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 Recommended web sites and links:
  • Margaret Wheatley on the lessons from nature, change, leadership, resistance, courage, diversity, life balance and global issues, articles, books, events and simple processes www.margaretwheatley.com and www.berkana.org
  • Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff and Future Search; their classic books are amongst the most valuable I have read www.futuresearch.net
  • Monetary Reform, Debt and Interest: debate and initiatives www.prosperityuk.com; www.globaljusticemovement.net and www.JamesRobertson.com/news.htm; Islamic perspective, free of interest and relevance to Sustainability www.islamic-finance.com 
  • New Economics Foundation www.neweconomics.org independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. It aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. It works in partnership and puts people and the planet first
  • Positive News www.positivenews.org.uk
  • RoadPeace www.roadpeace.org champions the rights of road crash victims, works to increase public awareness and campaigns for real road safety to reduce the causes of road crashes
  • Robert Greenleaf Servant Leadership Centre www.greenleaf.org/ and in UK www.servantleadership.org.uk
  • Schumacher Society www.schumachersociety.org

  • Simpol - International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (SP), an international campaign for global justice and sustainability offering voters a new way to use their votes to address global issues like climate change, sustainability, fair trade and monetary reform www.simpol.org and/or www.simpol.org.uk
  • Sustainable Development Network, people working for sustainability providing valuable meetings, forums and networking www.amed.org.uk/sigs/sdn
  • Sustrans, UK charity working on practical projects to help reduce motor traffic, a national Cycle Network and Safe Routes to School www.sustrans.org.uk
  • Transition Towns www.transitiontowns.org is a resource and inspiration for communities wanting to start grass roots initiatives for responding to the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change. This site provides a focal point for all of these towns, villages, cities and localities around the world as they implement their own Transition Initiatives.
  • Unlock Democracy www.unlockdemocracy.org.uk has replaced Charter 88 and The New Politics Network who have joined forces to campaign for continuing constitutional reform, strengthening the power of local communities, and a modern and fair democracy. Through their successful campaign for the Sustainable Communities Act, the power of local democracy and local will be strengthened.
  • Vandana Shiva www.vshiva.net and Navdanya the Research Foundation she inspired www.navdanya.org
  • World Development Movement, respected, influential NGO and reliable source of information on global issues www.wdm.org.uk
  • World Future Council www.worldfuturecouncil.org/
  • World Watch www.worldwatch.org  a leading source of information on environmental, social, and economic issues and how to achieve an environmentally sustainable and socially just society.


Many more resources are given in my books, Living System: Making Sense of Sustainability, Making a Difference and Global Forces.
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