A book written by Mark Boyle and friends after Mark lived for over two years entirely without money. This website links to the entire contents (for free) online, together with linked ideas and a film. Lots about off-grid living.
The motto is: Live well – Live rich – Live free!
Moneyless World is attempting to assist in the building of not for profit communities. Includes some nice videos.
“Mt Oak was established at the 2nd ConFest in 1977 as a new type of collective community challenging the very notion of land ownership, and as a proving ground for pioneering dry-land self-sufficiency techniques such as permaculture, alternative energy and the keyline system.”
Link to their official website.
Link to the Ultraculture website about MOVE and to the extraordinary documentary film, ‘Let the Fire Burn’ which shows footage about the ‘back to the land’ Black commune led by John Africa in West Philadelphia, USA, which ended in the government backed police onslaught in 1985 in which eleven died, including five children, and 61 houses were destroyed.
John Africa, “All living beings, things that move, are equally important, whether they are human beings, dogs, birds, fish, trees, ants, weeds, rivers, wind or rain. To stay healthy and strong, life must have clean air, clear water and pure food. If deprived of these things, life will cycle to the next level, or as the system says, ‘die’.” The MOVE family may be splintered but their vision of the land, forests, rivers and all wild things flourishing stays “Ona Move.”
Controversial, and a largely forgotten chapter in urban commune history.
Danish intentional community. On this link you can find out a bit about life there and view some video clips. They say that: “Our small community is made up of three dimensions:
Community and Democracy
Ecology and Sustainability;
Cohesion”
Influential Libertarian American anarchist who wrote and spoke eloquently about the ecology, consumption, technology, the future of society(ies) and more. ‘Crisis in our Cities’ was one of his influential books on environmentalism. And ‘Remaking Society’ is possibly his most relevant today. Latterly, he broke with anarchism in favour of communalism. He died in 2006.
Links to a hub site about his work and writings. And a video of Murray talking about his life and beliefs.
Based in the USA, this is a hub site with lots of video links and information/resources.
“The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space promotes and archives the work of community activists and artists in the squatting movement, which successfully reclaimed and repurposed derelict housing stock, and affirming those practices as an alternative sustainable strategy for social and community development.”
Located in New South Wales, Australia this ecovillage is a relatively new development having first been occupied in 2013 after a longish planning phase. There are 55 families there now. They say:
“We will research, design and build a stylish, inter-generational, friendly demonstration Ecovillage at Narara, blending the principles of eco and social sustainability, good health, business, caring and other options that may evolve for our wellbeing. “
Link to their official site and a short video about their Ecoburbia Festival.
Nature and Environment Foundations – Dutch-based alternative energy and other environmental options.
World-wide links to the work of this agency. Based on non-confrontational approaches to nature and its custodianship. includes links and information on a diverse range of subjects.