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The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) is a non-profit organisation concerned with the protection of both biological and cultural diversity. The emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives.

The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) is a non-profit organisation concerned with the protection of both biological and cultural diversity. The emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives.

The Food for Life Partnership is a network of schools and communities across England committed to transforming food culture. Led by the Soil Association, the Food for Life Partnership brings together the practical expertise of the Focus on Food Campaign, Garden Organic and the Health Education Trust. We want to transform school and community food culture across England, by harnessing the ideas and initiative of young people and community leaders. We aim to reach out through schools to give communities access to seasonal, local and organic food, and to the skills they need to cook and grow fresh food for themselves. We'd like this generation to explore how their food choices impact on their health and that of the planet, and to rediscover the pleasure of taking time to enjoy real food.

Huge collection of songs from around the world. Many mp3s and videos. Extensive collection of English nursery rhymes

"an emerging culture of social and scientific innovators who are mimicking nature¹s operating instructions to serve human ends while enriching the web of life. We take a "solve-the-whole-problem" approach"

Using business, entrepreneurs and consumers to move to a better world. Considers island cultures and their energy problems.

"This riveting documentary reveals how an educational dream became a bitter political battle over cultural differences. MACOS was an innovative social sciences program designed to teach American children "what it was to be human."

The Deep Ecology Platform 1. All life has value in itself, independent of its usefulness to humans. 2. Richness and diversity contribute to life's well-being and have value in themselves. 3. Humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs in a responsible way. 4. The impact of humans in the world is excessive and rapidly getting worse. 5. Human lifestyles and population are key elements of this impact. 6. The diversity of life, including cultures, can flourish only with reduced human impact. 7. Basic ideological, political, economic and technological structures must therefore change. 8. Those who accept the forgoing points have an obligation to participate in implementing the necessary changes and to do so peacefully and democratically.

Pestalozzi holds extensive library of resources from many cultures around the world, which are made available to Schools, Colleges and other Educational institutions.

Special Issue on Sustainability and Education: Towards a Culture of Critical Commitment. Volume 2 - Issue 3/4 - 2007

"Taking the widely quoted figure that there could be an estimated 150 million people forced from their homes and land by climate change by 2050, this event brings together ideas from Heads of State, philosophers, explorers, scientists, lawyers, actors and experts in their field to discuss the potential cultural, emotional and physical impacts of forced migration, who should be responsible and what the potential options are for dealing with the impending human rights crisis."

The educational initiative Through Other Eyes (TOE) offers a free online study programme for educators highlighting indigenous perpectives of the development agenda. TOE focuses on the development of transnational, cultural and critical literacies.\nTOE is jointly hosted by Global Education Derby and the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice. \n

The Earth Charter is a set of internationally agreed, cross-cultural, cross-religious, cross-political values to guide our relations with the rest of human and non-human nature. It has an education programme, a youth initiative and a community programme.

"Ten years after the publication of No Logo, Naomi Klein switches her attention from the mall to Barack Obama and discovers that corporate culture has taken over the US government"

powerpoint photopresentation Henry Liebling July 2009\nlive now, dare to be different, slow down, sense of place, ancient wisdom, indigenous cultures growing plants, food, diversitybeing kind, rubbish and consumerismchnage, the elements

Post by Rob Hopkins with comments Good overview of Portas review

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Transition movements base

one of the things that has emerged as a key driver for change is the value of inspiring examples of ordinary people taking a lead Building Community, Transition Movement and Social Enterprise

Recent BBC2 interview with Sugata Mitra