Can we turn the 2020s into ‘The Regenerative Decade’? In this series of interviews about what that would imply, we talk ecology, deep adaptation, grief, compassion and passion, connecting with nature, resilience, revitalisation, restoration, revolution… – the bigger picture, in other words.

Lead with values – not with politics

Can we – with our thoughts, feelings, experiences and visions expressed in words – build a foundation that will allow us to start an entirely new journey? That in itself is the journey I have set out on with my series of “regenerative village” podcasts… as we mobilise and get ready for the next local election in our region.In The Regenerative Hour no 22, I’m in the inspirational and confidence-building company of the long-time – I would say legendary – Bellarine community-organiser Tom O’Connor

Tom O’Connor is a former Geelong councillor, swimming coach and an active local community organiser, who lives in Drysdale on the Bellarine Peninsula. He will run for the Geelong Council election, which begins in August 2020.

→ Tom O’Connor’s Facebook page and Linkedin profile

Articles mentioned in the podcast

→ The Guardian – 18 June 2020:World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert “International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions.”

→ Voice of Action – 6 June 2020:‘Collapse of civilisation is the most likely outcome’: top climate scientists“The world’s most eminent climate scientists and biologists believe we’re headed for the collapse of civilisation, and it may already be too late to change course.”

→ World Economic Forum – 6 June 2020:“The great sustainable reset: The new world of work after the pandemic”