First European Human Forum in Barcelona

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

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 until the 9th of November the ANH organizes its first forum/conference in Barcelona. There will be a lot of high scale speakers and a lot of people interested in:

To create an alliance of people based on the awareness of humanity’s interconnectedness. We believe that if enough people share the value of peace, war can be brought to an end. If enough people shift their awareness toward social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability, then injustice, oppression, and the destruction of the ecosystem can be stopped.

Such a shift is already occurring - now it needs critical mass, which in turn needs organisation. The Alliance aims to connect individuals, caring communities and groups at a global level.

Unity isn’t fought for and won. It is realized one person at a time.

www.anheurope.org


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Shifting the paradigm in Berlin: Art, Ecology & Education

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

‘Art, Ecology & Education provides pathways to an integrated and sustainable way of living. We participate in the development and integration of an ecologically conscious and systemic worldview.
Using a holistic and transformative approach in our work, we support individuals and groups in the process of transition towards a life sustaining society.’

Upcoming workshops (in german and english):
12+13 July CHANGE - a different worldview for sustainable living
20-24 August ‘EFTERFESTEN Gathering for Sustainability’, Sweden
3-7 September SHIFTING TERRAIN - dancing new ways of perceiving
20+21 September PERMACULTURE - the Basics

Next AEE Evening at the HUB, Berlin:
9 July, 8pm, CSA / Community Supported Agriculture - Conscious consumption one step ahead

Art, Ecology & Education (www.art-ecology-education.org) works as international, intercultural consortium based in Berlin.

Participate in shifting the paradigm / feel free to get in touch!


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Shift Happens

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Are you ready, then shift along…

This first one is from 2006, created by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, two educators from the United States. Their intention was/is to help children learn and grow so that they may become successful digital, global citizens…
Well, I guess this intention is to be discussed, however take a look at what our children should know. Some of the info is quite startling. Plus: The thing already is two years old…
Here you find also a wikispace around the project.

And so now we shift into 2007. That’s the trailer of ‘Shift The Movie’. Again: Really some valid and startling info in here. And some sign that ’shift’ might hit the mainstream pretty soon…Waddayathink?


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Totnes, Sustainable Makers Talk at Bogan House

Friday, March 7th, 2008

‘An exploration of craft, design and the aesthetics of sustainability‘… das ist das Thema einer kleinen Veranstaltung gestern Abend im Bogan Haus, Totnes. Diavortrag von Toni Spencer, Schumacher College und Mitbegründerin von Sustainable Makers, einem Zusammenschluss von lokalen Handwerkern und Kunsthandwerkern im Rahmen der Transition Towns Bewegung. Anschliessend läd sie dazu ein, Erfahrungen auszutauschen und Fragen zu stellen. Im Thema selbst und in der Art wie ‘das Publikum’ reagiert, erzählt und diskutiert liegt eine Selbstverständlichkeit, die wir nicht gewohnt sind. Diskutiert wird nicht darüber, ob und warum wir unseren Lebensstil und unser Bewusstsein ändern müssen, sondern darüber, wie wir das tun können, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, welche Ideen und Visionen, welche vorhandenen Infrastukturen, welche erst noch gedacht und erschaffen werden müssen und darüber, wo Hindernisse und Herausforderungen im bestehenden Bewusstsein, Verhalten und Gesellschaftssystem liegen.

Das alles unter dem Aspekt von einem kreativen Umgang mit den Konsequenzen von Peakoil, Climate Change & Co., und einem künstlerisch-ästhetischen Anspruch an Design. Ein interessanter, schöner und wichtiger Trend an britischen Kunsthochschulen: es geht immer mehr darum, selber in die Erfahrung des Machens zu gehen und anderen Erfahrungen zu ermöglichen, das Produkt ist nicht mehr Fokus der Ausbildung und des Designs! Auch wandelt sich die Bedeutung von dem, was Design ist und leisten kann: inzwischen wird der Prozess designed und nicht das Produkt, soziale und umweltpolitische Vorgänge und Zusammenhänge sind Thema, nicht nur rein ästhetisch-künstlerische….Spannend.

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This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series SOS on Tour