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!
A link is to info about the DiY system, plus further links.
Doel in Belgium: two links to the street art and history of this alternative village that has refused to go away. Currently the port-expansion is being redrawn in favor of the village, just next to it instead of demolishing the entire polder around it. So with the houses, now permanently closed with iron platework, and some new residents Doel is getting towards a new vision.
Local resistance meets up at Engelsesteenweg 8, de Doolen (former School) every Sunday 14:00-20:00.
www.doel2020.org (site in Dutch)
Also there is a restaurant in the Windmill and a Café-restaurant Doel 5 -www.doel5.be
Famed UK road protestors who travelled with handcarts to site protests and ancient hill forts around the UK. They also included some good musicians. Worth checking out the links to a German video and some of their music from around the world via a Bell Tent!
Their name apparently comes from the Matabele word for ‘gully’ – in their case the gully at Twyford Down protest site.
Organisation behind many of Australia’s largest eco-festivals. Linking up alternative lifestylers, creators and eco-activists.
Their official description: “The Down to Earth Co-op Society has been organising ConFest (Conference/ Festival). We are a completely volunteer organisation. The first ConFest was held at Cotter River, ACT in 1976 with the aim of `transforming society'. ConFest was started as an 'alternative living' festival in the 1970's by Jim Cairns (then Deputy Prime Minister) and his assistant Junie Morosi and others.”
Do your own dream is the website of Ryan and Mel. Lots of info and hints on the trips they’ve made across Europe and in Asia. Backpacking, cycling and by van.
The first rural ‘commune' (perhaps). It thrived, grew too unwieldy and withered. Links to many tales, pics and video. On the site, it says:
“In 1962, Gene Bernofsky, Jo Ann Bernofsky and Clark Richert were students at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Gene and Clark developed a concept they called “Drop Art” (coining the term well before the era-branding slogan, “Turn on, tune in, drop out”). "Dropping" artworks from the rooftop of a loft space in Lawrence, they were making art a spontaneous part of everyday life in the face of a society they saw as increasingly materialistic and war-mongering.
In 1965, they bought a small piece of land near Trinidad, Colorado andcalled their settlement Drop City. They were soon joined by other artists, writers and inventors, and they started building a community that celebrated creative work.”
Drop City's dazzling structures were based on Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes and the crystalline designs of Steve Baer, a pioneer in geometric structure and solar energy.
Artist, Duke Choi, has been involved with land-art projects including at the Blue Sun Art Space in Mongolia. Here are a couple of links to his work in sound and images.
Earth First! UK site, but it contains lots of international reports by the people involved in eco-actions.
Earth First! Worldwide, which contains useful links to eco-activities around the globe.
Originally established in Australia by eco-activist, Franklin Scarf. There’s also a Foundation that has been promoting the Charter around the world.
Big aims to save and repair the planet.