Community

Strengthening our connections.

India's Silent But Singing Revolution

by Pramila Jayapul

posted Oct 27, 2000

India's silent but singing revolution, by Pramila Jayapul. Swadyaya social movement in India is based on belief that God resides within, all people and nature are connected, and a person's responsibility is only to do one's duty to the best of one's capability for God and without attachment to the fruits of the labor.

White on Black, Black on White

by Carol Estes, Robert Jeffrey

posted Sep 30, 2000

Two perspectives on a talking circle about racism held following the WTO protests in Seattle.

Youth Court: Jury of Their Peers

by Edgar S. Cahn

posted Sep 30, 2000

The Time Dollar Youth Court in Washington, D.C. for first time juvenile offenders aims to keep first offenders from becoming hardened criminals.

Cyber Consciousness

by Jean Houston

posted Mar 31, 2000

Jean Houston, sees the internet as a place where a new species intelligence is being born.

Tree People

by Tracy Rysavy

posted Oct 29, 1999

A story about Tree People, a Los Angeles organization that is fighting global climate change by planting trees. by Tracy Rysavy

Curitiba: Story of a City

by Bill McKibben

posted Jun 30, 1999

Curitiba, Brazil, is drawing attention around the world not for its beauty or cultural amenities but for its solutions to ecological and human problems that have left other cities in despair.

Stopping the Big Boxes

by Doug Pibel

posted Jun 30, 1999

stopping Wal-Mart

Healing Into Action

by Cherie Brown, George Mazza

posted Aug 30, 1998

Simple ways to reach across ethnic, racial, and other divides.

City People: Women's Wealth

by Jane Wilson, Diana McCourt

posted Jun 30, 1997

Womanshare—a micro-economy of skill sharing, entrepreneurship, and mutual aid.

Sustaining Gifts

by Alisa Gravitz

posted Jun 30, 1997

Alisa Gravitz receives a basket of gifts that nurture her spirit and the planet.

37 Ways to Join the Gift Economy

by Beverly Feldman, Charles Gray

posted Jun 30, 1997

You don't have to participate in a local currency or service exchange to be part of the cooperative gift economy. Any time you do a favor for a family member, neighbor, colleague, or stranger you're part of it. Here are some ways you can spend time in the gift economy, where you'll find fun, freedom, and connection.