Suzaan Boettger drew attention to Wendell Berry's Lecture "It all turns on affection", given to the National Endowment for the Humanities. Wendell Berry is one of the great advocates for places and for a way of life that is committed to place and nature. There are some standout parts of this lecture. His critique of... Continue Reading →
Opportunity to make work at Teaneck Creek
Request For Proposals for ecoart due June 1: The Ecoart Committee of the Teaneck Creek Conservancy in Teaneck, NJ seeks proposals from ecoartists or ecoartist teams to create an ecoartwork in 2012-13. We seek an experienced ecoart practitioner, capable of responding imaginatively to a recovering urban forested wetland, who will work collaboratively with community students... Continue Reading →
Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants 1,360 Acre Forest
Design won't save the world on its own regardless of the tag line of this weblog, but performing a life differently can make a real difference - 30 years of improvising a forest. Wonderful story.
Screening of ‘The Yes Men Fix the World’ in Ayr 26th April
The Ayrshire Group of World Development Movement is holding a Film Show on Thursday 26th April at 7.30 p.m at the Citadel, when we will be showing the film "The Yes Men Fix the World". Flyer: WDM Film Show 26 April 2012 please distribute
ESRC-Scottish Government/ Forestry Commission Scotland PhD Studentship
Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates for a joint ESRC-Scottish Government PhD three-year ('+3') studentship. The project entitled 'Designing and Managing Forests for Health' has been developed in collaboration with the Forestry Commission Scotland and seeks to examine the links between forestry and community health across Scotland. The successful candidate will be based in... Continue Reading →
Podcast of Paul Kingsnorth from RANE
Paul Kingsnorth of the Dark Mountain project will be at Carrying the Fire 20-22nd April in Biggar. For those interested, he also recently spoke at RANE in Falmouth and they just put up a podcast. “And so we find ourselves, all of us together, poised trembling on the edge of a change so massive that... Continue Reading →
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