A Roadmap for Social Transformation

It attempts to bring together various initiatives whose aim is to improve society, into a single all-encompassing programme for social transformation.

Overview

Date written: 16 May 2009

High-level Plan

Date written: 9 May 2009
Last revised: 27 July 2009

Change in Personal Values and Outlook

Date written: 27 July 2009

Change in Collective Values and Outlook

Date written: 2 September 2009



Connector Initiatives

Movement for Good

It is a network of organisations that aim to bring about positive social change in South Africa and are particularly active in the fields of safety, environment, education and health.

SocialDesignSite

It aims to interconnect initiatives aimed at positive social change with other such initiatives, as well as with the general public.



Transformative Initiatives

Self Knowledge Symposium

It constitutes an organised effort to pursue personal growth in an open-ended, non-dogmatic manner.

Transition Towns

It aims to help our society overcome the growing social, economic and ecological challenges by engaging in conservation and building community consciousness

Community Planet

It aims to remake our society according to the cooperative community model in an effort to overcome our social problems.

Time Banking

It proposes an alternative currency system to help us connect with other members of our community and in the process eliminate the inequities of conventional money.

Community Exchange System

It proposes another alternative currency system in the same spirit as time banking, but one that is more versatille and has the potential to replace the conventional currency.

The Venus Project

It attempts to provide a comprehensive solution to our social problems and in the process offers some valuable insights, especially in the areas of technology and resource management.

YES! Magazine

It shows by example how media needs to be used to facilitate social transformation.

IM Magazine

It echoes the approach of YES! Magazine in its support of positive social developments.