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May 2008 UAS Newsletter- Ecological Design! Upcoming UAS EventsA Convenient Truth- UAS Green Movie Night & Forum
An evening with Dada Maheshvarananda: A Conversation About Venezuelan Reality and Prout's Contribution to Social Transformation Join us for an evening with noted author, activist, and monk - Dada Maheshvarananda. He has served as a consultant for the Venezuelan government in Proutist Economic Development, and in October 2006 he started the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela in Caracas, an independent not for profit foundation.
Topics that will be addressed include: What are the social advances made by the "Bolivarian Revolution" since the election of President Hugo Chavez in 1998? How does this affect the poverty statistics, and how does it affect the actual lives of the poor? What shortcomings and problems need to be overcome? How much pressure can the U.S. government apply to change the government? How can the principles of Prout assist in transforming society and ending poverty?
Featured ArticleLearn and Apply: Chicago Green AlleywaysAccording to Robert Ricklefs, in his wonderful book appropriately titled Ecology, the study of the science of Ecological Design has two goals: to learn and to apply. What will learning about ecological design bring to the table? How will we apply what we learn? Ecological design is rooted in attention to context and scale. As our cities grow and become massive conglomerated entities, we are losing sight of context and scale. Solutions to particular problems are best when they are localized, use existing and appropriate resources, and are both predictive and prescriptive.
Local Economies Based on Local Planning
Inner ViewSan Francisco gets an Eco-Boost
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