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Paul Hawken Commencement Address
Posted on July 6th, 2009 2 commentsI’ve dropped Paul Hawken’s name here before, and I’d like to mention him again. Hawken is an environmental entrepreneur, writer, and activist. Lately I’ve been devouring his writing (currently, Blessed Unrest).
There is no shortage of negativity when it comes to the most daunting issues we face. Hawken is different though- he acknowledges how frightening our self-inflicted problems are, yet is cautiously optimistic in his outlook. He believes that humanity has the resources to overcome the challenges before us and thrive like never before. It’s refreshing to read such a perspective.
Hawken recently gave a commencement address to the graduating class of 2009 at the University of Portland. It’s a powerful message in print; I can’t imagine the profound effect it had in person. I think it’s certainly worth passing along.
Paul Hawken’s U. of Portland 2009 Commencement Address
2 responses to “Paul Hawken Commencement Address”
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Hi Blake, Thanks for your blog. I wanted to add to your article that Paul Hawken is also behind a website called WiserEarth.org (http://www.wiserearth.org) which is hoping to help nonprofits and people working on sustainability issues to build greater alliances. It also has a useful directory of 110,000+ nonprofits from around the world.
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shultice July 10th, 2009 at 18:10
D’oh! I should have remembered to mention that Camilla. Thanks for dropping by and pointing that out!
Thanks also for the wonderful work you all are doing over there. Keep it up- I’ll definitely be writing more about it in the future.
-Blake
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Camilla Burg July 10th, 2009 at 17:50