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Questions of CourageThinking about Inequality and Land OwnershipIn this Episode conversations with Susan Witt and David Fix from the Schumacher Center for a new Economics are explored which focused on the social and economic dimensions of land ownership. The episode moves through a simple and elegant characterization of economics shared by Susan, how to understand what a commodity is and how treating land like a commodity unleashes anti-social dynamics in the economy and drives unjust inequality. This episode shares from one of the conversations taking place as preparation for the upcoming event: “Working for Freedom and the Common Good”, September 19-21 at the Goetheanum, an intergenerational conve...
2024-11-2730 min
The Schumacher LecturesIt's Healing Time on Earth - David BrowerDavid Ross Brower (July 1, 1912- November 5, 2000) is considered by many to be the father of the modern environmental movement. Beginning his career as a world-class mountaineer with more than 70 first ascents to his credit, he became the first executive director of the Sierra Club in 1952 and successfully fought to stop dams in Dinosaur National Monument and in Grand Canyon National Park. He led campaigns to establish 10 new national parks and seashores, including Point Reyes, the North Cascades and the Redwoods, and was instrumental in gaining passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, which protects millions of acres of public lands in...
2019-12-231h 31
The Schumacher LecturesWalking North on a South Bound Train - David OrrDavid W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics as well as Special Assistant to the President of Oberlin College and executive director of the Oberlin Project.He is perhaps best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and his leading role in the promising new field of ecological design.He delivered this speech at the 22nd Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures in October 2002.If you would like a physical copy of this lecture or others like it, visit centerforneweconomics.org/order-pamphlets to purchase...
2019-12-2039 min
The Schumacher LecturesEnvironmental Literacy: Education as If the Earth Mattered – David OrrDavid W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics as well as Special Assistant to the President of Oberlin College and executive director of the Oberlin Project.He is perhaps best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and his leading role in the promising new field of ecological design.David Orr delivered “Environmental Literacy: Education as if the Earth Mattered” on October 31, 1992.If you would like a physical copy of this lecture or others like it, visit centerforneweconomics.org/order-pamphlets to purchase pamphlets of pu...
2017-08-0358 min
The Schumacher LecturesNatural Foie Gras and the Future of Food – Dan BarberDan Barber is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and the author of The Third Plate (2014). He opened Blue Hill restaurant with family members David and Laureen Barber in May of 2000 and two years later he was named one of the country’s “Best New Chefs” by Food and Wine magazine. Since then, he has been addressing local food issues through op-eds in The New York Times and articles in Gourmet, Saveur, and Food and Wine. Dan has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The New Yorker, House and Garden, and Martha Stewa...
2017-07-2434 min
The Schumacher LecturesCreating a Post-Corporate World – David KortenKorten is co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, an author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, and founder and president of the Living Economies Forum.David Korten delivered “Creating a Post-Corporate World” on October 28, 2000.If you would like a physical copy of this lecture or others like it, visit centerforneweconomics.org/order-pamphlets to purchase pamphlets of published works and transcripts.The Schumacher Center’s applied work seeks to implement the principles described by these speakers within the context of the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts. Our work, both educational and applied, is suppor...
2017-07-141h 02
The Schumacher LecturesReclaiming Community – David MorrisDavid Morris is co-founder and vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and directs its Public Good Initiative. Founded in 1974, the Institute provides innovative strategies, working models, and information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development.David Morris delivered “Reclaiming Community” on October 26, 1996.If you would like a physical copy of this lecture or others like it, visit centerforneweconomics.org/order-pamphlets to purchase pamphlets of published works and transcripts.The Schumacher Center’s applied work seeks to implement the principles described by these speakers within the context of the Berkshire hills of Mass...
2017-07-131h 09