Author Archives: Steve Chase

Coming Home from Knoll Farm (by Steve Chase)

From July 17 to July 23, 2008, I took part in a six-day “Whole Thinking Retreat” sponsored by the Center for Whole Communities at Knoll Farm in Fayston, Vermont. The twenty-plus participants and facilitators were a multi-racial group of environmental … Continue reading

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The Dream Reborn? (by Steve Chase)

This April 4th is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King. I was just 12 when it happened, but I remember vividly the heartbreaking day when King was shot down in Memphis while supporting striking garbage workers … Continue reading

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The Story of Stuff! (by Steve Chase)

Last Wednesday I received five emails from different people telling me about a hot new Internet movie called “The Story of Stuff.” Everyone claimed that this movie is a short, funny, easy-to-understand, and compelling look at why environmentalists need to … Continue reading

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NPR Interview on Activist Training (by Steve Chase)

Last April, I had the opportunity to do a twenty-plus minute radio interview for ACT Radio, a bi-monthly program on KTEP–the NPR station in El Paso, Texas. It was broadcast as their Earth Day edition on April 22, 2007. ACT … Continue reading

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Avoiding Ethical One-Sidedness (by Steve Chase)

At the recent Psychology-Ecology-Sustainability conference at Lewis and Clark College, I attended a workshop on the ethics of deep ecology. The facilitator of this one-hour session distributed a one-page handout with the eight core principles of the deep ecology movement. … Continue reading

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My “Creative Maladjustment” Talk (by Steve Chase)

As noted in a post on my Well-Trained Activist blog, I was recently a keynote speaker, along with Sarah Conn and Allen Kanner, at the Psychology-Ecology-Sustainability Conference held June 9-11 at Lewis and Clark College. I was the only non-psychologist … Continue reading

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