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Our wellbeing depends on the fairness of society and the health of the natural world. This is our shared responsibility.

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Purpose – the Movie

Purpose is a new film from Omnipolis Media. Directed by Martin Oetting, it follows the economists, Katherine Trebeck (above) and Lorenzo Fioramonti, as they develop ground-breaking political projects to shift our economies — away from endless GDP growth, towards what

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Leading Wellbeing Research Festival Review 2015

This short film gives a taste of the range and breadth of the Leading Wellbeing Research Festival organised by IFLAS, Cumbria University and Brathay Hall Cumbria in July 2015. It included academic researchers and activists engaging with deep questions around

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Anna Coote, New Economics Foundation

Anna Coote, new economics foundation (nef), on the relevance of the 21 hour week for improving wellbeing. Watch more and share: Watch more wellbeing-related videos >> Subscribe to our channel on YouTube >> Connect with us on Facebook or Twitter >> If you enjoyed this

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An Interview With George Monbiot

In this interview well-known author, journalist and environmental and political campaigner George Monbiot shares his views on wellbeing. He talks about the importance of living a life of meaning and purpose, and of the joy which results from connecting with

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Interview with Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life

Alan Watson Featherstone is the Founder and Director of the Trees for Life Project which aims to restore the Caledonian Forest and all its constituent species of flora and fauna to the Scottish Highlands. Through its volunteer programme,Trees for Life

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An interview with Mark Goldring, Chief Executive of Oxfam

Mark Goldring, Chief Executive of Oxfam, discusses the relevance of wellbeing to Oxfam’s work, raising the important connection between quality of life and global equality levels. Watch more and share: Watch more wellbeing-related videos >> Subscribe to our channel on

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David Powell, Friends of the Earth

“Everyone wants to see economics done differently; they want to see governments run our economy as if people and the planet actually mattered, as if wellbeing were important, as if environmental sustainability were important”, argues Dave Powell, Senior Campaigner on