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In Transition 2.0 – The Movie

Hopefully we’ll get some screenings here in Canada too!

“In Transition 2.0 is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food everywhere, localising their economies and setting up community power stations. It’s an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world that is awash with gloom, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places”. www.intransitionmovie.com

Coming in March 2012, In Transition 2.0 is produced by Emma Goude, with animation by Emilio Mula, photography by Beccy Strong and stunning original music by Rebecca Mayes. They have drawn together stories from around the world showing Transition initiatives at the various stages of transitioning their communities. In order to be able to feature some of the stories from overseas, they ran a crowd-funding process which raised the money required. An international team of volunteers have translated the film in 18 languages. Also, in spite of telling stories from around the world, no-one set foot on an aeroplane in order to make this film, local camera-people being enlisted to film each sequence, making this one of the lowest-carbon international films ever produced.

Find out more here.

She Takes Back Her Body // We Take Back the Earth

She Takes Back Her Body // We Take Back the Earth

Angst about the body robs a of her creative life and her attention to other things. -p218 These quotes from Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes seem appropriate given all of the crazy things going on in our world these days. It is hard to imagine how powerful the simple act o ...

Sunflowers and Bacteria Clean up Radiation

Sunflowers and Bacteria Clean up Radiation

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June Update

June Update

Hi all, since I haven't been posting much lately I am sure you all know that things are pretty hectic on this end. I am sure it is the same with everyone else as well. Things seem to be speeding up to a real frenzy. I have been doing a lot of gardening, craniosacral therapy and figuring out what is ...

Barefoot Societies & the Sacred Mission

Barefoot Societies & the Sacred Mission

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Monsanto: Saving the World and Other Lies

Monsanto: Saving the World and Other Lies

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Bolivia Set to Pass ‘Law of Mother Earth’

Bolivia Set to Pass ‘Law of Mother Earth’

I don't really want to keep posting newgrabs and would prefer to just post interesting news to my accounts on facebook and twitter, but some news is just so fantastic that I can't help but get excited and repost it! With Earth Day coming up on Good Friday, Bolivia is showing us all what we should ha ...

I’m No Patriot

I’m No Patriot

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DIY Earth Bread Oven

DIY Earth Bread Oven

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Book Review – Cancer: Cause and Cure

Book Review – Cancer: Cause and Cure

Book Review of Cancer: Cause and Cure by Dr. Matsen of Northshore Naturopathic Clinic Cancer: Cause and Cure—A 20th Century Perspective was written by Percy Weston who was a third generation farmer in Australia. Although his grandfather and father were both very successful farmers, Percy had hi ...

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