“If human life is unsustainable as we have become accustomed to living it, it is likely up to survivors—people who have stared into the abyss of catastrophe—to imagine and enact new ways of living.” ..Robert Jay Lipton, author whose subject has been holocaust, mass violence, and renewal in the 20th and 21st century.
How do we find meaning in the outrageous chaos of the current election year? Does “mayhem pave the way to the White House”? What is democracy’s future?
Join those who view this season’s chaos as a unique opportunity to broaden our awareness of the cultural issues before us. The 7th consecutive presidential conference, Politics in a Traumatized World: Dystopia and the Creative Imagination, will be held on October 18-20, 2024, at the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. Our esteemed speakers, including Robert Jay Lifton, on The Appeal of Truth; Donald Kalsched, PhD, on Inner and Outer Democracy and the Threat of Authoritarianism; and Andrew Samuels on Good-Enough Leadership: How to Fail Better-It’s Urgent, bring a wealth of unique perspectives and insights. My presentation, Earth over Wealth: Napa Citizens Take on Big Money, will describe our work in Napa County to bolster democracy and to protect the rights of those who have no voice, including our watersheds, forests, and the disenfranchised.
In the last nine years of involvement in political work in Napa County, I have learned that political work can strengthen our ties, not just polarize. Gathering and listening to each other is critical to finding solutions to some of the rapidly burgeoning crises brought on by climate change. It may be the dark gift of these chaotic times.
So please come, either by Zoom or in person. Registration information is here. At times like these, we need each other.