Dying Wisdom
Though death is an inevitable part of life, do we really act as if we know we’re going to die?
Society
Stop Growing or Meet the Four Horsemen?
Americans are now receiving unsubtle messages from the universe that perhaps we have reached our limits, and it is time to stop trying to grow the economy.
Resilience Roundup – Aug 7
A roundup of the news, views and ideas from the main stream press and the blogosphere.
Dark Age America: The Rising Oceans
The vagaries of global climate set in motion by our species’ frankly brainless maltreatment of the only atmosphere we’ve got, the subject of last week’s post here, have another dimension that bears close watching.
Roots & Remedies Converges to #WageLove in Detroit
What do you draw from your roots? What remedies are you cultivating? What is your vision of our future?
Building with the Mudgirls
I spent part of last week at a workshop offered by the Mudgirls, a natural building collective in British Columbia.
One Hundred Thirty Nine Square Miles of Sand, Part III: Denouement
Permaculture brings peace by achieving food sovereignty, decolonizing our food systems and supporting local producers. It restores the natural world that makes human life possible, even in the desert.
Transition to a world made by hand
In the spirit of the old saying that “My meat is in my brother’s belly,” I’m trying to prepare my household for tough times ahead by working with my neighbors to make my whole town more resilient.
One Hundred Thirty Nine Square Miles of Sand, Part II: The Road to Zion
“If a path to the better there be, it begins with a look at the worst.” — Thomas Hardy
Generating and nurturing a strong co-operative culture
"Co-operative culture eats co-operative governance for breakfast"…
One Hundred Thirty Nine Square Miles of Sand: Part I
Events in Gaza fill us with deep sadness. We have friends in both Israel and Palestine who are swept into this conflict without wanting it. To get out of this room, we have to understand how it was built and why it is here. We have to cut a window to let some light in, and then build a door from the inside out.
Urgency and the long Game
One conversation, one community event, one social enterprise, one ‘aha!’ moment at a time. And hoping for the best. This is the long game.
