Communities Magazine #147 (Summer 2010) - Education for Sustainability

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Education for Sustainability

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY by Chris Roth
LIVE AND LEARN: O.U.R. Ecovillage Builds Learning Community – The residents of an eco-oriented, education-focused intentional community and demonstration site wear many hats, both public and private. by Elke Cole with Javan Kerby Bernakevitch
Teaching Hands-On Workshops in Community by Michael G. Smith
TO LEARN SUSTAINABILITY IS TO LEARN COMMUNITY: An Example from South Portugal – Strained by difficult economic and ecological conditions, farmers Claudio and Fernando discover new avenues toward prosperity and land restoration through alliances with a peace community dedicated to regional renewal. by Leila Dregger
SEEING THE GOOD IN THE WORLD: Connecting Communities and Students for Sustainability Education and Transformation – After several years teaching about community in the abstract, an anthropologist and environmental studies teacher finds that direct student engagement with intentional communities provides the spark needed for personal inspiration, connection, and the potential for social transformation. by Joshua Lockyer
Sustainability: Reflections from an Eco-Warrior by Bruce Davidson
Ecovillages and Academia by Daniel Greenberg
Leadership for Social Change: Living Routes in Action at Huehuecoyotl by Giovanni Ciarlo
Olympic-Sized Community by Satyama Dawn Lasby
Intentional “Colonies” and Tropical Sustainability by Jon Kohl
Towards a Seventh Generation by Understanding Israel, M.A. Education
Permaculture and Holistic Education: A Match Made in Heaven and Earth by Paul Freedman
HOW TO ADD ZEST TO YOUR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM – A permaculture teachers hits upon a gold mine of effective methods for enlivening her teaching—by drawing from the principles of permaculture itself. by Melanie Rios
Busted, Almost Bludgeoned, Possibly Broke: Hard Lessons from the Trenches
of Sustainability Education by Lee Icterus
Car-Reduced and Car-Free Rural Communities by Greg Ramsey
Beyond Sustainability: Building for Health by Julie Genser
COOPERATIVE GROUP SOLUTIONS: OPEN MEETINGS: WORTH THE RISK? — Open Meetings: Worth the Risk? by Tree Bressen, Beatrice Briggs, Laird Schaub
Publisher’s Note: Afloat in Choppy Seas by Laird Schaub