A Convenient Way to Make a Difference

I saw An Inconvenient Truth this weekend — and had a devilishly exciting idea afterward:

Somewhere between 1000 and 1500 copies of this film will hit video stores all over Chicago on November 21st. The website displayed at the end of the film has almost no links to Chicago.

But I want to talk . . . → Read More: A Convenient Way to Make a Difference

Now Showing: An Inconvenient Truth

C3 partner organization, Faith in Place has just released the list of more than 140 congregations that will host screenings of An Inconvenient Truth, many of them for free. If you haven’t seen the flick, this would be a good time. Most of them happen in early October, but some later in the month.

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From Empire to Earth Community

The summer issue of Yes! magazine is dedicated to what they call a shift from Empire to Earth Community. The lead article by David Korten is a good articulation of what I think we’re up to in our C3 projects. There are a number of resource links and some articles about things happening in other . . . → Read More: From Empire to Earth Community

Local Media Resource

Found this on the ChicagoBloggers email list, might be helpful to some in thinking about getting the word out about their project(s)…

…what and why you write varies across a broad spectrum. If you are interested in writing about neighborhood and community issues and stories for an edited news publication, read on.

I recently . . . → Read More: Local Media Resource

Small Group Discussion Resources

As some of us are considering project possibilities, the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) might be of interest.

NWEI’s hallmark program is a series of discussion courses, developed in Portland, but available to groups anywhere in the United States:

• CHOICES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING • VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY • DISCOVERING A SENSE OF PLACE • EXPLORING . . . → Read More: Small Group Discussion Resources

An Inconvenient Truth

A number of people who’ve already seen it are recommending everyone see Al Gore’s new documentary An Inconvenient Truth. It’s currently playing at: Century 12 and CineArts 6, Landmark’s Century Centre, Renaissance Place, River East 21.

See the long review from J.R. Jones at the Reader.

Have you seen it? Click the Comments link to . . . → Read More: An Inconvenient Truth