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20October2011
Posted by Admin under: Events; Haiti; Inspiration.
The Haiti Rejuvenate Symposium that was be held Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Essex County College in Newark, NJ, has been postponed. For more information, see http://HaitiRejuvenate.org. Here’s the final program:
10August2011
Posted by Admin under: Leadership; People; Sustainability.
Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial carpet, and a sustainability champion, died on Monday, August 8.
11July2011
Posted by Admin under: Community Development; Ecology; Events; Evolution; Forum; Future; History; Inspiration; Leadership; People; Sustainability.
Reconnecting with Nature
Our conversation on Saturday was remarkable in a number of ways: passionate, profound, and thought-provoking, and resulting in a call for us to stay connected. There was talk of Google+ (which is not yet available to everyone),Yahoo groups, and perhaps other tools, such as a Meetup group. I want to make a request that we not limit ourselves to any one system at this point, but look for multiple platforms or media through which to deepen and expand the conversation.
In particular, I want to invite us to form a more robust, multi-faceted community, interlinked with others, and having a way to stay in touch, share ideas, collaborate, and conspire to bring about significant ecological, economic, and social change. The Sustainable Leadership Forum is, in reality, a network of leaders; a vehicle for dialogue and conversation; and an instrument for collaboration. It therefore seems a good time to inaugurate our Sustainable Leadership Network site, as a medium not only for us to communicate with each other but indeed to bring others into the discussion, and to share our own views in a larger, more open, and more public way.
5July2011
Posted by Admin under: Community Development; Evolution; Forum; Future; History; Inspiration; Leadership; People; Science; Story; Sustainability.
(The following is a background for what we’d like to talk about at the Open House on July 9.)
As we continue to think about the role and the mission of the Sustainable Leadership Forum, it seems increasingly clear to me that, as a society, we are not moving fast enough or broadly enough to address the multiple challenges we face in the 21st century.
The most recent analysis of the evidence for this is Lester R. Brown’s World on the Edge (2011), the latest in his annual series of reports from the Earth Policy Institute. The first half book is a reasoned, thoroughly-researched, and compelling argument for recognizing that a worldwide environmental, ecological, and social collapse could occur at almost any moment. The second revisits the EPI’s prescription for preventing this, which Brown calls “Plan B” (currently in version 4.0, available free in digital format at the Institute’s web site).
2July2011
Posted by Admin under: Events.
In lieu of our regular monthly meetings, at least for the summer, we’re proposing to have a mid-summer potluck at our house in order to meet in a more informal setting.
Open House Party & Potluck
Saturday, July 9, 4 p.m.
Basking Ridge, NJ
Please RSVP (read on for directions)
Plan to bring someone else and something to share, and join us to discuss the state of the sustainability dialogue in the world today.
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25May2011
Posted by Admin under: Ecology; Events; Food; Forum; Morristown EcoCenter.
Regrettably, we have had to postpone this event. Please stay tuned for updates — thanks
.
MG Kids Art Show Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 2:30 – 8:30pm
Morristown-area school kids are a talented bunch…come see for yourself! Also learn about green cooking for kids from Chef Melody, Morristown’s Caterer to the Stars, and watch children create art. Free. Call 973-944-0530 for more information.
16May2011
Posted by Admin under: Events; Forum; Morristown EcoCenter; Story; Sustainability.
A comprehensive update on the Morristown EcoCenter, and how you can participate in creating this unique sustainable demonstration and development project. We will be holding this session in the middle of Festival Earth, which will run from noon to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
RSVP to rsvp@slforum.org. Members and first-time guests are free; otherwise $20 — or join at any level. For more details, see our Membership page.
4May2011
Posted by Admin under: Events; Green Building; Morristown EcoCenter.
Our May 21 meeting will focus on the latest developments at the EcoCenter—and in the meantime check out our line-up of art events, fundraisers, and the Design Charrette Apr 4-9.
Our next Sustainable Leadership Forum will focus on the progress we are making with the Morristown EcoCenter; and there is an opportunity for you to participate in this progress as it is occurring on a daily basis.
This week we are beginning the EcoCenter Design Charrette — the kickoff is Wednesday, May 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. — and we welcome your participation at some or all of the sessions if you want to contribute to the design. Here’s some more detail on this:
13April2011
Posted by Admin under: Ecology; Economy; Events; Forum; Future; Haiti; Inspiration; People; Policy; Story; Sustainability.
Opportunities and challenges in the sustainable redevelopment of Haiti: Can we imagine an alternative future for “the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere”?
Haiti is perhaps the most powerful example of a society suffering from a deficit of triple-bottom line outcomes-ecologically, economically, and socially, though it continues to have a strong culture and an indomitable spirit. Our recent trip was both magical and disturbing, inspiring and transformative, and profoundly moving.
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8April2011
Posted by Admin under: Events; Forum; Global; Haiti; Inspiration; Leadership; People; Resiliency.
The next Sustainable Leadership Forum event will focus on Haiti and its special implications. I just spent ten days in Haiti with Matt Polsky, my colleague at the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and his wife Sandy. Our goal was to do fact-finding and relationship-building on the ground, from the perspective of “the 100-year resilient reconstruction” of Haiti; and we had a remarkable series of meetings, events, and experiences in Haiti that have many lessons for us here as well. Matt and I then returned to Miami for the Sustainable Haiti Conference and I co-led our session on April 6 with Doug Cohen, co-founder of the Sustainable Haiti Coalition.
Haiti is perhaps the most powerful example of a society suffering from a deficit of triple-bottom line outcomes-ecologically, economically, and socially, though it continues to have a strong culture and an indomitable spirit. Our trip was inspiring and transformative, profoundly moving, both magical and disturbing.
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14March2011
Posted by Admin under: Community Development; Ecology; Economy; Events; Forum; Future; Green Building; Inspiration; Landscaping; Leadership; Sustainability.
Please note: This event will now be held at the site of the proposed EcoCenter
— 55 Bank Street, Morristown, NJ —
instead of at the Library, but you must RSVP to attend. Please click here for an invitation.
We’re inviting a number of our colleagues and collaborators to join us for a presentation on the planning and design of the Morristown EcoCenter for our March meeting.
20February2011
Posted by Admin under: Events; Forum; Future; Inspiration; Leadership; Organization.
We had an interesting experience of the power of transformational leadership at our meeting on February 19, which brought more than 30 sustainability change leaders together to discuss the challenges we face as a species, and what we can do about it, both globally and locally.
I observed at the beginning that people had not come out just for an interesting discussion, from which they would go home to business as usual; and indeed a number of interesting and practical projects emerged from the conversation.