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Community Organizing

Recognising the People Who Keep Our Green Places Special

Mike Collins | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Volunteering, Urban Farming, Community Organizing, National-Parks, Green Living, UK Impact, UK Food, National Trust, Environmentalism, UK Environment, UK Nature, UK-Inspiration, UK Lifestyle News
Mike Collins

In recent years there has been a boom in community led initiatives from creating new woodlands to running an orchard. These places, which are often quite small, can bring people together to share the wonder of being immersed in nature and seeing how the seasons change.

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Why We Dont Need to Privatise the Planet in Order to Save it

Anna Betz | Posted 22.01.2013 | Home
Read More: Putney Debates, Commons Anthology, Commons, Booklaunch, Commoning, Empowerment, Community Organizing, School of Commoning, UK Business, Helfrich, UK Environment, Ostrom, Bollier, Home News
Anna Betz

That privatisation and monetizing everything is not the answer and that we need to figure out other ways to create value together is part of the solutions that seventy-two projects from around the world present in an anthology edited by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich.

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A Journey Beyond Sport

Nick Keller | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: London Olympics, UK Sport, Politics, Sports, Community, Community Organizing, Olympics, 2012 London Olympic Games, UK Impact, Olympics News, UK Sport News
Nick Keller

Just over seven years ago, on 6 July 2005, I was in Trafalgar Square jumping around hugging my friends, colleagues and family as Jacques Rogge said one little world that sent us all into a state of joyous delirium.This week I carry the Olympic Flame in my home city.

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Curious Too

Tim Curtis | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Social Enterprise, Graduation, Secondary Schools, Cooperation, Social Entrepreneurship, International Development, Michael Gove, Conscientious, Co-Creation, Community, Community Organizing, Curiosity, Co-Ops, Compassion, Universities, UK Universities & Education News
Tim Curtis

Remember, the social worth of a University is not to be measured in the projects it does, or the numbers of students it has, or the wealth it's students create. The social worth of a University is in the decisions it's graduates throughout their career.

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How Broad Beans Help Combat Social Isolation

Harbir Kaur | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Social Isolation, Community Service, Community Organizing, Social Networks, Old Age, UK Lifestyle News
Harbir Kaur

Today, there is a paucity of our more tangible community galvanisers, such as gathering at church or community events, which could ameliorate the risk of social isolation. Perhaps, for the digital natives, social isolation need not be an issue as these physical gatherings are digitally dissolved by global online communities.

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