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CONTENTS Building back hope Issue 326 May/June 2021 1 WELCOME FRONTLINE 4 NEWS ECOLOGIST 10 DEFENDING OUR FORESTS Helen Dancer asks if Rights of Nature are the answer 14 A QUESTION OF DEVELOPMENT Brazil has to accept its violent past, writes Tsitsina Xavante 16 ALL THE WORLD IN A WELSH BLACK OAT Andy Pilsbury and Hannibal Rhoades introduce a photo essay 18 A PLANT OF GOOD FORTUNE Jonathan Drori extols the virtues of clover 20 CABIN FEVER Lesley Riddoch calls for a renaissance of the Scottish hut 23 ALL ABOARD Richard Collins shares the story of a community-built boat KEYNOTES 24 A CALL FOR GREEN SABBATHS Jonathan Schorsch offers a way to put the Anthropocene to rest – once a week 2 Resurgence & Ecologist Cover image: Illustration by Cécile Girardin @cecilegirardin UNDERCURRENTS: GREEN RECOVERY 30 A FAIRER FUTURE BEYOND COVID Clifford Singer introduces our themed section 32 PUTTING CHANGE ON THE MAP An online project celebrates the communities forging a sustainable future 34 REFRAMING ECONOMICS Herbert Girardet presents a 12-point plan for recovery 36 WORKING FOR A FUTURE Jonathan Neale calls for global solidarity over ‘climate jobs’ 38 ON THE MONEY Russell Warfield welcomes a new report on the balance of wealth 40 VISUALISING THE FUTURE Glasgow gets a glimpse of what could be WISDOM & WELLBEING 42 LEGACY OF LOVE Satish Kumar reflects on politics and poetry 44 THE FABRIC OF RESILIENCE Claire Wellesley-Smith shares a project connecting people, place and plants 46 WOMEN OF WORDS Katharine Norbury sets the scene for a new anthology 48 A SEARCH FOR WISDOM Miguel Mendonça begins a journey May/June 2021
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STAY CONNECTED WITH RESURGENCE www.resurgence.org www.resurgenceevents.org www.theecologist.org @Resurgence_mag @the_ecologist Resurgencetrust TheEcologist @resurgencetrust ARTS 50 ACTING FOR THE EARTH Katie Dancey-Downs meets young actors bringing eco-activism to the theatre 53 STAGING THE CLIMATE STORM Theatre-makers have a duty to raise the alarm, writes Polly Creed 54 CONTAINERS MATTER Dougald Hine visits an installation by Baldwin & Guggisberg 56 “A CORRIDOR THROUGH TIME” We talk to Will Coleman about a record- breaking labyrinth 62 SMALL, WONDERFUL WORLD Kate Blincoe reviews A Still Life: A Memoir by Josie George 64 MIGRATION: A CLIMATE SOLUTION Minnie Rahman reviews The Next Great Migration: The Story of Movement on a Changing Planet by Sonia Shah 66 SHOP 68 LETTERS 70 ADVERTISEMENTS REVIEWS 58 GROWING PAINS Molly Scott Cato reviews Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide by Vincent Liegey and Anitra Nelson and PostGrowth Living: For an Alternative Hedonism by Kate Soper 60 HOW CAN WE AGREE? Brendan Montague reviews How to Disagree: Negotiating Difference in a Divided World by Adam Ferner and Darren Chetty 61 FROM THE BEGINNING Matt Hawkins reviews the film I am Greta, directed by Nathan Grossman 62 HOME ALONE Russell Warfield reviews The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World That’s Pulling Apart by Noreena Hertz 24 Magazine Editorial Marianne Brown marianne@resurgence.org Helen Banks Nicole Channon Emma Randall Russell Warfield The Ecologist Brendan Montague brendan@theecologist.org Seth Wheeler The Resurgence Trust Editor Emeritus Satish Kumar PA to Satish Kumar Elaine Green Trust Manager Angie Burke Finance Manager Mark Gough Resurgence Centre Events Manager Amy Lythgoe-Jones Fundraising Manager Sharon Garfinkel +44 (0)7435 781842 sharon@resurgence.org Outreach Officer Georgie Gilmore georgie@resurgence.org Membership and Classified Advertising Jeanette Gill Mandy Kessell +44 (0)1208 841824 members@resurgence.org Office Assistant Jenny Routley +44 (0)1237 441293 info@resurgence.org Advertising Sales Dan Raymond-Barker +44 (0)7776 361671 dan@emsm.org.uk Resurgence & Ecologist is published by The Resurgence Trust, a registered educational charity (no. 1120414) Registered office: The Resurgence Centre, Fore Street, Hartland, Bideford, Devon EX39 6AB, UK +44 (0)1237 441293 www.resurgence.org Issue 326 Resurgence & Ecologist 3

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CONTENTS

Building back hope Issue 326 May/June 2021

1 WELCOME

FRONTLINE

4 NEWS

ECOLOGIST

10 DEFENDING OUR FORESTS Helen Dancer asks if Rights of Nature are the answer 14 A QUESTION OF DEVELOPMENT Brazil has to accept its violent past, writes Tsitsina

Xavante 16 ALL THE WORLD IN A WELSH BLACK OAT Andy Pilsbury and Hannibal Rhoades introduce a photo essay 18 A PLANT OF GOOD FORTUNE Jonathan Drori extols the virtues of clover 20 CABIN FEVER Lesley Riddoch calls for a renaissance of the Scottish hut 23 ALL ABOARD

Richard Collins shares the story of a community-built boat

KEYNOTES

24 A CALL FOR GREEN SABBATHS Jonathan Schorsch offers a way to put the Anthropocene to rest – once a week

2 Resurgence & Ecologist

Cover image: Illustration by Cécile Girardin @cecilegirardin

UNDERCURRENTS: GREEN RECOVERY

30 A FAIRER FUTURE BEYOND COVID Clifford Singer introduces our themed section 32 PUTTING CHANGE ON THE MAP An online project celebrates the communities forging a sustainable future 34 REFRAMING ECONOMICS

Herbert Girardet presents a 12-point plan for recovery 36 WORKING FOR A FUTURE Jonathan Neale calls for global solidarity over ‘climate jobs’ 38 ON THE MONEY Russell Warfield welcomes a new report on the balance of wealth 40 VISUALISING THE FUTURE Glasgow gets a glimpse of what could be

WISDOM & WELLBEING

42 LEGACY OF LOVE Satish Kumar reflects on politics and poetry 44 THE FABRIC OF RESILIENCE

Claire Wellesley-Smith shares a project connecting people, place and plants 46 WOMEN OF WORDS Katharine Norbury sets the scene for a new anthology 48 A SEARCH FOR WISDOM Miguel Mendonça begins a journey

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