Category: Sustainability Education Forum

SEF News-Views Digest No. 129 (5-4-16)
Clifton Ware, Editor-Publisher

Citizens for Sustainability: Meeting-Forum, Sat., May 14, 10am-noon, Silver Lake Village Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd. Free & open to public.

Brainwashing is an intensely exaggerated form of mind control, but there are subtler conspiratorial ways of manipulating people’s thinking and beliefs. Indeed, we are all being manipulated, either kindly or unkindly, by individuals we respect—family members and relatives, friends, teachers, bosses, and politicians—as well as by our honored institutions (church and state), socio-cultural beliefs, traditions, and practices. These more subtle forms of psycho-emotional manipulations (indoctrinations) may be considered as “brainwashing lite”.

SEF News-Views Digest No. 128 (4-27-16)
Clifton Ware, Editor-Publisher

Citizens for Sustainability: Meeting-Forum, Sat., May 14, 10am-noon, Silver Lake Village Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd. Free & open to public.

When times and conditions conspire to create fear, anger, and uncertainly in society, many people yearn for order, security, and stability. In such situations, they may be attracted to influential, powerful leaders. This pattern has been repeated throughout human history, from ancient eras to early empires, and continuing up to our modern era. Dictatorships are usually the outcome of such ingrained human longings, as witnessed time and again. A few have served benevolently, but most have been ruthless.

SEF News-Views Digest No. 127 (4-20-16)
Clifton Ware, Editor-Publisher

Citizens for Sustainability: Meeting-Forum, Sat., May 14, 10am-noon, Silver Lake Village Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd. Free & open to public.

How resilient and sustainable is your community? As the ongoing effects of mounting crises, notably climate change, continue placing strains on all flora, fauna—and us humans—are you and your community making essential preparations and taking proactive measures? Some communities are planning ahead and making incremental progress in creating initiatives that will help lessen the impact of economic, social, and environmental challenges. But, sadly, many are not.

SEF News-Views Digest No. 126 (4-13-16)
Clifton Ware, Editor-Publisher

Citizens for Sustainability: Meeting-Forum, Sat., May 14, 10am-noon, Silver Lake Village Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd. Free & open to public.

I’ve previously written about the three major metaphorical shades of green activism that most environmentally conscious citizens represent, in various degrees. They are: light green for those who address a few low-tech green actions, like recycling items or buying organic food; bright green for those who adopt high-tech green actions, like driving an all-electric car or owning an energy-efficient home; and dark green for those who, in addition to adopting light and bright-green practices, also strive to understand all of the integral relationships associated with the converging crises humanity and the planet are facing, such as resource depletion, climate change, and, most importantly, overpopulation.

SEF News-Views Digest No. 125 (4-6-16)

Citizens for Sustainability: Meeting-Forum, Sat., Apr. 9, 10am-noon, Silver Lake Village Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd.

Two articles I read this week attracted my attention, and caused me to think deeply about work and remuneration for a worker’s expertise, time, and effort. Gail Tverberg, whose articles always draw my attention and offer insightful information, has written a sequel article (to last week’s posting) dealing with the expanding chasm between the top and lowest income earners (see “Why We Have A Wage Inequality Problem”, first article in Views). If the seven solutions she proposes seem familiar, it’s probably because one presidential candidate is actively promoting some of the same solutions.