Mind Maps Available

As requested I've uploaded various versions of the Mind Maps.
They are available Here.

Site Updates Progress Report: 29 Sep 2009

Tentative introduction completed. Will convert for web presentation over the next day or so. Site may go live this week if all agree.
There are still many areas to clear up.

• Major rewrite of alpha text still underway to incorporate the "guild" and I4C pages.
• HC and CAHC pages need updating.
• "Stewardship Of Dwellings Program" Draft update Commenced.
• "Community Future Business Fund" Draft update commenced.
• "Government For The People" draft commenced.
• Tentative "definitions" page almost completed.
• "Our Global Village" is being commenced.
• "Financial Model" draft update completed
• "Local Living Economies" information page drafted
• "Community Funds Program" Draft update commenced.
• "Community Works Program" Draft update commenced.

So a long way to go, but still looking at alpha completion in December.

Planned Obsolescence

New section added to "MEDIA" titled "Planned Obsolescence".
Chris Gondek interviews Giles Slade from: "Harvard Press: Off the Page with Giles Slade".
Audio linked to here as well.
Site original audio can be accessed:
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1569965

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What Is The SRCBM?

Transcript: The Self Reliant Community Based Model is a modular framework for the creation of communities. The SRCBM uses existing technology and incorporates many successful techniques, from all over the world, to help in its diverse design. The most important element of the SRCBM is to promote the individuals right of self determination. The SRCBM does not have any religious or moral bias. It is not the purpose of the model to impose any form of religion, or moral, bias on individuals. The SRCBM uses Permacultures principles and ethics as its basis. It also incorporates Permacultures ecological sustainability and manufacturing principles. The SRCBM is modular so as to allow for gradual incorporation of its elements into a community. Some elements of the SRCBM may not be appropriate to some areas. The modular nature of the SRCBM permits both individual and community freedom in it implementation. The present centralising of power has produced the very "all-powerful and overweening" bureaucracy that Einstein warned of in 1949. The right of individual self determination has been sold to the highest bidder and we are the lesser for it. The good news is that just as this sale has happened, so it can be reversed. That is the purpose of the SRCBM. To ensure freedom, self determination and true democracy to all the people of this our global village.

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Community Supported Agriculture

Just added a new section to VISUAL MEDIA on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
It can be accessed here.
The 4 part series of 20 min Documentaries are available for download here (opens in new window).