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Occupy London – 3 weeks of Truth
This from the latest National Community Activist Network update (well worth a read – why not sign up to NatCAN?). I’ve reproduced the full article…. Occupy London – 3 weeks of Truth, by Robin Smith Few understand what made St … Continue reading
Right to Refuse to Kill – job opportunity
War Resisters’ International is looking for a Right to Refuse to Kill programme worker (full-time) The RRTK worker will share the responsibility for organising work from WRI’s international office and have specific responsibility for running WRI’s international work on conscientious … Continue reading
Mind the gap
Dwight Towers sent me a link (as he often does) to Jeff Monday’s short video on information gaps – the difference between what we know now and something new to our experience and how we engage with the new (or … Continue reading
Plan to win
Welcome on board to Plan to Win, a new organisation supporting social action and learning in Melbourne, Australia. The folk at Plan to Win say: Plan to Win assists individuals, groups and campaigns to develop the skills and clarity … Continue reading
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A space to learn about Open Space
Here’s a shameless plug for an event I’m facilitating in Birmingham on September 1st on Facilitating Open Space as part of the Environmental Training Network’s wider programme. The last couple of years seem to have seen a real growth in … Continue reading
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Sharing consensus with co-ops
As our contribution to Co-operatives Fortnight, June 25th to July 9th, we thought we’d share our enthusiasm for consensus decision-making. So we’ve written a short briefing on Consensus in Co-operatives Which you can download for free. We’ll also make a … Continue reading
Preparing the soil….for revolution
Every good gardener knows that the secret’s not the seed but the soil in which you sow it, right? Take a look at Gabriel Carlyle’s post Revolutionary Homework on the Peace News blog for some sound thinking on growing movement’s … Continue reading
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Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin..
Add these to your bedtime reading ! We’ve always tried to be transparent about our learning here at Rhizome, but Viv McWaters has far outshone us with her fantastic post Tasting an amygdala hijack. A cautionary tale of when the … Continue reading
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Speaking in public? Some helpful hints…
I’m not much of a newspaper reader, but I did pick up the Work section of last Saturday’s Guardian, which had been left on the seat of my train home from Gathering Momentum. The front page advertised a guide called … Continue reading
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Training by tweet?
Brighton Uncut put on a twitter direct action ‘training trail’ on Sunday. I was very sceptical, but finally got round to looking at it today and enjoyed my meander through their material. I’d be interested in your views. What do … Continue reading
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