Alliance for a Viable Future

Lev Natan
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Alliance for a Viable Future

What will it take to generate a critical mass of climate leaders in the Northeast bioregion who will do everything in their power to protect life for the future generations? We believe that change flows through relationships, at the speed of trust. Therefore, our mission at Alliance for a Viable Future is to facilitate climate leadership circles that build trust and inspire courageous, wise and intelligent action. On this podcast, we interview change-makers who are blazing new trails with paradigm-shifting solutions that restore justice to our organizations and communities. Together, we are making the impossible possible.

  1. 06/03/2022

    58. Wellbeing Economy Alliance: Partnerships for Systems Change w/Scotland Director Jimmy Paul

    The Wellbeing Economy Alliance believes that humanity should determine economics, not the other way around. In this episode, Jimmy Paul, Director at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance in Scotland - speaks of their work with partners to drive change by co-creating, testing & lobbying for alternative policies, practices & models, and will look to identify the cross-sectoral opportunities for fundamental systems change. Jimmy has worked in a range of leadership roles across health & social care for nearly ten years. He is particularly passionate about a ‘nothing about us without us’ approach to participation and the creative, meaningful involvement of communities who would benefit most from change.”

    47 min

  2. 04/14/2022

    57. Climate Leadership: How We Can Create a Viable Future

    Do you feel an urgency to step up and face the climate crisis? At no other time in human history has our human species needed to wake up to the harrowing fact that our planet’s natural systems may not be able to support human life— within the coming generation—by 2050. Climate Leadership is a pathway forward that integrates personal & professional development work, for emerging and established leaders who feel compelled to face the reality and take a stand for the future of all life on our planet.

    1h 9m

  3. 03/24/2022

    56. Be Prepared: Homesteading Skills, Storing Supplies, Homescale Gardening & More - Jon Lee Rucker

    “It’s better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it,'' says Jon Lee Rucker, founder of Wild Beauty Farm (wildbeautyfarm.com), PermaJam (permajam.com), and a dear friend of mine. This empowering conversation will bring awareness to the uneasy feeling about the instability all around us - conflict in the Ukraine, market and supply chain issues, and the environmental turbulence. We discuss our personal experience of how taking action generates a sense of confidence and courage. By facing it, you can turn the anxiety into positive action, instead of ignoring it. It’s better to face the harsh reality sooner than later. By being prepared, and taking action, step by step, the harsh reality becomes less harsh.

    1h 13m

  4. 02/10/2022

    55. Climate Resilience: The Secret of Healing Trauma in an Era of Crisis - Dr. Stephanie Mines

    It is clear that the climate crisis is not going to go away. How can individuals and families best prepare themselves to meet the health challenges that are inevitable? One of the keys is that “we need to harness the power of focus,” says Dr. Stephanie Mines, the author of five books that reflect over three decades of research as a neuroscientist. She has investigated shock and trauma as a survivor, a professional, a clinical researcher, and healthcare provider. Her nonprofit The TARA Approach is instrumental in the systemic change she promotes as a Sustainable Health paradigm. Dr. Mines also developed Climate Change & Consciousness, which serves an international and intergenerational community of visionary activists, to facilitate inner transformation for grounded climate action.

    1h 4m

  5. 11/24/2021

    54. Honoring Our Native Relatives on Thanksgiving - Lev Natan

    What do you say at your Thanksgiving dinner table to honor our Native American relatives? In this episode, host and Executive Director of Alliance for a Viable Future, Lev Natan, shares stories of the Haudenasaunee Confederacy, The PeaceMaker, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohicans, and The Seven Generations teaching. Lev’s wish is that his words spark your ideas for what to say around the dinner table. Also, Lev gives an update about the Climate Leadership Initiative that AVF is launching in 2022. Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you!

    33 min

  6. 11/02/2021

    53. Listening Deeply: INDIGENOUS VOICES PANEL DISCUSSION

    What’s the purpose of Indigenous People’s Day? Where did it come from? Why does it matter? The purpose of this panel, “Listening Deeply: Indigenous Voices Panel Discussion,” was to educate our community in preparation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It happened on Friday, October 1st from 6:00-8:00pm at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire in Housatonic. Our panelists were Shawn Stevens, Jake Singer, Bonney Hartley, from the Mohican Cultural Affairs Office, and Carol Dana, a Penobscot Language MastWe also heard deep reflections from Lev Natan, founding director of Alliance for a Viable Future, and special honored guest, Gwendolyn VanSant, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Director of MultiCultural Bridge.

    2h 1m

  7. 07/23/2021

    52. Changing the World From the Inside Out - Rabbi David Jaffe

    How can you integrate spiritual wisdom, social justice, reconciliation and deep personal growth? Rabbi David Jaffe’s teaching, organizing, writing and consulting explore the intersection of moral-spiritual development and ethical action in the world. In our interview, he draws from his book, Changing the World from the Inside Out, where he speaks to the needs of change makers and spiritual leaders throughout the country.

    41 min

  8. 07/09/2021

    51. From Native Roots, Sprout New Melodies - Janel Munoa

    “Indian girl use all your heart, or they’ll eat it raw, while singing la la la la”” Janel Munoa is a Native American Musician, who grew up on her Luiseño tribe’s reservation in Southern California. She moved to the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, where she has cultivated her professional musical career, while becoming active in in community organizing efforts for social and environmental issues. In our interview, she speaks eloquently about striking the balance between “leading and following” in both group dynamics, creative expression, racial justice, solidarity and land reparations for native communities. You can learn more about her work at www.janelmunoa.com.

    57 min
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What will it take to generate a critical mass of climate leaders in the Northeast bioregion who will do everything in their power to protect life for the future generations? We believe that change flows through relationships, at the speed of trust. Therefore, our mission at Alliance for a Viable Future is to facilitate climate leadership circles that build trust and inspire courageous, wise and intelligent action. On this podcast, we interview change-makers who are blazing new trails with paradigm-shifting solutions that restore justice to our organizations and communities. Together, we are making the impossible possible.

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