On May 18, 2026 I gave an 18 minute talk on the work of Joanna Macy to the Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
Of course, compressing this remarkable woman’s legacy into a short talk proved to be challenging! I found it harder than I’d anticipated!
Here is the link to view the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwO1Vz5poBk
And, here is the description used to promote it:
Buddhist scholar, systems thinker, environmental activist and passionate teacher Joanna Macy died in the summer of 2025, at the age of 96. Through the practices of her seminal “Work that Reconnects”, she helped people transform their grief for the world into “active hope” by experiencing their innate connection with the wonder of life. Macy showed that to love the world is not a passive thing; in fact, in her words, gratitude “loosens the grip of the industrial growth society.” On this Mother’s Day, Sarah will offer a snapshot into some of Macy’s ideas and her work for our common mother, the earth.
Source: https://www.joannamacy.net/main