JustGreen Initiatives
Organization working to green our cities
Cities around the world are growing at an alarming rate, especially in developing countries. The opportunites to encourage energy efficiency, connectivity, transportation, green building, recycling and other resource mindful stratagies are immense. This group acts as a collection of people, groups and organizations working to assure the social, environment ...learn more
GROUP DETAILS
Created: Jun 12, 2008
Updated: Nov 09, 2009
Membership: Invitation Only
Semi-Private
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Problem [Edit]
English: Starting a business is very costly and very risky since world economy is sick.
Français: Démarrer une entreprise coûte très cher et s'avère très risqué actuellement.
Espanol: Es peligroso y cuesta mucho para empezar una compania commercial ahora.
Action [Edit]
Au Canada, en Chine et partout ailleurs je crois, de plus en plus d'entreprises cessent leurs activités, car les affaires vont mal. Deux libraires ce sont suicidés récemment à Montréal. Les ventent diminuent et les coûts de production augmentent. Nous sommes confrontés à l'obligation de changer notre modèle économique. Notre économie capitaliste fondée sur un système de guerre a échoué.
LA SOLUTION::: former des collectifs!
Comment faire une soupe aux légumes si je n'ai que des carottes?
Je me doute que mes voisins ont au moins un légume en réserve eux aussi...
Rassemblons nos légumes et faisons une soupe collective!
Plaisir, pas besoin d'en achetter d'autres, et chacun aura quelques parts de la soupe à manger et à partager avec sa famille.
Le même principe peut servir pour former un collectif de livres, de services (comme l'accorderie, accorderie.ca), de n'importe quoi!!!
ENGLISH
How can I make vegetable soupif I have only a few carots?
I presume my neighbours also have a vegetable in their possession...
Let's get it all together and make a rich soup!
You provide little and get lots...
Same principle works for anything you want to do but feels it would cost too much and take too much time and energy to do alone.
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What to Do [Edit]
Please provide a step by step instructions for how Ato implement the solution. This will likely be the longest section of the solution with the most detail.
E.g.
Step 1: Initial Site Suitability Survey
- Seek out a local community based organization to find 10 prospective homemakers to survey, make sure they are representative of the wider community
- If literacy levels are low, ask the community based organization to conduct the survey in person and record the results themselves
- Follow the protocol in the file called ‘Initial Survey’ in the ‘Files & Photos’ tab
- Etc…
Step 2: Feasibility Study
- Etc …
Tips [Edit]
Already, there are collective organisations in your area. They can guide you.
You may get in touch with the earthrainbow network to get advice and share your ideas with a mass of people.
Equipment [Edit]
la mise en commun de ce que nous avons déjà.
Un lieu, ou une centrale selon les besoins du projet collectif.
Un système de diffusion de l'information: site web, rencontres ponctuelles, téléphone, etc.
Assessment [Edit]
Put your idea on paper or on the web and post it to see who is interested.
Talk about it to other people.
Then set the parameters with your group: what we want it to be like and how to operate.
Get it done and enjoy.
Meet every week, month or season: on a regular basis, to share and see where we're going.
Related Resources [Edit]
Please share whatever resources such as websites, books, case studies, support groups etc that would be helpful for people implementing the solution. Don’t forget you can upload files and photos to the ‘Files & Photos’ tab of the solution. Also, you can connect this solution to consultants / service providers, practitioners, funders etc in the ‘Network’ tab.
E.g.
- "Fuel Efficient Stove" by P.Galvin (ISBN 0872884952) – good read for beginners.
- The Stove Org - a great consultancy/service provider dedicated to helping practitioners implement successful projects – we added a link in the ‘Network’ Tab
- Biogas - a solution on WiserEarth focused on alternative energy sources to fuel wood and might be suitable for your situation.
