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Occupy International Sustainability Group
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This group is where we share ideas, report on existing sustainability projects and provide practical and technical solutions.
The idea is that we can create several transferable sustainability models to roll out in our towns and cities and eventually reduce our communities reliance on the monetary system.
The big plan
Lets persuade people in our communities to take part, get them to switch to credit unions, set up their own time /skills banks, teach them how to generate their own electricity, install alternatives to Gas central heating, like ground source heating. Show them how to harvest rainwater, grow their own produce, improve and maintain their own properties. All without relying on the current system. They can then turn their skills and produce into commodities to trade or share with other communities taking part.
Have a look around you, could you persuade your community? Are there any neighbourhoods that are really suffering that could do with a leg up?
Is there waste ground or abandoned buildings near where you live?
See one do one teach one
When the first projects are complete you would then have a new community who can teach the next one how to do it and so on eventually developing a network.
If this is done properly, with a lot will, determination and man power it could snowball throughout the towns and cities.
Trust
Gaining the trust of the general Public is key to our success as well as our clear intention and commitment. If we are giving communities something back that they will be able to use for years to come, this can only be a step in the right direction. It would also bring communities closer together and re instil confidence in the people within them.
If you have any experience with this type of project or you have something you could contribute, please join in.
Location: Earth
Members: 174
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2012
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Old tools upcycled by HM Prisons Free to community gardens / projects.
Started by gael.bage Apr 27, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Here is the link -http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/project_info.php?id=3Continue
Tags: gardens, community, Prisons, conservation, tools
self replicating ecovillages; how to achieve growth in living sustainable
Started by rick todd. Last reply by Ericka Tesar Apr 12, 2012. 9 Replies 3 Likes
I've been working on this idea for some time and plan to share extensively at the moment missing the thumb drive i had most of it on DUH. SIMPLY: identify low cost housing forms (in my case i'm…Continue
"EPA Denies Bid to Revoke Controversial Weed Killer 2,4-D
Started by Ericka Tesar. Last reply by Ericka Tesar Apr 11, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a bid by an environmental group to revoke approval of the weed killer 2,4-D, one of the most widely used weed killers in the world. The Natural…Continue
"Banks (incl. so-called 'Islamic Banks'!) are bullshit"
Started by Yusuf van den Beuken Apr 8, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
http://www.facebook.com/groups/occupyamstardam/doc/217913668313104/Continue
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Comment by Laurel Avery on January 10, 2012 at 21:56 -
A great video promoting horticulture over agriculture if we want to live in a truly sustainable world...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nLKHYHmPbo
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Comment by Occupy Paddy on January 9, 2012 at 17:11 -
Thanks Daniel I will post this link to other relevant pages.
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Comment by Daniel Ashman on January 9, 2012 at 4:38
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Thought this would be extremely relevant to this group. Anyone interested in how Occupy can spread technological knowledge and encourage innovations for all, please add to this group. http://occupii.org/group/global-patent-working-group
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Comment by Barb Dwyer on January 8, 2012 at 19:14 -
Our little city has a 'community garden - I signed up for my little 'patch' this year - you all have created a wonderful 'one click' resource for me when spring (eventually) returns to Montana. So many great ideas and tactics.
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Comment by censorednewsnow.com on January 8, 2012 at 16:11 -
EMAIL/POST TO WEB - get the word out!
Urgently wanted - your help friend! :)
OccupyNIGERIA is organising Nigerian citizen journalists to upload content to our MEDIAHUB - WE NEED YOUR HELP RIGHT NOW - GET THE WORD OUT TO THE OCCUPY & OCCUPII JOURNALISTS AROUND THE WORLD - subscribe to our group & help beat CENSORSHIP!
http://occupii.org/group/occupynigeriaINFOWARRIORS follow The White Rabbit @occupyofficial
http://www.occupythebanks.com
http://occupii.org/group/occupyofficial-the-white-rabbit
OccupyNIGERIA group organised by:
http://www.censorednewsnow.com @censorednewsnow
NB: please post SUSTAINABLE solutions to African problems in this group - no problems! :)
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Comment by Occupy Paddy on January 7, 2012 at 3:37
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Hope we can get a group chatbox going soon?
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Comment by Occupy Paddy on January 6, 2012 at 1:48
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Hope someone can. I'm really interested in Geo thermal and the heat produced in the composting process.
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Comment by Occupy Paddy on January 4, 2012 at 5:17
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Lets get some more discussion going. There's a good one already started above the comment Wall.
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Comment by NeuroEconGuy on January 4, 2012 at 3:53 -
"Mycelium Running" by Paul Stamets is a great read on topics like mycoremediation and the environmental benefit of mushrooms and fungi in general - http://www.fungi.com/books/stamets.html
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Comment by gael.bage on January 4, 2012 at 0:26 -
For anyone who wants to grow their own to be more self sufficient and better nourished, but have no land this link puts growers and landowners in touch
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Nature Isn't Silly
Posted by Barb Dwyer on May 16, 2013 at 2:30 3 Comments 0 Likes
Where to begin…first - I apologize for this being so LONG everyone knows I hate wordy drawn out blogs so ... karma? Who knows.
There’s a small retaining pond behind the college apartments. I go back there several times a day; it’s a good area that forces me to have a bit of a walk. …
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15th Official Toronto Marijuana March
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The Importance Of Reverse Phone Lookup.
Posted by Valentin Stokes on May 3, 2013 at 13:27 0 Comments 0 Likes
The first three digits of the phone number would also help them locate the owner of the phone number. The thing is that if they had just run a phone number lookup, they could have found each other! Before you get any ideas, let me tell you that these sites are perfectly legal and also offer their services free of cost. This happens to many different people all over the world and many of them don't know how they can identify these pranksters. It's extremely… Continue
We are supposed to be in this together!
Posted by Nette Mom on April 26, 2013 at 20:55 0 Comments 0 Likes
I was just endiing a campaign in Michigan against our Governor, and wondered what more was out there, what more can I do to help make my country the place I used to love, when I stumbled across a thing called Livestream, where people with the same purpose (supposedly) or like mindness could come together, chat, discuss, plan, and act and I was to say the least, excited. I started chatting and made so many friends and it was then I realized, that I had been wrapped up in my own small…
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