Joanna Macy and the Great Turning

[Jamie McKittrick]

Either that or the Great Toboggan Ride.

On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 3:26 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Date: Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:13 PM
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> http://www.joannamacy.net/thegreatturning.html
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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