Living Spaciously in Times of Contraction
Here at the change of seasons, as we begin turning inward following the Autumn Equinox, let us then remember to honor the contraction as we practice making space in our hearts and all around us.
Building Community
Open Streets Cape Town: Reconnecting the Post-Apartheid City
Not only do streets connect places, but they also connect people.
Community is Created by Filling the Cup: Talking Resilience with Lynn Benander
I think that if you haven’t built connections with other people when good things are happening, they probably won’t be there when bad things are happening. Community is created by filling the cup that you share with other people…
What to Tell the Neighbors: Talking Resilience with Marissa Mommaerts
We can’t have resilient communities if we don’t have justice. We’re only as resilient as those around us, whether that be our family, our neighbors, the neighboring community, or even the neighboring country.
Review: Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse by Carolyn Baker
In her latest book, titled Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse, Baker surveys 16 relationships that she’s found to be basic to human well-being but sorely in need of tending right now.
Justice isn’t Inevitable: Talking Resilience with Ellen Choy
Transition is inevitable, but justice is not.
Building Community
Becca Martenson on how to increase the value of the relationships in your life
This Changes Everything. So Now What?
Missing from the conversation are ideas that are both practical and radical.
Atamai Village: An Experiment in Resilient Community
Post Carbon Institute’s Associate Director Ken White recently visited Atamai Village, an evolving resilient community outside of Motueka, near the top of NZ’s South Island.
To Build a Movement, Build Community
Carolyne Stayton of Transition US, on reframing, reskilling, REconomy, and more.
More Fun, Less Stuff
Sarah tells us about life beyond consumerism, translating online community into on-the-ground action, and more…
Living the New Economy in Jamaica Plain
Chuck tells all on making the new economy real, bridging race and class divides, and more.