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The science of communicating hope
On the other hand, I am a believer in radical hope, by which I mean recognising that the chances of success may be slim but still being driven to act by the values and vision you are rooted in. Time and again, humankind has risen up collectively, often against the odds, to tackle shared problems and overcome crises.
The challenge we face as a
... See moreOften, hope works best alongside tools for proactively tackling future challenges. If our work becomes a catalysing force for people to imagine things they would not have been able to imagine otherwise and act upon that imagination, then that’s powerful, and for me, this is a slow form of critical activism.
Anab Jain • Calling for a More-Than-Human Politics
NC: Well, we are told relentlessly that the world is doomed. The media amplifies this idea to the point of hysteria. We are conditioned to only see the world in terms of oppression and corruption and degradation. To some degree it is hard not be sucked into this torrent of despair, to become hardened and cynical. However, it doesn’t take much to... See more
Nick Cave: “Conservatism Is an Aspiration”
Almost every panel I’ve been on this year has ended with the same question:
But you know what? That question’s way past its expiration date.
The question we need to be asking now is harder, and a lot more important: How are we practicing hope?
“What gives you hope?”
But you know what? That question’s way past its expiration date.
The question we need to be asking now is harder, and a lot more important: How are we practicing hope?