Eco Learning – an independent think-tank and forum for those who seek to realise eco-living

For those who want to know more

Eco Learning: an invitation to contemplate an appropriate response in

Times of Change
As an independent Forum based at The Hub, King Street,
Bristol, we act as an interface between individuals,
community and organisations that want to benefit by
participating in a resurgence of community values.

In this work we work across diverse communities of

interest: local schools, universities, schools, ecologists,
environmentalists, educators, town planners, community
groups, churches, local government, Transition Culture and others.

We serve those who want to find out more about the challenges we collectively
face in responding to climate change and excessive energy demands on the
planet’s resources.

In this work, we liaise closely with Transition Towns and offer support, resources
and a forum for schools, educators and churches that want to realise community
benefits from sustainable lifestyle, for which Transition Towns serve as advisors
and catalyst for change.

In this work we are guided by:

Resurgence Magazine and Schumacher
College.

For those who want to participate in a

community of interest around sustainable
lifestyle, “eco-response-ability” – you can
see how to benefit from participation in
Transition Culture.
You are invited to visit:
www.transitionculture.org.

Eco-Living and sustainable lifestyle

Our response: as individuals and members of community to the issue of climate
change.

Climate change, societal change, the world is changing around

us. How do we as individuals on our own, and citizens of the
Planet respond to a cluster of issues that at first may seem
immensely daunting in their scale and implications, when our
own response may seem to scarcely make a difference?

It is not always government and business leaders to whom we

must turn for answers. As community members it is to ourselves
we can look, as individuals and fellow humans, in order to discern
what may be the most appropriate action, even though that may
demand re-appraisal of our current lifestyle.

The reports of droughts and floods in Africa and Asia, melting ice
caps and loss of habitat for our favourite species, polar bears,
tigers, dolphins and whales are challenging, for all this, surely
asks us to reach beyond standard conceptions of what being rich
means and examine where true wealth manifests – in this life.

“To know what is going on, takes sense. To know what to do about it, takes wisdom”.
Eco Learning – an independent think-tank and forum for those who seek to realise eco-living

One factor is clear, the nature of our response as individuals,

community members and citizens of the Planet rests on the
parts we play both in our community, and as Citizens of the
World.
All of that depends, crucially, on the quality of our individual
response and capacity to imagine and work towards a world
where we can live in a relationship that does not degrade The
Natural World.

It is for this reason that we are inviting community groups

(three to ten is an optimum number) to find time for eco-
retreats during the course of the next twelve months as a
way to reflect, spend time together and realise their own
journey - to discern their response through cultivation of the life of imagination.

We have a list of venues available for eco-retreat, providing good food and simple
accommodation for small groups accompanied by a group leader or co-ordinator.

You can contact us directly for a list of recommended retreat venues.

The work that we recommend you to read in preparation for eco-retreat is:
“Timeless Simplicity” – (Creative Living in a Consumer Society) by John Lane.

The works that we can recommend you to read on retreat

are available from the booklist available from the Eco-
Campus web site. These include selected titles that include
books by: John Lane, Thomas Berry, Matthew Fox, and
others.

Mediterranean retreats. Eco-Campus @ The Spirit of Life

Centre - for members

Transition Culture courses are available for individuals and

small groups and are arranged by SOL Community, The
Spirit of Life Centre, Greece.

As an independent eco-retreat Centre in the Mani Peninsula

we do not charge for courses; we simply ask all guests to cover food and
accommodation costs and make a donation, as they feel appropriate according to
the principle Dana. “Dana” means “generosity”, and is the basis on which we run
the Centre.

We especially welcome applications from teachers and school group leaders who
want to set up a Schools Outreach programme for
their community, or engage with schools, educators,
students and the next generation to whom the
legacy of stewardship will succeed.

Agora and Eco-Campus provide a Schools service for

all those that want to support the work of teachers,
educators and parents in meeting the needs of
young people.

We recommend Resurgence subscription for all those

with an interest in ecology, and by wider inclusion,
human ecology.

“To know what is going on, takes sense. To know what to do about it, takes wisdom”.
Eco Learning – an independent think-tank and forum for those who seek to realise eco-living

We welcome those who want to work with Eco-Campus to develop courses,

workshops and seminars for self- managed learning. See: www.resurgence.org.

We offer two “rolling seminar” programmes around the core themes of Ecology
and Personal Power and our specialist course on business ethics and Ancient
Wisdom in action is called: “Aligning Heaven and Earth”.

Eco-Campus at SOL offers members and Resurgence subscribers, courses in PPE

(Philosophy, Politics and Economics) as well as language study and Right
Livelihood options.
This option is designed for those who want to combine
language study with business school experience, orienting
themselves around the core values of sustainable Social
Enterprise, in order to live and work in the country of their
choice.

We offer teacher training for prospective TEFL teachers

and those who want to set up and run their own ethical
enterprise or teaching practice, either independently, or
with the support of Eco-Campus services and SOL
Community support on a Co-venture basis.

For further reference:

See:

Human Ecology: www.humanecology.org.uk

Resurgence Magazine: www.resurgence.org

The Spirit of Life Centre: www.thespiritoflife.co.uk

Orthodox Ecology: www.orthodoxecology.eu

To apply to join SOL Community as a member – contact us directly.

“To know what is going on, takes sense. To know what to do about it, takes wisdom”.