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Permalink Reply by David E Greenwald on February 26, 2011 at 4:24pm

please see if kate is ok w shining the spot light on her award

and if there is a write up about it

 

cheers

bro david

Permalink Reply by David E Greenwald on February 26, 2011 at 4:28pm

hi Les;

 

what is an appropriate place to post the following (looking for farmer for 3 acre organic veg farm in Niwot CO)

 

Awesome Farming Opportunity

       
I have a farm on 3 acres in Niwot that has a growing field 200'x 75', black gold with an amazing 7 ph and a drip water system.
  
There is a 40'x10' lean-to that was errected for a retail stand, chickens are planned for the spring as lamps and a 1500 sq. ft. interior greenhouse.  
  
The seed library is all organic and 30% of which are heirlooms waiting to be unleashed.
  
I would like to welcome any interested seasoned and learning farmers to part take in this years growing season and posssibly more....
Meaning, if there is a qualified and passionate soul that is committed and holds goal oriented energy, I would like to consider a long term partnership.
 
Please call Charlie
Niwot Fattoria
720 684-6796
720 569-1014
Permalink Reply by Les Squires on February 27, 2011 at 9:30am

Posted this GLOBAL TRANSITION IN ACTION as a perfect example of people DOING, as opposed to just talking about Transition.

It's now posted to the news feeds on approximately 260 websites,including http://twitter.com/#!/ThePiedSkyper, and http://www.facebook.com/The.Pied.Skyper 

 

More about the intentions of GTIA -- http://transitioninaction.com/forum/topics/global-transition-in-action 


Good luck with your event! We hope this work serves as a model for locals everywhere.  
If those "out standing in their fields" are interested, you are welcome to use this link below to create a group (perhaps "Farmers Outstanding in their Fields" or some better name of your choice) to turn your idea into an ongoing focus of action for the Global Transition community. It would be great to see a group designed for sharing among our farmers.  Let me know if you want to pursue this and have questions.

 

http://transitioninaction.com/groups/group/new

Permalink Reply by Ruth Ann Barrett on March 7, 2011 at 9:10am

I ran into this report you referenced when I was researching the leadership by choice group. I was wondering if there was a follow up to the February 15th meeting and the "implications for tactical shifts in the use of the internet for organization and mobilization efforts on the parts of similar lifestyle movement organizations?" 

 “The Mobilization of Identities” held on February 15, 2011 at Stanford University.  


Thanks, Ruth Ann

Permalink Reply by Les Squires on March 7, 2011 at 9:58am
There will be a report due out sometime over the next couple of months.  Fascinating...
Permalink Reply by Ruth Ann Barrett on March 7, 2011 at 7:55pm

Thanks. Will check back now and then. My impression from the initial comments on the report was a certain passivity, or much talk and not much, if any, action.  I think the climate change folks in particular are grappling with how to be activists and advocacy as it has become clear that scientific evidence is not tipping the scale, moving the kneedle.  This speech by Mary Evelyn Tucker of the EarthCharter talks about the teachings of Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. and the incorporation of principles of nonviolence, democracy, and peace in its body.  Many sustainability leaders, especially in the category of culture and consciousness are asking the same questions as Ms. Tucker.   I  was also struck by the emphasis on lifestyle as the category, a key phrase we classified in our sustainability taxonomy as Quality of Life in the people element, one of the three major categories - Planet, People, and Prosperity. I was not expecting a mission to "engage individuals to adopt new lifestyles." That is, of course, what the function of marketing focuses on and as Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, the largest advertising agency in the world, wrote in the WPP 2008 social responsibility report, "So if the marketing industry has been unwittingly complicit in causing the problem (carbon), it’s now confronted with an historic opportunity: to shape and encourage consumer demand for sustainable products and lifestyles; to restore the true value of durability; to reject the superfluous in products and packaging;to make much of what has passed for fashion deeply unfashionable. Ruth Ann

Permalink Reply by David MacLeod on March 13, 2011 at 10:45am

Hi Les,

 

How about a tutorial on how to do a Newsletter using Ning's Message Broadcast?

When I copy and paste from Ning pages into the Message Broadcast, the links and photos don't carry over. I can copy and paste the html code, but then I have to figure out and delete a lot of code and figure out which part carries over the info I want.

 

David

Permalink Reply by Les Squires on March 13, 2011 at 8:05pm

Hi David.  

 

This is what works for me:

  • Do all your editing of broadcast messages as a DISCUSSION. Much less prone to accidents, like SENDING before you're actually done edit.  You noticed that I've stopped doing that! :) 
  • Be sure to use the IMAGE button for all your graphics images.  
  • And links use LINK.
  • The text editor for Discussions is more inclusive than on broadcasts, supporting fonts, sizes, colors, left-center-right justifications, etc.
  • Switch to html mode when you're satisfied with your work of art.  (I hope you've done this several times during the composition so you can save work in process to Notepad!) 
  • Paste the final html into BROADCAST MESSAGE.  
  • Review in Visual Mode.  Do fine tunes if any.
  • Send yourself a test copy via email to see how it will look to your recipients.
  • SEND (and keep your fingers crossed).
I hope this helps.  Let me know and I'll refine this list if I've forgotten something crucial.


Permalink Reply by Kathleen Wilson on March 16, 2011 at 10:42pm

Hi Les, is there a way to have a 'attach' button in our block of 'What's on your mind?' There are things that I see on the internet that I would like to add to my page. I've been trying to figure out how to attach it...

Is this possible?

Thanks!

Kathleen Wilson

Permalink Reply by Les Squires on March 17, 2011 at 9:27am
Yes, two ways...

1) when you type something into 'What's on your mind?' and paste in the full URL for something you want to reference, you are prompted to "shorten URL?" Answer YES and your item will include your link. Your item will appear in LATEST ACTIVITY on the homepage (for about 24 hours only)

2) Open TEXT BOX in your portfolio and paste there comments and links you want to call attention to. The advantage of using TEXT BOX is that your entries will appear on your portfolio indefinitely.

My advice. Use both techniques. #1 is an alert that everybody who logs in will see (if only temporarily). #2 makes you a documenter of good stuff for everybody.

I think I've addressed your questions. Contact me if you have further questions.

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