Jamie Bristow, co-director of The Mindfulness Initiative and a leader in applying mindfulness to public life, discusses the critical inner dimension of climate change. He emphasizes the need to

Jamie Bristow, co-director of The Mindfulness Initiative and a leader in applying mindfulness to public life, discusses the critical inner dimension of climate change. He emphasizes the need to heal our disconnection from ourselves, each other, and nature, fostering resilience for planetary health through mindfulness and compassion.

In conversation with Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose, Bristow shares findings from MI’s "Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out" report. This landmark study links internal transformation to environmental sustainability, incorporating insights from policymakers and research.

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Over 1.5 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity, often relying on expensive, hazardous, and polluting kerosene lanterns or candles. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Over 1.5 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity, often relying on expensive, hazardous, and polluting kerosene lanterns or candles. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals highlight electrification as crucial for poverty eradication, aiming to electrify 500 million more people by 2015.

Advances in LED technology offer a vital solution. For instance, homemaker Suranjini Kumar transitioned from oil lamps to bright, clean light in her home using D.Light. This demonstrates how modern lighting solutions can improve lives and contribute to global development goals.

Dr. Jamie Sommer, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida, investigates what truly moves the needle in climate change activism. Her oral history research project,

Dr. Jamie Sommer, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida, investigates what truly moves the needle in climate change activism. Her oral history research project, featuring female leaders globally, uncovers surprising findings about effective climate action.

Sommer's broader work examines how institutions and systems, including capitalism and patriarchy, shape global environmental inequality, often benefiting powerful groups. She also studies climate resilience and trauma through oral histories with communities facing extreme weather events in India and Guatemala, collaborating with the Climate Knowledge Collective.

This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.