Be The Change

03/09/2020

Continue BEing the Change.

30/08/2020

These Japanese cedar trees are pruned in a way that produces lumber faster and stronger than standard cedar without cutting down any trees! In response to a lumber shortage in Japan in the 1300s, arborists discovered a way to grow trees faster than ever, on the tops of already-existing trees. […]

28/08/2020

SAFE AND PLEASANT URBAN CYCLING
As recently as 2004, motor vehicles could freely enter and park in Delft’s historic core.

Then a left-of-centre municipal government coalition narrowly (19 to 18 votes) passed an 'autoluwe binnenstad' (‘low-car city centre’) policy.

Now not a single resident or trader misses the days when cars choked their streets.

https://twitter.com/hackneycyclist/status/1294711152849674240

As recently as 2004, motor vehicles could freely enter and park in Delft’s historic core.

Then a left-of-center municipal coalition narrowly (19 to 18 votes) passed an autoluwe binnenstad (‘low-car city center’) policy.

Now not a single resident or merchant misses the days when cars choked their streets.

https://twitter.com/hackneycyclist/status/1294711152849674240

28/08/2020

Safety is often cited as the sole reason Dutch women cycle more than men. But it’s not that simple.‬

‪Their fine-grained bike networks support a wide variety of distances and destinations; accommodating complex, multi-purpose travel patterns outside of the “normal” 9-to-5 commute.‬

As people look to creating more segregated cycle routes worldwide, consider always what it will take to encourage Mums and their children to want to cycle.

23/08/2020

Awake a few hours earlier than necessary, we are on bicycles heading through urban infill, in a part of town that used to be Osaka Bay. Moving inland, we pass through a few old shopping arcades, and several dozen close-knit neighborhood blocks where century-old homes with wood frames and soil walls,...

20/08/2020

As a heart-based, mindful activist, it is important to be able to distinguish between fake news and real news, fake consultations and real genuine transparent questionnaires/consultations.

This TWO MINUTE clip is probably the most powerful ever produced... timeless... classic... and so powerful ... to understand some of the tricks used to slant consulation outcomes and supposed customer/citizen views! Study it closely.

Sir Humphrey Appleby demonstrates the use of leading questions to skew an opinion survey to support or oppose National Service (Military Conscription). Taken...

13/08/2020

At this time of mass fear, all we can do to keep us grounded, and eating life-full, organic, natural foods will enhance our immune systems.

The idea that immersing yourself in forests and nature has a healing effect is far more than just folk wisdom