Shake The Dust

Link Loving 22.03.12

• Eight lessons about money that Penelope Trunk learned from her family.
• Totnes takes the offensive. Fantastic stuff. Rob Hopkins.
• How China gets the internet to censor itself. Jason Q. Ng.
• Taking the revolutionary to the every day – stories from Nigeria. Tolulope Ilesanmi.
• Free 3-day media training for women activists.

If You Want Your Idea To Spread – Do This

Better than yet another Executive Summary, no?

A Budget For The 1%

Amidst the interest rate spin, tax breaks for the super-rich and anti-green infrastructure policies, the Chancellor committed us to another year of austerity, despite its crippling effects on our economy and society. It’s the economic equivalent of medieval medicine, bleeding a sick, weak patient in the hope of making them better.

New Economics Foundation gets it right. Now look at the graph below – especially the green section for the UK…

Link Loving 21.03.12

• Is there anything left that is not for sale? Seriously spooky. Michael Sandel.
• Why have no bankers been arrested? Jon Snow.
• A Black Wednesday for the environment? Joss Garman.
• Anna Ford is a wonderful interviewee on Desert Island Discs.
• Disrupt Dirty Power.

Build A Tower, Build A Team

100% confirmation of the importance of action-learning and process design. Brilliant.

h/t Charlotte Millar

Link Loving 20.03.12

• How Occupy Wall Street transformed the national discussion from Tea Party austerity to standing up for ordinary Americans in its first six months. Travis Weldron.
• Occupy Faith offers us a parable. Grace Davie.

 

Dance Your PhD

This is perhaps the greatest idea ever – a contest for PhD’s to explain their research through dance. For realz.

This year’s winner is all about hip replacements. Genius.

Inspiring Supporter Action – Great New Resource

I came across a great guide written by my friend Emma Taggart for NCVO/BOND called Inspiring Supporter Action. Have a read – some points that stood out for me below;

• 75% of the public have campaigned on behalf of a charity and almost everyone would consider it. People want to campaign – we are just particularly bad at getting people involved!
• Relationships -already in community groups, faith communities, trade unions, support groups
• Experiences – personally effected by issue – health
• First step into activism is often despite the campaign issue, rather than because of it. They’ve been brought along by family member or friend – and only develop passion for the issue after starting to campaign on it. What does this tell about where largest potential new activists are? One step away from our existing campaigners!

Link Loving 19.03.12

• Why things don’t change – a conversation. John Thackara.
• Make Bradford British – a reality TV show that does look worth watching. (No offence, Kardashians.)
• How start-ups can maintain their culture as they grow. Karen Rubin.
• We say we want a revolution. Seth Godin.
• Diplomacy and comedy – not natural comrades, but funny ones. Colum Lynch.
• On consumption vs collaboration. Laura Billings.