Accidental Gods

If we care about the world, how best can we act in ways that are true to ourselves, push our own boundaries, but don't leave us burned out? Gill Coombs, author of The Trembling Warrior: A Guide for Reluctant Activists, explores how we can make our actions count

Show Notes

Gill Coombs is a writer, coach, and facilitator. Her approach is rooted in her own long, colourful journey towards fulfilling work.  In 2010, Gill left a corporate Learning and Development career to travel around the country on foot and public transport, leading workshops for communities on living in harmony with self, people and planet.
She is now an elder visionary with Extinction Rebellion and her own experiences of street-level non violent direct action led to the writing of her newly updated, and newly re-published book, 'The Trembling Warrior: A Guide for Reluctant Activists" - building on interviews and conversations with activists of all kinds, she has created a resource for anyone involved in action of any sort - direct or indirect.  With her help, we find the levels of activism that feel safe for us, learn how to build tribe and -crucially -learn how to resource ourselves, to avoid burnout and breakdown so common in the progressive activist movement.

In this podcast, we explore, deepen and expand on the themes of the book, to create our own resource for Trembling Warriors.

Gill's Website book page: https://www.gillcoombs.co.uk/thetremblingwarrior
Earth Protector Communities https://earthprotectorcommunities.net/
Embercombe - Dreaming the Wildfire: https://embercombe.org/dreaming-the-wildfire/

Byline Times: https://bylinetimes.com
Double Down News: https://www.doubledown.news
Novara Media: https://novaramedia.com
Thomas Moore: Dark Nights of the Soul: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/291596/dark-nights-of-the-soul-by-thomas-moore/
George Monbiot Article on Government Corruption: https://www.monbiot.com/2020/10/23/without-trace/
The Alternative: https://www.thealternative.org.uk
Compass Think Tank: https://www.compassonline.org.uk
More in Common: https://www.moreincommon.com
Led By Donkeys: https://www.ledbydonkeys.org



 

What is Accidental Gods ?

Another World is still Possible. The old system was never fit for purpose and now it has gone - it is never coming back.

We have the power of gods to destroy our home. But we also have the chance to become something we cannot yet imagine,
and by doing so, create a future we would be proud to leave to the generations yet unborn.

What happens if we commit to a world based on the values we care about: compassion, courage, integrity?

What happens if we let go of the race for meaningless money and commit instead to the things that matter: clean air, clean water, clean soil - and clean, clear, courageous connections between all parts of ourselves (so we have to do the inner work of healing individually and collectively), between ourselves and each other (so we have to do the outer work of relearning how to build generative communities) and between ourselves and the Web of Life (so we have to reclaim our birthright as conscious nodes in the web of life)?

We can do this - and every week on Accidental Gods we speak with the people who are living this world into being. We have all the answers, we just lack the visions to weave them into a future that works. We can make this happen. We will. Join us.

Accidental Gods is a podcast and membership program devoted to exploring the ways we can create a future that we would be proud to leave to the generations yet to come.

If we're going to emerge into a just, equitable - and above all regenerative - future, we need to get to know the people who are already living, working, thinking and believing at the leading edge of inter-becoming transformation.
Accidental Gods exists to bring these voices to the world so that we can work together to lay the foundations of a world we'd be proud to leave to the generations that come after us.
We have the choice now - we can choose to transform…or we can face the chaos of a failing system.
Our Choice. Our Chance. Our Future.

Find the membership and the podcast pages here: https://accidentalgods.life
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