Saturday, February 14, 2004
Cooperatives / Our Shifting Focus
Democracy at Work
GREENFEILD, MA, July, 2003 (Cooperative Life and the Cooperative Development Institute) - Solar electricity began being generated for Green Fields Market co-op by this rooftop installation in downtown Greenfield, Massachusetts in early August. The site was part of a co-op tour at the 2nd Eastern Workplace Democracy Conference (reviewed in the Feature, below), because the system was installed by the Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics, or PV2, a worker-owned business. See the July-August, Cooperative Life Leader for this and more information on The Second Eastern Conference on Workplace Democracy this July in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was three days of high-octane information exchange and dynamic movement building. http://www.cooplife.com/mag/cl15.htm
Democracy at Work
GREENFEILD, MA, July, 2003 (Cooperative Life and the Cooperative Development Institute) - Solar electricity began being generated for Green Fields Market co-op by this rooftop installation in downtown Greenfield, Massachusetts in early August. The site was part of a co-op tour at the 2nd Eastern Workplace Democracy Conference (reviewed in the Feature, below), because the system was installed by the Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics, or PV2, a worker-owned business. See the July-August, Cooperative Life Leader for this and more information on The Second Eastern Conference on Workplace Democracy this July in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was three days of high-octane information exchange and dynamic movement building. http://www.cooplife.com/mag/cl15.htm
Environment / Biodiversity / Science & Technology
The Proteus Project
WEBSITE, Reference, Feb, 11, 2004 (UNEP) - At the heart of the PROTEUS programme lies the objective of developing a decentralized knowledge management system versatile enough to provide wide-ranging information and analytical services on the living world. PROTEUS will become a valued source of knowledge and wisdom to people everywhere, from school children to heads of state. Its strength will lie in its authority, its relevance and its focus on solving real-life problems. http://proteus.unep-wcmc.org/index.htm
The Proteus Project
WEBSITE, Reference, Feb, 11, 2004 (UNEP) - At the heart of the PROTEUS programme lies the objective of developing a decentralized knowledge management system versatile enough to provide wide-ranging information and analytical services on the living world. PROTEUS will become a valued source of knowledge and wisdom to people everywhere, from school children to heads of state. Its strength will lie in its authority, its relevance and its focus on solving real-life problems. http://proteus.unep-wcmc.org/index.htm
Science & Technology
Life Support Technologies
GREENSBORO, NC, Feb. 12, 2004 (Institute for Planetary Renewal) - Life support systems for the sustainable development of civilization are needed to prevent starvation and raise the dignity of humanity. Due to greed, it is unreasonable to expect developed countries to help the poor. Also, the "developed" countries may soon find themselves bankrupt in every way. Even the ability to provide basic necessities in developed countries depends upon a fragile distribution system which could easily fail in difficult economic or geologic times. Therefore the people in all countries are best advised to provide their own life support environments at the neighborhood or village level over which they have complete control. Read more.
Life Support Technologies
GREENSBORO, NC, Feb. 12, 2004 (Institute for Planetary Renewal) - Life support systems for the sustainable development of civilization are needed to prevent starvation and raise the dignity of humanity. Due to greed, it is unreasonable to expect developed countries to help the poor. Also, the "developed" countries may soon find themselves bankrupt in every way. Even the ability to provide basic necessities in developed countries depends upon a fragile distribution system which could easily fail in difficult economic or geologic times. Therefore the people in all countries are best advised to provide their own life support environments at the neighborhood or village level over which they have complete control. Read more.
Sunday, February 08, 2004
Global Village Overview / NZ Sustainable Future Views
Envision New Zealand
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Feb. 2004 (ILSR, Home Town Advantage, Issue #18) - Our friends on the other side of the world have launched a new web site as part of their growing campaign to defend New Zealand's Main Streets and town centers. The organization, Envision New Zealand, has an email newsletter, The Local Advantage, for those interested in staying abreast of the latest developments. More: Envision New Zealand .
Envision New Zealand
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Feb. 2004 (ILSR, Home Town Advantage, Issue #18) - Our friends on the other side of the world have launched a new web site as part of their growing campaign to defend New Zealand's Main Streets and town centers. The organization, Envision New Zealand, has an email newsletter, The Local Advantage, for those interested in staying abreast of the latest developments. More: Envision New Zealand .
Global Village Overview / Our Shifting Focus
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
MAGAZINE Reference, Jan. / Feb.2004 (Orion) - See the Profits of Place article, by Josh Harkinson in Orion Magazine on BALLE, The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and see what its founders have to say. - Is a kinder, gentler form of globalization really possible? Absolutely! Read more .
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
MAGAZINE Reference, Jan. / Feb.2004 (Orion) - See the Profits of Place article, by Josh Harkinson in Orion Magazine on BALLE, The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and see what its founders have to say. - Is a kinder, gentler form of globalization really possible? Absolutely! Read more .
Global Village Overview / Empowerment / Social Change
The Evidence of Things Unseen
NORTH SHUSHWAP, BC, Feb. 03, 2004 (The Pesky Skeeter) - There is rising a new movement in the world. It is bigger than the movement of the 1960s. Yet it is barely seen by the experts and analysts. They look only at the behaviour of institutions and politicians, not the underlying forces that eventually burst into visibility. To read more, click and scroll halfway down.
The Evidence of Things Unseen
NORTH SHUSHWAP, BC, Feb. 03, 2004 (The Pesky Skeeter) - There is rising a new movement in the world. It is bigger than the movement of the 1960s. Yet it is barely seen by the experts and analysts. They look only at the behaviour of institutions and politicians, not the underlying forces that eventually burst into visibility. To read more, click and scroll halfway down.
Global Village Overview / Youth & Sustainability
A Sustainable Welsh Future?
WEBSITE Reference, Feb. 08, 2004 (Global Net - Positive News - Issue 38 - Winter 2003) - The Welsh Youth Forum on Sustainable Development (WYFSD) has recently come into existence with the aim of providing a voice for young people in Wales on issues of sustainable development they feel strongly about. Read more, click Find Articles, Current ...
A Sustainable Welsh Future?
WEBSITE Reference, Feb. 08, 2004 (Global Net - Positive News - Issue 38 - Winter 2003) - The Welsh Youth Forum on Sustainable Development (WYFSD) has recently come into existence with the aim of providing a voice for young people in Wales on issues of sustainable development they feel strongly about. Read more, click Find Articles, Current ...
Stewardship / Connection to the Earth
Living Lightly on the Earth - Gardens for the Soul
MAGAZINE Reference, Feb. 08, 2004 (CIP & Living Lightly on the Earth) - The Winter issue of Living Lightly on the Earth features an extract from a book entitled Gardens for the Soul, by Pamela Woods. A growing number of people are just beginning to explore the realms of the sacred in their lives. This "awakening" is coinciding with a great surge of anxiety about the state of the Earth - our home. At the same time, there has been a renewed fascination with the making of gardens and, indeed, another great gardening renaissance is upon us. The spirit garden is emerging as part of this movement. Read more ....
Living Lightly on the Earth - Gardens for the Soul
MAGAZINE Reference, Feb. 08, 2004 (CIP & Living Lightly on the Earth) - The Winter issue of Living Lightly on the Earth features an extract from a book entitled Gardens for the Soul, by Pamela Woods. A growing number of people are just beginning to explore the realms of the sacred in their lives. This "awakening" is coinciding with a great surge of anxiety about the state of the Earth - our home. At the same time, there has been a renewed fascination with the making of gardens and, indeed, another great gardening renaissance is upon us. The spirit garden is emerging as part of this movement. Read more ....
