Jonathan Dawson
Jonathan Dawson is a sustainability educator based at the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. He is seeking to weave some of the wisdom accrued in 20 years of working in Africa into more sustainable and joyful ways of living here in Europe. Jonathan is also a gardener and a story-teller and is President of the Global Ecovillage Network.
Articles by jonathan dawson
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Life & Society
Manifesto for truly sustainable communities
- 08 June 2007
- 2 comments
Raising the standard in ecovillages
Life & Society
East London meets Findhorn
- 01 June 2007
- 4 comments
Jonathan Dawson describes what happens when youngsters from East London come to Findhorn
Africa
How to deal with death
- 23 May 2007
- 3 comments
How people at Findhorn react to the passing of a community member
Lifestyle
An evening of effective democracy
- 10 May 2007
- 1 comment
Jonathan Dawson explains the going on of a mid-week meeting and what a "heart-keeper" is.
Life & Society
The strange hybrid of Findhorn
- 04 May 2007
How an intentional community can never be a world apart
Global Issues
Soya and dreadlocks
- 27 April 2007
Jonathan rails against the stereotypes heaped on ecovillages by the media
Global Issues
How do you end up at Findhorn?
- 19 April 2007
- 2 comments
Jonathan tells us the story of how he came to live in the world's most famous ecovillage Findhorn
Life & Society
Working together
- 12 April 2007
- 2 comments
A key building in Findhorn needs repairing bringing about a sense of nostalgia for the early days of the community as people strive together
Environment
Can't help but smile
- 05 April 2007
Hit with a usual bout of culture shock upon his return from Africa, Jonathan finds designing a carbon-neutral island is next on his to-do list
International Politics
Swords into ploughshares
- 22 March 2007
Jonathan reports from Sierra Leone where he finds much hope in place ravaged by recent war
