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The End of Suburbia

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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...]

Dance upon injustice

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One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict. Children should never be affected by war. Full stop. Want to help raise funds to support important work with children in worn torn areas across the globe? Fancy some of this? Then get yourself down to the exclusive War Child Summer Gala, Those Were The Days, Thursday, June 28th. Tickets are £155 each or £1400 for a table of 10. A bit pricey, but well worth it, and if you can't afford it yourself, please forward on the details … [Read more...]

Inspiring Land, Money and Media Projects

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...]