Terry links to a long interview in the Economist with Adam Curtis, The antidote to civilisational collapse.
Have you ever watched Foyle's War or read the Maisie Dobbs Mystery series by Jacqueline Winspear? Both deal with world wars in England and the world, but dig into the human side of dealing with it, and creating policies and programs within communities in Britain that helped make the best of those worst times. Facts infused with imagination told as a story from which understanding is possible.
How do we open the future?
People like imagination if they feel that it's genuinely rooted in fact. That's why you have to tell stories.
Mr Curtis: Science has gone from being an optimistic source to a pessimistic source. Politics has gone from being dynamic to being static and managerial. And tech has brought in a system of feedback management that's so seductive that we're trapped… We've been led into a world which I think is incredibly dangerous and terribly sad, because we could be trying to change the world. But it's difficult.
The people need to take the story back and imagine a world, a planet, solving together.
what we're looking for are people who inspire us to think beyond the world we have at the moment.
We need to rise above the banter and imagine a better world for all. I believe educators are leaders in this area– we want our students and our families to all have a better world. We help through history and story to develop a compass to navigate the world's chaos, a compass with a heart. We do so in many ways within so many different classrooms to help each student create their own compass.
But how can we help with the mess that exists now?
Let's get engaged ourselves. Let's look for those who are imagining beyond the world we have now. Let's navigate the chaos and add to the positive rather than the banter. Let's support those doing something positive. In the US, watch the bills introduced and passed– you can from GovTrack.us. Find the ones that are helpful. Share the bill and its authors. Contact them. Share with each other. There's more to learn at GovTrack, which is not a government website but is designed so we the people can engage in our national discourse.
Want to open the future? Get involved! Be part of the story to build a better future.
If you don't live in the US, how do you open the future and become part of the story to build a better future?
but this tweet hooked me in to weave a different post today.
This post is part of a 30-day challenge to reflectively write and post at least 150 words with the hashtag #modigiwri, which started with Anna here. Join us and here goes!
I've also joined the #blogging28 challenge by Edublogs, thanks to Denise's tweet.
Yes, thank you for connecting many dots here, with lines of inquiry. And action.