Last Friday the rampART was used by locals to celebrate EID which marksthe end of Ramadan. In Islam, believers are called upon to cease allconsumption of food and drink between the hours of daylight for 30consecutive days.Meanwhile, todays date, October 16th, is celebrated by the Food andAgriculture Organisation of the United Nations as World Food Day. This wasthe date in 1948 when the right to food was first formerly recognised bythe global community as a basic human right.Sixty years on, … [Read more...]
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
This is one of the best videos about Peak Oil because rather than focussing on the potential doom and gloom, it shows how communities can work together to implement solutions :) Watch it now! … [Read more...]
The Permaculture Concept
Check out this video will Bill Mollison, co-founder of the Permaculture concept, explaining The Permaculture Concept... On google video As a youtube playlist … [Read more...]
The End of Suburbia
Another "must see" documentary for all you folks out there. We've screened this one too :) (PS - this is a 52 minute edit of the original 78 minute full length version available on DVD from https://www.endofsuburbia.com/ ) And here it is in not so good quality but with subtitles (looks like French or something) … [Read more...]
Transition Towns
So, we're both a day late, but Gloria and I somehow decided that every day in May was going to be inspirational! Each day Gloria will a post about an inspirational person, and I'll highlight an inspirational project. Her first person is Maya Angelou, and my first project is... Transition Towns The Transition Towns project was initiated by permaculture teacher of 10 years, Rob Hopkins. Focussing on the central issues of peak oil and climate change, Transition Towns are "towns that are … [Read more...]
David Korten – The Great Turning
Last night, when I should've been asleep, I watched these video clips and was left totally inspired. :) I strongly encourage you to watch them too. Its great stuff! You should also buy the book: [amtap book:isbn=1887208070] UPDATE: The book in bullet points from David Korten's new site: "The Great Turning provides a powerful framework for understanding our time within a deep historical context and for defining the collective choice we must now make as a species. These are the key … [Read more...]
The Future of Food
An important documentary about GM food and Monsanto. (sadly no longer available in full on google video, so here is an intro from youtube) As Celsias put it, "this is a must-watch for anyone who eats (um... yes, that means you)." "There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature ... all » of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the … [Read more...]
Tescopoly
Following on from our last post on Supermarket Secrets, here is documentary about Tesco.... "Tesco is Britain's favourite supermarket. With 2,000 stores and 15 million customers a week, it's almost twice as big as its nearest rival. Dispatches shows how Tesco could soon become even bigger, and asks if this retail giant is abusing its power. www.boycotttesco.com www.tescopoly.org" … [Read more...]
Supermarket Secrets
via Celsias... An excellent two part Dispatches documentary on Supermarkets Secrets. Well worth watching. The amount of waste is crazy. And the way the animals most people eat are bred and treated is neither nice nor healthy. "How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenised, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialise in? In a two-part programme, journalist Jane … [Read more...]
Commons Creation meeting
The first Commons Creation meeting took place on Sunday 21st January: So far I've got some great groups signed up to the collective: Peace Not War: https://peace.fm The Synergy Project: https://thesynergyproject.org OneTaste: https://onetaste.co.uk Movimientos: https://www.movimientos.org.uk/ (site down!) they bring together all the Latin America solidarity groups and do regular monthly events with film and music. This is just the beginning, but together these groups already regularly … [Read more...]