The final four Thursday evening SUST lectures were successful conclusions to a year of interesting, compelling and self-shaping lectures as a part of the SUST 1000/1001 classes. Again, the different backgrounds of the presenters, along with some dynamic presenting styles, kept the lectures engaging and relevant to a variety of aspects of the SUST program and my life. Despite the different topics, I found that all 4 lectures touched upon the idea of communities, as being central to sustainability, over current values of capitalism. The values of learning, sharing and growing (though not always economically) are imperative within and beyond the confines of communities when it comes to making significant change. As I near the end of this year of studies, I am leaving with this sense of the importance of community, of working together, as key when looking at a sustainable future.
David Deane’s Lecture in week 7 explored the connection between sustainability …show more content…
Arguing that you can’t know about a place from just a visit, and that the knowledge lays with people experience it full time. As both a SUST and IDS student, this rings true throughout my studies—there are no “one size fits all” solutions to the issues our world is facing. She also implored us to recognize where we can go above and beyond to create our own experiences beyond the classroom, something very important in a degree like SUST. The idea of a permaculture approach, one that Kim and the deanery adopted, as sustainable and self-sufficient agriculture and beyond, is a way of living, thinking, and creating our communities, she said in her Q&A. As we have learned a lot about the risks of traditional farming, from pesticides and beyond, Kim’s message of vital growth happening as a result of risk taking and discomfort is important and relevant, as the traditional is no longer working for the
David Deane’s Lecture in week 7 explored the connection between sustainability …show more content…
Arguing that you can’t know about a place from just a visit, and that the knowledge lays with people experience it full time. As both a SUST and IDS student, this rings true throughout my studies—there are no “one size fits all” solutions to the issues our world is facing. She also implored us to recognize where we can go above and beyond to create our own experiences beyond the classroom, something very important in a degree like SUST. The idea of a permaculture approach, one that Kim and the deanery adopted, as sustainable and self-sufficient agriculture and beyond, is a way of living, thinking, and creating our communities, she said in her Q&A. As we have learned a lot about the risks of traditional farming, from pesticides and beyond, Kim’s message of vital growth happening as a result of risk taking and discomfort is important and relevant, as the traditional is no longer working for the