Zusatztext Starhawk has stepped forward to help the 99 percent camped in the streets from Syria and Bahrain to New York and London. To have power one needs to discover the ultimate tools of power - the ability to build friendships and to focus group attention on shared goals. This book provides the real formula for empowerment! in earthy detail! from family to village to culture to global movement. - Albert Bates! author The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change and The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Change It's not easy to meld a sweeping vision with practical steps on how to implement it! but Starhawk has succeeded brilliantly in The Empowerment Manual . Filled with case histories! illustrative stories! and! most importantly! clearly written exercises for honing your collaborative skills! this book is a must-read for anyone interested in building community and truly empowering themselves and others. - Toby Hemenway! author of Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Strong! sustained leadership at the grassroots is more essential by the minute! given the failure of political and corporate power-holders to stop trashing our world. True social change is a collaborative art. Here's a trove of tips! guidelines! deft strategies and open secrets! that will speed and ease our capacity to work together. It comes to us with Starhawk's signature blend of vast experience! wit! and love for life. - Joanna Macy! author! The Work that Reconnects and co-author! Active Hope: How to Face the Mess we're in Without Going Crazy Informationen zum Autor StarHawk is the author of eleven books on earth based spirituality, Goddess religion, and activism, including The Spiral Dance, The Fifth Sacred Thing , and the award-winning Webs of Power . A highly influential voice for global justice and the environment, Starhawk is deeply committed to bringing the creative power of spirituality to political activism. She also teaches Earth Activist Trainings, intensive seminars that combine permaculture design, political organizing, and earth-based spirituality. She writes for the Newsweek/Washington Post blog On Faith as well as her own blog, Dirt Worship . Her website is www.starhawk.org. Klappentext The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw bale construction, cob or timber framing, few other resources introduce the reader to the entire scope of this burgeoning field. Fully revised and updated, The Art of Natural Building is the complete and user-friendly introduction to natural building for everyone from do-it-yourselfers to architects and designers. This collection of articles from over 50 leaders in the field is now stunningly illustrated with over 200 full-color photos of natural buildings from around the world. Learn about: The case for building with natural materials, from the perspectives of sustainability, lifestyle and health What you need to know to plan and design your own beautiful and efficient natural home Explanations of thirty versatile materials and techniques, with resources on where to go for further information on each How these techniques are being used to address housing crises around the world. Clearly written, logically organized and beautifully illustrated The Art of Natural Building is the encyclopedia of natural building. Joseph F. Kennedy is a designer, builder, writer, artist and educator and cofounder of Builders Without Borders . Michael G. Smith is a respected workshop instructor, consultant, and co-author of the best-selling book T...

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$10 000 marketing and publicity budget
Promoted by the author in On Faith blog put up by Washington Post and Newsweek
Excerpts will be offered to Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal, Utne Reader, Yes Magazine, Friends Magazine and Communities Magazine
Advertising in Utne, Permaculture Magazine, Communities
Promotion on the author's website www.starhawk.org and blog Dirt Worship www.starhawkblog.org
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements including Bioneers Conference Oct 2011 and Green Festivals in Seattle, San Francisco and New York
A partnership will be pursued with Transition Towns USA
This book will be promoted with an academic e-mail to colleges and universities
There will be an e-mail promotion targeted to facilitation training groups including the International Association of Facilitators
The book will be promoted to newsletters and blogs from intentional communities, cohousing, cooperatives, women's groups, church groups, and homeschoolers
Review copies – between 50-70 review copies sent out to highly targeted list, including author requests, our "hit list" and appropriate media
Social media promotion – pre-publication posts on blog, Facebook and Twitter @NewSocietyPub, book launch featured on New Society home page, blog and book discussion forum, regular publicity updates on Facebook, Twitter and website.

Autorentext

StarHawk is the author of eleven books on earth based spirituality, Goddess religion, and activism, including The Spiral Dance, The Fifth Sacred Thing , and the award-winning Webs of Power . A highly influential voice for global justice and the environment, Starhawk is deeply committed to bringing the creative power of spirituality to political activism. She also teaches Earth Activist Trainings, intensive seminars that combine permaculture design, political organizing, and earth-based spirituality. She writes for the Newsweek/Washington Post blog On Faith as well as her own blog, Dirt Worship . Her website is www.starhawk.org.

Klappentext

The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw bale construction, cob or timber framing, few other resources introduce the reader to the entire scope of this burgeoning field.

Fully revised and updated, The Art of Natural Building is the complete and user-friendly introduction to natural building for everyone from do-it-yourselfers to architects and designers. This collection of articles from over 50 leaders in the field is now stunningly illustrated with over 200 full-color photos of natural buildings from around the world. Learn about:

The case for building with natural materials, from the perspectives of sustainability, lifestyle and health
What you need to know to plan and design your own beautiful and efficient natural home
Explanations of thirty versatile materials and techniques, with resources on where to go for further information on each
How these techniques are being used to address housing crises around the world. Clearly written, logically organized and beautifully illustrated The Art of Natural Building is the encyclopedia of natural building.
Joseph F. Kennedy is a designer, builder, writer, artist and educator and cofounder of Builders Without Borders . Michael G. Smith is a respected workshop instructor, consultant, and co-author of the best-selling book The Hand-Sculpted House . Catherine Wanek is a cofounder of Builders Without Borders and author/photographer of The Hybrid House and The New Straw Bale Home .

Zusammenfassung
A guide for groups seeking to organise with shared power and bottom-up leadership to foster vision, trust, accountability and responsibility. It provides keys to: understanding group dynamics; facilitating communication and collective decision-making; and, d…