.” Naomi Klein
“Some books provide insights into our problems; others offer guidelines for a different future. Ancient Futures does both, brilliantly. A true classic" Bill McKibben
