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London Free School

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A week long London FreeSchool event will be taking place between the 1st and 7th of September with workshops, discussions and skill-sharing. Themes will include Food, Creative Arts, Permaculture, Gender, Science and Languages. The event will be completely free and open to all people willing to respect the ideals of the free school and each other. London FreeSchool aims to confront the hierarchy and inequality which dominates learning. It stems from a belief that the control and … [Read more...]

Imagine This

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YouTube - Imagine This "Imagine This is an audio mash up of GW Bush singing the John Lennon classic "imagine", it has been a worldwide hit and has made it into (John Peel's) BBC Radio 1 Music Festive 50 on UK Radio 1. The audio was produced by Waxaudio, I created a video for it by tracking down over 40 separate video clips from George Bush speeches, I lip synched these clips to the audio and interspersed them with footage from the original imagine Video, along with some Iraq war footage and … [Read more...]

Links for August 26th to August 27th

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These are my links for August 26th to August 27th: Landlords welcome 'positive squatting' | Society | The Guardian - Positive occupation. Squatters often evoke a negative image, but more and more empty properties are being taken over and brought back into use for the community - and some landlords are welcoming them. Diane Taylor reports desk space - Rent your own desk space in a cool, bright top floor re–furbished leather factory in zone 1. The open plan space occupies the entire top floor … [Read more...]

Links for June 17th to August 26th

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These are my links for June 17th to August 26th: Razoo is the platform for social good. - Razoo is a community united around making a positive difference in the world. Where passion leads to action, and a whole lot of collective good comes from individual contributions. Welcome! | Global Action Network Net - GAN-Net is a growing community of GAN leaders, researchers, funders and other stakeholders who are committed to developing global action networks that serve the public good. Participants … [Read more...]

Nano-powered electric Brompton folding bike

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I want one of these: . "The 'best' folding electric bike there is! The smallest folder fitted with the smallest and lightest motor system that is silent, powerful and efficient. The motor is built-in to the hub of a front or rear bicycle wheel 16"-27"/700C (3 speeds available). A choice of batteries (SLA, NiMh or Li-Po (LithiumPolmer)) is available for different range, budget and weight requirements. Speed control is by means of a handlbar twist or thumb 'throttle', and pedal sensing (Pedal … [Read more...]

Seva Cafe – Ahmedabad,India

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YouTube - Seva Cafe - Ahmedabad,India Nice little video about an organic cafe in India where you pay what you like. "This video is made by students of NID - Ahmedabad,India. To know more about Seva Cafe Visit us as : www.sevacafe.org or mail me at whiznitesh@gmail.com.....My name is Nitesh Jain, Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India :) Love all, Serve all :) Living is Giving :) Guest is God :) ADDRESS : Seva Cafe 4th Floor, Shppers Plaza, Opp. Muncipal Market, C G Road, Ahmedabad Ph: +91 79 32954140" … [Read more...]

GOOD: Oil Addiction

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YouTube - GOOD: Oil Addiction. If we're addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than ever. But the search for alternatives, combined with environmental disruptions, is putting new pressures on other essentials like food. There are some things that are going well in the world. Right now, the economy is not one of them. https://www.goodmagazine.com/ Animation … [Read more...]

350 Messenger, Yu Kwang Chung

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One of Taiwan's most famous and respected poets, Yu Kwang Chung, joins us as a 350 Messenger. Here is the text of the poem he recites Aunt Ice, Aunt Snow in memory of two beauties of in the Water family Aunt Ice, please cry no more Or the seas will spill all over, And homeless will be the polar bear, And harbors will be flooded, And islands will go under. Cry no more please, Aunt Ice. We blamed you for being so cold, Fit to behold, but not to hold. We called you the Icy Beauty, Mad with … [Read more...]