Renowned and greatly missed Zippie psychonaut. Originator of many trippy, hippy events and publications. Including the Encyclopedia Psychedelica, Megatripolis and the youniversity.
Old sites, but they include links to some interesting material. Plus a tiny video clip of Fraser with Terence McKenna.
Freedom Cove: Wayne Adams and Catherine King have built their floating arts island in Canada. Some controversy about this as it is a visitor centre too. The link includes video.
Freedom Press is the oldest anarchist publishers in the world. Alongside their books, they run Freedom newspaper and a bookshop in London’s east end. In 2013 there was an attempt to firebomb their premises.
This group describes itself as:
“The [freespace] movement is an experiment in what is possible when a community shares the gift of physical space. A [freespace] is a gathering place for people to come together, to create, teach, learn, and share the things which they are truly passionate about, and strengthen connections between individuals as well as communities through art, events, and long term projects.
[freespace] began in June 2013, inspired by the National Day of Civic Hacking, when a building was gifted to the community for just $1. The radically low barrier to entry and open door policy lead to a hugely diverse range of people from different cultural, economic, and professional backgrounds connecting and creating projects together such as a free bike share, maker classes for people in homeless shelters, and a community garden.
To date, [freespace] has hosted over 300 free events, seen more than 30 murals, fostered 4 long-term projects within San Francisco, and instigated an immeasurable amount of inspiration, collaboration, and solidarity within the communities it has touched.
[freespace] is now a global movement. Currently there are [freespaces] developing in 26 locations and 18 different countries around the world.”
A fairly oddball Facebook group, but with some interesting links. I’m sure we’ve heard the one about the truth being out there, somewhere…..
The Free Tibet Campaign keeps the world informed on what is going on inside Tibet. And mobilises support for the Free Tibet campaign around the globe.
Tibet has been occupied by China since 1950 and the 14th Dalai Lama since 1959, has been forced to live in exile in India working with a Tibet Government in Exile. The head of the Tibetan Buddhism, which used to be based in Lhasa, he has expressed no hatred towards the Chinese and sought to work for Tibetan autonomy, showing genuine compassion, integrity and kindness. He is the epitomy of non-violence, following on from the teachings of Gandhi.
It is believed that the Chinese government plans to put a ‘puppet’ Dalai Lama in his Holy Holiness’s place when he dies.
There are many campaigns and organisations fighting for a move towards a free Tibet in some form.
Links to the official Dalai Lama site and the UK-based Free Tibet campaign.
Free to Learn is an influential documentary that offers an insight into the daily life at The Free School in Albany, New York.
The Free School expects children to decide on how they spend their time in schooling.
The Free School is unique in that it transcends obstacles that prevent similar schools from reaching an economically and racially diverse range of students and operates in the heart of a city.
One of the world’s oddest, most eccentric squats. This link takes you back to Notting Hill in London in 1977. If you ever saw the Ealing comedy, ‘Passport to Pimlico’, this is the hippy version!
Artist, eco-architect and playful eccentric from Vienna. Visionary thinker as well as pioneering environmental-artist. He re-invented himself a number of times during his lifetime. His art statements/proclamations about life are particularly powerful in his ‘5-skins’ model. Worth checking out if you enjoy visual art that reflects the environment. A world of art without straight lines! His Hundertwasser house in Vienna is spectacular. He died in 2000.
Links to the official site about his life and a video of him talking about his dreamscapes.
Friends of the Earth International is their hub to global campaigns on environmental and social issues.