Stoking the Revolution
Upon returning from a recent visit to Louisiana, I experienced a deep sadness as I realized the culture shift needed for my home to be healed. I also sensed a great opportunity and responsibility, both of myself and others in the sustainability movement. What does it mean to be a natural builder? Build houses, build nature, build community? I felt strongly that it was all of these.
It was from this place that I felt an urgency to act, and to inspire others to act. A small box in the corner of my heart was opening once again, the place where I keep my most sacred dreams. Dreams that poke their heads out only when there’s a chance that they might be realized.
So, I reached out to the NBN community, and asked similar questions of a permaculturist, a community organizer, and a natural builder about how this shift might look from their unique perspectives, and how we in the community can “Stoke the Revolution”. Some of the questions I asked were:
“What is your vision of a post peak planet and how do we get there?”
“What are the three most significant cultural norms impeding this movement?”
“If you had the opportunity to address our nation, what would be three concrete things that you would ask people to start doing tomorrow?”
The following interviews are the result.
It’s Not Your Carbon Footprint, It’s Your Handprint, interview with Larry Santoyo
Get Over “Big Daddy”, interview with Brandy Gallagher
Learn to Mentor, and Be Mentored, interview with Kevin Rowell
