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Contact Details
Copyright ©
20/12/04
Site
maintained
by
Trellis
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COMMONWORK
is a small group of organisations offering a range of educational and practical
activities which explore in practice what it would be like to work
co-operatively with nature and people worldwide, and which engage, challenge and encourage people to participate in the
process of learning and exchange ideas and experience.
As well as words, we need practice
and experience to bring about change in ourselves and others.
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Farm
Commonwork runs
a successful business (Commonwork Organic Farms Limited) which:
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produces high quality products |
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uses
land & resources sustainably |
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offers educational value |
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is
an important source of revenue |
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participates actively in Commonwork's development |
Education programme
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Commonwork
offers opportunities for
learning for people of all ages and abilities which aim to:
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help
children & adults learn principles & practice of
sustainability |
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open
up new opportunities |
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assist
people develop their potential & talents |
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demonstrate
the value of working cooperatively |
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explore
local-global issues and how they interconnect |
Conference & study centre
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Aims to:
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create an environment which
encourages learning & personal development |
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introduce people to the
site |
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spread Commonwork's vision to
centre's visitors |
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help change minds and
priorities |
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contribute funds to educational
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VISION
Our vision is of a fairer world, in
which people collaborate with each other and with nature everywhere,
recognising that all are interconnected.
MISSION
We will work towards this vision in two
main ways:
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firstly by exploring in practice how to work co-operatively
and how to use our land, resources, and abilities so that they are
enhanced rather than depleted, for the health and benefit of all; |
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and secondly by sharing this process with others, both in
order to learn from each other, and also by enabling them through hands-on
experience to take forward the vision in their own work. |
We seek to make the most of the rich
resources of Bore Place to enable ourselves and others, of all ages and
abilities, to develop our potential as whole people, integrating mind, body
and spirit.
PRINCIPLES
We believe that:
| justice is the only sure foundation
for peaceful development in the long term; |
| every action of individuals and
organisations, however small, can contribute to the change of perspective
which is required; |
| as well as words, we need practice
and experience to bring about change in ourselves and others. |
We commit
ourselves to regular shared reflection on our work, and to reviewing how
effectively it meets our aims.
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