Deep Ecology

i think for the fact that there are animals on par with one year old human children they deserve to have the same rights and protection from abuse as a one year old child because the argument of human genetics to me is superficial and moot.

i’d like to have population control through regulating birth rates, and i don’t care about abortion at all. i despise christianity because it teaches those three philosophies to the extreme and then demands you breed like cancer cells.

for the fact animals can range in thinking on par with a one or even up to 7 year old child (dolphins) and feel emotions and have willful conscience actions and has the ability to suffer, shouldn’t they be protected like a child or do genetics actually matter?

there is no god, or human soul, and humans contribute nothing to the sustainability of the environment much like animals supposedly don’t contribute to society (however there are police dogs, and dogs who help the blind) isn’t it an even trade off? shouldn’t you stop being anthropocentric and consider the will and betterment of all animals, since humans are animals too?

fetuses and plants don’t suffer on par with fully developed animals because neither has a fully functioning central nervous system and neither is conscious

1 how does the holistic approach of agroecology allow for the integration of the three most important components of sustainability: ecological soundness, econimic viability and social equality ?

2 why has it been so difficult for humans to see that much of the environmental degradation caused by conventional agriculture is a consequence of lack of ecological approach to agriculture ?

3 what common ground is there between agroeconomy and ecology with respect to sustainable agriculture?

4 what are the issues of greatest importance that threaten the sustainability of agriculture in the town or region which you live ?

Make sure and visit www.quantumshift.tv and or www.bravenewearth.com for more of this series. Series #2 introduces Father Thomas Berry, a 91-year-old pioneer of the deep ecology movement who delivers an urgent message to build an Ark. Inspired by visionary Dr. Robert De Ropps’,†Church Of The Earth ARK. Brooke†and Sunny echoed Ropps’†vision†for the Ark which includes a garden, a university and a temple. Essentials for human beings to know our true nature, symbiotically bound to the earth.

Julia M. Mason is an Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies. She earned her doctorate in American Culture Studies, with graduate certificates in Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies, from Bowling Green State University. She also has a Master of Arts in American Indian Studies from The University of Arizona. She has been teaching gender studies courses since 2001. Her research interests include: breast cancer in the media; ecofeminism; and feminist activism. www.tedxgrandvalley.com AboutTEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

Jonathan Crinion is president of Crinion Associates, a research, planning and design consulting firm that specialises in complex systems synthesise. The company has won many awards for projects ranging from vertical axis wind turbines to conceiving the original famous 6 metre Open Table concept produced by Knoll, which revolutionised the office work environment globally. In 2006 he created a sailing project with Friends of the Earth to promote the The Big Ask campaign to legislate for CO2 reduction in the UK. Crinions current work uses an Earth systems science perspective to analyse The Automorphosis of Social Ecological Organisational Systems and he continues to explore Creativity: A Social Ecological Approach. Jonathan is an Associate to the Ontario College of Art and Design in Industrial Design, has a MSc in Holistic Science. Jonathan lives in Devon where he is involved in Transition Town Totnes and occasional teaches at Schumacher College.