Community Rights US Program Director & Lead Trainer Paul Cienfuegos explains how "We The People" are exercising the authority to govern ourselves and fight corporate rule. When small farmers in rural Pennsylvania wanted to say "no" to a corporate factory farm coming into … [Read more...]
Smart Choices for Meeting the Coming Bust, part 2 (254)
January 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
"How do we cooperate and build a collaborative culture now?" asks Laurence Boomert, founder of The Bank of Real Solutions in New Zealand. Local currencies, barter cards, and Time Banks not only create alternatives when money systems collapse, they allow people to get … [Read more...]
Green Burial and Land Conservation (249)
November 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
"I want to die and be returned to the earth so that I have the least harmful impact… Not just to live that way but to die that way. I'd like to become the compost for a beautiful tree that bears fruit to feed the next generation." Brandy Gallagher of O.U.R. Ecovillage … [Read more...]
Things are Cookin’ at Wallingford Community Kitchen (241)
August 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
One night a month, join your neighbors to cook up a meal. Eat together and take some home. We had great fun at this 2010 community kitchen in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. Coordinator Rachel Duboff and Kathleen Cromp of the Community Kitchens Northwest steering … [Read more...]
What Do You Think Is Worth Fighting For? (240)
August 10, 2013 By 8 Comments
"There are very sober people talking about the possible death of entire oceans. The end of fish. If that's not worth fighting for, what is?" Activist and author Derrick Jensen asserts that industrial civilization is murdering the planet and it must be stopped. We need to … [Read more...]
Simplicity, Joy and Social Change (220)
September 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When Cecile Andrews asked herself, "What matters?" the answer popped up: "Having time to do the things you want to do." She simplified her life, quit her full-time job, and started simplicity circles to support others in savoring life. Now she has expanded into neighborhood … [Read more...]
Solving the Environmental Crises – We Can Do It! (218)
August 29, 2012 By
Futurist Guy Dauncey's enthusiastic determination is absolutely infectious! The author of Climate Change: 101 Solutions to Global Warming sees multiple environmental crises descending on us all at once. He points to numerous historical examples of our coming together around … [Read more...]
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (212)
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
"This is a very important piece of music, a very powerful piece of music," says Ken Hardin, conductor of Sierra Master Chorale. In advance of their performances on May 17 and 20, 2012, he provides a musical guided tour of this contemporary work by Karl Jenkins, commissioned … [Read more...]
Young Lawyers Lower the Bar to a Sharing Economy (210)
April 15, 2012 By 3 Comments
"Sharing really is going to save the world!" declares Janelle Orsi, author of The Sharing Solution, noting that it's fun, doesn't require special skills — and we can start now. She and Jennifer Kassan co-founded the Sustainable Economies Law Center to help people formalize … [Read more...]
Planting the Seeds for a New Society (207)
December 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
"We're a conduit and a packager of important cutting edge material that people need to do the work that they're engaged in." Judith Plant and the New Society Publishers (NSP) team are social change agents bringing emerging ideas and authors to the forefront. They converse … [Read more...]
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