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...]
Inspiring Land, Money and Media Projects
In my last post about Transition Towns I mentioned that Gloria and I decided to try and write a post a day throughout May about inspiring people and projects. She's done a pretty good job so far, having covered Maya Angelou, Ruth Cox, Muhammad Yunus, Charles Drew, Jane Goodall, and Mark Johnson. I've not managed to keep the one post a day pace at all, so to make up for it I'm going to link to all my favourite land, money and media project on this page... (but its now gone 3am so I'm hitting … [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...]
Very Exciting News
Yesterday I had the most amazing and inspiring phone call ever. A man called Ray called me from Cornwall, 2km from where Oli was already but totally randomly literally on his way to (thanks to Katharine), and basically said that he wants to entrust his land to a community very much like the commons creation collective - i.e. one with shared values (create a whole new economic system based on new land ownership and monetary systems etc.) he can grow to trust and love. He's got an 1.5 acre and … [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...]
Enterprising Communities Conference 2006
I'm going to do my best to attend this conference. Should be a great networking opportunity and a good place to tell people about Commons Creation Birmingham, 17th – 19th September. The Development Trusts Association is planning the biggest ever community sector conference in the UK. Enterprising Communities 2006 is for anyone interested in creating community assets, setting up new community enterprises, accessing finance, tackling poverty, celebrating diversity - and for anyone who wants to … [Read more...]
Commons Creation Collective
UPDATE: the first Commons Creation meeting was held at Limehouse Town Hall on Sunday 21st January, 2007. A copy of the presentation given can be downloaded here as a PDF (1.1Mb) file. Enjoy! :) Introduction The Commons Creation Collective is all about harnessing the wealth and power of our networks and working together to raising funds and awareness. It will initially bring together conscious event organisers, radial media publishers, and their supporters, to collaborate on two complementary … [Read more...]
Recipe for a New World Order?
Whilst up in Bedford visiting the farm, I discussed plans for my book with Shane. He thought that Recipes for a New World Order would be a good title; we could reclaim the phrase New World Order (like how I tried to claim Bush's so-called Global Democratic Revolution). I chatted to Saul Albert about it, but he didn't like it, saying that he wouldn't even pick up a book with such a title. Maybe I should just write a load of stuff and self-publish it under a load of different titles to reach … [Read more...]
Support THE SQUARE this FRIDAY 9AM or earlier
Hello everyone, Please go to: THE SQUARE Occupied Social Centre, 21 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EA (North west Side of Russell Square) Map: https://tinyurl.com/mhuby on FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 9AM (but do still come later if you really can't make it by then) THE SQAURE Occupied Social Centre is due to be evicted on Friday morning. They have asked anyone who has used or supports the space to gather outside to resist the evition BEFORE 9AM on FRIDAY MORNING. Having access to a central space … [Read more...]