Dismantle Civilisation

Francis Ayley established over a dozen local currencies in the UK before moving to the U.S. He contrasts our standard, scarcity- and debt-based money system with local currencies in which “there’s always as much as you need.” Local currencies like his Fourth Corner Exchange issue money when members trade goods and services. Communities with local … Read more »

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A recent article in the UK’s Guardian entitled Supermarkets? No thanks, tells us about a current wave of local food-buying cooperatives in the UK.
Having spent most of my adult life working for Catalyst Collective and volunteering in many roles for Radical Routes, I thought I’d post here a little about food co-ops, but also … Read more »

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The previous article promised happiness after the economic collapse, while this article from by John Clarke at GlobalResearch is less optimistic. Even in the richest countries, surrounded by wealth and waste, a huge number of people live in abject poverty. Many do not have too much, and will not find happiness by managing with less.
Perhaps … Read more »

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As the post ‘The Fallacy of Democracy’ discussed, the current form of government we call ‘democracy’ is deeply flawed to the point where it barely approaches meeting its own meaning – rule by the people. The Empire will always win, as no candidate proposing real change would ever be able to credibly run for … Read more »

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As the economic crisis deepens and it becomes ever more clear that we are heading into a depression, it is useful to study the previous depression of the thirties to learn from history. The most inspiring story of people coming together to overcome the troubles is the Austrian town of Wörgl, which in 1932 issued … Read more »

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Living Locally & Creating Change
a great article at 1 green generation
Finding A Local Group
First of all, before you think about creating a new group of people, I encourage you to make sure you’ve taken a good hard look at what’s out there. You don’t want to reinvent the wheel if you don’t have to! If … Read more »

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Another excellent post by Sharon Astyk.
The question becomes how do we turn this story into one where most of us can say “We were poor, but we had enough - just enough, but enough.” And where our kids may grow up not really realizing just how poor we were? How do we accustom ourselves … Read more »

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We’ve lived so long under the spell of heirarchy - from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses - that only recently have we awakened to see not only that ‘regular’ citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society … Read more »

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Sharon Astyk talks about the reality of community for most.
How do you get started, if you don’t know your neighbors? Well, one way is to enter into existing community structures. Your community has them - Churches, synagogues, mosques, the PTA, the library board, the garden club, the local political parties, action groups for … Read more »

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Meetings can be boring. Lets face it, we simply haven’t been taught how to co-operate, in fact we have been trained our whole lives how not to cooperate. Everything in mainstream schools prepares us for a life of conflict and competition. So, when we try to work together some of us, maybe unconsciously, maybe totally … Read more »

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