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Last week I was at Schumacher Collage for a short course led by Dougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorth of Dark Mountain. This quick blog is simply to pull some links together for ease of reference later. Deep Time Walk I joined others on a Deep Time walk, as described below: In this time of ecological crisis, we need practical, experiential ways of reconnecting with our Earth as a great living being so that we can begin to treat our planet with the deep respect she deserves. At Schumacher College, Stephan Harding has shared his Deep Time Walk with hundreds of...

The breakdown of mutual dependance The recent violence in Manchok, when a village was attacked, was partly the result of a dispute between settled farmers and nomadic herders or pastoralists. During more peaceful times the two groups can live and work together, both groups benefiting from each other. The herders can leave their cattle to graze on a local farmer’s fields while the farmer benefits from the manure. But when there is a context of violence in the country these trusting relationships break down. In addition over the years there has been a lot of pressure on grazing land due...

We (Nikki Fishman and I) are working towards an event on January 10th 2015, which is provisionally called Dadamac Glocal. It's a bit of a challenge to know the best way to describe it, other than it's going to be a great way to start the new year. Details will be shared nearer the time. An invitation to join us We're excited about what we've done in the past linking the UK and Africa. We've been on a steep learning curve, and that made it hard for us to explain exactly what we were doing and why it matters. Now...

My thanks to Tom Hitchman of Perspectivity for directing me to Leadership:Margaret Wheatley-finding our way - Supporting Pioneering leaders . I'll be pointing people to her work in future, partly because she write so clearly about things I've been struggling to express. She writes: I no longer spend any time trying to fix or repair the old or to improve old leadership methods. I spend all of my time now supporting those giving birth to the new , those pioneering with new approaches to organizing and leading. They practice consistent innovation and courage - wherever they see a problem, they...

It's time to bring separate parts together again so everyone can have the same overview. January 10th 2015 We're planning early for a positive start to 2015 - both for the Dadamac Community and for a lot of people not previously connected with us - so please mark your diaries. It's an event in London on Saturday January 10th 2015 about: small change and big change local and global perspectives individual and organisational action opportunities for all kinds of involvement practical implementations of big visions powerful and exciting outcomes There'll be a clear focus and framework, with enough fluidity for...