self-sufficient now, systemic transformation later

[Roberto Verzola <rverzola@phil.gn.apc.org>]

 >         I was imagining that coming together of individuals to
 >create self- sustainable neighborhoods, will have a tremendous
 >healing effect. We can help this by making available not only the
 >list of cheap and simple (funky) self- sustainable practices, but
 >also, models and templates, for democratic processes (I can get a
 >great short piece on consensus), organizing, flyers, facilitation,

Yes, please post that short piece on consensus, as well as your list
of cheap and simple self-sustainable practices, models, templates,
etc.

 >etc. It is the example that will inform. Have faith in the process,
 >to bring people around to their "best" selves.

I still think that systemic transformation should involve a conscious
processes of weeding out flawed thinking and spelling out new
rulesets. If communities go into the self-sustainable mode because
they were forced by the crisis to do so, they will get out of this
mode after the crisis is over.

Hopefully, a conscious process of systemic transformation will
immunize self-sustainable communities from the media barrage to get
back to "business as usual" after the crisis is over.

Roberto Verzola