Random Kindness and Community Resilience with Paloma Pavel, 12/9/14

Random Kindness and Community Resilience with Paloma Pavel, 12/9/14
Join us for the launch of the 20th anniversary edition of Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty and the new Random Kindness Community Resilience Project. Author Dr. Paloma Pavel will be presenting a multimedia program on building community resilience and radical hope in the face of systemic violence on a national and global climate… Read more »

Transition Berkeley is 2 Years Old! Come Celebrate Thursday, 3/28/13

Transition Berkeley is 2 Years Old! Come Celebrate Thursday, 3/28/13
Would you like to help Berkeley become a more sustainable, resilient and healthy community? Join Transition Berkeley in a fun, interactive and inspirational evening as we celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! Come and learn more about the fast growing Transition Movement, which looks at ways that our community can work together and build resilience through practical… Read more »

BASIL history explored in Acres USA, and 13th Annual Seed Swap!

BASIL history explored in Acres USA, and 13th Annual Seed Swap!
There is a wonderful article in the January issue of Acres USA detailing the rise of seed libraries over the past decade. The history of BASIL, which has been housed at the Ecology Center going on 13 years, is laid out as a fore-runner of many subsequent seed library projects. We’ve included an excerpt below,… Read more »