Archived articles from 2011
08 Jun 2011
By fundamentally changing our cultural values we can create societies that collaborate for increased wellbeing rather than compete for increased wealth
01 Jun 2011
Almost ten years ago I wrote my first article for Positive News, as a teenager on work experience.
UK / Food, Social Enterprise, Sustainable Development
19 May 2011
‘Speak with your mouth full’ says a campaign group touring Wales and hosting feasts made from preventable food waste.
19 May 2011
A festival billed as “the world’s most vibrant intercultural exchange of acoustic music, dance, song and ceremony,” returns to Devon this summer
UK / New Economics, Positive Money
19 May 2011
Positive Money is a campaign and research organisation calling for monetary reform. We’re seeking answers to two very important questions, who creates money, and how is it created?
UK / Community, Health, Social Enterprise
19 May 2011
Sing your heart out, waddle like a penguin, bang a drum and roll on the floor laughing – it’s good for you says the founder of a centre in London dedicated to helping adults have more fun
18 May 2011
Adam Weymouth journeyed on foot from England to Turkey and found that walking, with an attitude of openness, offered a unique understanding and experience of the world
UK / Agriculture, Food, Sustainable Development
12 May 2011
A permaculture project in South Shropshire is attempting to promote ways of living that are more caring towards all life.
06 May 2011
Melanie Strickland attends 6 Billion Ways, an event in London promoting local and global justice, and reflects on its aims
06 May 2011
The population of the Greater One Horned Rhinoceros has increased in Nepal according to a national census.
New eco-friendly washing detergent for outdoor clothing
UK / Innovation, Sustainable Development
06 May 2011
The first environmentally-friendly washing detergent specifically designed to tackle the hard-to-remove stains and smells on sports and outdoor clothing, has been launched by eco-friendly cleaning product manufacturer, Alma Win.
Global / Peace, Positive Perspective
06 May 2011
While politicians tackle the symptoms of an unsustainable economy, we need to call for a complete system change, argues Bruce Nixon
Global / Peace, Positive Perspective, World Goodwill
06 May 2011
The power of an idea whose time has come is amazing. One such idea is embodied in the word freedom, which has been so much in the forefront of our thoughts in recent weeks
06 May 2011
A new marine park covering one million hectares, offers a “beacon of hope for ocean health and human wellbeing”
06 May 2011
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information, but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” Thus spoke Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), founder of the Shantiniketan educational foundation in Bengal, India, and the inspiration for the establishment of the Dartington Hall Trust in Devon.
06 May 2011
A magnet to Britain’s best-loved recording artists, The Premises studios in London has played its part in our musical landscape for over 25 years. But the recording studio’s social and environmental credentials are where it really hits the high note
06 May 2011
Pippa Bondy, a facilitator of courses on ‘the way of council’ – an ancient indigenous practice of holding speaking and listening circles – explains its value in today’s society
UK / Agriculture, Conservation
06 May 2011
Organisers of National Beanpole Week 2011, which takes place between 23 April and 1 May, have called on the nation’s gardeners to support Britain’s woodlands, and their beans, by switching to British coppiced beanpoles
New website for mind body spirit events
UK / Body & Mind, Spirit, Technology
06 May 2011
A new search-engine-based website hopes to revolutionise the promotion and public awareness of ‘mind body spirit’ events in the UK.
06 May 2011
The wild tiger population in India has increased, according to new figures released by the country's government