Sustainable Community Development

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Discussion forum on approaches to Sustainable Community Development, Business Sustainability and Capacity Building in both rural and urban environments.

Website: http://www.atlanticsustainability.ca/partners/antigonish.htm
Location: Canada
Members: 25
Created By: K. Malhotra
Latest Activity: May 31

Background

Antigonish Sustainable Development is a not-for-profit organization located in Antigonish (NS), Canada that assists organizations, businesses, municipalities and communities to advance sustainability through a modular plan called the Framework for Antigonish as a Leading Sustainable Community, a document released to the public in July 2007. Becoming a sustainable community provides the opportunity to develop a rich knowledge base of achievable actions and best practices which can then be transferred for other communities seeking to become more sustainable. The Antigonish area is well positioned to become a model sustainable community in the Province of Nova Scotia and in Atlantic Canada because of the leadership being taken in this area by local interest groups. For more information on Antigonish Sustainable Development and the Framework, visit the website. The framework is open for your sharing and use but acknowledge the sources.

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sustainable intentional communities for the coming times 4 Replies

Started by Lester Germanio. Last reply by Lester Germanio May 10.

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Comment by Teardrops*for*katelynn on May 31, 2008 at 12:40pm: Where was the rest of the world while we were dying ?

What would you do?

Sugar and spice and everything nice.

This is suppose to every little girls life.

What happens when life is not like that?

What if your life is filled with constant abuse by the people who suppose to protect you?

For little Katelynn of Indiana, her life is filled with this from a father, stepmother and father's family; everyone but her the relatives that love her have been deined the ability to see her.

What happens when the police will not stop this?

Than try Child Protection Service, but they will not stop this either.

The next thing to do is go to the court.

What would you do if the Child Protection Services and the court helped the abusers hurt her?

The media might work but they ignore majority of average people.

In this search for help, several politicians ignored or said stop bothering them.

If these people will not help little katelynn of Indiana than who will?

Will this little girl have to pay the ultimate price for these adults mistakes?

Now....,what will you do?!

This is Indiana's Shame and these are Teardrops for Katelynn

Petition for Justice for Katelynn:
http://www. gopetition. com/online/5918. html

Don't let these little abused children be abused in silence anymore, please!
Tell someone!
Demand answers!
Demand the children's truth!
Above all break through this silence for theses abused childrens sake!
No adults rights is greater than the right of the child to be safe!

Comment by Erle Frayne Argonza on May 28, 2008 at 11:04pm: Good morning, Partners! I have begun to share notes about my diverse development experiences (pls see blog articles). My community development engagements are already incorporated in the welter of development experiences. Happy viewing!

Comment by K. Malhotra on May 10, 2008 at 2:16pm: I am interested in models/frameworks that folks are using for sustainable community development. If you are using a specific approach and can share, that would be great! You can vist the one we are using at http://www.atlanticsustainability.ca/partners/antigonish.htm

Comment by Keith Vann on May 4, 2008 at 7:34pm: Sadly, I believe that the current global corporate economic paradigm is unsustainable, and is due to fatally implode within the next decade. Along with its demise will likely go the primary means of subsistence for most of the people on this planet.

I see severe energy, water, and food shortages, and lethal pandemics as the key reasons, but I also believe that the downfall of corporate globacracy will be partially orchestrated by the actions of peaceful saboteurs who truly love this planet and its potential to harmoniously support all life.

That said, I wish to learn as much as I can about the principles of sustainable communities, biosystems, and economies in order to aid in the intelligent resurgence of the human presence on this planet.

Comment by Suzi High on April 17, 2008 at 5:30am: Without using the Community Development Approach, development doesn't actually work, as the people need to engage with development, not have it done to them. We have all the technology to sort the problems we have created, we need to focus on community interaction.