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TRENGTHEN the local economy through business and personal networks and associations, and exploring the potential of community currency
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PLIFT ourselves, our relationships, and our community through caring and hopeful actions grounded in our deepest ethics, leading to positive and practical results that make a difference
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HOWCASE methods, technologies, and projects that demonstrate more effective and life-affirming ways of living and being
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RANSFORM political divisiveness and the domination model into collaborative conversation and partnership practices
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NFORM our community of critical, timely, and life-affirming news and information through a wide variety of media, including web, print, radio, and television
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SSIST our community and bioregion in developing meaningful plans and responses to fluctuations of energy resources, the economy, and the environment
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UILD capacity for community-enhancing initiatives through training people to become change agents, leaders, managers, stakeholders, and entrepreneurs
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EARN through assessment and continuous improvement about the models and best practices for sustaining community at all levels
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DUCATE about the many issues relating to personal, social, and environmental sustainability in ways that are positive and inspiring
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ONTRIBUTE to the improvement of the quality of life, work, and the environment in our locality, bioregion, and around the planet
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RGANIZE meetings, conferences, activist initiatives, calendars, film nights, lectures, classes, retreats, and other opportunities to educate, align, and take collective action
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ODERATE between conflicting individuals and groups wherever they arise so we can begin to create a more peaceful world right in our own backyard
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ITIGATE the chaos caused by our culture’s shortsightedness through long-range planning, investment in alternatives, and developing community resources
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NDERSTAND & appreciate each other’s differences & create an inclusive environment for positive engagement, especially among elders, youth, minorities, & the differently-abled
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ATURE awareness, teaching respect and reverence for the environment, plants, animals, and the diversity of life on Earth
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NFLUENCE deeply the socio-political conversation around values, choices, and actions that enhance freedom, responsibility, and the caretaking of the commons
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RAIN community members to become leaders and productive citizens through skill-building programs, mentoring, and apprenticeships
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OUTH empowerment through a variety of approaches that honor their voices and choices, and give youth a real role in the community’s identity and growth
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