a book-blog mired in irony by Chellis Glendinning

in honor of the 200th anniversary of

the Luddite Rebellion

1811-1813 to 2011-2013

XVIII: valiant activists, all


I thank you, brave reader, for your attention to these issues that seem to pale and fade against the onslaught that has overcome us in today’s world of genetic engineering, supercomputers, wireless communications, mass mining and malls, and the triumph of all that is destroying the planet.  As a final offering to you, and in celebration of the valiant rebels of the 19th century, I am providing a list the participants of the various Mega-technology conferences and Jacques Ellul Society gatherings that took place between 1992 and 1998.  Maybe you will be interested in their work as well? They are:

Frederique Apffel-Marglin
Wendell Berry
Paul Blau
Chet Bowers
Beth Burrows
Fritjof Capra
Clifford Cobb
Martha Crouch
John Davis
Richard Douthwaite
Gustavo Esteva
Per Gahrton
Chellis Glendinning
Edward Goldsmith
Susan Griffin
Elisabeth Hermodsson
Sandy Irving
Martin Khor
Andrew Kimbrell
David Korten
Satish Kumar
Sigmund Kvaloy
John Lane
Kaiulani Lee
Jerry Mander
Andrew McLaughlin
Ralph Metzner
Maria Mies
Stephanie Mills
John Mohawk
Ashis Nandy
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Godfrey Reggio
Jeremy Rifkin
Kirkpatrick Sale
Michiel Schwarz
Richard Sclove
George Sessions
Vandana Shiva
Sulak Sivaraksa
Charlene Spretnak
David Suzuki
Doug Tompkins
Jan Van Boeckel
Langdon Winner
Tracy Worcester

Ned Ludd Lives!


With thanks to Gonzalo Peña Sánchez for wild creativity, patience, and asking all the right questions while crafting this blog.