The Odyssey of an Intentional Community Initiator I woke up this morning with images floating around in my head about what the job of initiating an IC is like,...
Group, We have becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the business motivations that people have for wanting to form an IC. In fact, the idea of dealing with...
Group, Our post on the "Business motivations for forming an IC" was aimed at warning people in the communities movement concerning the loss of the "heart of...
Without prejudice Via Philip Higson @ roeoz All I wanted to say was "Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year". Just in case, I ran it past my solicitor on the...
Staying Put http://www.casaubonsbook.blogspot.com/ It almost doesn't matter what you believe is the central problem of our present society, whether you are...
"We clutter the earth with our inventions, never dreaming that possibly they are unnecessary--or disadvantageous. We devise astounding means of communication,...
Australians... The Battery Hens of the Southern Hemisphere http://www.big.com.au/koa/profile.html Ever wondered why it is that you can grow up in a country...
Resolutions for a Post-Peak New Year http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2006/12/resolutions-for-post-peak-new-year.html To my mind, the traditional habit...
Love on the Rocks via http://thefrankblackblog.blogspot.com/ I read an article a few days back outlining some of the reasons men cheat on their wives. I don't...
http://transitionculture.org/2007/01/11/10-first-steps-for-a-transition-town-initiative-2-lay-the-foundations/ It is extremely unlikely that you will be...
Economics of Life in Balance http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1579 For several years I studied the economics of decolonization in the Pacific Islands....
<http://www.byronevents.net/samaya/images/logo2.jpg> invites you to One Circle of Friends Weekend Residential Retreat Friday 19 Jan. 3pm - Sunday 21 Jan....
http://transitionculture.org/2007/01/15/10-first-steps-for-a-transition-town-initiative-4-form-groups/ You can't do this on your own. Part of the process of...
http://transitionculture.org/2007/01/16/10-first-steps-for-a-transition-town-initiative-5-use-open-space/ Open Space Technology is an extraordinary tool. ...
A tip of the hat to the good folks at Energy Bulletin, everytime i go to post an interesting article they have beaten me to it :) http://energybulletin.net/ ...
Snipped from http://www.casaubonsbook.blogspot.com/ ...We are a long lived folk, and if they are fortunate, they might well live to see 2100. A child born in...
We had a promising start with this last week, feel free to join in if you feel so inclined Cheers Rob An Open Invitation to Community and Environmental...
http://transitionculture.org/2007/02/08/my-talk-to-the-soil-association-conference/#more-607 Here is a very lightly edited transcript of the talk I gave to the...
http://withinourlifetimes.blogspot.com/ ...The power structure of the modern world depends on our inability to live without it. Historically, this condition...
Escape from America Gin meditations on outlaw roosters, tin cup martinis and my bust-out from Mammon's guilded cage By Joe Bageant Hopkins Village, Belize It...
Simon Ratcliffe of South Africa, recently wrote an article that succintly exposes the fallacy of sustainable growth "... Exponential growth refers to a...
Hi Rob Great article, thanks. I would have loved to make it to one of your Friday nights, but haven't got my act together yet. Hope they're still going when I...
<http://www.byronevents.net/samaya/images/logo2.jpg> invites you to One Circle of Friends Weekend Residential Retreat Friday 5pm - Sunday Sunset 2nd March -...
People who want to see the world bettered -- made more just and honest and kind -- often set their gaze on the farthest horizon. Our instinct, as progressives...
The Failure of Reason by John Michael Greer Around once a month, since I first started this blog, I get plans in the mail for saving the world. I don't mean...