In the struggle to shape what life on earth will be like years from now, visionary futurists inspire us with dread and hope at turns. Author Brenda Cooper captures both in her books. Perhaps her day job as the Chief Information Officer at the city of Kirkland helps her see clearly how things are now and might change in the future.
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Northwesterners and people around the world have been inspired by Bill McKibben’s prolific environmental activism. McKibben took some time off from his global warming work recently to write his first novel—“Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance.” He admits he was inspired by one of his heroes, Edward Abbey, so you know things will get weird. Bill McKibben was a staff writer for The New Yorker for several years before his move to more rural climes upstate. His first book-- “The End of Nature” -- introduced many people to the concept of climate change. He later started the mass environmental movement 350.org . McKibben is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, The Lannan Literary Award and the Gandhi Peace Prize. He spoke at the Elliott Bay Book Company on November 20, 2017. KUOW’s Sonya Harris recorded his talk. Listen to the full version of his talk below:
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It seems there’s a "how things work" theme on Speakers Forum recently. Last week it was tides , this week, bees. Our guide is Thor Hanson, an uber-biologist who seems to really love what he does. He’s also a fine and animated storyteller. His new book is “Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees.”
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Before you listen to this talk by Jonathan White , you might want to be somewhere by the sea as the moon rises or sets. That would be ideal. If not that, be somewhere where you can search maps of all the far-flung places he’ll talk about. You’ll likely have that urge.
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The city of Flint, Michigan represents the height of American ingenuity, productivity and economic progress — and also the mirror opposite.
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The term “white fragility” was coined by the Seattle-based educator and author Robin DiAngelo. She defines it as “a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence and leaving the stress-inducing situation.”
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Ben Rhodes was a 24-year-old aspiring writer living in New York on 9/11. What happened that day made him want to be part of the response. As you’ll hear in this talk, when his visit to an Army recruiter didn’t pan out, he looked for a way to get involved politically.
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Michael Bennett is a man who needs little introduction. He is famous as a professional football player, a philanthropist and an activist. Now, add author to the list. Bennett’s first book, written with journalist Dave Zirin, is ‘Things That Make White People Uncomfortable.’
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Ben Rhodes was a 24 year-old aspiring writer living in New York on 9/11. What happened that day made him want to be part of the response. As you’ll hear in this talk, when his visit to an Army recruiter didn’t pan out, he looked for a way to get involved politically. After a long stint writing speeches for and advising former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, he joined the fledgling 2008 Obama presidential campaign. The rest, as they say, is history.
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Michael Bennett is a man who needs little introduction. He is famous as a professional football player, a philanthropist and an activist. Now, add author to the list. Bennett’s first book, written with journalist Dave Zirin, is ‘Things That Make White People Uncomfortable.’
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