What is Buen Vivir?

Buen Vivir is a monthly series of presentations on global social and climate justice, typically held on the last Wednesday of each month.

“Buen Vivir” is the most common translation for the indigenous Quechua concept of Sumak Kawsay, life lived in harmony with nature and community. While it is sometimes translated into English as “A Good Life,” Buen Vivir relates to a deeper understanding of how humankind, and the impacts of our lives, affect the planet and each other. 

Technological Somnambulism and the Failure of the Scientific Imagination
Wednesday November 19th, Noon Pacific / 3:00pm Eastern

Our speaker for November’s Buen Vivir session is Max Wilbert.

Max Wilbert is a community organizer, wilderness guide, and co-founder of the anti-mining group Protect Thacker Pass. He has a Masters in Degrowth, and currently works with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. Max is co-author of the book Bright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It, and writes a newsletter on Substack called Biocentric.

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The monthly talk series features expert speakers in facilitated discussion addressing Buen Vivir issues affecting the world’s working populations. Speakers alternate from global south and global north regions, bringing together the voices of the most affected and those who benefit, connecting the dots of our impact. By illuminating and linking the effects of continuing unjust extractivism on the lives, livelihoods and resource-rich physical lands of global south peoples, and discussing the many opportunities to address the impacts, we hope to position the social justice issue clearly at the center of the climate justice conversation in Turtle Island and beyond.

SRTI Salons

Salons are about creating a space for thoughtful conversation and camaraderie. We typically gather in the afternoon/early evening of the second Sunday of each month. Since we’re all across the continent, we do our best to create a welcoming, convivial atmosphere as we gather online.

Salons are open to everyone. We want to hear from you!

So settle in with a snack and beverage of your choice, and get ready for scintillating conversation amongst brilliant, revolutionary thinkers and science-minded peers.