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Yeah well, I think we had finished our third and were moving onto our fourth beers. :)
That's the name of my next book, "Tamara's Guidelines".
Just Joe Kin
You make some good "points".
Hoarding is a problem, but the larger problem that we are faced with has been and is the squandering. Relative to squandering, hoarding is a wise survival strategy. However, hoarding money that has no real wealth attach…
Certainly.
But, I also encourage you to think about how the mutual credit clearing model could resolve many of the problems we face. It has a completely different structure that values aggregate wealth as opposed to private wealth.
It's the hoardi…
Collin,
Thank you for writing.
As you know, the banks not only charge interest, but most often issue a lien (i.e. they want collateral for the loan).
The entire Capitalist paradigm, whether it be in credit relations or equity relations, however i…
Mike, I am very interested in knowing more about your vision. As I mentioned in the other discussion, my partners and I are working on starting a new trade exchange (local currency) project in Portland, Oregon. My first thought, however, is to use c…
Andy,
How did you all get the name Carbondale? I'm guessing that ii is/was a coal mine and/or oil/gas field. I did notice on the map a town named Energy nearby.
Lot's of protected land nearby, is it underlain by more "carbon"?
I am curious green.…
I'm not sure that rail is more efficient than bus. If I am wrong, in my uncertainty, please edify.
Back East, in the USA and northern further eastern reaches, they certainly have enough, if not too much, in the way of rail.
One reason, that I pref…
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- I have been working on knowledge based and communications work with respect to such for years. Recently have begun organizing in my neighborhood and surrounds, and have started groups "Transiion Eugene-Springfield" and "Transition Willamette Valley" on "Transition Oregon" website.
Have web log www.peoplesequityunion.blogspot.com
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- "The New Exploration" by Benton MacKaye
"When Corporations Rule the World" by Davis Korten
"Who is George Fox and Why Should I Care?" by me
too many others to mention...
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Mike Morin's Blog
Local/Regional Organizing
With Respect To World/European Social Forum
Regarding the planned European Social Forum of 2010:
Good to see World Organizing manifesting itself in a regional context.
To whatever extent we can get people together to introduce, discuss, inculcate, and progress the ecosocialist agenda and that of world unity and cooperation, the forums will hopefully continue to serve a purpose.
One problem that I have is the "jet set" modality of the participants. I could be and hope to be and probably am v… Continue
Regarding the planned European Social Forum of 2010:
Good to see World Organizing manifesting itself in a regional context.
To whatever extent we can get people together to introduce, discuss, inculcate, and progress the ecosocialist agenda and that of world unity and cooperation, the forums will hopefully continue to serve a purpose.
One problem that I have is the "jet set" modality of the participants. I could be and hope to be and probably am v… Continue
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- At 9:36pm on April 5, 2009,
Paul Michael Alirangues said… - Hiya Mike, thanks for you input. It's funny how all the stuff we knew about back in the 70's just hovered beneath the surface of mass consciousness for the last 30 years and all of a sudden the world wakes up(myself included) and remembers that we're running out of oil and what the consequences could be. The first reponse a lot of people have is the same response the Bush Administration had, which was to militarily control the oil supply and "drill baby drill". As short sighted as usual I suppose. But there's one difference now, we now have the political will to change. I'm hoping we can build on what has been started all around America since the election of Barack Obama. I know we don't have time for 'Baby Steps', but at least we're walking and you have to do that before you can run. The spiritual aspect is so important in my eyes, people have to stop thinking about themselves as islands and start grasping the idea of interconnectedness. I look forward to exploring these and other ideas in the future of this important movement.
Peace and Love
- At 5:39pm on March 31, 2009,
Larry said…
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Immeasurable beauty lives where wildlife is free...
We are so blessed to experience life
on such a beautiful planet...
Although, blind to her beauty....
industrial giants profit as they destroy
the living whales alive...
and dolphins now swim in their toxic byproducts...
If we do not defend the Living Oceans
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For all of time....
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we have ONE planet...
How can we be so blind... to so much beauty...
In all the universe...
We have the only Living Oceans...
- At 1:45pm on February 3, 2009,
Kathy Jacobson said… - Hi Mike!
Our phones have been down for about 6 days due to the winter storm that nailed us. They came back on-line this morning. I just went to dial your number to say hi...and the line is down again.
One of these days!
I hope you're well and that everything is going splendidly!
Say hi to Isaac C. if you see him!
kj
- At 3:33pm on January 31, 2009,
Les Squires said… - << Could you forward those messages to the US E-Mail List?
You just mailed a test message and it worked.
<< If those are not appropriate for that distribution list, then what is?
Groups are using the mailer to send encouragements to come to events, alerts of major developments within the group.
<< Again, if I send an US E-Mail list distribution should I expect to get a copy of it myself (given that I am a member of such group)?
Yes.
- At 3:13pm on January 31, 2009,
Les Squires said…
- You sent your messages to me individually, not to the US email facility. To send to the group, you enter the group and click on MAIL TO GROUP.
However, your two postings were discussion material, not quickie announcements of things in the group. IT's a best practice to start a Discussion within the group if you want to post this kind of thought provoking material. Let me know if you have questions.
- At 12:58pm on January 30, 2009,
Chuck Adams said… - Hi Mike,
It may make sense to "jump" over finding folks in West Linn and it's surrounding environs and talk about a more regional "cooperative". Part of the challenge communities and regions are going to face in an age of "powering down" and facing a smaller and more local economy is making sure that communities and regions (Willamette Valley watershed) have an efficient distribution and mix of local businesses required to sustain basic society (i.e. clothing/footwear manufacture...small scale admittedly but we still need skilled shoe and clothing makers). Same for all kinds of food, non-power hand tools and some much smaller suite of service businesses.
Not only does someone (or some entity) need to ensure that the region has all of the basics, but that each small business owner has access to local markets, a way to maintain a trading ledger (we may well be using a combination of goods bartering, local script and dollars or silver and gold coins). If these small businesses are all part of a larger regional cooperative owned by all of the owners (and other community members) we can do a better job of providing all of those basic goods and services to the entire region AND we can better share the rewards of such commerce amongst all coop members.
Far more detail needed than I can put in a brief email but hopefully you get the general idea. I think local and/or regional cooperatives could well be an excellent business and social model for the future.
- At 12:06pm on January 30, 2009,
Les Squires said…
- Each Group is a mailing list. Clicking on SEND MAIL TO GROUP sends out an email to everybody on the list. Works just like Yahoogroups.com or Googlegroups.com
- At 12:06pm on January 30, 2009,
Charlotte Dion said… - Hi Mike,
I don't believe I'm related to your friend, Paul. I'm a member of the South shore Dion clan.
- At 8:17am on January 23, 2009,
Aubree Taylor Transition Springfield'09 said… - Thanks Mike...will check it out.
~Peace~
Aubree
- At 8:13am on January 23, 2009,
Tim Wessels said…
- Hi Mike,
I worked at TEA from 1979-1981 with Paul Sullivan and the engineering group (Joe Kohler, Peter Temple, Dan Lewis). Then Paul, Peter and I did site-built solar workshops for contractors for about a year. Then Reagan blew-off all the Federal solar energy programs.
The Monadnock Region is not very different than when you were here...some more houses but you would recognize it. I live in the woods in West Rindge with about 600 acres surrounding about ten homes. My wife and I built a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired, hip-roof, solar ranch in 1993. We heat with wood, solar and some propane.
I'm thinking about contacting Tina Clarke in Turners Falls, MA for some help. She claims to be one of 20 Transition US trainers. It might be important to put our best foot forward with the town of Rindge. We are a semi-rural town of 6500, mostly Republican, with no town water or sewer and lots of wetlands and trees and a bit of commercial development along Route US 202.
Personally, I'm not terribly optimistic about our prospects as we are in serious human population overshoot and I'm not sure how we can survive a "power down" scenario without tremendous loss of life. But I think I have to do something that goes beyond individual preparedness and Transition Towns seems like what needs to be done.
If you have some ideas, let me know.
tim
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"Holding each other in the highest future intention" ~ Theory U
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead
Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!" ~ Charles Shulz
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Transition Richmond Lunch - first meeting
December 19, 2009 from 12:30pm to 2pm – Baker's Crust Carytown
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