This is a real ‘web’, just like a spider’s – a place of connections – ideas – information – of dreams!
Our aim is to make it a Web of Hubs for alternative and free cultural spaces and people
The idea is to provide a loose-knit, non-hierarchical, web-based resource network for a wide range of what we are calling ‘Free Cultural Spaces’ (FCS). They wouldn’t necessarily use that term to describe themselves, but we need a simple, non-threatening term!
Invisible Music links to some archive early festival sounds at Stonehenge - House of Thandoy and more.
Austrian radical thinker, perhaps best known for his concept of ‘deschooling society’. These links provide an introduction to his ideas and writings. Very influential in radical education and ecology circles. “An astronomer of humanity.” The second is an interview in French from 1972 with English subtitles.
Seems so, this is becoming a lovely republic of icon painters, artists, great abandoned houses, cosy cafes, a lot of mysterious courtyards, uphill streets and ladders, of painters, art dealers, monks and nuns, Central Asian-immigrants, birthplaces of and living places of many known Russian poets, writers, painters, musicians, jokers etc.
It's old and officialy functioning again since 2002, hence: expect something marvellous if you believe, and if you don't believe be amazed by the Power of Transformation and Expansion this epoch's about!
Sacred space within a form of FCS
A lovely film animation based around the words of John in an interview from Toronto 1969. It was conducted by 14 tear old Jerry Levitan.
Pause for thoughts.
“Anything you hear is there…all answers.”
Australian ecology writer, activist, musician and founder of the Rainforest Information Center (RIC). Deep Ecologist and influential thinker. A communitarian. But also a person of humour and intelligence and gentle passion
Lots of information, videos and links about his books, ideas…and life are to be found at his homepage at the RIC.
The Japanese village of Kamikatsu has taken their commitment to sustainability to a whole new level. The town instated the Zero Waste Declaration with the goal of being completely waste-free by 2020.
It is reported that 80% of the town's garbage is recycled, reused, or composted, with the rest going to a landfill.
The process saves the village a third of its former costs from waste incineration.
Cartoon Kate is something of UK-alternative-institution. Her first, fab cartoon book was ‘Copse’ the cartoon book of tree/road protests.
She has produced much fine, thought-provoking work about environmentalism, squatting, eco-protest and more. Including the Calais refugee camp cartoon, 'Threads'. Awesome! Help her to fund its printing and distribution.Have a good look around her website.
German-based duo of artists, Detlef Kelbassa and Corrina Kuhn. Working in a diverse range of mediums, much of their work focuses on the relationship between nature and man. Installations and experiments in the cabinet of curiosities! Links to their main site and Facebook page.
The Kibbutz in Israel have been famous as examples of intentional communities. Economic challenges have led to changes in the economic and social structures.
The second link is from John Carson who stayed in a kibbutz and compiled cotes to help would-be visitors.
Knockengorroch World Celidh began one mid-summer 1998, the year after an international ‘rainbow gathering’ took place on the land. It has grown but without losing any of our original character. It has acted as an inspiration for several other festivals in Dumfries and Galloway, and further afield.