Resilience in Times of Uncertainty (Part 4 of Regenerative Activism)

Guhyapati has been spearheading a pioneering Eco-Dharma community in the Pyrenees for many years, and wants to see some of the principles of that movement brought to bear in our own lives of practice, giving rise to new projects that will re-shape the personal, economic, political and ecological landscape of the 21st Century.

Dean and Aesha Francis are co-founders of the Urban Mindfulness Foundation, a not-for-profit social enterprise providing free mindfulness training courses to those normally unable to afford personal development training.

Dean and Aesha Francis are co-founders of the Urban Mindfulness Foundation, a not-for-profit social enterprise providing free mindfulness training courses to those normally unable to afford personal development training.

Anthea Lawson leads the Beyond Activism initiative at Perspectiva. Troubled by the ways in which campaigning sometimes replicates what it tries to change, she is working to enquire into the inner life of activism and what it means for our efforts to change the outer world in which we live. Anthea trained and worked as a reporter at The Times, then did investigations into the arms trade and corruption in the natural resource industries for campaigning organisations such as Amnesty International and Global Witness. Following an investigation into how the finance sector fuels grand corruption, she launched an award-winning campaign for transparency in company ownership, which – with the hard work of many other activists – has resulted in new laws in 42 countries. She is still campaigning to get a pelican crossing installed at the end of her road.

Ilaj is project lead for Ulex’s LGBTQI+ psycho-social resilience and holistic security programme.

Chair person and Campaigns Coordinator, Via Campesina & Land Worker’s Alliance Jyoti is a campaigns coordinator currently working on a campaign to influence DEFRA to adopt more policies to promote food sovereignty.