Transition Town Totnes, in the south of England, has also hitched story to imagination in an effort to change the course of their community’s future. Seeking creative ways of coping with the twin specters of peak oil and climate change, they have hosted a series of storytelling workshops with adults and children both in schoolsContinue reading “Transition Tales in Totnes: Imagining A Positive Low-Energy Future”
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Re-storying the Middle East: Starhawk’s Plea in Dark Times
Starhawk blends spirituality, story and activism in a completely grounded way. I was fortunate enough to attend a workshop with her in Montreal during the lead up to the Quebec City Protests of 2001. I was impressed by her presence, her compassion, her insight and her commitment. I highly recommend taking one of her trainingsContinue reading “Re-storying the Middle East: Starhawk’s Plea in Dark Times”
Re-storying Cities: the Glasgow 2020 Project
What can be learned by inviting citizens to re-story their cities? This was a question posed by Demos, a British think tank for “everyday democracy.” From my perspective, the most interesting finding to come out of the experiment was the utility of the re-storying process itself. By engaging citizens in creative ways, a diversity ofContinue reading “Re-storying Cities: the Glasgow 2020 Project”
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