Kurt Shillinger
By 2027, the hard right could govern economies worth roughly half of European GDP, the Economist said earlier this month. “It’s about time the government listened to what the British people want,” Dee, a hairdresser, tells our reporter in our story today.
Listening to others can be restorative. In India, a program called Green Hub links development and conservation through filmmaking. The initiative has trained more than 250 rural women and young people to turn a lens on environmental issues. The initiative has led to some significant conservation gains. But the greater impact of their work may be in building community.
“We’re all aware of words like kindness, compassion, and love,” says Gaurab Talukdar, an independent filmmaker. What matters, he says, is “how we apply these words to others – not just human beings but all forms of life.”