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Active Hope with Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone

By Joanna Macy — 2013

Footage from the Gaia evening talk given by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone in July 2013. Discussing their new book 'Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy', Joanna and Chris reveal why hope arises in action.

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