Earth Day 2020: Beginning a Cosmic Conversation Amidst the Global Lockdown

Earth Day 2020: Beginning a Cosmic Conversation Amidst the Global Lockdown

The COVID-19 global lockdown has dramatically underscored the urgency of making the transition to a solar-sustainable society.

  • Posted on: 24 April 2020
  • By: CCRA

This program (EV&N # 343) was recorded on 22 April 2020 and broadcast on Cambridge Community Television - Channel 9 at 4:30 on Sunday, 26 April 2020.

For some background and context for this video essay, see: Earth Day 2020: Beginning a Cosmic Conversation Amidst the Global Lockdown. Click here to view streaming version of program in a separate window (with enlarged, full-screen option). Click here to see BeLive EV & N series Sequence. The program is listed in "Transition Studies" with the title Earth Day 2020: Beginning a Cosmic Conversation Amidst the Global Lockdown

This program (EV&N #343) is available on the Google Docs website for downloading after its initial recording and broadcast on CCTV, and on YouTube

Sources of incorporated material include:

Earthrise – Planet Earth Seen From The Moon – Real Time Journey Across The Lunar Surface

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (full film) | FRONTLINE

It’s the Inequality, Stupid - Eleven charts that explain what’s wrong with America.

Wealth Inequality, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 - BY DANARIELY

The 1% – Stunning Facts about Wealth Inequality in America

“Frightening Moment”: On Earth Day, Kumi Naidoo on Africa’s Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & Hunger

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Learning in a Time of Global Lockdown: Self-Guided Inquiry Through “Transition-Studies.Net”

Why the 1% Can’t See What’s Coming: The “Institutional Contradiction” of Finance Capital

Overcoming the Multiple Legacies of European Colonialism: Can The West Survive Its Most Cherished Historical Myths?

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