Rebecca Solnit

Not Too Late, written by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, offers us the tools to tackle this current wave of disinformation, and provides tangible stories of hope. On this episode of Outrage + Optimism, hear how the project aims to invite newcomers to the climate movement, as well as providing climate facts and encouragement for people who are already engaged but weary. Listening to these two incredible women speak about Not Too Late, which ‘rang a bell of truth’ for hosts Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres, and Paul Dickinson.Outrage + Optimism is another member of the TED Audio Collective. For more episodes that help you understand that you DO have the power to solve this, follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features Buddhist teacher Roshi Joan Halifax and writer/activist Rebecca Solnit discussing topics such as personal reflections on climate grief, rewriting the narrative of the Anthropocene, confronting loss and taking action, the blame game in the climate crisis, overcoming challenges and fighting for a future, shaping the future amidst feelings of doom, organizing and engaging with uncertainty, the true nature of people in disasters, the power of compassion, the power of storytelling, and the two exponential curves shaping the future of our climate.

Writer and activist Rebecca Solnit discusses the disappearing city of San Francisco due to the influence of tech firms from Silicon Valley. Topics include the impact of driverless cars on urban streets, corporate automation affecting human interaction, the tech boom's consequences on San Francisco's culture, surveillance and privacy concerns in the digital age, and the plans of wealthy elites to develop a new city near the Bay Area.

Rebecca Solnit, author of books including “A Paradise Built in Hell” and “Orwell’s Roses,” discusses the power of looking at the world from a long view, the altruism and resourcefulness of people during disasters, and why the climate crisis requires an abundance mindset instead of scarcity.

“When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brothers’ keepers,” Rebecca Solnit writes. “And that purposefulness and connectedness bring joy even amidst death, chaos, fear, and loss.” In this moment of global crisis, we’re returning to the conversations we’re longing to hear again and finding useful right now. A singular writer and thinker, Solnit celebrates the unpredictable and incalculable events that so often redeem our lives, both solitary and public. She searches for the hidden, transformative histories inside and after events we chronicle as disasters in places like post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.   Rebecca Solnit is a columnist at The Guardian and a regular contributor to Literary Hub. Her many books include Hope in the Dark, A Paradise Built in Hell, and her most recent, Recollections of My Nonexistence.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in May 2016.