What forces shape our intellectual and political journeys? As we work to realize a flourishing Earthland—a vibrant, humanized, and sustainable global society—it is timely to reflect on our individual “journeys to Earthland,” the why and how behind our convictions and efforts.
Encounters and Transitions: The Times of My Life
In his opening essay, GTI director Paul Raskin offers a portrait of our tumultuous decades as refracted through his own experiences. He explores the evolution of his thinking and commitment to the emerging Great Transition idea and project, with amusing anecdotes along the way.
Convergent Journeys
In a corresponding roundtable, diverse scholars and activists reflect on the people, experiences, and events that shaped their political and intellectual evolution.
Contributors
- Biko Agozino1
- Vicki Assevero7
- Asoka Bandarage13
- J. Baird Callicott15
- Robert Costanza22
- Eileen Crist27
- Zillah Eisenstein32
- Arturo Escobar36
- Richard Falk45
- Gilberto Gallopín52
- Herman Greene65
- Dorothy Guerrero72
- Tarik Günersel79
- Don Hall82
- Al Hammond84
- Wendy Harcourt85
- Aaron Karp87
- Kathleen Kesson90
- Evelin Lindner94
- Brendan Mackey99
- Rasigan Maharajh103
- Mary Mellor106
- Francine Mestrum112
- Valentine M. Moghadam116
- Ruben Nelson122
- Helena Norberg-Hodge127
- Richard Norgaard135
- David W. Orr140
- Heikki Patomäki144
- Kate Pickett148
- Joe Ravetz151
- Isabel Rimanoczy159
- Gus Speth161
- Peter Sterling168
- Mimi Stokes174
- Tobias Troll179
- Sandra Waddock181
- Stewart Wallis185
- Victor Wallis189
- Allen White194
- Lawrence Wittner199