Tag Archives: Event

'Social Collapse Best Practices' – Talk by Dmitry Orlov

“You might ask yourself, then, Why on earth did he get invited to speak here tonight? It seems that I am enjoying my moment in the limelight, because I am one of the very few people who several years ago unequivocally predicted the demise of the United States as a global superpower. The idea that [...]

BarCamp on Sustainability and Environment / London

ecoCampLondon is a Barcamp about the environment and sustainability which aims to get together passionate people to discuss, engage, interact and ultimately take action! BarCamps without any specific topic (but “internet”) are kind of exploding now. Too many people attend and there is often that feeling that everything has already been said at other BarCamps [...]

PEOPLE ARE READY!

Again the States… On Saturday, September 27, a national mobilization will be launched to say, “I’m ready for the green economy.”, ready to tackle the climate crisis by building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Green Jobs Now is a National Day of Action that will empower everyday people to [...]

The Sustainable Living Roadshow

The great thing about the States is that beside the most ignorant politicians and the most unethical corporate system you will find a lot of people with a sense of self-responsibility and creativity who put ideas into action. For example…. ‘The Sustainable Living Roadshow (SLR) is a caravan of educators and entertainers who tour the [...]

American Counter-Culture: Burning Man 2008

Today the Burning Man Festival starts in Nevada/US. Not that I have been there, but I heard quite a bit and recently read an article about it in the Guardian. This years’ art theme is ‘American Dream’: In 2008, leave narrow and exclusive ideologies at home and carefully consider your immediate experience. What has America [...]

First European Human Forum in Barcelona

The ANH is an a-political, non-ideological and plural initiative promoted in 2003 by ten founding members and presided by Deepak Chopra. Today, it is a group constituted by people from all over the world with a common goal in mind: to create and reinforce a more sustainable, pacific and empathic humanity. www.anhglobal.org From the 7th [...]

Auf zu neuen Ufern – die Spree gehört uns!

bitte an alle weiterleiten AM SAMSTAG: wird es langsam dringend ab 15Uhr findet auf dem Land, zu Wasser und in der Berliner Luft auf der Warschauer Brücke die so genannte Spreeparade statt. Hierzu sollten sich alle die einfinden denen unser stückchen Spree in der City heilig ist und  nicht wollen das es durch Büros, Hotels [...]

4th Globians World & Culture Documentary Film Festival

Potsdam, Germany, August 8-17, rerun in Berlin, September 1-8. ‘At the Globians Festival we like to know and show more about cultures of the world, which in our understanding is more than just an exhibition platform for ethnological films. The need for a global understanding of regional issues may give birth to a new type [...]

Frischgrün 21 Berlin

Die Baunetzwoche widmet Frischgrün 21 ein Special in der aktuellen Ausgabe. Hier gibt es den freien pdf-download. In Berlin hat sich eine junge, selbstbewusste Landschaftsarchitektenzene entwickelt. Frisches Grün aus der Hauptstadt hat sich nicht nur überregional, sondern auch international zum Markenartikel entwickelt. Die Hintergründe und ein Vorgeschmack auf die Ausstellung „Frischgruen 21“ Die Eröffnung war [...]

Design for the other 90%

…is an Exhibition at Walker Art Centers again. “An estimated 90% of the worlds population is without access to what many of us takefor granted. Clean water, adequate shelter, affordable transportation. Design For the Other 90% at Minneapolis Walker Arts Center showcases 30 products from designers and social activists hoping to create low cost options [...]