Influences:
- “Not Buying It” by Judith Levine
A great account of a year without buying stuff. Irony of it is, I bought it from Tesco last year – arraaaaggggghh! - “True Stories – Our year without oil” More4 Documentary
Would you, for instance, be prepared to give up flying? Give up your car? Give up plastic? That’s the challenge that Webster set himself and his family for one year. He made them undergo a one year oil detox. Filming their (increasingly slow) progress throughout. The results are funny, poignant, frequently bizarre, and ultimately very enlightening. - “Dave Gorman in America Unchained“. More 4 Documentary
Gorman’s plan is to buy a car and drive the classic 3,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York City. There is no other plan, except for while he’s doing that, he’s not going to give any money to ‘The Man’ – the multinationals, the chains, the brands, the trademarks. He only wants to give his money to ‘Mom and Pop – the independent garages and local stores. Is it still possible? Click on our video links. - Story of Stuff – an amazing video which basicially explains my (Tammy) thinking. Click on our video links to watch it.
- “Making Do” by Robert Llewellyn on You Tube and coming soon “Sold Out” book
- “Affleunza” – Oliver James. The study of how stuff and the societal push for stuff does not make us happy.
- “Status Anxiety” – Alain De Botton. This consumerism has been going on for a long, long time!
- “Walden” – Thoreau. Scarily observant and relevant even today.
- Resurgence Magazine – always full of great ideas and inspirations
- Juno Magazine - Hippy parenting at its best
- George Monbiot – Website/blog and “Heat” book.
