Josef Davies-Coates - United Diversity (Page 6)

King Corn (2007)

[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfUkkzprTKM/SoVFfDe7LyI/AAAAAAAACiE/sC4kV4Q2PWg/s1600-h/cornposter1.jpg] King Corn (2007) King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on

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OSE TV Interview - Austria Tour

We just got a copy of this TV interview that we did back on the OSE tour in Austria [https://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=637]. Michaela [https://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=683] from Earthship Austria [https://www.earthship.at/] organized this particular event. The interview took place at a local

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Transport in Transition. A Guest Piece by Peter Lipman.

Transformation Moment: low carbon travel. How, and how far, will we travel if we make the changes we need to in order to thrive in a carbon constrained society? For a range of interlocking reasons, the conclusion of this paper is that we will be happier, healthier and more resilient

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The Good Life

Are you living The Good Life?

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When is a problem not a problem?

News of the Dark Mountain Project has started to reach civilisation. Few institutions could be more civilised, more wedded to the myth of progress, than the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce – yet its Arts and Ecology editor, William Shaw, is not immune to ‘Uncivilisation’, describing

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A 'new' currency

In an imploding global economy, we are being challenged to imagine different ways of being and ‘new’ structures and means of exchange, in order to meet our essential human needs within society. If you are struggling to imagine how things could be different, take a breath, sit back, relax and

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Lots of Transition TV

If you like a little video inspiration from time to time, here are two great sources of content from the Transition field. There are lots more, but these will keep you going for a while. The NSW Transition website [https://transition.org.au] has a range of well organised videos.

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Links for July 15th to July 16th

These are my links for July 15th to July 16th: * EasySponsorship.com / Sponsorship made easy! [https://www.easysponsorship.com/] – EasySponsorship enables you to…Effortlessly create and manage your very own sponsorship fundraising pages with choice of layout and colour! Keep your friends, family and well wishers updated on your fundraising

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Great British Refurb campaign (via feedly)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o26AHeRkwnk]Great British Refurb campaign [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o26AHeRkwnk] Kevin McCloud and the Grand Designs Great British Refurb campaign sent a unique message to Government on 14 July 2009 when Kevin McCloud invited MPs to help him insulate this model house

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The Manchester Report: 20 Ideas for Solving the Climate Crisis (via feedly)

The solutions picked by the Guardian and Manchester International Festival’s expert panel as the most promising for tackling global warming The Guardian and Manchester International Festival assembled an expert panel to sift through ideas for tackling climate change from all over the world. Below are the top 20 and

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Links for July 7th to July 14th

These are my links for July 7th to July 14th: * Mobilizing the Green Revolution | 3rd Whale [https://3rdwhale.com/] – It's easy to be green on the go with 3rdWhale's new mobile application. Find green spas, restaurants, bike rental stores and much more when you need the

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Links for July 6th to July 6th

These are my links for %date%: * JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit – Interactive Data Visualizations for the Web [https://thejit.org/] – The JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit provides tools for creating Interactive Data Visualizations for the Web. * politube.org – share video and audio on politics… [https://www.politube.org/about] – politube.org is a video

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Responding to Sharon Astyk on Permaculture and Transition (via feedly)

> Shared by United Diversity nice article/ discussion about Transition and Permatulcure Sharon Astyk is one of the bloggers I most admire, one of the most insightful and incredibly prolific writers out there. It was fascinating therefore to read the two articles she recently posted, Permaculture Future Part One and

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Links for July 5th to July 6th

These are my links for July 5th to July 6th: * Asset Transfer Unit launched – Space Makers Network [https://spacemakers.ning.com/forum/topics/asset-transfer-unit-launched] – Site: https://www.atu.org.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/asset_transfer * "How to Freecycle Woolworths!" | Changing the World (and other excuses for not

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Links for July 5th to July 5th

These are my links for %date%: * Social bookmarking service. Fast tagging and posting to all major social websites – SocialMarker.com [https://socialmarker.com/] – Social bookmarking is a powerful tool in promoting a website. But going through all of those social bookmarking sites is very time-consuming and downloading all toolbars is

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Links for June 16th to July 4th

These are my links for June 16th to July 4th: * iCommons.org – Free Culture House [https://icommons.org/articles/free-culture-house] – The idea is simple and its sustainability is at its core. Buy a property (or rent something initially) that will serve as a space for members to meet and eat

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Definancialisation, Deglobalisation, Relocalisation [via feedly]

This talk was presented at The New Emergency Conference [https://www.thenewemergency.org/] in Dublin, on June 11, 2009. [https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-b-kpMH_7eM/SjeuEycdgrI/AAAAAAAABEU/IZmtg84KznE/s1600-h/slide1.png] 1. Good morning. The title of this talk is a bit of a mouthful, but what I want

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Links for May 14th to June 8th

These are my links for May 14th to June 8th: * warehouse [https://www.beinghuman.com/warehouse/warehouse_1.html] – The beinghuman warehouse in Frome, Somerset is a hub for creative, ethical & enterprising innovators. A 500 sq m space situated in the conservation area of town where beinghuman members can

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Latin America’s Quiet Monetary Reform

INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN URUGUAY, APRIL 2009 The Executive Power prepares details for a new system of payment which will be adopted to stimulate micro and small businesses. In two months, the government will release a new way of payment, a transaction network, which will allow micro and

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Links for May 4th to May 12th

These are my links for May 4th to May 12th: * Hugh Jackman pledges $100k to charity on Twitter – Communications … [https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=6&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thirdsector.co.uk%2Fchannels%2FCommunications%2FArticle%2F898769%2FHugh-Jackman-pledges-100k-charity-Twitter%

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Links for April 29th to May 3rd

These are my links for April 29th to May 3rd: * » Twitter, the Most Important Website Since Google? [https://www.97thfloor.com/blog/twitter-the-most-important-website-since-google/] – "When I first started using it I saw it as a networking and communication tool. The more I come to use it and the more I

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Links for April 17th to April 29th

These are my links for April 17th to April 29th: * 1% For the Planet | About Us [https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/aboutus/] – It’s about businesses recognizing that industry and ecology are inherently connected. It’s about realizing the positive effects of connecting businesses, consumers and nonprofits through philanthropy. And

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Dee Hock's MiniMaxims

I like Mamading [https://evangineer.agoraworx.com/blog/entries.html]‘s quotes [https://quotessence.agoraworx.com/] website Quotessence [https://quotessence.agoraworx.com/]. I’ve already pointed him at Dancing with Systems [https://uniteddiversity.com/dancing-with-systems/] and Permaculture Principles [https://uniteddiversity.com/permaculture-principles/], encouraging him to include the wisdom they contain.

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Links for April 12th to April 16th

These are my links for April 12th to April 16th: * Design Council | Directory listings | Events and competitions | Design in Alternative Futures [https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/en/Directory-Listings/Events-and-Competitions/Design-in-Alternative-Futures/] – 2009 will be remembered as a year of global economic downturn, but what could this mean for the future of

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Links for April 11th to April 12th

These are my links for April 11th to April 12th: * Third World Tech – Use what you have. Make what you need [https://www.thirdworldtech.com/] – Here at ThirdWorldTech.com we are collecting simple solutions to common problems faced by humanitarian aid workers, missionaries and disaster victims. Our links and articles