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Surfing the Waves of ChangeExploring Resilience book download

See all 10 Powerdown Shows, the new Surfing the Waves of Change animation, and other resources on OUR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE BLOG.

As the fragile global systems we relied on in the last century begin to crumble, community resilience offers a localised and sustainable response to the challenges we face both as individuals and as inhabitants of a shared planet.  Get started by downloading a free copy of Carnegie Trust's Exploring Community Resilience HERE.



Intro to Sustainable Living: Free Course

davie with bike8 Tuesdays starting 22 May 2012 | 18.30 - 21.00 | €Free | The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, D2

Everyone recognises that it's more important than ever to live sustainably.  But how do you know what choices to make, and how can you learn the skills you need?  This course is now FULL

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New low cost building programme for 2012

low cost houseCloughjordan Ecovillage

Programme Flyer (PDF) | More about the Village

Want to keep your mortgage debt to a minimum? Want substantially lower energy bills? You can have both these and more by joining forces with other self-builders and work with a team of professionals and volunteers to build yourself a low cost home in the Cloughjordan ecovillage.

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What is Community Resilience?

"Resiliency is like a muscle … that must be developed in advance and consistently exercised to be both strong enough to withstand severe challenges and flexible enough to handle a wide range of unpredictable forces." - Global Resilience Network

“Next generation resilience relies on citizens and communities, not the institutions of state...” - DEMOS - RESILIENT NATION

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The Global Green at the Electric Picnic

Goska Smierzchalska photographyView 2011 Photos On Facebook | Michael D. Higgins Speaks at Cultivate Tent 3rd Sept 2011

2, 3, 4 September 2011, Stradbally Estate, County Laois. The Global Green returned for a 5th year at the Electric Picnic as the place to slow down, to celebrate cultural transformation, and to imagine a future that works for all.

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David Fleming’s ‘Lean Logic’ Published & Available

David FlemingA Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It

David Fleming’s Lean Logic was published in his memory in July 2011. 

Lean Logic does not conform.

It is a community of essays about inventive, cooperative self-reliance in the face of great uncertainty.

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The Powerdown Show DVD

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the powering up of community, creativity and culture

"Bursting with insightful analysis and creative solutions to the twin challenges of climate change and peak oil, The Powerdown Show is an inspirational pointer to life beyond fossil fuels. Essential viewing – a flash of light in the darkness."
- Rob Hopkins, Founder of the Transition Movement

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Established in 2000, Cultivate is a practical sustainability organisation focused on active education with facilities in Dublin and Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary.  Read more...

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