The Sustainable Hour

#TellTheTruth: The idea whose time has come


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Dispatching from the climate emergency bunker on 13 March 2019: Rebellion and risking arrest by protesting how industries and governments are wrecking our planet’s climate and ecosystems – with blood of our children spilling in the streets and a sermon in church about death… This does not turn into a Sustainable Hour of darkness and sadness, as it could maybe sound like, on the contrary we find ourselves uplifted and energised because our guests and speakers introduce us to what could turn out to be the only genuine solution to the climate crisis.



       



#ClimateElection: Time to tell the truth15:33  Psychologist Jane Morton, author of the booklet ‘Don’t mention the emergency?’, talks about how non-violent direct action can make more people aware of the urgency of the climate emergency.



From early involvement in the declaration of the climate emergency and the spreading of the extinction rebellion in Australia, the road of taking action has at times been a risk to her. ‘Don’t mention the emergency’ was penned from her knowledge of psychology and understanding that other campaigns, like smoking, told  how harmful the current situation is and urges the climate leaders and scientist not be afraid to state the truth about the dangers of climate change. The emergency is real with our planet.



23:00  Rev Chris Hedges from the pulpit talks about death of the individual and the collective death of humans.  He lifts up the issue of sixth great move of destruction due to our binge on fossil fuel.



48:00  An excerpt from David Wallace-Wells being interviewed by Tom Clarke in ITV News



#ClimateStrike: How we support the school strikers06:29   We play a recording from the Sustainable Living Festival, where four students presented the forum ‘Schooled’ about the school strikes for climate action.



32:17  Artists support the school striking kids:  Andrea Robertson, Dallas Holden and Ralph McTell



#ClimateBashing: How we talk with one another about climate change33:53  In a talk with Seda Moos, Lene Foghsgaard brings us her 12th ‘Sustainable People’ report, part two in her series about Climate Bashing. Seda Moos is studying to become a teacher and she is both very passioned about sustainability and acting in a more sustainable way. She explains how she acts in daily life where one of her goals about becoming a teacher is to help educate children to live caring, responsible and ressourceful lives.



#SustainableLiving: Down to earth01:09  Colin Mockett presents a toilet roll, produced by Pure Planet, in his World View, and as the news about
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