Western Friend Podcast

23. Philip Clayton - Ecological Civilization

June 03, 2023 Mary Klein
Western Friend Podcast
23. Philip Clayton - Ecological Civilization
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Episode 23 of the Western Friend Podcast features a conversation with teacher, speaker, author, scholar, and activist Philip Clayton. He is president of the Institute for Ecological Civilization ("EcoCiv") and the Institute for Postmodern Development of China.  On this Episode with community, he examines questions like: Is it simple to live simply? And just how complicated, or simple, it is to attain ecological civilization?



Introduction
What are "ecological civilization" and "EcoCiv"?
Quaker values and ecological civilization
Towards an ecological civilization
The business point-of-view
Counter-cultural practices and values of Friends
Why are Friends so slow to protect the planet?
About "truth to power" and partnering with industry
Mainline reform versus radical action
Individual change versus policy change
Potential patterns of global change . . . and local change
Closing comments