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The Schumacher Lectures

The 1st Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures of October 1981 emphasized the importance of vibrant regional economies at a time when the focus of the nation was on an expanding global economy. Much has hap... Read more

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Voices from White Earth - waabaabiganikaag - Winona LaDuke

Voices from White Earth - waabaabiganikaag - Winona LaDuke

Winona LaDuke—an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) member of the White Earth Nation—is an environmentalist, economist, author, and... Read more

20 Jan 2017

1hr 14mins

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If You Don't Like Capitalism or State Socialism, What Do You Want? - Gar Alperovitz

If You Don't Like Capitalism or State Socialism, What Do You Want? - Gar Alperovitz

Alperovitz is the president of the National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives, a founding principal of The D... Read more

20 Jan 2017

43mins

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Creating a Post-Corporate World – David Korten

Creating a Post-Corporate World – David Korten

Korten is co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, an author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, and f... Read more

14 Jul 2017

1hr 2mins

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How the Conquest of Indigenous Peoples Parallels the Conquest of Nature – John Mohawk

How the Conquest of Indigenous Peoples Parallels the Conquest of Nature – John Mohawk

John Mohawk (1945–2006) was associate professor of American Studies at the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo,... Read more

12 Jul 2017

1hr 1min

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Buddhist Technology: Bringing a New Consciousness to Our Technological Future - Arthur Zajonc

Buddhist Technology: Bringing a New Consciousness to Our Technological Future - Arthur Zajonc

A leading physicist and humanist, Arthur Zajonc is the former President of the Mind & Life Institute. He is also eme... Read more

20 Jan 2017

1hr 2mins

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Economic Globalization: The Era of Corporate Rule – Jerry Mander

Economic Globalization: The Era of Corporate Rule – Jerry Mander

Jerry Mander is the founder, former director, and presently distinguished fellow of the International Forum on Globaliza... Read more

24 Jul 2017

1hr 3mins

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Biopiracy: The Colonization of the Seed – Vandana Shiva

Biopiracy: The Colonization of the Seed – Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva is a trained physicist and courageous social activist who was named one of the Seven Most Powerful Women o... Read more

25 Jul 2017

43mins

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Building a New Economy: What's Love Got to Do with It? - Judy Wicks

Building a New Economy: What's Love Got to Do with It? - Judy Wicks

Wicks is the founder of White Dog Café, Fair Food Philly, the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, and... Read more

20 Jan 2017

52mins

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Ecological Redemption: Ocean Farming in the Era of Climate Change - Bren Smith

Ecological Redemption: Ocean Farming in the Era of Climate Change - Bren Smith

Bren Smith is the owner of Thimble Island Ocean Farm and founder/executive director of GreenWave. A commercial fisherman... Read more

20 Jan 2017

28mins

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Eat the Sky: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork – Anna Lappé

Eat the Sky: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork – Anna Lappé

Anna Lappé is a national bestselling author, a respected advocate for food justice and sustainability, and an advisor to... Read more

27 Jul 2017

57mins

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Connecting for Change - Susan Witt

Connecting for Change - Susan Witt

Susan Witt is the Executive Director of the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, which she co-founded with Robert Swan... Read more

20 Jan 2017

29mins

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Natural Foie Gras and the Future of Food – Dan Barber

Natural Foie Gras and the Future of Food – Dan Barber

Dan Barber is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and the author of The Third Plate (2014).... Read more

24 Jul 2017

34mins

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Making Amends to the Myriad Creatures – Stephanie Mills

Making Amends to the Myriad Creatures – Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Mills has been a writer, editor, and speaker on matters ecological, bioregional, social, and political for the... Read more

31 Jul 2017

50mins

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Reclaiming Community – David Morris

Reclaiming Community – David Morris

David Morris is co-founder and vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and directs its Public Good Initi... Read more

13 Jul 2017

1hr 9mins

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The Wisdom That Builds Community – Greg Watson

The Wisdom That Builds Community – Greg Watson

Greg Watson is Director of Policy and Systems Design at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. His work currently fo... Read more

10 Jul 2017

54mins

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Stories from an Appalachian Community – Marie Cirillo

Stories from an Appalachian Community – Marie Cirillo

Cirillo is co-founder of the Woodland Community Land Trust and is the founder of the Woodland Community Development Corp... Read more

10 Jul 2017

58mins

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Moving Toward Community: From Global Dependence to Local Interdependence – Helena Norberg-Hodge

Moving Toward Community: From Global Dependence to Local Interdependence – Helena Norberg-Hodge

Author, filmmaker, and Goi Peace Prize winner, Helena Norberg-Hodge  is the founder and director of Local Futures/Intern... Read more

12 Jul 2017

1hr 6mins

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Cold Evil: Technology and Modern Ethics – Andrew Kimbrell

Cold Evil: Technology and Modern Ethics – Andrew Kimbrell

Andrew Kimbrell is one of the country's leading environmental attorneys and an author of several articles and books on e... Read more

3 Aug 2017

55mins

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What is a Work of Art in the Age of a $120,000 Art Degree? – Caroline Woolard

What is a Work of Art in the Age of a $120,000 Art Degree? – Caroline Woolard

Caroline Woolard is a New York-based artist and organizer born in Rhode Island. She speaks internationally about art, de... Read more

24 Jul 2017

55mins

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Community Arts Trust – Gordon Thorne

Community Arts Trust – Gordon Thorne

Gordon Thorne (April 1941 – June 2018) was a visual artist based in Northampton, MA. Thorne began pursuing a career in t... Read more

7 Aug 2017

41mins

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