Category Archives: Short Feature Articles

Engineering Bridges That Are Alive

Posted on December 22, 2011 by kalliopeia

In the northeast of India, the roots of fig trees have been trained for centuries to stop erosion from the flash floods of the Monsoon season and build living bridges that can survive any deluge: Watch video>>

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Book: Healing the Heart of Democracy

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

by Parker Palmer. At this critical moment in American life, Parker J. Palmer looks with realism and hope at how to deal with our political tensions for the sake of the common good. Building on his decades of social activism … Continue reading →

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Thich Nhat Hanh and David Suzuki in Conversation about the Health of the Planet

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

by James Hoggan. Article and video-clips on HuffPost. “Thich Nhat Hanh said we have to accept that our civilization can be destroyed, not by an outside force, but by ourselves, just as many civilizations before ours have been destroyed. If … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Hope of the World

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

by Michael Meade, Founder, Mosaic Multicultural Foundation – There is a second level of hope found, not by clinging to old dreams or by denying despair, but by surviving it. When life becomes darkest the eye of the soul begins … Continue reading →

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Praying for the Earth

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. Article on HuffPost. “The earth needs our prayers more than we know. It needs us to acknowledge its sacred nature, that it is not just something to use and dispose. Many of us know the effectiveness of … Continue reading →

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Book: In Search of the Informal Capital of Community

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

by Hanmin Liu President and CEO of Wildflowers Institute. Hanmin Liu writes of his exploration and understanding of the often invisible strengths and resources in communities, what he calls informal capital. He then describes models and processes to support communities … Continue reading →

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Film: Journey of the Universe

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

This film project and book is a collaboration of evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme and historian of religions Mary Evelyn Tucker. They weave a tapestry that draws together scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology, and biology with humanistic insights concerning the … Continue reading →

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Film: A Farm for the Future

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key. BBC Natural World Film. Film can be viewed HERE.

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No such thing as a thing

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

How we are all connected through an essential, irreducible Bond, by Lynne McTaggart in “Ode Magazine,” July/August 2011

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A New Shade of Green:

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kalliopeia

Interview with Pierre Rabhi by Joseph Rowe, on the website “Illuminate Me” – “The priority of the agro-ecological approach is for people to be able to feed themselves, through respect and effective use of their own local resources. Production must … Continue reading →

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