Creative Forum

ANOTHER WORLD IS BLOSSOMING: March 1st - 31st, 2006
http://wiki.uniteddiversity.com/AnotherWorldIsBlossoming

The systems and institutions upon which we rely for our well-being and survival are at risk of massive failure. Ecosystems everywhere are in decline. The age of cheap plentiful oil is over. Food and energy shortages are on the horizon.

Few are aware of the full nature and extent of our predicament and, of those that are, many feel powerless to do anything about it.

Corporate media manipulates our minds while the monetary system continues to fund plundering unelected presidents and plunge the world into an ever-increasing spiral of debt.

But all is not lost. There IS another way.

In fact, Another World Is Blossoming…

Communities across the World are beginning to self-organise and share resources in order to take back control of their lives and build hope for a sustainable future.

Another World Is Blossoming events will raise awareness about our predicament, inspire collective action for change and launch the Synergy Community Fund.

With films, music, debate and more participants will be empowered with knowledge about the state of the world, what pioneering groups are doing about it and how they can join in.

Together We Have Everything we need to Create the World We Want

Events taking place as part of Another World Is Blossoming:

For more info see:
http://wiki.uniteddiversity.com/AnotherWorldIsBlossoming and
http://www.nodel.org

* Sat 4th March: Creative Forum Visioning @ The Square

* Thursday 9th March: Another World Is Blossoming Screening: Film & Food @ The Synergy Centre

* Thursday 16th March: Another World Is Blossoming Screening: Film & Food @ The Synergy Centre

* Sunday 19th March: Creative Forum Open Space @ The Square

* Thursday 23rd March: Another World Is Blossoming Screening: Film & Food @ The Synergy Centre

* Thursday 30th March: Another World Is Blossoming Screening: Film & Food @ The Synergy Centre

* Friday 31st March: Another World Is Blossoming Benefit Gig @ The Synergy Centre with Live Music from Joe Driscoll, The Pistachios, The Rub, United Vibrations, DJ Rubbish, Bones of Contention, Jamie Woon, Sarah Bear & more plus a Screening of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised and Healthy Food from Synergy Sattva Cafe plus lots of info stalls and more! 7pm - 3am, £10 / £7 adv/concs - Buy Tickets Now from http://uniteddiversity.com!

For more info see:
http://wiki.uniteddiversity.com/AnotherWorldIsBlossoming and
http://www.nodel.org

Creative Forum visioning day at The Square.
Saturday 4th March 2006, 12noon to 5pm.

Leading into a month of events in United Diversity’s
‘Another World is Blossoming’

On March 4th the Creative Forum invites you to share your visions and plans for the future. Come to swap ideas and contacts, have a chat and suggest workshops/sessions for the Creative Forum Open Space to be held on Sunday March 19th.
Socialising renovation… contribute to the Square alongside us by helping them decorate, though it is not compulsory!
An opportunity to relax and contemplate with like-minded thinkers.

Venue is The Square social centre, 21-22 Russell Square, London, on Saturday 4th March 12pm to 5pm

Then, at 5pm, we will be depart to the Docklands for a practical skillshare forum on sustainable communities. For more information see below.
‘Sustainable Communities in Practice’, Saturday 4th March 6-8pm
@ St. Matt’s Centre, Bullivant Street, All Saints E14

creative visions of
another world: harmony;
inclusivity; participation;
empowerment;
authentic communication

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Sustainable Communities Action Forum London
Saturday 4th March 6pm
St Matthias Centre, Bullivant St, London E14 0ER.
DLR: All Saints. Buses: 15, 108, 115, 277, D6, D7, D8.

Peak Oil. System dependency. Corporate war for resources. From corporate denial to greenwash and capitalist co-option. ?..

2nd meeting of a new forum in London promoting eco skillsharing and positive action.

This meeting is to get the ball really rolling with practical projects.

To learn positive low impact skills from organic gardening, low impact building, alt. energy, alt community living, and action skills.

To put people in touch with schemes that need volunteers and vice versa. To help with sustainable projects and communities and for us to start new ones both urban and rural.

To campaign / be involved in campaigns against greenwash, and its unsustainable ?green? consumerist/capitalist disguises. i.e the root causes of climate change and social misery are inherent in the capitalist system and it?s need for market/production growth.

To promote non-hierarchical campaigning and community building through building of genuine skills and skill-sharing. And everybody gets their hands dirty. i.e promotion of DIY culture over voyeuristic / consumerist/capitalist activities.

To connect urban and rural.

To make this available for all i.e. not economically, physically or socially prohibitive.

More info:- mailto:ecoactionforum@hushmail.com

People reclaiming Globalisation for the community. A website for promoting and networking peoples’ projects.

http://positiveglobalmovements.org.uk

‘Our task is not to overthrow globalisation, but to capture it, and to use it as a vehicle for humanity’s first global democratic revolution.’

‘Nuestra tarea no es derrocar la globalizacion, si no capturarla y utilizarla como el vehiculo para lanzar la primera revolucion democratica de la humanidad’
from ‘The Age of Consent’, by George Monbiot

Positive Global Movements started with a 6 day event at Rampart Social Creative Centre and part of the Creative Forum in St.George’s theatre.

Globalisation, in the hands of the corporations, is a means of colonising the new territories opened up by communication technology. In the hand of the people, it can be a medium to unite and put to work new global laws that preserve the livelihood of the people instead of securing profit for inhuman corporations.