ISF2020: Vandana Shiva & David Suzuki: The Virus is a Wake-up Call 

When covid first hit, my 6 year old step daughter told me the world is sick all together, and that because we had not taken care of our planet, our people are getting sick too. If we all just remember, the way children inherently know, that we are just a part of our world and that we are connected to each other and our planet maybe more people can have conversations like this. Well definitely be watching again as a family.

Where ever you are: May you be free from danger May you have mental happiness May you have physical happiness May you have ease of well being

Vandana Siva is an exemplary human being. Thank you for this conversation

Thank goodness to have you two tireless people standing up with a voice of sanity. I have 5 grandchildren and do all in my ability to live independently from corporations as I don't think change could come from political movements!

Vandana shiva you are so inspiring.i wish we get to hear you more often so we can walk on the right path .

SPOT ON.......DR.Shiva👏👏👏 Really hit the nail on the head about this rubbish technocratic authoritarianism. WELL SAID!!!

You're in many people's prayers Dr. Shiva... i hope to God these murderers will not harm you or quiet your voice of truth.

Live simply. Live organically, in its largest sense. One person here who does.

I love these wonderful people!! You give me hope in humanity.. My whole life I have felt that something terrible is happening in our world. I believe that it is coming to a head now.. I hope all people's of the world who seek wholeness, health, sanctity in nature, beauty, peace, kindness and compassion, will unit in spirit and action to defeat those who are sick and soulless and have lost their way..

Thank you to Vandana Shiva, you are brilliant.

I am weeping with joy at finding this video/discussion with these two deeply aware human beings.

Omg what a POWER DUO. GOD BLESS HUMAN BEINGS LIKE THESE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT HUMANS WHO HAVE HUMANITY'S BACK . LOVE AUSTRALIA @❤🙏🇦🇺😇

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and kindness Vandana and David.

I love The Great Mother and I love these people. ❤️🙏

Brilliant love this lady

A very healthy conversation.

❤ Vandanaji. You command every stage where you appear. Thank God for people like you and your voice. I 🙏 🙏 🙏

This was so exquisite. Shiva and Suzuki are voices of deep calm in a world gone mad. History, science, geopolitical forces discussed freely and openly. We are going towards complete chaos if we do not ‘free’ science from petty party politics, enhance diversity and exploit ‘true’ opportunities. We seem to be failing and climate change management is dismal, instead of biodiversity discussions, we are focusing on latest news about Megan’s baby. When will we shift directions ?

First highest respects to REAL HEROS OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM VANDANA SHIVA you are the epitome of womanhood, a real NURTURER. BOTH OF YOU ARE WHAT THIS WORLD NEEDS NOW. SIRISH What an AWESOME INTERVIEWER YOU ARE SIR. TOO GOOD I AM SO AMAZED WITH YOUR SUPER WAY OF TALKING. DAVID VANDANA SHIRISH WE LOVE YOU AND KEEP UP THE LIGHT. THANK YOU.

My god. I can't stop watching this. God bless both. Divine people on earth.

Dr. Shiva you are wonderful and inspiring! Wish you much health and energy to continue your work!

Vandana Sama, You are one of the greatest teachers I have ever listened to. David I have listened to your wisdom for 40 years, Thank you for your level headed science and insights into our everyday lives. You are both so absolutely amazing beyond words... Respect!

love that diversity makes abundance - I hope the division that the virus has created or rather the fear that has been generated because of it- created this . will make people realise the value of freedom diversity and unity .

Don’t stick your head in the sand and avoid the pain of what’s coming. Wake up and live while you can!

I think I've listened to and a read a hundred different analysts on these subjects over the last 4 or 5 years since I've become deeply interested in environmental / economic issues and Vandana is easily one of my top 3 favorites. Thank god there are such knowledgable, intelligent and passionate people out there. Having said that, I find this presentation extremely depressing as it mostly highlights how completely insane the modern human species is as a whole - a view I've had for decades. Honestly, I do not have much hope for reversing all of these negative trends without massive and widespread enviro and economic collapse that likely involve billions of people starving to death or mass die-offs from one thing or another - maybe 100 more covid-19s.

You both are my two new hero's! You both are spot on, and what's happening to our planet. People have lost sight of our spiritual being and consciousness. Our focus needs to turn back this tragedy of destruction of More! Vandana, I admire you so much. We need your speeches heard globally. Our Creator will judge them!

Thank you soo much for fighting for our Rights & Freedoms & Planet!! We love you & are blessed!!

I am a huge fan of Dr Shiva. Thank you, Dr Shiva. We need more people like you. Much love to you!

Great talk ... humanity needs to wake up! And take local actions! Get back sovereignty and healthy local food ...

Thank you so much for protecting our planet and showing us what we we need to do for mother earth and ourselves as a species .👃👃

This was a very meaningful, smart and sympathetic virtual panel discussion. Maybe the first I have seen in many weeks, which really made sense, at least to me, and which brought knowledge and insight, a global overview of the interconnectedness of live and humankind, and our responsibility, but also our shortsightedness. Guided by wisdom and real engagement, not by ego-centrism, like in a lot of other zooms etc.

I wish I had been listening to/known about Vandana Shiva for longer than just the last year. What she says and how she says it make it „easy“ to understand for non-scientists like myself. I also really appreciate her positivity.

Illuminating conversation...thank you David n Dr Shiva... totally resonates with me.

As these two legendary environmental warriors, Dr. Vandana Shiva and Mr. David Suzuki discussed, there seems to be very serious implications of globalization on human life all over...

Thank you Sirish & everyone at ISF, and of course big thanks to David and Vandana for spreading your wisdom and courage to face the facts. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to move the ball🙌🌻🤝

Thank you both for your passion and wisdom. (Often my faith is just blind, but when I hear people like you, it feels like perhaps there is indeed hope for us all!)

Very informative and inspiring great video...My dad fought hard against spraying fertalizers into the air like the BIG corporations started doing in the past 25-30 years...farmers and citizens together...and crazy enough the fight sill continues...Their excuse was that these big industry farmers are just too rich it will be an never ending battle...But I say keep up the fight... take back our farm lands from these big corporations.....

Thankyou ,Thankyou - how refreshing and vital 🙏🏾🙏🙏🏿🙏🏻🙏🏽

We will fight for these ideas David and Vandana. Keep leading and creating new leaders.

Beautiful minds and hearts

Dr Vandana may God bless you and keep you safe. Your voice is the most important in the world today. I respect your views and opinions. From Mervyn johnson a gardener in nz

The core of this woman is love and care for the planet. The core of the 1% is greed and death.

"What kind of a species are we?" We the people are NOT ignoring the crisis just because corporate media tries to turn our attention away from it. Youth are savvy to media. People are turning towards different sources of information---like your discussion--in search of truth and meaningful action.

We have to love the truth. When we do, we will seek it and when we seek it we will find it. And the truth will set us free.

Thank you for decades of science and education, Dr. Suzuki and Dr. Shiva.

Your are Great Heroes, David en Vandana!!. Thank you very much. God bless you and your dear ones.👍

To Vandana, you are such a wonderful role model for any woman to desire to emulate!!! Thank you for your wisdom! All Praise and Glory to Yahawah and His Son, Yahawshayai (as spelled in the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q47-4Q Josha) HaMashiach!!!

I am a big fan of Bandana Madam n Very recently came to know Suzuki sir...my Salute for people like them who are the becon of lamp among the glittering misleadingly path of development. This virus has damaged the micro economy and pumped the money to the big retailers and on line business. .

Thank you for so many gifts.

Wonderful to hear the voices of sanity. Thank you both.

It took me ages to find her book in print as in the UK it has a different title and is called: Onenessvs The 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom. Does look like she is being censored by the biggest bookseller online, I found her book on Waterstones and Ebay.

Woot Woot for the guy to acknowledge those who are watching this on their cellphones. 😎 Anyways I love listening to Shivas' discussions, especially when she gets passionately angry at the guilty corporations, systems and people who are deliberately harming and suppressing people and the whole planet. With the Science and Technology we have now we can do far better than this. Throughout this Covid 19 craziness, I am thankful to live near by three churches that give out vegetarian friendly food. 🥰Apparently, people are ungrateful bunch not picking up FREE salad kits, large packs of cole slaw, mixed vegetables packs, cheese bricks, big packs of apples, pears and even green grapes... 😳😱Just boxes and boxes of free fruits and vegetables right there waiting to be eaten. 😋Around where I live there is no excuse to go hungry. And you don't have to attend church or be a member. These are churches that practice the true words and life of Jesus Christ. There are even schools that give out a week worth of free lunches to families. From March 2019 to Oct 2019 I didn't need to buy any food at all. The churches gave me all that I needed for every two weeks. They even gave us milk, juices, and dessert in form of cookies. We were really blessed for such places being close. During shut downs, the air cleared up and birds, butterflies and many other wildlife came back. There are even a family of Great White Egrets living near by. Just today I saw a pair fly over my yard. Massive white birds. 🥰😍Nature most definitely took advantage of human lock down. We should do these lock downs more often to balance the Earth! Have the trillionaires and billionaires who are obsess with power and control to have power and control over something that actually benefits everyone and sponsor these four months of lock downs to heal the planet. Happy Earth Day!!! 🌏🌎🌍

Dear David and Vandana how we love you and follow your teachings as closely as we can and understand to do. Please keep leading us in freeing ourselves from this wrong indoctrination of unchecked capitalism. You are our beacon to bring ourselves out of consumerism. Bless you! Speak up, loud and clear and often!

Suzuki and Shiva … telling it like it is … speaking truth to power . They give me hope and inspiration to carry on my fight for the environment . Miles from Canada .

48:58 - ".. turn through media, the internet till they find a website that says exactly what they already believe.." very true. Thanks for the upload.

Thank you for sharing this valuable information that will help us avoid following the wrong leaders and knowing where we can find the truth.

What a nightmare!! Thank God for you two. What can we do now in addition to personal effort.

We are human, brother's and sister's in this troubled world.

Two of my favourite humans alive. Thank you.

thank you! !!!!!!! very empowering!

Thank you, you are brilliant!

COVID-19 a timely teacher for the Planet may Humanity wake up to the times of Truth or continue with the BS - wake up to the full Human Being not a “Bot” Thank you 💜 for Spreading the Truth ☮️ 🌍 if you want it.

I love you Dr. Vandana SHIVA, you make my heart sing.

I was surprised to hear that David Suzuki burned wood to heat his home instead of solar and/or win.

Thank you to these Beautiful Souls!

I love the depth Vandana goes into. Her experience and her insights. The only thing that is conspicuous by absence is the mention of China as the origin.

THANK YOU

Vandana Shiva it would be great to see you act on the things you are talking about. Now that would be really AMAZING and REMARKABLE because that is what we REALLY need for OUR NATION.

Powerful awesome May god bless you and all the people of the world

My prayers are with you all in India ,especially families who have lost loved ones ,with the Coronavirus, that you you all get the oxygen medication food and everything you all need, this program is good to watch it’s new to me

LOVE this discussion - Much GRATITUDE and Many Thanks to ALL of you!

Blessings to both wonderful beings, and thank you for your courage and wisdom.

Wonderful meaningful food for thought and action.Thank you all

At last. Honesty and integrity and Thank you for your Compassionate concern for future generations.

Yes, it is a wakeup call for humanity !!! We must WAKE UP-OR WANISH !!!

It is ridiculous that this has so few likes. People do not seem to know what matters. We are in a sad state of affairs.

Feels like one of the best videos I have ever invested my time to. Thank you.

i could listen to these beautiful human beings all day...thank you....

Total respect to both of them . I am sure I will meet both of them very soon to work together .May the Lord keep up safe always 😇🌈🙏

Thank you so much for your work.

So grateful for you both

Thank you, David and Vandana Shiva. Outstanding in clearly delivering and defining the issues and the answers. For lending your voice to speak out the truth. It helps me to stop and think and be progressive in my actions and choices in the light of this info. I will surely speak of this to all I encounter. I stand with you in the belief that there needs to be change in the system.

Trying to understand the motivation behind the thanking essential workers. This means other peoples jobs are non essential. This would make vast segments of the population non essential. I only mention it due to the length of time it was used in the presentation. Affixing value to the worth of a person's job is another form of division. When they run out of enemies to create they will make you the enemy. Here we go again 2030. When we come to realize that this has been carefully planned we are one step closer to the solution. When the illusion of freedom is no longer profitable freedom itself becomes non essential. Beware the terms sustainable development, the new green deal, build back better, the great reset, the fourth Industrial Revolution. Both speakers make valid points, but words mean nothing if the application is curtailed by the few.

Thank you so much. Such a lovely conversation. People need to be awake on a global scale, be conscious and be a caring community or the darkness through it‘s minnions will take over.

I totally agree with Vandana Shiva, that our vocabulary is one of the most important thing. I have been trying to fight the use of word Indian that represents indigenous. I think the first step should be to call Indigenous people by the name of their land. E.g Native Indians in US should be termed as native Americans. Those who owned Canadian lands should be Native Canadians. I feel the use of the term Indians by the colonisers to ensure that those who owned lands in that country should be snatched away, so as to not bear any resemblance, and any rights that accrue thereof. I request both the guests to help me in this endeavor.

Continue to be educated. Watched from new Zealand 🇳🇿 2023.

Looks like I am late to the party again by a couple of years . But I am really glad to find this video of people I very much admire and respect. David and Vandana are the the kind of human animals I so wish to embrace.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Thank you! :))

Wonderful discussion, thank you all so much!

Such a wealth of ideas & analysis! One of the most illuminating exchanges I have ever encountered. Thanks to all who made this possible to bring these two great minds together.

I love you with all my heart , never stop what you do ever!!!

Brilliant talk, brilliant video🙏👏💗💗💗

thanks fellow being for sharing awareness out loud

Wonderfully spoken truths your distinguished shared. May each of remain BLESSED and a BLESSING!

Both scientists and activists are great; thank you for the interview!

I think your all wonderful and people all over the world need your wisdom

Eye opener. Must watch video.

I love Vanada Shiva and her perspectives!!!!!

David Suzuki... sound exactly like the elite mouth piece ... it's unbelievable