Eco-Psychotherapy

The Elusive Global ‘We’

Climate change has no color, no odor and no audible tone. Its effects – measurable and well evidenced as they are – are unpredictable with regard to specifics of where, when and how events will unfold. This situation, along with the absence of an identifiable ‘enemy’, militates against the development of a global ‘we’. This talk will explore the particular nature of such difficulties and identify existing situations where common humanity takes precedence over individual, group and national interests. What can we learn from such examples? And how can we further the development of a concept of oneness as a global community as a basis for acting together in response to the challenges that lie ahead?