sustainability

Natalie's picture

Expressions of interest

Hi all,

this is a deliberately very loose post - I want to see what happens.

The short version:

I'm looking for expressions of interest to participate in / co-lead any of the following ventures:

1, Establishment of a national Transition office / coordinator / leadership team

2. Securing funding for the above

3. Offering transition based advisory services to Councils, Businesses, Community groups, Individuals » Read more

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The Heart of Human Evolution… Where We’ve Come From & Where We‘re Going!

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Will New Zealand be the first developed country to evolve a steady-state economy?

Absolutely great article about the possibilities for New Zealand.

http://fleeingvesuvius.org/2012/01/11/will-new-zealand-be-the-first-developed-country-to-evolve-a-steady-state-economy/

As long as we can get the New Zealand politicians to read and understand these concepts.

"Resilience by Design" 11th Australasian Permaculture Convergence

Hope you are all well as we head into the last month of the year.

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Psychology for a Better World

I have just released a book Psychology for a Better World: Strategies to Inspire Sustainability. It includes lots of refererences to my experiences with Transition Pt Chevalier.

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Dick Smith, Sustainability and Steady-State Economics.

Much time and energy is expended by those concerned with transition initiatives iinto ways of addressing resource depletion. The most obvious one is actually moving to a way of living that we call "sustainable", which we usually define as using resources no faster than they can be replaced by natural ecosystems. That much abused word has spawned a hundred oxymorons courtesy of the sophistry of PR drones in every industry and field of commerce. » Read more

Azza's picture

Zeitgeist Moving Forward World Premiere

Official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLLFpNn4lM&feature=related

The third in a series of movies, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, by director Peter Joseph, is a feature length documentary work which will present a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society. » Read more

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