Phila Back is an issue and electoral campaign organizer and independent philosopher. She seeks to advance democracy along with the well-being of humans and nature by engaging people in activism and offering new vision. Currently focused on federal legislation to protect and expand voting rights she has previously worked on many issues including land use and preservation, water, air, energy, mining, endangered species, public lands, climate, education, fair trade, healthcare and campaign finance reform. She also participated in an anti-poverty commission, revitalization plan committee and community garden project in Reading, Pennsylvania. In 2020 she was a candidate for delegate to the Democratic National Convention pledged to Bernie Sanders. She has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Reed College. Her writings include articles on philosophical and political topics published by Resilience https://www.resilience.org/
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The Village Way
Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World
For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?
Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,
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