Fwd: Joanna Macy and the Great Turning

[David Morris]

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From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:13 PM
Subject: Joanna Macy and the Great Turning
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http://www.joannamacy.net/thegreatturning.html

The Great Turning is a name for the essential adventure of our time: the
shift from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining civilization.

The ecological and social crises we face are inflamed by an economic system
dependent on accelerating growth. This self-destructing political economy
sets its goals and measures its performance in terms of ever-increasing
corporate profits--in other words by how fast materials can be extracted
from Earth and turned into consumer products, weapons, and waste.

A revolution is underway because people are realizing that our needs can be
met without destroying our world. We have the technical knowledge, the
communication tools, and material resources to grow enough food, ensure
clean air and water, and meet rational energy needs. Future generations, if
there is a livable world for them, will look back at the epochal transition
we are making to a life-sustaining society. And they may well call this the
time of the Great Turning. It is happening now.
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