Location: UK
14 Jan 2013
Forget placards and megaphones, Rin Simpson finds out how craft-based activism is making waves in fighting global injustice
12 Jan 2013
A group of keenly minded mentors are spreading their wisdom around London in a venture set to enrich the lives of both young and old
10 Jan 2013
London’s unique Honesty Shop bus conversion is bringing out the best in people and raising money for charity
09 Jan 2013
TEDx event titled Visions for Transition will stimulate thought and discussion on the planet’s most pressing matters
UK / Community, Economics & Innovation
09 Jan 2013
A new report from the TUC has shown that the British public largely supports the welfare system once it realises where benefit money actually goes. Natalie Revie speaks to four people whose lives are examples of the positive effects it can have
08 Jan 2013
Dance music artists joined with spiritual teachers at The Big Om, a unique sound healing party in December 2012. Robin Robinson went along to experience the harmony
07 Jan 2013
Sound is increasingly being used as a healing tool throughout hospitals in the UK. Tom Lawson talks to practitioners from the College of Sound Healing to discover the benefits
28 Dec 2012
Nicole Vosper considers the magic and beauty of trees – and how to care for them – during the winter months
21 Dec 2012
Swathes of woodland is at risk of culling due to an infectious disease sweeping the country, but a new smartphone app aims to limit the damage
UK / Economics & Innovation, Environment, Positive People
07 Dec 2012
Jeremy Wickremer joins the audience for a public conversation between Charles Eisenstein and Polly Higgins, two ‘visionaries of a new world’
Video: Sacred Economics and Sacred Law
UK / Economics & Innovation, Environment, Positive People
07 Dec 2012
Working in the fields of law and economics, Polly Higgins and Charles Eisenstein share the belief that all life is sacred and see this understanding as the basis for a prosperous future. At a public event in London in November 2012, they spoke about their life paths and shared their visionary ideas.
06 Dec 2012
Reflecting on his internship at Positive News, Tom Lawson considers the benefit of the internet at a time of change in the media
06 Dec 2012
Fed up with the negativity of the media, Jodie Jackson launched her own news website before bringing together editors, journalists and the public to debate the potential of good news. Here she shares her story and calls for a constructive approach to news reporting
04 Dec 2012
As part of a nationwide effort to end stigma around mental health, an organisation that provides mentoring for vulnerable young men is using its unique experience to help end the silence on men’s psychological suffering
30 Nov 2012
Could bikes made from bamboo be the future of sustainable transportation? Tom Lawson takes one for a test ride
29 Nov 2012
A new website is giving away green gifts in an effort to show that you don’t have to sacrifice sustainability when buying presents this festive season
27 Nov 2012
After a range of life-changing health diagnoses, Grace Quantock searched desperately for a cure. But, as she tells Annie Makoff, the remedy was within her all along
26 Nov 2012
The majority of people in the UK support community-owned wind energy projects and favour wind turbines over most non-renewable developments, according to a nationwide poll
20 Nov 2012
Craft fans around the UK are invited to take part in a campaign that aims to help end world hunger for good