Sustainable community
Vegan Preschool to Open in Australia
Sustainable Play Preschool will teach children about sustainability practices.
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Change Direction Post COVID-19
Our entire system needs to change coming out the other side of this “great pause”. Change will need to be driven from within, and external public policy. Pain and time to reflect can create opportunity to change.
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From What Is to What If
Written by Rob Hopkins / Kosmos The following is an excerpt from From What Is to What If:...
Read More Seeking Wholeness in a Time of Brokenness: On Peacebuilding Between Different Faiths
An interview with Reverend Victor Kazanjian, the executive director of the United Religions Initiative.
Read More A Physicist’s Message for Humanity
In this thoughtful video, physicist Peter Russell pays tribute to kindness, suggesting that the world would be a drastically different place if we all showed one another more consideration
Read More Paying It Forward: Interview With Nipun Mehta
For more than 20 years, Nipun Mehta and his parents have been opening his doors to friends and strangers every Wednesday evening, creating a space for people to sit in circle together, meditate, share thoughts, and enjoy a meal. The invitation is to “wake up to wisdom in stillness and community,” a simple gesture of service and connection that now takes place in people’s living rooms across the globe.
Read More Guidelines for a Flourishing City
It would seem the belief system behind urban development in many cities is that a healthy eco-system and a thriving city are mutually exclusive. But does that really have to be the case?
Read MoreUsing Public Transport Makes Us Nicer People
Whenever I travel, I always feel like I’ve had a true experience of the city or town I’m in after I’ve used the public transport. It feels so inclusive.
Read More Diversity Makes Countries Stronger in the Long Run, New Research Shows
New research shows that, despite initial resistance, humans can cope with the documented challenges of diversity. It also shows that, by focusing only on the short term, we may draw an inaccurate, pessimistic conclusion about the impact of diversity. An increase in diversity offers the opportunity for members of different groups to engage in contact, get to know each other, and cooperate. And when this occurs, this positive effect of diversity trumps the initial challenges.
Read More For Healthy Communities, Look Beyond Diet and Exercise
Written by Jay Walljasper / Yes! Magazine Improving health for everyone starts with addressing...
Read MoreReturn of the Village – An Ecology of Community
There is a type of revolution going on in modern community design. It has been called different names, such as the New Urbanism, Traditional Town Planning, Transit Oriented Development (TOD) or Village Design. At the heart of this movement lies a respect for the ecology of community.
Read More Redefining Growth Through Biophilia
When the economy is unpacked, people are at its centre and people’s wellbeing is inextricably linked to nature. Investing in Biophilia can help redefine how we understand progress and challenge our perception of growth.
Read More Opening Our Hearts and Minds Across the Cultural Divide
After attending my first formal Maori meeting (hui), I took home a new perspective on a culture I thought I already knew. Turns out I know very little but would love to learn more and I’ll become a better person for it. This experience for me has brought to life a mantra I already believe in—‘Treat others the way you want to be treated yourself’, I just understand it better now.
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