Month: March 2013

Brazilian town shows way to sustainable culture with arts and crafts

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They started to interact with the local community to design and manufacture decorative artworks almost entirely from recyclable materials such as used wood, wood reclaimed from old houses, cans, paper, etc. Toti trained a group of craftsmen, getting them to produce pieces of art according to his designs as they learned each technique. No design Read more about Brazilian town shows way to sustainable culture with arts and crafts[…]

New Article about the Community Finance Canvas in REconomy project

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The REconomy Project published an article about the Canvas method recently. The Project  aims to help build the capacity of Transition Initiatives, and other community organizations doing similar work, to grow a new kind of local economy. It’s aimed at people active in Transition, or similar. Through their website, they hope to provide some inspiration, Read more about New Article about the Community Finance Canvas in REconomy project[…]