Village Connections is a virtual forum for all who want a world of creative, inclusive and sustainable localities where all can meet their needs (material and aspirational). Your contribution is most welcome.
From US-Iran problems to a new, local-global solutions paradigm
New Zealand diplomats with nuclear-free peacemaking credentials based already in Tehran, Washington, London, and Europe could right now begin…
31st December 2011 Antipodean Blogger
Threatened Israeli Airstrike on Iran: NZ Nuclear-free Liaison Proposed
At President Obama’s Washington Nuclear Summit New Zealand’s Prime minister John Key offered “New Zealand leadership on the nuclear issue.”
17th November 2011 Antipodean Blogger
Christchurch Post Earthquake Developmental Ladder Award Three: “Campus Central” in the Draft Central City Plan
This Ladder Award blog notes the potential for a village precinct to emerge where a creative mix of education, technological innovation, social mixing and entertainment arts induce people to socialise, study, work, live and shop.
11th November 2011 Ladder & Shovel Awards
Christchurch Post-Earthquake Developmental Ladder Award Two: The Science Alive Educational Trust
Trail-blazing potential to help to connect people where they live, learn, work and create in their localities with on-going, cutting-edge, value-creating, global technological innovation and thinking
9th November 2011 Ladder & Shovel Awards
Christchurch Post Earthquake Developmental Ladder Award One: The Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus (Epic) project
Having Silicon Valley-style conversations – “Why is Silicon Valley so successful? It’s because all the graduates are in one place and they can bump into each other at cafes and talk about their ideas” (Nevill-Manning Christchurch Press 3 August, 2011)
7th November 2011 Ladder & Shovel Awards
This is a spontaneous meeting space for Villagers - step onto the virtual Soap Box and share your top-of-brain notions and passions, opinions, knowledge or a story.
The brewing of ideas will help the whole Village to better understand itself and its possibilities.
It can also help generate everyday material and reality checks for academics and policymakers to collaborate in brokering robust solutions that the Villagers want.
The Soap Box
Three post-earthquake technology development ladders proposed for Christchurch projects
When the way out is through the door, why set up a Green Global Casino?
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When down a hole, it is essential to distinguish a shovel from a ladder – one gets you out, one digs you in deeper. So too, with society’s opinion- and decision-makers. You are invited to nominate any of them for a Ladder or Shovel Award, explaining to fellow Villagers why they should endorse your Award.
Ladder and Shovel Awards
Christchurch Post-Earthquake Developmental Ladder Award Two: The Science Alive Educational Trust
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Here the Antipodean Blogger draws on an eclectic mix of news and comment from around the world to clarify contexts which can support, or impede, people building local connections that enable them to better understand and (sustainably) fulfill their aspirations, both within their localities and in relation to the wider world beyond them.
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From US-Iran problems to a new, local-global solutions paradigm
Threatened Israeli Airstrike on Iran: NZ Nuclear-free Liaison Proposed
Turkey and New Zealand – From World War One Antagonists to Peacemaking Partners? (Part 2, 2011)
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"If you haven't found something to be passionate about, keep looking. The possibilities are endless." |
Feature Projects - See
The Unworthy Tree – a creative filmed story of a successful local development project
Trailer of “The Silent Connectors” – a film-based methodology for the local co-exploration of desirable futures
Village Notices
Happy New Year ...
Quote to go with recent blogs:
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
― Abraham Lincoln
Recent Comments
- Antipodean Village Blogger: Wonderful news: Both Iran and the West have agreed to have peace talks, and Turkey has...
- Antipodean Village Blogger: The following statement (reported in the Manawatu Standard) by Richard Dalton, a former...
- Antipodean Village Blogger: The storming by hundreds of Iranian protestors of the British embassy in Tehran is the...
- Di: Kia ora, Hoping to celebrate Matariki with you guys.
- Dora Evagelinaki: Intercultural relations in general and the commitment to promoting intercultural dialogue in...
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