john seed

John Seed is founder of the Rainforest Information Centre. John is an accomplished bard, songwriter, film-maker and sculptor. From 1979 he participated in the direct actions protecting the Australian rainforests.

 

John received an OAM in 1995, for services to conservation and the environment. He has created numerous projects protecting rainforests in South America, Asia and the Pacific.

 

He produced films about the struggle for the rainforests like “Earth First” (1986) and "On The Brink" (2003 - with David Attenborough, David Suzuki and Olivia Newton John). He co-authored "Thinking Like a Mountain - Towards a Council of All Beings" with Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming and Arne Naess.

 

He has written and lectured extensively on deep ecology and has been conducting deep ecology workshops around the world for 40 years.