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Past Events

2019

Mon 27 May
11:30 a.m.
Hay-on-Wye,
​Wales

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How the Light Gets In Festival
"How To Change Your Patterns of Thought"
Jeremy will explore themes and implications from The Patterning Instinct. How does contemporary culture inherit patterns of thought from previous generations and what can we do to change them?

Sun 2 June
11:00–18:00
Second Home London Fields, 125–127 Mare St, E8 3SJ London

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Patternity Workshop | New Patterns of Possibility
With Anna Murray, Lisa Ferguson, and Francesco Mazzarella
Jeremy will present on "New Patterns of Possibility: Toward an Ecological Civilization"
Register and more info.

Fri 7 June
11:45–12:45
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford

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Toward an Ecological Civilization: Vision and Principles
In this keynote address to the AECB conference, Jeremy will describe the foundational philosophy and principles of a life-affirming Ecological Civilisation and offer some specific examples of what such a transformed system might mean in practice.
Register and more info.

2018

Tue Oct 30
7:00–8:15 pm
Stanford University,
​Palo Alto, CA

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Stanford University | Contemplation by Design Summit
Cultural Mindfulness: Recognizing How Culture Shapes Our Patterns of Thought
Jeremy will identify historical foundations of our modern worldview and show how, by becoming mindful of our patterns of thought, we have the potential to redirect them for more beneficial outcomes. Register and more info.

Nov 1–Nov 7
 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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2018 Parliament of World Religions | Toronto
Jeremy will take part in two panels during this weeklong conference:
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Panel: To Choose Our Common Future | Ecological Civilization Series

Panel: A Grounded Understanding of Harmony for Earth Justice | Earth Justice Series
Register and more info.

Thu July 26–
Sun July 29
Villanova University,
Villanova,
​PA 19085

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2018 International Big History Conference
Jeremy will co-host a panel with David Blanks on themes arising from The Patterning Instinct:
What Cognitive Structures Underlie Big History?

Sun June 17–
Wed June 20
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International House,
​UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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18th Annual Biosemiotics Gathering
Jeremy will present a paper:
“The Tao in one’s own nature”: The congruence of Asian wisdom traditions and cognitive neuroscience in identifying the source and implications of human uniqueness.

Mon 4 June
18:30–21:00
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The Arts Club
40 Dover St
London W1S 4NP

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Panel:
Jeremy Lent | Ella Saltmarshe | Jerome Lewis
Human-Nature: The Role of Culture In Getting Us Into, and Out Of, the Environmental Crisis We Face
Tickets and more information

Sun 3 June
11:00
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The Bleddfa Centre,
Bleddfa
Shropshire
LD7 1PA

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Talk:
How Will Our Patterns of Thinking Shape Our Future?
Jeremy will give a talk on how patterns of meaning have shaped history—and explore how they may shape our future.
Tickets and more information

Thu 31 May
19:30
SLACC
South Lakes Foyer
Yard 95a
Stricklandgate
Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4RA

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Talk:
How Will Our Patterns of Thinking Shape Our Future?
Jeremy will give a talk on how patterns of meaning have shaped history—and explore how they may shape our future.
More info: barry@middlewaysociety.org

Tue 29 May
19:30–21:30
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42 Acres Shoreditch,
66 Leonard St
London EC2A 4LW

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Talk and Workshop
Understanding and Reshaping Our Patterns of Meaning.
Jeremy will give a talk on how patterns of meaning have shaped history. Followed by a workshop co-facilitated by Elizabeth Ferguson on reshaping our own patterns of meaning.
Tickets and more information

Fri April 27–
Sat April 28 
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Pitzer College,
​1050 N. Mills Ave.,
Claremont, CA 91711

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12th International Forum on Ecological Civilization
Jeremy will present a keynote paper on Sat., April 28: 
​“Machine to Conquer” or “Harmonic Web of Life”? How Contrasting Western and Chinese Metaphors of Nature Underlie the Shape of History—and Our Future.

Sat, Feb 24
All day conference 
Seattle University Campus, Seattle, WA

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Search for Meaning Festival, Seattle University
Jeremy Lent will present on: "Patterns of Meaning: Tracing how different conceptions of the universe have shaped history."

Sun, Feb 25
3:00–4:30 pm 
Eagle Harbor Bookstore, Bainbridge Island, WA

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In Conversation: Jeremy Lent and David Korten
Transitioning to an Ecological Civilization: What needs to shift in our underlying worldview to get there?
​More information

Sun, Mar 4
2:00–4:30 pm 
Sonoma Community Ctr. 
276 E. Napa St., Rm 110, Sonoma

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Transitioning Culture: Understanding the Patterns and Reshaping Them for a Flourishing Future
A Praxis Peace Institute Think Tank Project with Elizabeth Ferguson & Georgia Kelly: kicks off a set of 3 working group meetings. 
​More information | Get tickets online
Follow-on workshop dates: Sunday, Mar 18 & Sunday, Apr 8

2017

Tue, Dec 12
7:00–9:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies,
1453 Mission, SF - Area 5

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Talk: Patterns of Meaning: How different conceptions of the universe shaped history--and will shape our future.
How did we get here? What would it take for our civilization to avoid collapse or a techno-nightmare, and instead achieve a future of sustainable flourishing?

Mon, Oct 9
​6:00 pm
Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA

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Humanities Forum at the Commonwealth Club
Monday Night Philosophy: Are our cultural values the reason why our civilization is facing a climate change crisis and is driving species to mass extinction?
Buy tickets  | $20 (non-member), $7 (student), free for members

Tue, Sept 26
​11:45 am 
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

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Sonoma State Lifelong Learning Institute
TechnoSplit: The Bifurcation of Humanity?
Jeremy will talk on the threat that humanity might split into two separate species as a result of genetic enhancement technology.
​More info: Email Phil Harriman

Tue, Sept 19
​6:30 pm (potluck) 
7:00 p.m. Salon
West Marin, CA

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Climate Compassion Salon
A Systems Approach to Our Current Crisis (Nora Bateson & Jeremy Lent)
An interactive salon, where Nora and Jeremy will explore how we can respond to the crises of our time with a transdisciplinary and systems-informed approach.
Contact Climate Compassion for info

Thu, Aug 31
​6:30 pm (potluck) 
7:00 p.m. Salon
North Berkeley, CA (RSVP for address)

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Climate Compassion Salon
Trajectories to Our Future
A salon to discuss the three possible future trajectories explored in the last chapter of The Patterning Instinct. How can we co-create future flourishing?
RSVP here

Sat, July 29
​7:00 p.m.
Open Secret Bookstore,
​San Rafael, CA

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