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Vocabulary for a New World - Communalism

In many parts of the world, communalism is a modern term that describes a broad range of social movements and social theories which are in some way centered upon the community. Communalism can take the form of communal living or communal property, among others. Communalism is defined as a theory of a society that is divided into several small, independent communes and the state is just [...]

First, Step Up :: Bill McKibben on Climate Solutions

First, Step Up :: Bill McKibben on Climate Solutions
Asking people to make sacrifices to stop Global Warming is political suicide, right? Evidently not.
Bill McKibben has been sounding the alarm on climate change since his 1989 book, The End of Nature. He lives in Ripton, Vermont, where he teaches, writes, and works to counter climate change.
At [...]

Monks, Community & Rule of Life

 Read more about our dreams and vision for Mustard Seed Associates, the Mustard Seed House and the Celtic Community Project -
Monks, Community & Rule of Life « Godspace
Yesterday the Boston Globe printed a great article The Unexpected Monks, on the move towards monasticism by many evangelicals. It is something that resonates very deeply with [...]

The Revolution starts at home

 
The Revolution starts at home is the title for the workshop my family will be facilitating at The New Conspirators conference, or better yet Festival of the Imagination. Our purpose will be to share a bit of how do we embodied the revolutionary and radical teachings of Jesus in our everyday life at home.  More than been [...]

CWC Texts: The Really Really Free Market

CWC Texts : The Really Really Free Market
Once a month two hundred or more people from all walks of life gather at the commons in the center of our town. They bring everything from jewelry to firewood to give away, and take whatever they want. There are booths offering bicycle repair, hairstyling, even tarot readings. [...]

“Greenbelt” like Festival Survey

Some of you are aware of the fantastic Greenbelt Festival in the UK. For the past months I’ve been part of the planning for something similar here in North America. A group of us have put together a survey in a way to listen to wider range of important diverse voices as we continue with [...]

Listening to the Emerging World

Instead of playing the wink’em game and doing another book report (oh… you know what I’m talking about), why not pay attention to what the Emerging World has to tell us?
World Social Forum
More news of hope and transformation from the past US Social Forum - This is what happens when people in the USA [...]

Confronting the Empire

Abolition of poor countries external debt
Control of international financial capital and taxation for wealth redistribution and development financing
Moratorium on the WTO to reorient international trade
Public control (oversee) of transnational companies
Defense of labor rights
Development of a solidarity economic sector
Environmental reconstruction and sustainable development
Creation and extension of universal health care and education system
Food sovereignty
Democratization of mass communication [...]

Pres. Evo Morales at The Daily Show

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Shock Doctrine

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Naomi Klein  - Shock Doctrine

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