August 21, 2009
The Age of Stupid was lucky enough to catch the sydney premiere the other night, i thought it might be a case of ‘preaching to the converted’ but let’s just say it certainly had an impact on me. try to catch a screening or even host your own: www.ageoftsupid.net the accompanying campaign site is excellent too - full of easy-to-understand information, strikes the right tone of importance, while managing to somehow keep some humour - and has plenty of ideas for what you can do; so what will i do? 1. keep up the personal efforts..the ones we all know about: recycling, switch stuff off, short showers, public transport etc etc etc… and attempt to make no more flights! 2. try to get as many people as i can to a screening; i believe digital eskimo will be hosting one and i am trying to get one at fionn’s school - you’ll all be invited! 3. take part in any way i can in drumming the message into our so-called leader’s ears that anything agreed to at copenhagen must match what the scientists advise, and that anything less is a worldwide suicide pact. 4. at the same time, acknowledge that ‘policy’ only goes so far, and stats can tell any story you want them to, so direct action is required; i’ll investigate greenpeace, the greens etc and take part in their actions. and any new job i take on in 2010 must be in line with these values too. 5. parent my son away from the god of consumption, competition and unquestioned eternal quest for ‘more’…and instead grow his empathy, his compassion, his sensitivity, love of nature, sense of wonder and one-ness. and practically speaking, i have ordered a book called ‘unconditional parenting’ which promises insight into raising children with good character without the ‘punishment/ reward’ system. what i see practised currently (be good and you get a gold star, 10 gold stars gets you a toy etc etc) seems to reinforce the getting of new things as the only reward in life. there must be another way. 6. continue to nurture my spirit and its connectedness to all things via meditation, yoga, dancing, loving and self-nurture. external action only has integrity if it comes from the true source. transformation is the first action to take and maintain. 7. drop the fear. i did feel very scared for the first 24 hours after seeing this film, but today i feel invigorated. the only way forward will in turn also create the utopia we have always dreamed of, inside and out. what will you do?

The Age of Stupid

was lucky enough to catch the sydney premiere the other night, i thought it might be a case of ‘preaching to the converted’ but let’s just say it certainly had an impact on me. try to catch a screening or even host your own: www.ageoftsupid.net the accompanying campaign site is excellent too - full of easy-to-understand information, strikes the right tone of importance, while managing to somehow keep some humour - and has plenty of ideas for what you can do;

so what will i do?

1. keep up the personal efforts..the ones we all know about: recycling, switch stuff off, short showers, public transport etc etc etc… and attempt to make no more flights!

2. try to get as many people as i can to a screening; i believe digital eskimo will be hosting one and i am trying to get one at fionn’s school - you’ll all be invited!

3. take part in any way i can in drumming the message into our so-called leader’s ears that anything agreed to at copenhagen must match what the scientists advise, and that anything less is a worldwide suicide pact.

4. at the same time, acknowledge that ‘policy’ only goes so far, and stats can tell any story you want them to, so direct action is required; i’ll investigate greenpeace, the greens etc and take part in their actions. and any new job i take on in 2010 must be in line with these values too.

5. parent my son away from the god of consumption, competition and unquestioned eternal quest for ‘more’…and instead grow his empathy, his compassion, his sensitivity, love of nature, sense of wonder and one-ness. and practically speaking, i have ordered a book called ‘unconditional parenting’ which promises insight into raising children with good character without the ‘punishment/ reward’ system. what i see practised currently (be good and you get a gold star, 10 gold stars gets you a toy etc etc) seems to reinforce the getting of new things as the only reward in life. there must be another way.

6. continue to nurture my spirit and its connectedness to all things via meditation, yoga, dancing, loving and self-nurture. external action only has integrity if it comes from the true source. transformation is the first action to take and maintain.

7. drop the fear. i did feel very scared for the first 24 hours after seeing this film, but today i feel invigorated. the only way forward will in turn also create the utopia we have always dreamed of, inside and out.

what will you do?

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