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Quote of the Day
Don't be realistic! The powers that be in the media, politics and economics define "realism." The most important changes in our country have come about because people were willing to fight for what everyone supposedly knew to be "unrealistic" (e.g. ending segregation, ending ten thousand years of unchallenged male supremacy and sexism, legitimating gay and lesbian lives, building an environmental movement, and the list goes on).
Added by David Allan on November 3, 2010 at 6:28pm — 1 Comment
Rebuilding Local Economies: A Shift in Priorities
via commondreams.org
Published on Monday, October 25, 2010 by Share the World's Resources (STWR)
Rebuilding Local Economies: A Shift in Priorities
by Anna White
From the burgeoning popularity of farmers’ markets and co-operatives to the revitalisation of community banking, people are organising to reclaim the economy from large profit-driven corporations and ‘too big to fail’ financial institutions. The small-scale and diversity of these local initiatives masks the immense… Continue
Published on Monday, October 25, 2010 by Share the World's Resources (STWR)
Rebuilding Local Economies: A Shift in Priorities
by Anna White
From the burgeoning popularity of farmers’ markets and co-operatives to the revitalisation of community banking, people are organising to reclaim the economy from large profit-driven corporations and ‘too big to fail’ financial institutions. The small-scale and diversity of these local initiatives masks the immense… Continue
Added by David Allan on October 25, 2010 at 5:28pm — No Comments
Quote of the Day
“The goal of a good society is to structure social relations and institutions so that cooperative and generous impulses are rewarded, while antisocial ones are discouraged. The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving little reward and often much punishment -- or at least much handicap -- to honesty, compassion, fair play, many forms of hard work, love of justice, and a concern for those in… Continue
Added by David Allan on October 15, 2010 at 9:49pm — No Comments
Localism vs Globalism: two world views collide
Localism vs globalism: two world views collide
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/localism-vs-globalism-two-world-views-collide-2089098.html
By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, in Lyon
Saturday, 25 September 2010
Stop economic growth in its tracks, start living locally, at a slower pace, and share more – that… Continue
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/localism-vs-globalism-two-world-views-collide-2089098.html
By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, in Lyon
Saturday, 25 September 2010
Stop economic growth in its tracks, start living locally, at a slower pace, and share more – that… Continue
Added by David Allan on October 12, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments
Support Groups For Hard Times
Support Groups For Hard Times
By Chuck Collins
06 October, 2010
YES! Magazine
via countercurrents.org
How can Transition Towns and Common Security Clubs help us navigate a changing economy and environment?
“It is hard to imagine facing the future without my gang of neighbors,” said Laura Dudley, a member of a common security club in the Detroit area. “The whole media culture is telling us to keep… Continue
By Chuck Collins
06 October, 2010
YES! Magazine
via countercurrents.org
How can Transition Towns and Common Security Clubs help us navigate a changing economy and environment?
“It is hard to imagine facing the future without my gang of neighbors,” said Laura Dudley, a member of a common security club in the Detroit area. “The whole media culture is telling us to keep… Continue
Added by David Allan on October 6, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments
The problem of 'growth'
Added by David Allan on October 4, 2010 at 10:26am — No Comments
Leading the Way to a Smarter Future
via otherwords.org (cc)
By Janet Redman
Moments of crisis offer two options: You can respond out of fear by hunkering down, arming yourself, and planning to shoot anyone that comes near your end-of-days outpost. Or you can embrace a smarter option by banding together and taking creative action toward a positive transition.
As our nation grapples with chronic unemployment and the growing negative effects of climate change, the good news is that the transition approach… Continue
By Janet Redman
Moments of crisis offer two options: You can respond out of fear by hunkering down, arming yourself, and planning to shoot anyone that comes near your end-of-days outpost. Or you can embrace a smarter option by banding together and taking creative action toward a positive transition.
As our nation grapples with chronic unemployment and the growing negative effects of climate change, the good news is that the transition approach… Continue
Added by David Allan on September 28, 2010 at 12:31pm — No Comments
Skill Up, Party Down
via commondreams.org
Skill Up, Party Down: Transition Towns in a Changing World
Transition Towns plan a gentle descent from oil dependence—and have a blast in the process.
by Mason Inman
Ciaran Mundy, a successful high-tech entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in soil ecology, started a website to update people on all the “terrible news about climate change.” But after a while, he felt it wasn’t working—that it would never work. “It took me years to realize there’s no point… Continue
Skill Up, Party Down: Transition Towns in a Changing World
Transition Towns plan a gentle descent from oil dependence—and have a blast in the process.
by Mason Inman
Ciaran Mundy, a successful high-tech entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in soil ecology, started a website to update people on all the “terrible news about climate change.” But after a while, he felt it wasn’t working—that it would never work. “It took me years to realize there’s no point… Continue
Added by David Allan on September 24, 2010 at 12:28pm — No Comments
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