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GIFT OF THE MAGPIE
This blog usually features stories about finding and making beauty in the hurt places of the Earth. But sometimes the hurt places are in us humans-and nature, both spoiled and splendid, can offer gifts of [...]
A More Permanent Gift of Beauty
Usually, the kind of beauty or art that we make in Radical Joy for Hard Times practices is ephemeral, spontaneous, and not meant to last. We create it out of materials we find at a [...]
Giving Voice to Heart
When we approach a damaged place for the first time, we often feel anxious. We worry that our grief about what has happened to this river, this wetland, this old neighborhood will be so overwhelming [...]
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NEWS FROM OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Latest news and upcoming events from the Radical Joy community
RADJOY WORKSHOP AT BIONEERS
The Ground Beneath Our Hearts Workshop with Trebbe Johnson and Polly Howells BIONEERS CONFERENCE October 18, 2:45 PM San Rafael, California 4:30 Book Signing with Trebbe Johnson, Bioneers Bookstore This workshop will focus on staying [...]
Ridgway Spirit Fest
October 18-20—11:00 AM—Ridgway, Colorado RadJoy leader Christi Strickland will be a major presenter and will lead a RadJoy Earth Exchange at Ridgway Spirit Fest, dedicated to bringing together diverse ideas and showing how they are [...]
PANEL: Empathy and Entanglement: Rethinking Conservation Strategies
September 6 11 AM Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trebbe Johnson, along with authors Gavin Van Horn and Matt Schlack will be the featured guests on a panel to discuss some surprising new approaches to [...]
RECENT STORIES
Stories shared by the Radical Joy community
Earth Exchange at Rocky Flats-Standley Lake
from Sasha: We did the Earth Exchange last Monday, and here is a brief description of what happened. In short, it was a very positive experience for all who gathered. Below are descriptions of the [...]
Gentle Waters, Wild Earth
What an amazing and beautiful time we had along Crooked Creek in rural Missouri. We gathered at Pat Tohulske’s Elemental Earthcamp on Friday, setting up our tent sites between storms. Earthcamp is a magical place [...]
From the Lake District to Dorset
As we set off for our vacation in West Dorset, we expected to find many sadly neglected areas along the roadside and around service stations as we journeyed and had planned to do ‘guerrilla sowing [...]
Kilvey Earth Exchange
My mother had an operation the day before the Global Earth Exchange, so due to the uncertainty as to how that would unfold, we didn't make it official, as didn't want to let people down. [...]
IN THE MEDIA
Articles and references to Radical Joy in the media
Orion Magazine Showcases Trebbe’s Book
The award-winning nature magazine, Orion, features an excerpt from Trebbe Johnson's book, Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth's Broken Places, along with links to Trebbe's Orion articles and webinar.
“You will be awakened, you will become aware”
"Anyone reading this book will need to know that you cannot come out of the experience as you went in—you will be awakened, you will become aware—or as the newest generation says—you’ll be woke." Peter [...]
“The power of facing unpleasant facts”
"Distinctly modern," writes Joseph Bullington in this thoughtful article about Radical Joy for Hard Times, with "many ideas [that] are ancient."
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