Monthly Archives: December 2014

A Gift Circle: Our Amazing Experience

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Dave Pollard

Gift circles (not to be confused with “gifting circles”, a pyramid scheme that involves giving someone a large sum of money) have been around for a few years. I am familiar with them from my visits to Eugene, Oregon, where … Continue reading →

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A Community-Based Resilience Framework

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Dave Pollard

When I am asked by people “What can we do now?” to prepare for economic, energy or ecological collapse, I have of late been suggesting doing the things shown in boxes 2, 3, 4 and 7 in the graphic above — … Continue reading →

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Coming Out of Hiding

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Dave Pollard

We are all, I believe, suffering from Civilization Disease, struggling in varying ways and to varying degrees to cope physically, emotionally and psychologically with the stress, anxiety, violence, trauma, brutality, coercion, and the sheer unnaturalness of our global industrial … Continue reading →