Projects - United Diversity (Page 2)

Tools for Change

uniteddiversity started giving out Tools for Change cd-rom’s at our “Sessions of Spontaneity” events back in 2001. The latest version was produced as part of our project to help launch The Open Co-op. Look out for a new version coming out later this summer, Tools for Change 2.

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new economics foundation cd-rom

uniteddiversity produced a cd-rom for nef (new economics foundation) to take to the 2002 Earth Summit in Johannessburg.

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The Merton Rule

uniteddiversity built and manages https://themertonrule.org [https://themertonrule.org] The ‘Merton Rule [https://themertonrule.org]‘ is the groundbreaking planning policy, pioneered by the London Borough of Merton, which requires the use of renewable energy onsite to reduce annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the built environment. Hundreds of local

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Composting Toilet Project

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Legal Structures for Community Land groups

I was recently lucky enough to find myself being cc’d in a fascinating and informative discussion about legal structures for Community Land groups… Sharon Pollitt from Land Roots [https://www.landroots.co.uk] wrote: > Please find attached a legal status questionaire, sound really boring and your probebly gonna

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Visit to Yelnow Farm

The weekend before last I went up to Bedford to visit Shane (one of the founders of the Creative Forum [https://creativeforum.org]). For the last couple of years Shane has been working for himself running a landscape gardening business. He recently realised that he’s working his arse off

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TONIGHT: Another World Is Blossoming

Another World Is Blossoming [https://uniteddiversity.com] Benefit Gig Friday 31st March @ The Synergy Centre 7pm – 3am, £10 / £7 adv/concs – Buy Tickets Now! [https://uniteddiversity.com] A Fundraiser for The Synergy Centre and uniteddiversity with Live Music from Joe Driscoll, The Pistachios, Jamie Woon, DJ Rubbish, The Rub, United

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Screening

Thursday March 9th Film and Food @ The Synergy Centre Another World Is Blossoming Screening March 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th from 6pm Entry by donation This month The Synergy Centre [https://www.thesynergyproject.org] is hosting uniteddiversity [https://uniteddiversity.com]‘s series of Another World Is Blossoming [https://wiki.uniteddiversity.com/

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News from Caracas...

Julie, a freelance journalist I met in Caracas, just sent this through… The story so far… Dear All, My apologies for sending round one of these here round robins but tis the best i can do in the time… Well, there is simply TOO MUCH to tell you all about

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Good Weekend, Busy Week...

Had a good weekend…and with Another World Is Blossoming [https://blog.uniteddiversity.com/?p=11] kicking off, plus a load of other work, its going to be a busy week… Thursday night I headed along to Movimientos [https://www.freewebs.com/movimientos/events.htm] at the Salmon and Compass

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Another World Is Blossoming

ANOTHER WORLD IS BLOSSOMING: March 1st – 31st, 2006 https://wiki.uniteddiversity.com/AnotherWorldIsBlossoming The systems and institutions upon which we rely for our well-being and survival are at risk of massive failure. Ecosystems everywhere are in decline. The age of cheap plentiful oil is over. Food and energy shortages are

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Caracas Trollparty 2006: Part 1

Caracas Trollparty 2006 [https://caracas.trollparty.org] Wednesday 25th Janauary, Caracas. My first few days in Caracas have been quite an experience. On Saturday a couple of guys tried to snatch my camcorder at gunpoint, and on Tuesday evening I spoke live to the nation on Radio National Venezuela. It

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The London Fund

Extract from an e-mail I sent recently… > My current focus is on building the necessary partnerships needed to launch The London Fund: a community finance, fundraising and marketing solution for social enterprises committed to building a sustainable collaborative economy. Apparently the Mayor’s vision is “for London to become

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uniteddiversity update

Yesterday I went to UnLtd [https://www.unltd.org.uk/] to find out about their Level 2 funding process. I had previously attended a Level 1 surgery, but found that fairly useless. This was different… I met lots of interesting people and though the competition is tough, it seems quite

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Friday: Kalahari Bushmen Benefit

Come and visit the uniteddiversity stall at the Kalahari Bushmen Benefit @ LSE this Friday night… Synergy Communities and Tribal Vibrationz Present: Kalahari Raising money and awareness for the Kalahari Bushmen who are currently locked in a battle with the Botswanan government, fighting for the right to return to their ancestral

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Creative Regeneration @ The Synergy Centre

Hello everyone, The next Creative Regeneration [https://open.coop/creative+regen] networking meeting and Open Space [https://open.coop/open+space] event will be on Saturday Septemer 17th @ The Synergy Centre [https://www.thesynergyproject.org]. Creative Regeneration Networking meeting and Open Space Saturday September 17th, 2005 11am – 5pm @ The Synergy