We see Sky Dragon Centre as filling a vital role within a broader strategy for transforming our world. This strategy involves renewing our respect for and understanding of ecosystemic living and developing new forms of social organization based on the ideals of direct democracy, equity and compassion.

These changes necessitate several different initiatives, including participation in mainstream politics, public education, direct-action protests and demonstrations, personal moral and spiritual cultivation, and the creation of socially conscious, locally grounded and environmentally sustainable economies.

When we talk about changing the world, we are not being naïve or idealistic. We know our project is local and community-based, but we also believe in the goal of spreading this model of development throughout the industrialized world. With vision and commitment, radical global change can occur through the convergence of multiple local transformations…