A single, one-dimensional way of thinking has created a monoculture of the mind. And the monoculture of the mind has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is the root of why we have pitted equity against ecology and sustainability against justice.

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If you want a cow to be not just a cow but a milk machine, you can do a very good job at that by creating new hormones like the Bovine Growth Hormone. It might make the cow very ill, it might turn it into a drug addict, and it might even create consumer scares about the health and safety aspects of the milk. But we've gotten so used to manipulating objects and organisms and ecosystems for a single objective that we ignore the costs involved. I call this the "monoculture of the mind.

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The only way to build hope is throuhgh the Earth.

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When you don't take into account the way ecological systems work, then you do damage.

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The liberation of the earth, the liberation of women, the liberation of all humanity is the next step of freedom we need to work for, and it's the next step of peace that we need to create.

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Patriarchy is based on appropriating rights and leaving responsibility to others.

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It is time to learn from the mistakes of monocultures of the mind and the essentialising violence of reductionist thought. It is time to turn to diversity for healing.

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The art of teaching is clarity and the art of learning is to listen.

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I think what we owe each other is a celebration of life and to replace fear and hopelessness with fearlessness and joy.

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Whatever happens to seed affects the web of life.

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