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:"I am 80 now. It's not that I think, like any old man, that change is wrong. I recognise that the world has always changed, I know that. But the point is, it's changing more extremely and swiftly than at anytime in the past several million years and one of the things I don't want to do is look at my grandchildren and hear them say. "Grandfather, you knew it was happening and did nothing." / [[Climate | :"I am 80 now. It's not that I think, like any old man, that change is wrong. I recognise that the world has always changed, I know that. But the point is, it's changing more extremely and swiftly than at anytime in the past several million years and one of the things I don't want to do is look at my grandchildren and hear them say. "Grandfather, you knew it was happening and did nothing." / [[Climate action UK]] | ||
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:"The last time the UK’s wildlife faced a challenge on this scale was at the end of the last ice age. We need to find ways to help our wildlife become more resilient to the trials it faces in the 21st century. We must now work on a landscape scale if we are to give wildlife a chance and allow future generations to enjoy nature as we have." / [[Biodiversity UK]] | :"The last time the UK’s wildlife faced a challenge on this scale was at the end of the last ice age. We need to find ways to help our wildlife become more resilient to the trials it faces in the 21st century. We must now work on a landscape scale if we are to give wildlife a chance and allow future generations to enjoy nature as we have." / [[Biodiversity UK]] | ||
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"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." <br>Jane Austen | "To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." <br>Jane Austen | ||
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"Complementary currencies can reveal to us that, even in the poorest places, there are vast living assets - ideas, skills, time, love even - that can turn our ideas of scarcity on their heads." <br>David Boyle / [[Community currencies activism]] | "Complementary currencies can reveal to us that, even in the poorest places, there are vast living assets - ideas, skills, time, love even - that can turn our ideas of scarcity on their heads." <br>David Boyle / [[Community currencies activism]] | ||
"Go with your gut instinct. Be innovative. Innovation is about challenge, challenging others, challenging yourself, your own perceptions. If its hasn't got a challenge in it let someone else do it - you go and do something that is unique." | |||
Barbara Willis Brown of the [[Birmingham]] ([[UK]]) based organisation Scawdi - taken from a [[wikipedia:Podcast|podcast]] on the Grassroots Channel <ref>[http://www.podnosh.com podnosh.com]</ref> | |||
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"The energy descent is going to take a hell of a lot of energy dissent!" <br>The Camp for Climate Action <ref>http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/ The Camp for Climate Action]</ref> / [[Climate action UK]] | "The energy descent is going to take a hell of a lot of energy dissent!" <br>The Camp for Climate Action <ref>[http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/ The Camp for Climate Action]</ref> / [[Climate action UK]] | ||
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"We see people-power-place in action when our neighbourhoods, villages, towns or cities become a focus of common interest. When people make their place a community of interest. When communities of place become communities of interest we begin to develop a set of in-common aims, objectives and intentions. Dreams and aspirations for neighbourhoods are discussed and opportunities to make it happen are pursued, in common. When things begin to change physically, behaviour change follows and, importantly, neighbourhood we-ness builds to oversee a reinvention of place and community. | |||
<br> | Any enabling processes that support and encourage this regaining of place by its people will likely involve only light touch governance to enable the spirit of place to re-emerge. I anticipate that such initiatives will become the sustaining force behind flourishing communities." | ||
<br>Prof. Rhiannon Corcoran, Academic Lead, Community Wellbeing Evidence Programme. Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool. <ref>[https://www.whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/academic-perspective-when-communities-of-place-become-communities-of-interest-the-magic-catalyst-of-community-wellbeing/ whatworkswellbeing.org]</ref> | |||
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"We are social creatures, our behaviours are shaped and constrained by social norms and expectations. Negotiating change is best pursued at the level of groups and communities. Social support is particularly vital in breaking habits, and in devising new social norms and more sustainable patterns of consumption. Government can play a vital role in nurturing and supporting community based social change." <br>Professor Tim Jackson, University of Surrey | "We are social creatures, our behaviours are shaped and constrained by social norms and expectations. Negotiating change is best pursued at the level of groups and communities. Social support is particularly vital in breaking habits, and in devising new social norms and more sustainable patterns of consumption. Government can play a vital role in nurturing and supporting community based social change." <br>Professor Tim Jackson, University of Surrey | ||
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:Localisation means finding a balance that has been lost between local, regional, national and international markets. It does not mean that there is no open trade, but that companies have less control and communities more over what is produced and how. It means that what is traded is done fairly, to | :Localisation means finding a balance that has been lost between local, regional, national and international markets. It does not mean that there is no open trade, but that companies have less control and communities more over what is produced and how. It means that what is traded is done fairly, to mutual advantage" / [[Localism]] | ||
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:"What we need is a system of work in which, instead of believing in a job, people can believe in themselves." / [[Sustainable livelihood]] | :"What we need is a system of work in which, instead of believing in a job, people can believe in themselves." / [[Sustainable livelihood]] | ||
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:“There is a groundswell of support for an economy in which people have more power over the decisions that affect them, whether that’s housing, jobs or local high streets. Community economic development has the potential to be truly transformational, offering an effective tool to turn the inclusive growth agenda into practical action. | |||
:What we have learnt, though, is that for community economic development to be effective some fundamental changes are required. In particular, community-led economic plans need to have a legitimate and recognised place in the way that local authorities and other decision-making bodies approach economic development so that the community’s vision can form a key part of the strategy for the local economy.” / [[Towards sustainable economies UK]] | |||
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:No political challenge can be met by shopping. | :"No political challenge can be met by shopping." <ref>[http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/07/24/eco-junk/ Eco-junk]'' (2007-07-24)</ref> | ||
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:"Faced with a choice between the survival of the planet and a new set of matching tableware, most people would choose the tableware". <ref>''Campaigning for Austerity'' (2005-02-03)</ref> | :"Faced with a choice between the survival of the planet and a new set of matching tableware, most people would choose the tableware". <ref>''Campaigning for Austerity'' (2005-02-03)</ref> | ||
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:"The denial of [[climate change]], while out of tune with the science, is consistent with, even necessary for, the outlook of almost all the world's economists." | :"The denial of [[climate change]], while out of tune with the science, is consistent with, even necessary for, the outlook of almost all the world's economists." | ||
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:“Where democracy counts most it is nowhere to be seen…by the time we are asked for our opinion, there will be little left to discuss but the colour of the road signs”. <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/22/project-britain-debate-oxford-cambridge-expressway The Guardian]</ref> | |||
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:"Bake them a cake, write them a poem, give them a kiss, tell them a joke, but for god’s sake stop thrashing the planet to tell someone you care. All it shows is that you don’t." / [[Buy Nothing Day]] | |||
<br>George Monbiot {{W|George Monbiot}} <ref>[http://www.monbiot.com/ www.monbiot.com], George Monbiot on [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Monbiot wikiquote]</ref> | <br>George Monbiot {{W|George Monbiot}} <ref>[http://www.monbiot.com/ www.monbiot.com], George Monbiot on [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Monbiot wikiquote]</ref> | ||
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"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." <br>Bertrand Russell | "The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." <br>Bertrand Russell | ||
"you can never move faster than the speed of trust" when it comes to community engagement. <br>Cormac Russell <ref>@CormacRussell on [https://twitter.com/CormacRussell twitter]</ref> | |||
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"If I had to choose one word - it would be Generosity. It's about having the generosity of spirit to recognise that however fantastic you think your idea is there are loads and loads of other people out there who have also got great ideas and who have been working really hard...Realise that you are surrounded by people who are trying to do good, but haven't quite managed to crack it yet. If you've got a great idea go out and find them and say 'How can my idea help you?' rather than thinking about 'How can I start from scratch?'. It's about basic human generosity." <br>Matthew Taylor | "If I had to choose one word - it would be Generosity. It's about having the generosity of spirit to recognise that however fantastic you think your idea is there are loads and loads of other people out there who have also got great ideas and who have been working really hard...Realise that you are surrounded by people who are trying to do good, but haven't quite managed to crack it yet. If you've got a great idea go out and find them and say 'How can my idea help you?' rather than thinking about 'How can I start from scratch?'. It's about basic human generosity." <br>Matthew Taylor | ||
"One day soon, our high streets, parks, libraries, housing hubs, train stations, and cafes will become spaces for us to meet, repair, make, borrow, lend, grow, bake, reflect, care, and eat together." Rebecca Trevalyan FRSA <ref>[https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2017/05/creating-thriving-community-hubs-what-does-it-take RSA]</ref> / [[Community resources UK]] | |||
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A“It’s not me that is ‘hard to reach’ it’s those people with the money & power that are”
"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." B"The tree, which moves some to tears of joy, is, in the eyes of others, only a green thing that stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees."
Barbara Willis Brown of the Birmingham (UK) based organisation Scawdi - taken from a podcast on the Grassroots Channel [4] C"The energy descent is going to take a hell of a lot of energy dissent!"
Any enabling processes that support and encourage this regaining of place by its people will likely involve only light touch governance to enable the spirit of place to re-emerge. I anticipate that such initiatives will become the sustaining force behind flourishing communities."
D"The power of the web fundamentally stems from joining things up and sharing, ..."
F"A chasm is opening between people and mainstream politics. Britain needs a strong movement to campaign for democratic and constitutional reform and tackle some of the more difficult issues regarding engaging citizens in the political process." G"Think Globally, Act Locally W" H"My passion isn’t for hydro, it’s for people taking control of their own futures." Ann Harding, Settle Hydro [8] / Community energy
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K"Most people participate in their communities not as part of organised groups, but in doing acts of kindness" L
M"There are striking variations in health across different areas of the UK and what is clear is that not only physical aspects of the area, like pollution, affect health, but also things like the level of trust, tolerance and the level of social cohesion."
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O"The public gets what it asks for: ask for the "good stuff" and that's what they'll have to supply, Similarly, refuse to buy the "bad stuff" and the market for it will collapse. The power of the public is potentially enormous - let's use it." P"Government needs to be at least as good as any other sector in communication, and arguably should set new standards. It ought to be a sensitive and comprehensive listener. It must be an efficient and prompt disseminator of information. It has to answer questions accurately, honestly and completely. It must be accountable for what it does, prepared to explain and defend its decisions but also admit its mistakes." Q
R"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."
S"There are no environmental solutions to environmental problems, only social, economic and political ones"
T"If I had to choose one word - it would be Generosity. It's about having the generosity of spirit to recognise that however fantastic you think your idea is there are loads and loads of other people out there who have also got great ideas and who have been working really hard...Realise that you are surrounded by people who are trying to do good, but haven't quite managed to crack it yet. If you've got a great idea go out and find them and say 'How can my idea help you?' rather than thinking about 'How can I start from scratch?'. It's about basic human generosity."
W"Everytime I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
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