Samuel Alexander
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Apr- 2022 -23 AprilSociety
The Rebellion Hypothesis: Extinction Rebellion and Civil Disobedience
Can civil disobedience ever be justified in a democracy? How does Extinction Rebellion relate to other social movements in history…
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14 AprilSociety
Ecovillage Future: And How Access to Land is a Barrier
What is an Ecovillage and how do practices and values different from ordinary life within consumer capitalist societies? And what…
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7 AprilSociety
Post-Capitalism by Design not Disaster: A Grassroots Theory of Change
Capitalism has various growth imperatives that are inconsistent with environmental limits. That is, capitalism must grow for stability but cannot…
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Mar- 2022 -21 MarchSociety
Life in ‘Degrowth’ Economy: Envisioning a Prosperous Descent
What would daily life be like in a ‘degrowth’ economy? That is, in an economy seeking planned contraction of energy…
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13 MarchSociety
A Real Green New Deal – Policies for a Post-Growth Economy
What would a ‘real’ Green New Deal involve? In this presentation Samuel Alexander argues that it would require policies to…
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Feb- 2022 -21 FebruarySociety
An introduction to the life and ideas of Henry David Thoreau, philosopher of sufficiency
This presentation gives an overview of Henry David Thoreau’s philosophy of sufficiency, which he developed and practised during his famous…
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14 FebruaryEnergy Systems
Home Biogas: Renewable Energy from Food Waste
This presentation is about making renewable energy in your backyard from food scraps. Samuel Alexander of the Simplicity Institute provides…
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7 FebruarySociety
Ecological Civilisation – Introduction (Free Course)
Dr Samuel Alexander co-director of the Simplicity Institute brings to us this free online course – “Ecological Civilisation: Beyond Consumerism…
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Sep- 2019 -23 SeptemberGlobal Warming/Climate Change
The Rebellion Hypothesis
‘On 31st October 2018, we assembled on Parliament Square in London to announce a Declaration of Rebellion against the…
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17 SeptemberSociety
Access to land is a barrier to simpler, sustainable living.
Alex Baumann, Western Sydney University and Samuel Alexander, University of Melbourne Many of us do not need to hear any…
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Jul- 2019 -13 JulyAlternatives to Political Systems
Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation
In a bizarre and unexpected twist of fate, I’ve recently received calls from TV executives in Los Angeles who have…
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Jun- 2019 -18 JuneCommunity
This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations On the End of Empire – and What Lies Beyond
I’ve just published a new book, co-authored with philosopher-activist Rupert Read (leading spokesperson of the Extinction Rebellion in the UK).…
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