Intersect

Below are films from the Global Oneness Project that will be screened at several events for the The Sustainable Living Roadshow.

 

 

INTRO

•    What does sustainability have to do with our relationships to nature and each other?

•    How must our thinking habits change, personally and collectively, for us to make the transition toward sustainable living?

CONNECTION TO THE LAND

The Land Owns Us

A Message to the World (interview clip)

 

Our Collective Survival (Interview clip)

 

An Invitation

QUESTIONS
—How might you live differently if you believed that you belonged to the land?
—In what ways does our use of natural resources reflect how much we respect the land?
—Do you think we need to be taught how to live in harmony with nature? Or is it something we already know intuitively? Why?
—What role does technology play in our relationship to nature? In what ways can technology support a harmonious relationship with nature?

 

CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH FOOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowing How to Nurture Ourselves

 

The People's Grocery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTIONS

—What does it mean for us to nurture ourselves? Does that include nourishing every member of the community?
—How does the healthiness of our food reflect the healthiness of our communities?
—Do you agree with Penny Livingston that putting agriculture at the core of our concerns could address many of the difficult issues we are now facing? Issues related to economy, ecology, poverty, health, community?

 

 

HUMAN POTENTIAL

Seva Café: Love All, Serve All

 

The GreenHouse Project

Barrio de Paz (Part 1)

 

Barrio de Paz (Part 2)



QUESTIONS
—Do you serve your community as much as you would like to? If not, what gets in the way?
—What are some ways you can encourage people in your community to bring a new attitude to a familiar situation, like entering a restaurant with the intention of sharing rather than taking?
—What are some changes your community could make that might reflect greater concern for future generations?
—What do you feel Nelsa Curbelo means when she says, “We need to profoundly trust in those around us”?
—How might you build more trust in those around you?




HUMAN POTENTIAL (cont.)

 

 

QUESTIONS
—Tenzin Palmo says that in our pursuit of happiness, we "create more and more of the causes of our suffering."  What do you think she means by this?
—In what ways is self-aggrandizement encouraged and rewarded in our culture? What other qualities might we reward instead?
—Many of us seem to have too much “stuff.” Why do you think we hold on to all that stuff, stuff we don’t even use?
—How do you recognize local opportunities to be of service?
—What do you think Jayesh means when he says, putting your heart into your action makes you think properly?



CHANGING THE WORLD

"Global Village"

Two Views

 

A Threat to Living Communities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTIONS

—What does the notion of “one world” evoke in you?
—What are some challenges and opportunities that arise from seeing the world as one interconnected whole?
—Orland Bishop says that, because "scarcity is part of our economic worldview... people are forced to compete and produce self-interest." What might it look like to live in a society that embraced abundance?
—What conflicts do you see between living sustainably and regarding natural resources as commodities?

CHANGING ATTITUDES

 

We Are Servants, Not Owners