August 2009
What is Community Part 2
It seems that "community" is more of a mental and emotional construct than something tangible and easily identified or defined. It is something that was probably never even thought about in the small rural villages of the past. I suspect that the villagers just got on with life and took it for granted that they all knew each other, traded food, goods or skills with each other, occasionally fought with each other,socialised together or helped each other out.
"The Age of Stupid" Premieres in Sydney - Don't miss this!
A few of us Transition Sydney folk were invited to a preview of this amazing film about 6 months ago. It has had a huge impact in UK and Europe and now is finally launching here. It's a painful mixture of fiction and real-life (and the real life bits will make you as mad as hell, and show you just how easy it is for us to delude ourselves that climate change is "sorted" or a non-issue). Click on "Read more" to see the trailer