Culture Change (magazine review) part 1 The magazine "Auto_Free Times" has changed its name and content somewhat and now calls itself Culture Change. The first issue occurred in the Fall of 2001.
www.culturechange.org This magazine is interesting and i like the larger focus. The philosophy fits the idea that problems can not be isolated by themselves and everything is connected. Over the next few days i plan to review some of the articles and add comments. Starting with: Page 11 has article titled "Failure to change culture explained!" This article tries to explain why the good intentions of activists in the 60's had little impact. They won a few battles but the bigger war was lost. The article concludes that the activists dropped out and fought individual battles but failed to supply creative solutions that fit todays world. It goes on to say the the problems are difficult but we should face them with organized thinking. For me this article opens up an important issue but does not go deep enough. Is "creative thinking" and "organizing" enough? I think we have to "become" the solution when possible. It isn't enough to understand the problems or propose solutions. We need to live the answers or they will not happen. The next generation needs models to follow, not philosophy, laws, rules, or people who say one thing but do another. jeff
