https://www.deepecology.net/tags/author/Recent content in Author on deep ecologyHugoen-auSat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/bios/bio-john-seed/Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/bios/bio-john-seed/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/bio_photo_john_seed.jpg" alt="John Seed" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p><a href="http://www.johnseed.net/">John Seed</a>  is founder and director of the <a href="https://www.rainforestinformationcentre.org/">Rainforest Information Centre</a> in Australia. </p> <p>Since 1979 he has been involved in the <a href="http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/aboutthe.htm">direct actions which have resulted in the protection of the Australian rainforests</a>.</p> <p>In 1984 he helped initiate the US Rainforest Action Network which grew out of the first  of his many US roadshows.</p> <p>In 1987 he co-produced a television  documentary, “<a href="http://rainforestinfo.org.au/video/earth-first/">EARTH FIRST!</a>” for Australian national television about the struggle for the rainforests. This has since  been shown in many countries. A front page story about John’s work in the Christian Science Monitor at this time referred to him as “the town crier for the global village”.</p>