The Schumacher Lectures
The 1st Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures of October 1981 emphasized the importance of vibrant regional economies at a time when the focus of the nation was on an expanding global economy. Much has happened since then. The promise of the global economy has faded in face of ever greater wealth disparity and environmental degradation. There is growing interest in building a new economy that is just and recognizes planetary limits. The speakers of the Schumacher Lecture Series continue to be at the forefront of this movement.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2021
Walking North on a South Bound Train - David Orr
David W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics as well as Special Assistant to the President of Oberlin College and executive director of the Oberlin Pro…
The Ecozoic Era - Thomas Berry
Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a Passionist priest, cultural historian, philosopher, and self-described “geologian.” He was also a kind and gentle human being deeply concerned with the relation of the …
Democracy, Earth Rights, and the Next Economy - Alanna Hartzok
Alanna Hartzok is an educator, activist, and lecturer in the areas of economic justice, land rights, and land-value tax reform. She is co-director of Earth Rights Institute; General Secretary for the…
The Friendship Club and the Well-Springs of Civil Society - William Schambra
William A. Schambra joined the Hudson Institute as a Senior Fellow and director of the Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal in 2003. Prior to that, he became senior vice-pres…
Letter to Liberals: Liberalism, Environmentalism, and Economic Growth - Gus Speth
James Gustave (Gus) Speth served on the faculty of the Vermont Law School as Professor of Law from 2010 to 2015. He now serves as a Fellow at the Tellus Institute, The Democracy Collaborative, and th…
What Can We Hope for the World in 2075? - Neva Goodwin
Neva Goodwin is co-founder and co-director of the Global Development And Environment Institute at Tufts University, where her projects have included editing a six-volume series, Frontier Issues in Ec…
Voices of a New Economics - Stewart Wallis
Stewart Wallis was the executive director of the New Economics Foundation, the UK’s leading think tank for social, economic, and environmental justice, from 2003 through 2015.
Wallis is also a board m…
The New Economics of Plentitude - Juliet B. Schor
Juliet B. Schor studies trends in working time and leisure, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, women’s issues, and economic justice. Since 2011 Schor has also been researching the…
Greening the Desert: Holistic Management in the Era of Climate Change - Allan Savory
Allan Savory is the co-founder of the Savory Institute in Boulder, Colorado, which establishes a global network of entrepreneurial innovators and leaders committed to serving their regions with the h…
The Nature of Work: How Ecosystems Can Teach Us to Build Lasting and Fulfilling Businesses - Matt Stinchcomb
Matt Stinchcomb is Executive Director at the Good Work Institute, a nonprofit organization whose primary focus is on cultivating communities of local change makers living and working in and around th…
Building Freedom: Our Challenges - Ed Whitfield
Ed Whitfield is co-founder and co-managing director of the Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC). A long time social justice activist, Whitfield had been involved in labor, community organizing and …
Prophecy of the Seventh Fire: Choosing the Path that is Green - Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke is a member of the Ojibwe Nation of the Anishinaabe peoples and is the executive director of Honor the Earth, a grassroots environmental organization focused on Indigenous issues and en…
Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty - Leah Penniman
Leah Penniman is an educator, farmer/peyizan, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2011 with the mission to end racism in the food sy…
A Global Perspective on the Green New Deal - Greg Watson
As a young man of color, Greg Watson faced rebuke by his peers for championing environmental issues, broadly seen as the purview of privilege. Watson understood that clean air, fresh water, healthy s…
Actionable Response to Climate Change - Sallie Calhoun
Sallie Calhoun owns and manages Paicines Ranch, a 7600-acre ranch in central California. She is also an impact investor, activist, and philanthropic funder in regenerative agriculture. Her work focus…
Sustainable South Bronx: A Model for Environmental Justice - Majora Carter
Majora Carter delivered "Sustainable South Bronx: A Model for Environmental Justice" in October 2007.
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Community Arts Trust – Gordon Thorne
Gordon Thorne (April 1941 – June 2018) was a visual artist based in Northampton, MA. Thorne began pursuing a career in the arts after graduating from Yale University, initially finding a spot where h…
The Company We Keep – John Abrams
John Abrams is the co-founder and CEO of South Mountain Company, an employee owned enterprise committed to triple bottom line business practice. In 1987, South Mountain re-structured as a worker coop…
Greening the Campus From a Procurement Perspective – Kevin Lyons
Kevin Lyons began his career at Rutgers University in 1988 as director of procurement working on numerous projects and proposals relating to green purchasing and improving contracts, transforming the…
Environmental Literacy: Education as If the Earth Mattered – David Orr
David W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics as well as Special Assistant to the President of Oberlin College and executive director of the Oberlin Pro…