Baeredygtig Udvikling: bu.dk is a comprehensive Danish portal that focuses on the environmental, economic, social and political developments in Denmark and Globally. Lots of information that can be translated into English.
There’s now a book, ‘An Adventure Shared’, published by Diggers and Dreamers about the life, struggles, highs and lows of this community (1985-2010 compiled by Rachel Rowlands). Bamford Community is based in the Derbyshire Dales in England.
A link to the book and to their website which includes a short video with nice pics and stirring music!
C.A.T. Physically based in Wales, UK, but a useful on-line resource for all. Lots of practical information on renewable, alternative technologies and sustainability.
Innovative eco-artist and architect. One of the founders of environmental art. Art, housing and nature intertwined. Born on Lanzarote and a lifelong advocate of living in harmony with the natural landscape. His Foundation continues to allow access some of his fantastical creations including his studio-home, the Cactus Garden and the underground caves at Jameos del Agua. He died in 1992.
Link to the foundation hub site. And a video which shows some of his landscape architecture.
This is a term that supposedly originated from a meeting between Peter J. Carroll and Ray Sherwin in Deptford, England in 1976. It uses shifting belief structures and altered consciousness as ‘tools’ in the performance of chaos magick.
Since then it has been used as an umbrella term to bring together many ideas from the occult through to science fiction and fantasy.
Austin Osman Spare’s ideas and art, Michael Moorcock’s ‘Book of Chaos’ and Peter J. Caroll’s books ‘Liber Null’ and ‘Psychonaut’ are key texts.
Here are links to a couple sites where you can find out more.
Charles Eisenstein and the Next Step Story. Influential, but sometimes controversial author and public speaker. He says: "When any of us meet someone who rejects dominant norms and values, we feel a little less crazy for doing the same. Any act of rebellion or non-participation, even on a very small scale, is therefore a political act."
A link to his main site and their Facebook page, ‘The More Beautiful World’, which is a closed group.
Charles Fort (1874-1932)
The American eccentric writer and researcher whose name has become the ‘byword’ for all things odd, paranormal and hard to explain.
The Fortean worlds are like something out of ‘X files’, but have also spawned some serious quasi-scientific discourse and investigations. Worlds of ‘strange phenomena’.
The link here is to many of his writings.
Activist, author and film-maker, Charles Shaw’s website. Lots of images, films and most of all - ideas!
Chris CJ Stone is one of the UK’s most eclectic and colourful writers about the ‘underbelly’ of UK society, from paganism to the most neglected housing estates, and lots on festivals, Travellers and counter culture including the alternative King Arthur! Well worth visiting his blogs and more.
Co-housing is way of organising housing that is run by its residents. They have their own spaces but also share communally. Here are links to the associations in the United States and the UK.