Well, here's my intro: My name is Michael Dewolf. I am a 27 year old male, living in Cambridge Ontario (Canada). I am single, and looking forward to having...
"scotchwallace" <scotchwallace@y...> wrote: I think this thread *does* deal with issues relevant to this group. From the home page: -cooperation (economic...
... BE In 1999, When these were published, there were not good statisics, There still aren't. These were estimates from various sources. "Newsweek" published...
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I wrote that I was going to comment on Mike's list. I didn't realize that I had already posted my concerns about 'Saving the World' to this group. To...
There are a few 'main' points I would like to give as a 'core' idea of a successful Intentional Community. I'll probably explain this later. Michael Dewolf ...
would you like to elaborate? it appears we have some similar spec's. perhaps more interesting subtlities can be illuminated... how do you maintain motivations...
... This sentence inspires this thought: for some things, having too many standards makes life difficult, e.g. computer interfaces, technical standards. But...
... BE: Thanks Michael. We do seem to be on the samer track. As long as our future citizens are confined in authoritarian, undemocaratic, heirarchal schools in...
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... See www.creatinglearningcommunities.org ... When I was studying in Kingston, Ontario, I saw a school in downtown that had only a paved area less than the...
To follow up: ... Take someone with a disability that keeps them from working. There are two ways to 'help' them. Our typical, western way is to give them a...
... How about also allowing for varieties of lifestyles and customs as well, not track people into what planners may think is the ideal...need to allow room...
... BE Should have a community loan fund limited to creating Community Owned Corporations. Corporations that serve the community....
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... well, not track people into what planners may think is the ideal...need to allow room for self creation and experimentation to keep the community fresh...
Michael wrote: "I'm talking about something you could build today (while still being affordable and compatible with conventional living,, )" Exactly !! (more...
... Think of it as setting up a commercial shopping mall. You create the theme, purchase the property in bulk, install gross support infrastructure ( ...
... Owned ... I don't think so. When ever you get governments running corporations there's a big chance for a boondogle. I also believe that the people who...
... Very important! Only a local funded "bank" will have the best interest of the community at heart. Yes , profitability is important, but also long term ...
... between ... That's where you're mistaken. This list, IMO, is about pratical doable Regional Cooperative Economic Development. A new-design community...
... OK I'll bute, how big or small is a region to you? usually a region gives me the impression of a fairly large area...hundreds of square miles, a county...
on 6/28/02 8:23 AM, michael3dewolf at oiledleather@... wrote: BE ... BE: Mike, you missed the concept. "Community Owned Corporations" are owned by people...
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... You'd be hard pressed to find an entire region of hundres of square miles to adopt unconventional ways of living. A street might be the largest 'region'...
Now were having some fun! get some juices going break some ideas loose... but we gotta be willing to break them loose,, not hold onto them. So what neat stuff...
... No. I'm a mechanical engineer, though. After your last post, I began to get the idea that we are comming from two very different cultures. I live in the...
Getting a little closer in meeting of minds.... bit by bit :-) ... Close enough Michael....I havent meet a mechanical engineer that didnt love cars, hehe. Not...
Bill, I too believe passionately in stock owned community corporations for residents and indigenous small business owners of local communities. Thank you for...
... ADDRESS: CITY, STATE, ZIP, COUNTRY PHONE; CONTACT PERSON. E-MAIL: ... BE: Original Nature Inc. is an exciting innovation. With added contact information it...
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Hello all, I know I might be preaching to the choir here but there is one thing that we can all do that will have a huge impact on saving Earth. Changing...
