About the Program: Welcome | Redfish School of Change Watch this! Underneath the mad scramble of materialist consumerism, like subterranean streams of consciousness . . . ever stronger peaceful resistance movements and counter cultures [are gathering], in which young people are already taking the lead. Joan Abbott-Chapman, 2000 The Redfish School of Change is a non-profit program designed for people who want to lead the way in creating ecological sustainability and social equity in their communities. As a participant in this intensive field school, you travel and visit the mountains, lakes and valleys or coastal communities in British Columbia. Living and learning with fifteen to seventeen other participants, two to three instructors, and a Redfish alumni mentor, you develop the capacity and confidence to lead your community on the issues that matter most to you. , the University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies , and Pearson College formed to make this unique program possible.
iTunes U - Aprende en cualquier momento y lugar Mission | Be The Change Earth Alliance Our Model for Social Change Our model for social change was developed over the course of several years, and continues to evolve as we explore the frontiers of the social change movement. It helps us to recognize the many interconnecting aspects of our work, and reminds us of the many ways that we can collaborate with people, organizations, resources and programs to affect the change we desire. The encircled six-pointed star integrates the feminine and masculine energies in the triangles of connection and action, holding the integrity of “being” as well as “doing.” This ancient symbol also represents the heart chakra in the Vedic tradition, as well as the Star of David from the Judaic tradition. The spiralling motion of the model is fuelled by the dynamic of personal evolution in the process of social change. People enter the cycle of change at whatever point is most inviting and natural to them. We invite you to interact with the model to learn more about its six aspects.
Patrimonio Mundial La Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial Cultural y Natural de 1972 surge tras la necesidad de identificar parte de los bienes inestimables e irremplazables de las naciones. La pérdida de cualquiera de dichos bienes representaría una perdida invaluable para la humanidad entera. Es después de la adopción de la convención, cuando la comunidad internacional comienza a hablar de "desarrollo sostenible" puesto que la conservación del Patrimonio Natural y Cultural constituye una contribución trascendental al desarrollo del sitio y, por ende, de su entorno. La Lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO es un legado de monumentos y sitios de una gran riqueza natural y cultural que pertenece a toda la humanidad. Actualmente, la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial cuenta con 1052 sitios inscritos, de los cuales 814 son bienes culturales, 203 bienes naturales y 35 bienes mixtos, situados en 165 Estados Partes. Sitios inscritos en la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial
Freetronics Collaborative Consumption is Overrated Don't get me wrong, I like collaborative consumption. I think Airbnb makes the world a more interesting place, allowing people have more authentic travel experiences. I love TaskRabbit. I use it all the time for errands. I've written about tool libraries for MAKE Magazine. But I still think collaborative consumption is overrated compared to the other side of the sharing economy coin: collaborative creation. Sure, collaborative consumption can help you earn some side money, subsidize car ownership, or have a more human-centered vacation, but rarely can it help you learn new skills, build a small business, or drive a new industry. I've had a front row seat to this emerging trend. I started an open-source underwater robot project with my friend (and hero) Eric Stackpole. My Zero to Maker experience at TechShop has been a shining example of the true potential of the sharing economy - both collaborative creation and consumption.
HackerspaceWiki Search Whipcar for Montreal, canada Dear customers and friends, When we launched WhipCar in April 2010, we embarked on a very exciting mission. We were the first to offer car owners the chance to make better use of their cars and offset the rising costs of motoring by renting to their neighbours. We are sad to say that, at this time, we have decided to close WhipCar. In many ways, WhipCar has been a success. However, while so many of you saw the future, we have discovered there are still barriers to widespread adoption of peer-to-peer car rental in the UK. What this means for our customers: Beginning March 12th 2013, we are no longer accepting any new bookings or new membership. If you are a WhipCar member, you may want to take a look at our FAQ s for some useful information. Thank you again for your support and for taking the leap with us into peer-to-peer car rental. All the best, The WhipCar Team
Open Source Blueprint for a Sustainable Civilization One Community is open source project-launch blueprinting and free-sharing everything needed to simultaneously address all the challenges currently facing humanity and build 7 different sustainable village prototypes for sharing it. The 7 village prototypes will be the first of a global cooperative of self-replicating teacher/demonstration hubs purposed to share and spread this model for comprehensive sustainability and collaborative global change for The Highest Good of All. Our initial focus is the following areas: More specifically, we are designing and free-sharing everything needed for duplication of each component and/or all of One Community including: Everything we do is created without patents, copyrights, or limitations of use of any kind. We are creating blueprints, tools, tutorials, and as many resources as possible to streamline, simplify, and specifically forward the duplication of all components of One Community. Currently we have 5 ways to participate.
Two fantastic years of crowdfunding for the platform Ulule A few weeks ago, one of the European crowdfunding leaders celebrated their two year anniversary. Alexandre Boucherot, co-founder and CEO of Ulule takes us back to the very beginning of this adventure and gives an outlook on 2013. Launched in 2010 in France and now available in 6 languages, with 1500 projects financed and more than 4 million Euros collected, Ulule is an undisputed leader of participative financing in Europe using a reward-based model. Their progress illustrates what an intense year it has been for crowdfunding: several projects collected record sums on Kickstarter, the American JOBS act politicized the subject by promoting equity, the sector was restructured around several professional companies, and, altogether, Ulule collected 3 million dollars in 2012, which is double the sum collected in 2011. With the crowdfunding market growing and beginning to become a real alternative to traditional financing, its market is becoming more populated and diverse.
Crowdfunding the commons Crowdfunding + distributed collaboration Goteo is a social network for crowdfunding and distributed collaboration (services, infrastructures, microtasks and other resources) for encouraging the independent development of creative and innovative initiatives that contribute to the common good, free knowledge, and open code. We support projects with social, cultural, scientific, educational, technological, or ecological objectives that generate new opportunities for the improvement of society and the enrichment of community goods and resources. Goteo adds collective returns to individual rewards Upload Goteo needs you! We need individuals, civic organizations, and public and private entities of all stripes, whose common focus is an interest in the development of a collective, open source, knowledge-based society. As a member of the network, you can take on one or more roles, depending on the project. Goteo Foundation = openness | neutrality | independence An international / emerging trend Team:
OuiShare - Creative community for the Collaborative Economy Squatting : freegan.info As the housing crisis worsens, it is becoming mainstream knowledge that banks are warehousing empty homes because the buildings have higher apparent value on balance sheets than their actual monetary value on the open market. As of December 2011, many occupiers in the US and elsewhere are embracing a strategy of taking back those warehoused buildings and using them to use as homes and community centers. Open squatting is still very difficult, with lots of police evictions happening, but the basic skills needed to squat are becoming better known. 2012 could be the year of resurgence of widespread squatting in the US. In New York, Organizing for Occupation (O4O) is sharing skills on how to get in and get fixed up. How to Squat a Building This info, published as a pamphlet and retyped as a page on our site, has been around for some time and has been pasted at various places on the web. Squat The World!