Jackhammer: Back to the Dirt Movement
The following letter is very impressive, as is culturechange.org. I was pleased to see Sustainable Port Townsend, where we used to live, mentioned. I don't know what Sustainable Tucson would look like or even if it's possible in the desert, but we better start investigating (uh, preparing?!) for when "the change" comes! I'd like to see the use of parks, parking lots and especially golf courses utilized for growing food (provided there's still water). Potential new movements: "Roll back the pavement for food" or "Jackhammer: Back to the Dirt Movement"?
I checked out www.sustainabletucson.org and am very impressed by what is going on beyond the urban sprawl here. It's time for me to start getting involved in my own townhome community, e.g., to discuss solar, community gardens, the possibility of a greenhouse, removing non-native plants, etc. I'd sure like to see the hot and dirty blacktop jackhammered, but that's a long-range goal when the use of vehicles is brought to a stand-still. LJ
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From: Culture Change
Date: September 2, 2007 1:48:48 AM PDT
To: culturechange@lists.mutualaid.org
Subject: Sail transport and Puget Sound's SCALLOPS network
Culture Change Letter #165
Sail transport and Puget Sound's SCALLOPS network
by Jan Lundberg (with contributions by Fulvio Casali, Paul Flowers,
Dan Bednarz, and Vic Opperman)
In the waters around Seattle, Washington, three dozen communities are
enriching their bioregion with a common vision of sustainability --
despite the pressures of corporate globalization dominating almost
everyone's life. This new vision is being coupled with the
resurgence of sailing, with an eye to the tempestuous horizon
promising the unprecedented effects of peak oil and global heating.
The roots of this developing project include local, native traditions
as well as some modern daydreaming sailors hailing from as far away
as California.
With faith in both humanity and renewable-energy powered sails, an
historic movement is getting off the ground in the Puget Sound. The
group called Sustainable Ballard had already advanced green
initiatives in their Ballard neighborhood northwest of downtown
Seattle, gaining the attention of Al Gore. After much success in its
four years of organizing, the group has an offspring that seems
destined to become far bigger than the parent: SCALLOPS - Sustainable
Communities All Over Puget Sound.
To read the rest of this report and see maps and such, go to:
http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=2#cont
- make sure all the address is pasted into browser.]
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CULTURE CHANGE
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I checked out www.sustainabletucson.org and am very impressed by what is going on beyond the urban sprawl here. It's time for me to start getting involved in my own townhome community, e.g., to discuss solar, community gardens, the possibility of a greenhouse, removing non-native plants, etc. I'd sure like to see the hot and dirty blacktop jackhammered, but that's a long-range goal when the use of vehicles is brought to a stand-still. LJ
Begin forwarded message:
From: Culture Change
Date: September 2, 2007 1:48:48 AM PDT
To: culturechange@lists.mutualaid.org
Subject: Sail transport and Puget Sound's SCALLOPS network
Culture Change Letter #165
Sail transport and Puget Sound's SCALLOPS network
by Jan Lundberg (with contributions by Fulvio Casali, Paul Flowers,
Dan Bednarz, and Vic Opperman)
In the waters around Seattle, Washington, three dozen communities are
enriching their bioregion with a common vision of sustainability --
despite the pressures of corporate globalization dominating almost
everyone's life. This new vision is being coupled with the
resurgence of sailing, with an eye to the tempestuous horizon
promising the unprecedented effects of peak oil and global heating.
The roots of this developing project include local, native traditions
as well as some modern daydreaming sailors hailing from as far away
as California.
With faith in both humanity and renewable-energy powered sails, an
historic movement is getting off the ground in the Puget Sound. The
group called Sustainable Ballard had already advanced green
initiatives in their Ballard neighborhood northwest of downtown
Seattle, gaining the attention of Al Gore. After much success in its
four years of organizing, the group has an offspring that seems
destined to become far bigger than the parent: SCALLOPS - Sustainable
Communities All Over Puget Sound.
To read the rest of this report and see maps and such, go to:
http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=2#cont
- make sure all the address is pasted into browser.]
* * * * *
CULTURE CHANGE
P.O. Box 4347
Arcata, CA 95518 USA
Telephone and fax: 1-215-243-3144
Email: info@culturechange.org
Thank you! Ask us about tax-deductibility information.
We appreciate your feedback. Our website has a Forum.
Pass along the subscription link below to enable a friend to sign up
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