Holistic Bio of John Foran
By day I teach sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Most of
the time, I live the life of a scholar-activist in the global climate justice movement,
at the center of the struggle for achieving social justice and radical social change in
the 21st century. One manifestation of this locally is the Eco Vista dreamworld at
www.ecovistacommunity.com
I believe that just as spirituality remains a wasted gesture unless put into some kind
of practice outside of oneself in the world, I also feel that far too much activism
falls short of its potential for liberation because groups and individuals fail to
acknowledge and work on the inner transition and nurturing of relationships that
the best spirituality enable in us.
I am an unabashed eclecticist when it comes to both spirituality and activism, and I
believe that we are called at this time to be applying our imagination, our deepest
being, our most creative and unbounded imagination to the task at hand, which is
nothing short of a complete transformation of the way we live.
You can see some of my work along these lines at www.resilience.org. I
participate as much as I can as an active member both at home and beyond with
Transition US, Democratic Socialists of America, System Change Not Climate
Change, 350.org, the Green Party of California, Extinction Rebellion, and
Symbiosis Revolution, among others.
Please contact me at jforan5@gamil.com to start the conversation!
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