Towers in the block
My longtime neighborhood, the Lower East Side of Manhattan, represents for me some of the best qualities of urban living.
Society
Rhythms of resistance
What to do with abandoned properties in Porto? Turn them into community gardens and public spaces for art, music, learning and social action.
On Gender, Collapse, & Communities We Can All Abide
At the heart of all the blogging, writing, and "prepping" for collapse is the concern: How will we be able to protect and sustain our families and others we love in drastically altered conditions?
The Corrosive Effects of Green Puritanism
During the Economics of Happiness conference in Byron Bay in March this year, I experienced a truly cringe-worthy moment.
Four Clues You’re an Artist (Human)
What we need is a world full of artists.
Learning What Matters: An Integrative Education Programme For Young Adults
I have come to question some of the assumptions that underpin mainstream education, and to consider what can be done…to provide an education that is appropriate to the challenges of the 21st century.
Naresh Giangrande introduces the Transition Launch Online training
Transition Network’s Transition Launch training, the training designed to support people getting started making Transition happen where they live is now up and running.
The transformity of personal action
What is the transformity of my personal action?
Two Years After Occupy Wall Street, a Network of Offshoots Continue Activism for the 99%
The movement is a network at this point and that is what is most important…that we met each other.
Transition Dreaming – an edgy experience
On this lonely edge, so much older and unwise, my only answer is to dream.
The pedestrian pound: The business case for better streets and places – report
UK report shows the economic case for designing urban spaces for walking.
If Overpopulation Isn’t the Problem, What’s the Question?
Since the end of the 18th century, when Malthus wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population, there’s been controversy regarding the concept of “carrying capacity,”…
