January 19, 2010 7:00 PM. 30 attended.

Living on Earth as if we want to stay

What: Living on Earth as if we want to stay – an open discussion by Mike Nickerson about adapting to our changing times.
When: Tuesday, January 19th, 7-9PM
Where: 121 Heatley Avenue

"Living on Earth as if we want to stay"

Issues of climate, energy and economic stability are all related to the fact that human activity has now grown to touch planetary limits.

No amount of public relations or technical fixes can perpetuate the system that has grown humankind from insignificance to where we affect everything on Earth. It took thousands of doublings in our activity to bring us to our present size. Another doubling would fill another whole planet.

Mike Nickerson has spent 35 years studying cultural evolution, in particular, how our societies might make the transition to sustainability. He is the author of "Life, Money and Illusion; Living on Earth as if we want to stay" recently published in its second edition by New Society Publishers. Mike will be the guest of Village Vancouver and the Vancouver Peak Oil Group on Tuesday, January 19th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm at 121 Heatley Ave. to facilitate a discussion about adapting to our changing times.

More at: www.SustainWellBeing.net

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    I'm feeling good vibes! Let's do this folks!

    Posted January 15, 2010 at 9:48 AM
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    it was good to Mike Nickerson again and it gave me a chance to talk to him about a few things, which was my primary reason for going. So from my perspective the evening was a success. Mike was quite optimistic and encouraging about the influence that a small coordinated group could have. He also mentioned the value of sight recognition as a prerequisite for making contact during a gathering in a time of crisis. This kind of reflects my own thoughts that nothing we do now really matters except for being training and dress rehearsal for when TSHTF, but that exception is very important.
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