Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Community Building / Strength
The Basketmaker: Helping People Create Communities of Opportunity
WEB Reference, Nov. 26, 2004 (collaborative effort - see manual) - A guide for Services & Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators, and leaders working to strengthen their communities. http://www.ic.org/nica/General/hud_manual.htm.
The Basketmaker: Helping People Create Communities of Opportunity
WEB Reference, Nov. 26, 2004 (collaborative effort - see manual) - A guide for Services & Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators, and leaders working to strengthen their communities. http://www.ic.org/nica/General/hud_manual.htm.
Local Living Communities / Global Village
Community-Based Development at Village Earth
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Village Earth) - Village Earth was born in 1993 at an International Conference on Sustainable Village-Based Development in Fort Collins, Colorado, where more than 300 participants from 30 nations created the Consortium for Sustainable Village-Based Development (CSVBD) and gave it the mandate to implement and train others in the strategies discussed during the conference. Since its inception Village Earth has trained and consulted with hundreds of individuals and organizations in countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia, and elsewhere. http://www.villageearth.org/ .
Community-Based Development at Village Earth
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Village Earth) - Village Earth was born in 1993 at an International Conference on Sustainable Village-Based Development in Fort Collins, Colorado, where more than 300 participants from 30 nations created the Consortium for Sustainable Village-Based Development (CSVBD) and gave it the mandate to implement and train others in the strategies discussed during the conference. Since its inception Village Earth has trained and consulted with hundreds of individuals and organizations in countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia, and elsewhere. http://www.villageearth.org/ .
NFPs / NGOs / Resources
Nonprofit Training Technology
NY, NY, Nov. 30, 2004 (Idealist.org) - Fund for the City of New York; Run. Faster, smoother, smarter. Every day, your organization depends on you to do more, know more, and be more. Isn’t it time your skills outpaced your to-do list? The Fund for the City of New York can help you get ahead, stay on track or catch up with hands-on courses and individual coaching designed by and for the nonprofit sector. From basic applications in the Microsoft Suite to specialized tools like Dreamweaver and METRIX: The Database for Nonprofit Excellence, the Fund’s courses will get you and your organization running faster, smoother, smarter. Visit www.fcny.org to find the classes that are right for you. Email: mstrajcher@fcny.org.
Nonprofit Training Technology
NY, NY, Nov. 30, 2004 (Idealist.org) - Fund for the City of New York; Run. Faster, smoother, smarter. Every day, your organization depends on you to do more, know more, and be more. Isn’t it time your skills outpaced your to-do list? The Fund for the City of New York can help you get ahead, stay on track or catch up with hands-on courses and individual coaching designed by and for the nonprofit sector. From basic applications in the Microsoft Suite to specialized tools like Dreamweaver and METRIX: The Database for Nonprofit Excellence, the Fund’s courses will get you and your organization running faster, smoother, smarter. Visit www.fcny.org to find the classes that are right for you. Email: mstrajcher@fcny.org.
Cool Projects / Community Ownership
Riding and Community Building: The Story of the Richmond Theraputic Equestrian Society
WEB Reference, Nov. 2004 (Marlene Parsons) - Citizens involved in building their community do not simply take what is offered and hope they find what they need; rather, they actively participate in the very shaping of the community's services, resources, and attitudes. In this article we will see how, through the efforts of families and individuals, a community can and is being built for the benefit of people with disabilities. This is community development at the grass roots-where, out of caring for each other, citizens contribute what they can to making their community a better place to live. http://www.lin.ca/resource/html/Vol23/v23n1a4.htm.
Riding and Community Building: The Story of the Richmond Theraputic Equestrian Society
WEB Reference, Nov. 2004 (Marlene Parsons) - Citizens involved in building their community do not simply take what is offered and hope they find what they need; rather, they actively participate in the very shaping of the community's services, resources, and attitudes. In this article we will see how, through the efforts of families and individuals, a community can and is being built for the benefit of people with disabilities. This is community development at the grass roots-where, out of caring for each other, citizens contribute what they can to making their community a better place to live. http://www.lin.ca/resource/html/Vol23/v23n1a4.htm.
Local Living Economies
Local Stores Create Triple the Economic Activity of Chains
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Farm Folk / City Folk) - When you spend $100 at the chain Borders Books & Music, your purchase creates only $13 worth of local economic activity. That same $100 spent at locally owned book or record store generates $45, or more than three times as much local economic activity. To read the story, visit -- Civic Economics provides economic analysis and strategic planning, and is looking for opportunities to conduct similar studies in other communities.http://www.civiceconomics.com -- For a copy of the Austin study, go to Livable City at http://www.liveablecity.org..
Local Stores Create Triple the Economic Activity of Chains
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Farm Folk / City Folk) - When you spend $100 at the chain Borders Books & Music, your purchase creates only $13 worth of local economic activity. That same $100 spent at locally owned book or record store generates $45, or more than three times as much local economic activity. To read the story, visit -- Civic Economics provides economic analysis and strategic planning, and is looking for opportunities to conduct similar studies in other communities.http://www.civiceconomics.com -- For a copy of the Austin study, go to Livable City at http://www.liveablecity.org..
Exemplary Resources / Conference Abstracts
EcoCity Development Progress
WEB Resource, Nov. 25, 2004 (Thanks to FF/CF) - The Internet Conference on Ecocity Development (Feb-June 2003) was a post-conference activity of the 5th International Ecocity Conference. An objective of the Conference was to promote future networking and cooperation on ecocity development with the organizers. Here are some abstract and summaries links…
Eco-Settlement & Eco-building
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo2.html
Eco-city planning and management
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo1.html
Peri-urban Ecosystems & Solid Waste Management
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo3.html
Human Ecology and Capacity Building for eco-culture
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo6.html
Issues and the Future of Ecocity Development – Panel Discussion
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/p-discussion.html
Integrative urban water management
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo4.html
Industrial Ecology and Ecological Engineering
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo5.html .
EcoCity Development Progress
WEB Resource, Nov. 25, 2004 (Thanks to FF/CF) - The Internet Conference on Ecocity Development (Feb-June 2003) was a post-conference activity of the 5th International Ecocity Conference. An objective of the Conference was to promote future networking and cooperation on ecocity development with the organizers. Here are some abstract and summaries links…
Eco-Settlement & Eco-building
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo2.html
Eco-city planning and management
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo1.html
Peri-urban Ecosystems & Solid Waste Management
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo3.html
Human Ecology and Capacity Building for eco-culture
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo6.html
Issues and the Future of Ecocity Development – Panel Discussion
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/p-discussion.html
Integrative urban water management
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo4.html
Industrial Ecology and Ecological Engineering
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03/sympo5.html .
Local Living Economies / Zero Waste
What is Green Economics?
TORONTO, ON, Nov. 26, 2004 (Green Economics Website - Eco-Materials Project) - Green economics is the economics of the real world—the world of work, human needs, the Earth’s materials, and how they mesh together most harmoniously. It is primarily about "use-value", not "exchange-value" or money. It is about quality, not quantity for the sake of it. It is about regeneration---of individuals, communities and ecosystems---not about accumulation, of either money or material. http://greeneconomics.net/what2f.htm.
What is Green Economics?
TORONTO, ON, Nov. 26, 2004 (Green Economics Website - Eco-Materials Project) - Green economics is the economics of the real world—the world of work, human needs, the Earth’s materials, and how they mesh together most harmoniously. It is primarily about "use-value", not "exchange-value" or money. It is about quality, not quantity for the sake of it. It is about regeneration---of individuals, communities and ecosystems---not about accumulation, of either money or material. http://greeneconomics.net/what2f.htm.
Youth / Independent Media
Join Redwire’s Youth Advisory
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 25, 2004 (Redwire Magazine Website) - You can join Redwire’s youth advisory if you: Are an Aboriginal, Metis, Inuit youth 14 – 19 years old; Have an interest in media; Are passionate; Work well with others; Can meet once a month. You will be giving direction to RedwireMagazine, and our organization. If you are committed to youth issues, are creative and interested in learning about print media then give us a call. If you are interested in being on the advisory please contact: Joanna Recalma, Editor; 604-602-7226; tania@redwiremag.com. http://www.redwiremag.com/
Join Redwire’s Youth Advisory
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 25, 2004 (Redwire Magazine Website) - You can join Redwire’s youth advisory if you: Are an Aboriginal, Metis, Inuit youth 14 – 19 years old; Have an interest in media; Are passionate; Work well with others; Can meet once a month. You will be giving direction to RedwireMagazine, and our organization. If you are committed to youth issues, are creative and interested in learning about print media then give us a call. If you are interested in being on the advisory please contact: Joanna Recalma, Editor; 604-602-7226; tania@redwiremag.com. http://www.redwiremag.com/
Sustainable Communities / Tools
The Earth Charter & Local Communities
GALT, CA, Nov. 17, 2004 (CIP News, by Carol Brodie) - In 1987 the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development issued a request for the formation of a new charter that would outline the major principles for sustainable development. The drafting of such a charter went through several starts and stops; however, a new, exciting phase in the initiative began with the official launching of the Earth Charter at the Peace Palace in The Hague on June 29, 2000. The mission of the Charter is to establish a sound ethical foundation for the emerging global society, and to help build a sustainable world "based on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace." Read more.
The Earth Charter & Local Communities
GALT, CA, Nov. 17, 2004 (CIP News, by Carol Brodie) - In 1987 the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development issued a request for the formation of a new charter that would outline the major principles for sustainable development. The drafting of such a charter went through several starts and stops; however, a new, exciting phase in the initiative began with the official launching of the Earth Charter at the Peace Palace in The Hague on June 29, 2000. The mission of the Charter is to establish a sound ethical foundation for the emerging global society, and to help build a sustainable world "based on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace." Read more.
Events / Social Enterprise / Culture – Nanaimo, BC, Dec. 15 - 18
First Nations Arts and Crafts Exhibition Coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 28, 2004 (Volunteer Nanaimo) - A unique combination of world famous and newby artists will be setting up side by side. Port Place Shopping Centre will host the First Nations Arts & Crafts Exhibition, a second gathering of First Nations artisans on our Island, this time, conveniently located, right here in Nanaimo. The first meeting was "magical", this one promises to be a "must see" event as well, with artists travelling from all over the Island to be here. Meet Famous BC Artists This event will appeal to casual shoppers and collectors as well. World renowned artists will have their art displayed and for sale and will share their knowledge with demonstrations of their unique styles. Up and coming rising stars will be there too, to introduce you to their unique talents. For More Information go to www.volunteernanaimo.ca and click on the Fred Anderson Jr. Print of the Spirit Bear.
First Nations Arts and Crafts Exhibition Coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 28, 2004 (Volunteer Nanaimo) - A unique combination of world famous and newby artists will be setting up side by side. Port Place Shopping Centre will host the First Nations Arts & Crafts Exhibition, a second gathering of First Nations artisans on our Island, this time, conveniently located, right here in Nanaimo. The first meeting was "magical", this one promises to be a "must see" event as well, with artists travelling from all over the Island to be here. Meet Famous BC Artists This event will appeal to casual shoppers and collectors as well. World renowned artists will have their art displayed and for sale and will share their knowledge with demonstrations of their unique styles. Up and coming rising stars will be there too, to introduce you to their unique talents. For More Information go to www.volunteernanaimo.ca and click on the Fred Anderson Jr. Print of the Spirit Bear.
Empowerment / Community Strength
Supreme Court May Limit Land Seizure for Private Development
ELIST Reference, Sep. 30, 2004 (Home Town Advantage Bulletin, Oct.2004) - The nation's highest court has agreed to hear a case that could curtail the power of cities to seize homes and small businesses to make way for chain retail development. http://www.newrules.org/retail/news_slug.php?slugid=266 .
Supreme Court May Limit Land Seizure for Private Development
ELIST Reference, Sep. 30, 2004 (Home Town Advantage Bulletin, Oct.2004) - The nation's highest court has agreed to hear a case that could curtail the power of cities to seize homes and small businesses to make way for chain retail development. http://www.newrules.org/retail/news_slug.php?slugid=266 .
Empowerment / Social Change
Conversation Cafes Take Off!
CALGARY, AB, Nov. 24, 2004 (Email Reference from Jean Robertson) - The second round of Cafes on Nov 9 brought out again over a hundred people in 15 locations – one café had 18 people arrive, and they broke into two groups. And on Nov 16 we had a successful ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ meeting of facilitators and interested people that has us moving into an exciting future. Read more.
Conversation Cafes Take Off!
CALGARY, AB, Nov. 24, 2004 (Email Reference from Jean Robertson) - The second round of Cafes on Nov 9 brought out again over a hundred people in 15 locations – one café had 18 people arrive, and they broke into two groups. And on Nov 16 we had a successful ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ meeting of facilitators and interested people that has us moving into an exciting future. Read more.
