Casaubon’s Book: Food Preservation and Democracy A nice long blog post on what shifts might come if we ate locally, and grew our own food. (tags: food democracy) IFC Environment – Good Practice Documents A handbook on stakeholder engagment, primarily private sector (tags: consultation engagement) Anecdote: Sensemaking Archives A great set of musings on storytelling and sensemaking that relates closely to the work we are doing on the art of harvesting. (tags: stories artofharvesting) Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason | TIME Al Gore answers Robert Byrd’s question: “Why do reason, logic and truth seem to play a sharply diminished …
A couple of mates of mine, Brenda Chaddock and Myriam LaBerge are hosting a practice retreat July 9-11, 2007 at Rivendell, here on Bowen Island called “Wise Action That Lasts: How to host, convene, design and facilitate meaningful conversations around complex issues.” If you have been looking for great facilitation training, or an Art of Hosting type course around the west coast of North America, this one is for you. Both Brenda and Myriam are smart and experienced women, great facilitators and fun teachers. And Bowen in July is just pure heaven.
Barry Lopez – “Eden Is a Conversation” Eden, we should be at pains to point out, is not a place. Eden is a conversation. It is the conversation of the human with the Divine. And it is the reverberations of that conversation that create a sense of place. It is not a thing, Eden, but a pattern o (tags: conversation dialogue) Toronto Arts Council – THe Creative City Every person in Toronto has the right to enjoy the rich cultural life that is the hallmark and pride of Toronto. Through partnerships and initiatives, TACF’s Block by Block program seeks to …
Northern Soul – This England Granada TV documentary about Wigan Casino, a famous Northern Soul club in Wigan. The doc combines footage of historical industry in Wigan with footage shot for the 1977 show. It’s a strange but oddly engaging trip. (tags: music) Stellarium A free open source plaetarium program. Now that the nights are warmer, and clearer around my place, this ought to come in handy. (tags: astronomy learning kids space)