At Work in the Ruins is an exploration of how we can find our place in the world in a time of science, klimaatverandering, pandemieën, and all the other emergencies we face in this current age. “Climate change asks us questions that climate science cannot answer,” Dougald says. Questions like, how did we end up in this mess? Is it just a piece of bad luck with atmospheric chemistry – or is it the result of a way of approaching the world that would always have brought us to such a pass? How we answer such questions also has consequences. Through our over-reliance on the single lens of science, Dougald posits that we are blinded to the nature of the crises around and ahead of us, leading to ‘solutions’ that can only make things worse. Neem deel aan een gesprek waarin de suggestie wordt gewekt dat we resoluut vooraan moeten staan en de diepte van de problemen waarin we ons bevinden onder ogen zien, het kan ons helpen het werk te vinden dat de moeite waard is, zelfs in de ruïnes.
Dougald Hine is a social thinker, writer and speaker. After an early career as a BBC journalist, he co-founded organisations including the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. He has collaborated with scientists, artists and activists, serving as a leader of artistic development at Riksteatern (Sweden’s national theatre) and as an associate of the Centre for Environment and Development Studies at Uppsala University. His latest book is Aan het werk in de ruïnes: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics & All the Other Emergencies (2023). He co-hosts The Great Humbling podcast and publishes a Substack called Writing Home.
juli 16-20
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Oostelijk / 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. CEST
15 Amerikaanse Dollar / EUR per session
This event is part of the Eco-Dharma Talk-serie: Exploring Where A Mindful Life and Ecology Meet with Dougald Hine, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Adam Lobel, Catherine McGee, Liane Stephan, and Christian Daniel Wahl.
Topics in this five-day Eco-Dharma Talk series range from circular economies, het belang van lokaal voedsel, finding our way in the midst of climate and other crises, “innerlijke dimensies van duurzaamheid,” en onze verbinding met de heilige aarde. This talk series is being offered by Shambhala Online, in collaboration with Dechen Chöling Retreat Centre in France, and hosted by the Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective.
juli 16 – Designing Regenerative Cultures with Christian Daniel Wahl
juli 17 – Local Food Can Save the World with Helena Norberg-Hodge
juli 18 – Aan het werk in de ruïnes: Finding Our Way In A Chaotic World with Dougald Hine
juli 19 – Inner Green Deal with Liane Stephan
juli 20 – This Sacred Earth with Catherine McGee and Adam Lobel
Join one session or join them all. We can’t wait to see you there!
This online talk series is part of an in-person retreat being hosted at Dechen Chöling Retreat Centre in Limoges, Frankrijk. To find out more and join in-person at Dechen Chöling, visit the Dechen Chöling retreat registration page.