Alliance for a Viable Future

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

Jun 02 2022 46 mins

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

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

Apr 13 2022 68 mins

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 emergi

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

Mar 24 2022 72 mins

“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 enviro

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

Feb 09 2022 63 mins

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

54. Honoring Our Native Relatives on Thanksgiving - Lev Natan

Nov 24 2021 32 mins

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

53. Listening Deeply: INDIGENOUS VOICES PANEL DISCUSSION

Nov 01 2021 120 mins

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

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

Jul 23 2021 41 mins

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

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

Jul 09 2021 57 mins

“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 so

50. Women’s Leadership that Sustains Life - Catherine Ayotte

Jun 23 2021 39 mins

Women are designed to sustain life. When supported to grow from healing into leadership, they naturally bring forth life-sustaining values such as love, compassion, joy and gratitude. In this interview, Catherine Ayotte shares her intimate experience of shifting from the ''victim'' to the ''leader'', using integrity, community and dignity as anchors in the process. She shares about

49. Trees, Water & People: Climate Resilience in Rural Communities - Sebastian Africano

Jun 09 2021 61 mins

“We had to ask ourselves, if people are cutting down trees to cook their meals, then how can we help them reduce the amount of wood needed every time they cook.” These words from the co-founders point to their mission: to address the underlying causes of deforestation. For over twenty years, Trees, Water & People has been a leader in not only reforestation, but also in the desi