A Compassionate Civilization
The Urgency of Sustainable Development and Mindful Activism - Reflections and Recommendations
By: Robertson Work
Paperback | 1 August 2017
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We are at a turning point in the history of civilization. Anyone watching the news can understand why. Our generation faces the challenges of global warming, misogyny, racism, systemic poverty, oligarchy, and more. Some believe that this will lead to a kind of fascist, environmentally ruined dystopia. Robertson Work, who has spent decades working in poverty-stricken villages and developing countries, does not believe all hope is lost.
In this revolutionary guide, Work uses his experiences with the United Nations and organizations and communities across the globe to outline the fundamentals of a compassionate civilization. He argues that it is urgent to change the way we think about society and proposes six areas of transformation to focus on:
- environmental sustainability
- gender equality
- socioeconomic justice
- cultural tolerance
- participatory governance
- nonviolence
Each of these six foundations is necessary to form the compassionate civilization Work envisions. In addition to the theoretical themes of such a society, Work shares effective leadership methods to help make this dream a reality as a movement of movements and as global-local citizens. He encourages you to become more aware of problems and possibilities around you and practice empathetic, effective social activism and care for self and others.
Anyone can make a difference. Work shows you exactly where to begin.
Endorsements:
"I strongly recommend this book for students, activists, scholars, political leaders and citizens of the world."- Shabbir Cheema, PhD, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
"This book is a superb work of courage and skill, practical knowhow, and the ingenious gifts of one who is sourced in spirit." - Jean Houston, PhD, author, A Passion for the Possible
"This book deserves to be hugely influential and read by all who care for the future of Mother Earth." - Tatwa P. Timsina, PhD, founder of the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) Nepal
"Robertson issues a hope-filled call-to-action and a roadmap for creating the compassionate civilization."- Joy Sloan Jinks, MSW, Community Organizer, Founder of Swamp Gravy
Industry Reviews
“I strongly recommend this book for students, activists, scholars, political leaders and citizens of the world.”- G. Shabbir Cheema, PhD, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; former Director, UNDP Management Development and Governance Division
“This book is a superb work of courage and skill, practical knowhow, and the ingenious gifts of one who is sourced in spirit.” - Jean Houston, PhD, author, A Passion for the Possible
“This book deserves to be hugely influential and read by all who care for the future of Mother Earth.” - Tatwa P. Timsina, PhD, founder of the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) Nepal; former President, ICA International
“Robertson issues a hope-filled call-to-action and a roadmap for creating the compassionate civilization.”- Joy Sloan Jinks, MSW, Community Organizer, Founder of Swamp Gravy; author, Dyanmic Aging
“Rob offers us a new social philosophy which is both visionary and pragmatic, both individual and collective.” - Larry Ward, PhD, Dharma teacher in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition of practice
“Work offers a compelling integral vision of compassionate civilizational transformation, while encouraging the reader to participate in co-creation.” – Nancy Roof, founder, Kosmos Journal, www.kosmosjournal.org
“A focus on six arenas of transformation illuminates possibility in the midst of our current experience of institutional challenge and collapse.” - R. Bruce Williams, international facilitator and author of More Than 50 Ways to Build Team Consensus and 12 Roles of Facilitators for School Change.
“The book is an invitation to us, the readers, to enter into a "multilogue" with him and everyone else as we give shape to our own declarations, strategies, and action.” - Terry D. Bergdall, PhD, Former President and CEO, Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), USA; author and professor
ISBN: 9780692938546
ISBN-10: 0692938540
Published: 1st August 2017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 288
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Collective for Compassionate Civilization
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52
Weight (kg): 0.39
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