Without the state

A Tale of Two Ecovillages: Damanhur and Findhorn

Damanhur in Italy and the Findhorn Community in Scotland have consciously set out to reduce their dependence on the global corporate economy and to re-weave the web of a more complex, locally based, social economy. In an era where local shops, post offices, schools and other facilities are closing down in unprecedented numbers across Europe, these two communities are experiencing substantial growth and diversification, opening new enterprises and generating new employment.

via trustcurrency.blogspot.com

like a seed beneath the snow...

"The argument of this book is that an anarchist society, a society which organizes itself without authority, is always in existence, like a seed beneath the snow, buried under the weight of the state and its bureaucracy, capitalism and its waste, privilege and its injustices, nationalism and its suicidal loyalties, religious differences and their superstitious separatism. "

Colin Ward, Anarchy in Action,1973

Coming soon...

Bookmark my web site or follow me on Twitter for details of some new monotypes coming soon, including Fylingdale Moor, North Yorkshire Moors (in my 'Memories' series) and Roundway Down in Wiltshire, plus more digital prints as I get the time to upload them.

Don't forget that if you see something on my Etsy shop, but prefer to pay in UK£, I can upload it to my own web site. Just get in touch with your requirements.

Quote of the day

...a liberal is someone who thinks the system is broken and needs to be fixed, whereas a radical understands it’s working the way it’s supposed to.

via Kevin Carson at c4ss.org

links for 2010-03-15

• BradSpangler.com » Blog Archive » The Cold War Is Over And We Lost
  (tags: politics)

Brad Spangler » The Cold War Is Over And We Lost

Libertarian acceptance of the “we’re capitalists and statism is socialism” narrative can be seen as a tribalistic or ceremonial sharing of stories with those we have hoped to influence. A shared mythology makes a tribe. Libertarian theory advocates free markets and it’s irrefutable. On the other hand, libertarian mythology attempts to describe a particular vision of American history as a falling from “capitalist” grace into the burning, sulfurous pit of “socialism”. As a consequence, the more radical critiques of the status quo and history that libertarian theory enables tend to be de-emphasized in the interests of not merely making reformist political alliances, but implicitly appealing to a shared historical narrative to emphasize aspects of libertarianism that (it is hoped) will be found more convincing by those with a right wing mindset. The problem with that approach is that if we, as a movement, are to reject reformism as a strategy and turn toward revolution, we must recognize that the conservative temperament is ill-suited to joining a revolutionary cadre.

via bradspangler.com

Something for the elections...

Free Shipping

Having realised that no shipping costs are going to approach the level of commission paid to galleries, I have decided to offer free shipping to anywhere in the world from my Etsy shop and my own web site.

Both use Paypal, but on Etsy the prices are in US$ while on my own site they are in UK£. Tale your pick, If you see anything on one that isn't on the other and you would prefer to pay in the other currency let me know. 

Web - http://www.panchromatica.co.uk

Etsy - http://panchromatica.etsy.com

My new(ish) web site

I have had a web site of my own for my pictures for a while now, (via ClicPic) but have not made the most of it. I have not had any problems with it, just never given it the time it requires. Recognising that this is something of a waste of money, I have recently revamped it and started adding new pictures. I'm keeping my Etsy shop for the time being, but eventually I'm hoping to keep the web site for more expensive items. Before I do that I want to see how effective it will be compared to Etsy in terms of garnering views and sales. (Not very at the moment!)

Is it something in the water (or Only in America #623)?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8551528.stm