Articles from the bimonthly e-zine
In This Issue: Meeting of the Ethics and Spirituality Initiative for Sustainable Development, New York City, May 14, 2013, by Herman Greene Culture: Key to Sustainable Development, Hangzhou (China) International Congress, May 15- 17, 2013 The Hangzhou Declaration: Placing Culture at the Heart of Sustainable Development Policies Great Transition Stories for Becoming a Global Eco-Civilization,…
The Chronicle – May 2013 Our readers are invited to present their own reports of what they are paying attention to in the transition from economic-industrial ecological-cultural societies. Herman Greene – 2052: What Do We Ask of the Future? I hope for a future that will be good for me, my children and…
THE HANGZHOU DECLARATION: PLACING CULTURE AT THE HEART OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES (Adopted at the World Cultural Forum in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, on May 17, 2013) We, the participants gathered in Hangzhou on the occasion of the International Congress “Culture: Key to Sustainable Development” (15-17 May 2013), wish to express our gratitude…
CULTURE: KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HANGZHOU (CHINA) INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, MAY 15- 17, 2013 This conference was announced in this way: The International Congress “Culture: Key to Sustainable Development” will be held in Hangzhou (China) from 15 May to 17 May 2013. This is the first International Congress specifically focusing on the linkages between culture…
BUILDING AN ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION (Plenary address to World Cultural Forum, Hangzhou China, May 17, 2013) Roy Morrison We are in the midst of an epochal transition in human civilization. A new civilization, an ecological civilization, is emerging out of industrial business as usual. Our century, the 21st century, offers the opportunity for humanity to…
GREAT TRANSITION STORIES FOR BECOMING A GLOBAL ECO-CIVILIZATION Duane Elgin Humanity’s Journey to Great Transition In recent speeches, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has described our world as moving through a time of “Great Transition”: Throughout the ages, people have said that the world is in the midst of big change. But the…
MEETING OF THE ETHICS AND SPIRITUALITY INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, NEW YORK CITY, MAY 14, 2013 Herman Greene Every once in a while, a meeting stands out as being of potentially great significance. Such was the meeting of the 20 people, listed below, who gathered in the Forum 21 Research Institute’s Green Building in…