20 videos about earth

A New Democracy

Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger talks about the need for a democracy that takes the need of all peoples into account, as well as the needs of all life on earth.

(2:14)

An Indigenous Contribution

Elder, community leader and activist Trevor Moeke describes the philosophical and ethical contribution of indigenous cultures to global oneness.

(0:55)

Awakening the World

Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee tells us that, for an individual, the spiritual path begins once there has been an experience of oneness through grace.

(2:16)

By Force or By Will

Chris Peters, director of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, explains how ceremonial lifeways provide optimism that the change toward ecological awareness and sustainability will happen

(2:18)

Complete Interview

In this complete interview, Max "Duramunmun" Harrison, an elder of the Yuin Nation of Southeast Australia, explains fundamental differences between Aboriginal and Euro-Australian worldviews.

(17:00)

Complete Interview

In this complete interview Chris Peters, director of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, talks about indigenous perspectives on the current ecological and cultural crises,

(27:42)

Earth Mother = Birth Mother

Roger Thomas, professor and director of Wilto Yerlo Center for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies, explains the association in Aboriginal culture between the earth mother and birth mother.

(4:31)

Family Connections

Lyn Risling, an artist and leader in the revitalization of Karuk/Yurok/Hupa cultural traditions of northern California, describes how connection to family and connection to land go hand in hand.

(1:43)

For the Sake of the Whole

Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee thought that once people caught a glimpse of emerging oneness, they would gladly contribute their spiritual as well as material resources to it.

(2:24)

Hieroglyphic Stairway

Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger shares one of his poems.

(2:50)

Industrialization, Imperialism and Colonization

Actor Cliff Curtis offers the perspective that the trinity of industrialization, imperialism and colonialism served an important function by linking humanity closely together.

(3:10)

Knowing How to Nurture Ourselves

Stephan Fayon, director of an international seed bank in Auroville, India, explains how preserving the diversity of seeds insures against the breakdown of large-scale industrial agriculture.

(4:19)

Oursness

Bob Randall, a Yankunytjatjara elder and traditional owner of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), explains the Aboriginal understanding of land ownership as one of shared responsibility and kinship with the environment,

(5:36)

The Earth is a Oneness Idea

L.A.-based social activist and community leader Orland Bishop evokes primal qualities of the earth, like foundation, stability, abundance, accessibility, reconciliation, and peace

(2:12)

The Universe as a Living System

Duane Elgin, media activist and pioneer of the "Voluntary Simplicity" movement, describes the perception that the universe is dead as the root cause of the exploitative mindset.

(3:18)

Three Areas of Oneness

Duane Elgin, media activist and pioneer of the "Voluntary Simplicity" movement, explains three levels of oneness, along with the response evoked by each level.

(2:44)

Two Views

For actor Cliff Curtis, the notion of oneness evokes both suspicion and hope. Politically and economically, oneness has been used to justify the elimination of diversity.

(3:08)

We Are Caretakers

Bob Randall, a Yankunytjatjara elder and traditional owner of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), explains that the real law of survival is to take care of the land and one another-not just for ourselves but for

(2:06)

We are Servants, Not Owners

Environmentalist and artist Juan Manuel Carrion describes how within one generation most of Ecuador's forests were eliminated, leaving a struggling fraction of the original ecological richness.

(6:33)

What Happens If You Don't Have a Relationship to the Land?

Chris Peters, director of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, says the dominant culture's lack of relationship to the land must be changed

(7:31)