e218 roundtable - surviving the future

Hey there faithful, brave and patient conscient podcast listeners, Welcome to the 3rd conscient roundtable. Live radio style again. First take, only take, kind of thing so please bear with me. This is an exciting and unique episode coming up, with an international scope. It was recorded on Thursday, March 20, 2025 on Zoom with participants Kashee in India, Shaun and Marcela in Ireland (though Marcela is originally from Venezuela), Greg in the United States and myself in Vancouver. So the five of us chatted for over an hour. At the beginning, you’ll hear me acknowledge the original stewards of so-called Vancouver followed by a minute of silent contemplation. Normally, conscient roundtables feature a group of artists and cultural workers talking about their passions, fears and dreams and, in fact, we did do this, but this was special roundtable episode about the Surviving the Future 2025 course led by Shaun Chamberlin, who will explain to you what it is all about in just a minute. BTW It’s a course I highly recommend if you’re ready to do a deeper dive into our collective future. I asked my fellow learned to share the highlights of their learnings and some of the best stories and they did, including the following questions:Which presentations and resources were the most impactful for you?How do you plan to apply this knowledge in your day to day life?What are some of the outstanding questions that you are still sitting with? (I certainly have a lot)What do you think the role of art and culture could be or should be in times of crisis, collapse and renewal could be?FYI, I’ve already written a couple of posting on my a calm presence Substack for those who want to know more.And it went very well. I want to thank my colleagues for their generosity, courage and wisdom. Luckily, we will continue to exchange after the course in a digital space providing by Sterling College in Vermont, so big thanks to Shaun, Nakasi, Nicole and all the StF team for their support and generosity. And if you want to comment on what you hear please go to conscient.ca and use any of the conscient podcast social media to share your thoughts.If you like what you hear then I invite you to share it within your networks and-or give conscient podcast a review on Apple podcasts. My email is [email protected], I invite you to sit back, relax – maybe grab a drink - and enjoy e218 roundtable – surviving the future.  *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESNote : I'm currently 'pressing pause' and am not producing new content until further notice. Hey conscient listeners, I’ve been producing the conscient podcast as a learning and unlearning journey since May 2020. It’s my way to give back.This Indigenous Land Acknowledgement statement was developed by members of the Algonquin community for my former employer the Canada Council for the Arts. I have adapted slightly to make it my own.I acknowledge that my studio, located in Ottawa, is on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial.I recognize the Algonquins as the customary keepers and defenders of the Ottawa River Watershed and its tributaries. I honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to this beautiful territory and uphold and uplift the voice and values of our Host Nation.Further, I offer my respect and affirm the inherent and Treaty Rights of all Indigenous Peoples across this land and honour commitments to self-determination and sovereignty that have been made to Indigenous Nations and Peoples.I acknowledge the historical oppression of lands, cultures and the original Peoples in what we now know as Canada and fervently believe the Arts contribute to the healing and decolonizing journey we all share togetherIn parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and its francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I I publish a free ‘a calm presence' monthly Substack see https://acalmpresence.substack.com.  Your feedback is always welcome at claude [at] conscient [dot] ca and/or on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Threads, BlueSky, Mastodon, Tik Tok, YouTube and Substack.Share what you like, etcI am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Thanks for listening. Claude SchryerLatest update on March 21, 2026