Resisting the Machine World and Turning Toward Life

An interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge | Death in The Garden

Below the folks at Death in The Garden interview Helena Norberg-Hodge.

Helena is the director of Local Futures, the organization leading the global localization movement. This interview was recorded following the events of the Planet Local Summit, which was a profoundly inspiring event that brought brilliant people from all over the world to discuss the most pressing issues of the day.

In this episode, they discuss the problems of globalization, the global monoculture, and the breakdown of our relationships with each other and the living economy. They discuss how localization is an antidote to many of the complex problems we face in modernity, as localization prevents the invisibilization of negative externalities that has become commonplace since the creation of the global economy. They discuss how localization brings people back into contact with communities, with nature, and what it means to be a human being, allowing people to return to a life of meaning once again. They also talk about the relationship between cultural diversity and ecological diversity, and how protecting biodiversity is inextricably linked to protecting cultural diversity. They also discuss “big picture activism” and the importance of resisting the myth of a mechanical world.

It always feels good learning more about people all over the world resisting the machinification of the world, and turning toward life.