Tag: relationships

The Persimmon Tree

The tree just stood there. What kind of tree? You’ll find out soon enough. But it just stood there, so I turned my restless eyes and hands to the creek, moving, wet, smellable and populated. The creek cut deeply into the Earth, as if someone had cut out a narrow strip to craft a belt or...

Childhood, comfort, communion, Earth Listening, Essay, other than human, relationships, safety

How can we better connect to make a difference?

In this article, Dorian summarises some key insights from his PhD research in DAF and FairCoop, and outlines a theory of radical collective change in social ecosystems.

action research, activism, collapse, community-building, conscious learning, decolonising, relationships, unlearning

Gentle persuasion in a time of crisis

How the cultivation metaphor can help Probably most of us in DAF struggle with frustration that so many people can’t face into the climate crisis. I’d like to share an approach which could help. A friend of mine who was a long-term XR activist told me sadly, “What I’ve learned is that you...

gardening as metaphor, human cultivation, new book, nourishment, relationships, resilience