Film and Food @ The Synergy Centre Another World Is Blossoming Screening Thursday March 23rd from 6pm Entry by donation The Synergy Centre is located at: 220 Farmers Road London SE5 0TW Click here to see a map Farmers Road is off Wyndham Road, which is off Camberwell New Road. Nearest Tube is Oval. On Thursday it is the third in uniteddiversity's series of Another World Is Blossoming screenings. This week we're showing multi-award winning must-see film The Corporation. Main Feature - 8pm … [Read more...]
Permaculture
Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally production ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of stable social order. - Bill Mollison, Permaculture: A Designers' … [Read more...]
Invisible Children
I came across this via this, though I'm not sure how I ended up there... It is a film about childen who are abducted from their homes to become soldiers in Uganda. Made me think Gloria (and Martin?) could try to do something similar for the girls at Maasai Education Discovery in Kenya. Afterall, the Maasai art's and crafts that the girls make in the MED's Arts Center (which Gloria will be helping to get up and running) look a lot more interesting and useful than the Invisible Children … [Read more...]
You and I
Stevie Wonder is a genius. I've been rediscovering some of his classic old tracks... This one is from the album Talking Book from 1972... Here we are on earth together, It’s you and i, God has made us fall in love, it’s true, I’ve really found someone like you, Will it say the love you feel for me, will it say, That you will be by my side To see me through, Until my life is through, Well, in my mind, we can conquer the world, In love you and i, you and i, you and i, I am glad at least in … [Read more...]
Go placidy amid the noise & haste…
Go placidly amid the noise & haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; And listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud & aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with other, you may become vain and bitter; For always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your … [Read more...]
Housing Co-ops
Just sent this out to a couple of lists... People keep asking me about Housing Co-ops :) Here are a few good links: Finding Housing Co-ops in London https://www.cch.coop/coopinfo/london.html https://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/iane/coops/coopsdirlondon.html How to set up a Housing Co-op: Step by Step (pdf file) https://www.radicalroutes.org.uk/documents/how2housingco-opstepbystep.pdf Sanford Housing Co-op (where I live) https://www.sanford.coop/ Sanford is a great option for single people at … [Read more...]
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 is hosting uniteddiversity's series of Another World Is Blossoming events, including four weeks of screenings starting this Thursday 9th, and a big Centre fundraising party on Friday March 31st. It's all taking place as part the NODE.London Season of Media Arts. Thursday March 9th Main Feature - 8pm Sharp The … [Read more...]
Dancing with Systems
Versions of this piece have been published in Whole Earth, winter 2001 and The Systems Thinker, Vol. 13, No. 2 (March 2002). The Dance 1. Get the beat. 2. Listen to the wisdom of the system. 3. Expose your mental models to the open air. 4. Stay humble. Stay a learner. 5. Honor and protect information. 6. Locate responsibility in the system. 7. Make feedback policies for feedback systems. 8. Pay attention to what is important, not just what is … [Read more...]
An Introduction to Planet Earth…
I think this is probably the best introduction to Planet Earth I've ever read. Here is my one page edit... Earth is Whole Earth is not flat. Earth is much more than round. Earth is whole. "Earth is Whole" means that all the planet's physical features and living organisms are interconnected. They work together in important and meaningful ways. The clouds, oceans, mountains, volcanoes, plants, bacteria and animals all play important roles in determining how our planet works. Systems within … [Read more...]
An autonomous space initiative during the Athens ESF…
This just in via the labofii list... AUTONOMOUS (ESF) PLAYGROUND Invitation for the creation of an autonomous space during the 4th European Social Forum (Spring, 2006, Athens) This spring, the 4th European Social Forum will take place in Athens. Thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of people from all around Europe, from an entire galaxy of social and political movements, organizations and collectives, will meet in our city to get to know each other, to exchange views and … [Read more...]