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what is the simplicity forum?
The Simplicity Forum is a think tank of academics and authors,
activist and artists, educators and entrepreneurs who seek to
promote simplicity in our work and practice it in our lives.
Together we are committed to achieving and honoring simple,
just and sustainable ways of life.
activist and artists, educators and entrepreneurs who seek to
promote simplicity in our work and practice it in our lives.
Together we are committed to achieving and honoring simple,
just and sustainable ways of life.
advocating for a simplicity friendly society
Simplicity is a growing trend in the United States and other
industrial countries. Millions of people (by some estimates over
50 million) are trying to slow down, work meaningfully, be
engaged in relationships, family and community, get out of debt
and reduce wasteful consumption. Each of them feels alone.
All of them do what they can as individuals in a commercial
climate pushing them to consume more. The Simplicity Forum
honors these valiant personal efforts -- and intends to organize
this invisible constituency to actively work towards changing
both the culture and the policies that drive over-work and
over-consumption.
industrial countries. Millions of people (by some estimates over
50 million) are trying to slow down, work meaningfully, be
engaged in relationships, family and community, get out of debt
and reduce wasteful consumption. Each of them feels alone.
All of them do what they can as individuals in a commercial
climate pushing them to consume more. The Simplicity Forum
honors these valiant personal efforts -- and intends to organize
this invisible constituency to actively work towards changing
both the culture and the policies that drive over-work and
over-consumption.
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Beginning 9/5/06
welcome to the simplicity forum
what does simplicity mean?
Ironically, simplicity is not a very simple word to define, in part
because it is approached and embodied in so many different
ways and for such a wide variety of reasons. To begin to get a
sense of how simplicity might resonate with your own life goals
or the mission of your organization read "A Garden of Simplicity"
by Duane Elgin, author of the classic book Voluntary Simplicity.
You can also visit our Resources page where you will find
additional Websites, Research, Articles, Books and Other Media
created by Forum Members to help you explore the many ways
that simplicity is lived and how it can help contribute to greater
levels of personal, social and global well-being.
because it is approached and embodied in so many different
ways and for such a wide variety of reasons. To begin to get a
sense of how simplicity might resonate with your own life goals
or the mission of your organization read "A Garden of Simplicity"
by Duane Elgin, author of the classic book Voluntary Simplicity.
You can also visit our Resources page where you will find
additional Websites, Research, Articles, Books and Other Media
created by Forum Members to help you explore the many ways
that simplicity is lived and how it can help contribute to greater
levels of personal, social and global well-being.
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simple solutions to the climate crisis
Many of the pressing environmental problems we’re facing,
including global warming, air and water pollution, and habitat
destruction, are directly related to our current patterns of
production and consumption. Many other issues that decrease
our well being such as over-work, rising consumer debt, and
stress-related illness can also be linked to the cultural norms,
social policies, and economic pressures that lure people into a
spend-and-debt cycle that is in so many ways unsustainable.
Americans now make up 5% of the world population but
consume over 30% of the earth’s resources and generate
similar percentages of solid waste and greenhouse gases. And
yet many of us don’t quite understand the connection between
our purchases and these larger issues, nor do we consciously
recognize how reducing our consumption and simplifying our
lives might improve not only the health of our ecosystems, but
our own well-being as well. More...
including global warming, air and water pollution, and habitat
destruction, are directly related to our current patterns of
production and consumption. Many other issues that decrease
our well being such as over-work, rising consumer debt, and
stress-related illness can also be linked to the cultural norms,
social policies, and economic pressures that lure people into a
spend-and-debt cycle that is in so many ways unsustainable.
Americans now make up 5% of the world population but
consume over 30% of the earth’s resources and generate
similar percentages of solid waste and greenhouse gases. And
yet many of us don’t quite understand the connection between
our purchases and these larger issues, nor do we consciously
recognize how reducing our consumption and simplifying our
lives might improve not only the health of our ecosystems, but
our own well-being as well. More...
| Click here to go to a list of articles that offer “simple” solutions to the climate crisis. |
| TIME Magazine's "Global Warming Survival Guide" encourages its readers to "Live Simply." READ MORE |