… Tim hadn’t written his book when I started out, but lucky for me, his effectiveness principles can be found in Permaculture Design, and thats what I do, Permaculture.  Mostly in Japan, in Japanese.                                I'd love to get people in creative professions meeting up with each other, and seeing what happens - holistic health professionals, architects, filmmakers, carpenters, yoga teachers - people who dreams big and beautiful for themselves and thei …

Transition Sydney is a group of Sydney people whose concern about the impact that climate change, fossil fuel depletion, and collapsing global trade and financial systems will have on our way of life calls us to do something practical about it. Action is needed at the local level to help communities transition to the new realities these forces will bring and to build their own local resilience. This action starts with a few people getting together and deciding to do something in their local area …

Sydney LETS (Local Energy Trading System) is an alternative trading network made up of individuals who trade goods and services using a community currency called "Operas" instead of federal dollars. You need to be a member of LETS to trade, but new people are welcome to come along to see what's on offer. Find out more about Sydney & Illawarra LETS: http://www.auslets.org/sydney/home/ What's on OFFER? http://www.community-exchange.org/offerings.asp?xid=syce&cat=month What do other members WANT? …