While we can’t help but to recognize and appreciate the foundation laid by the original green movement, it is time for us to accept that it has reached its peak. If our species is to survive we must look beyond the superficial, consumer driven “feel good” solutions offered to us by corporations and elites with a vested interest in preserving the unsustainable status quo. To be "Deep Green" is to understand that we cannot halt or slow down the ecological crisis without a profound reevaluation of our place within the natural world, and this includes a complete transformation of our economies and social relations. In addition to radical ecology and environmentalism, Deep Green Philly also explores a variety of social justice issues, many of which intersect with the struggle for ecological and environmental justice.