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5éll”':$ufficie‘F‘C.y "The 'Ark ~

, Craig MacPhail . In Texas, on the border to Mexico, John Todd scribed a small commune where the participants were crested in redefining human relationship and mmunity. But they still found that for their water, wer, food and structure they were still dependant on ~ «w 6 Society they were against. 1

Todd stated that despite their attempst to help the . cup. 3 group of scientists were unable to help the

mmune become self sufficient. ‘In aggregate we didn’t

ve the knowledge to lead to true stewardship. . . but

en other people have had the knowledge before.’

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This situation was one of the things that led to Todd ‘ \\‘ unding The New Alchemy Institute in 1969, an ‘ itute whose purpose is to develop a new perception of

r society through developing lifestyles and i V ~—"—; hnology that ‘ would lead to stewardship ,of our _.—iTi A vironmem; Z -. - / The N ewAlchemy InStitute maintains that our planet ‘ suffering from too many years of exploitation; of v ’ _ :—._—-— l t \ men, native peoples and the environment. Todd said " ‘ ’ ’ ' need to developan ecological view where we percieve [ r world as a living system. - ~ E I This type of view of our society has developed from _ . , ~ . - c emergence of‘a number of small groups all trying to ; =- v fl -; fornfelements of society. In the 1950’s the civil rights ,—_ ’ t , »

re the vanguard in suggesting that something was / W , ‘

ntially wrong with modern society. This was carried by the protestors to the Viet Nam War and the oponents of the =Women‘s Liberation Movement. , dd stated that these groups are trying to change how ' u _. s -- ~ 4 perceive ourselVes when what is needed is a radical . e _ - " . j ‘. ' '._ ': _ , ) nsformation; and entire change of our society. ‘ ' ' ' ' " The institute has set up seven guidelines to channel _ . g r

r society from a maladaptive to an adaptive society. -"~ . . ‘ ‘ ' - .— dd found that most societies in the past were aladaptive they were inable to redefine their goals and rposes. .

Their main guideline advocates more participation. he technology that sustains us we should participate .‘ Todd stated. He cited the large bodies of petroleum

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The Ark was built by the institute as a multi

could be managed w’thout the use Of pumps’ filters or “ discipinary proje‘ct between 55 scientists. They had the

nt'iclear' technology that have gotten out of the alm of the understanding of the large body of every y society. Buckminister Fuller, the famous designer d advocate of ecology once said ‘We would be ectators in» our own future,’ if we did not get a grasp of at is happening in science and technology.

The scale of things should be reduced Todd noted as c of the guidelines. He pointed out that the growth of ing in a society are a sign of its decline. they get to the int that the human being is dwarfed, using the ample of institutions and architecture.

‘Our future should be predicated on sun, wind and o-fuels’, is one of the guidelines putforward by the cw Alchemy Institute. As with nature they believe that mans should work with what they have. Regarding clear energy Todd stated; ‘there is no way fallible man beings can: create and infallible technology.’

other machinery.

They also found that the tanks the farms were set up in could produce heat. Thirty-two of these ‘living furnaces are used in the Ark and produce five billion BTU's (British Thermal Units) of heat. As well they will harvest approximately 50,000 trout from the farms this year.

The New Alchemy Institute states that they should not look at regions in terms of ‘have and’have not.’ Every region should be judged as a specific bio system that should be ‘the well spring for design.’

They also believe that the planet’s needs shouldcome first. ‘Every stream, river and hill should be given

priority before we pull apart the threads of the tapestry

that is Earth.’ The New Alchemy Institute hasa number of research

‘help of volunteers "from Europe and southern "

California. The total cost of building the ‘Ark was

' $357,000, $130,000 of that was in materials. Todd

pointed out that the cost of building the Ark was high because it was an initial project, other types of arks could be built for much less money.

The Ark found that they could produce trout from their farms cheaper than most commercial outlets. Their flower and food ‘crops have had tremendous production as well. They have shown Todd said that it is pQSsiblc to erect a community that is totally self sufficient; even in its source of livelihood.

John Todd pointed out that those who think that the future is‘ hopeless are playing a fool’s game. He maiptains that if we attempt to reroute out society along more ecologically sound lines the future will be bright.

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Living equivents should be found for those processes W done by machinery is another guideling. csearchers at the Ark, a project the grouphas set up in ince Edward Island, found out that by setting up a rrect miniature bio-ecology in indoor fish farms they

projects set up around the world. The best known one in

Canada is ‘the Ark’ in Prince Edward Island. The Ark is a model of a self sufficient shelter. It uses sun wind and bio fuels to heat and power the structure and produces fish and produce for food as well as for the market.

‘A Wee Bit“ .’0A|rish ’ “In ‘ The Barn

"Galway Bay", "It's Never Too late", are mere

article from the "Ontarion",the Uni—

versity of Guelph student paper.The John Todd lecture was one in a series sponsore by the college.

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from a people whose laughter often hides the

Traditional and ntemporary Irish ' folk

supply of coffee, tea, hot duocolate and cookies

ic was the order of the scars of much suffering. examples from his available. ’Jhis week ing when mike O'Connor Each of these mates collection. (Nov. 12) "The Exd'iange"

featured the fine music of Steve Skutt, Bert 'Itersteeg and Rick Tersteeg. Drop in for a visit and bring along a friend. r

Even if you haven't got 'a wee bit of Irish' in you, I'm sure Mike O'Oonnor's music would still tickle your fancy! Al is eager to have him

back for a returnvisit early in the next semester.

shares as much a part in the history of Irish folk music as the other themes, whidn set your foot stomping and your toes tapping!

‘ The selection yof songs Mike chose for the ‘ evening was to represent an effective blending of these‘ two predominant trends in Irish music. "The Streets of London", "They Will Know we are Brothers", "Land of the Dance", "Galway City,"

inging pubs!

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gh hls songs" a Finally, special thanks are extended on behalf of Al, to Mike; to Gordon, John and Roger; to Mary; ‘and to the girls at ' Beaver Foods cafeteria in the Barn. See you next week.

p10 is also meant to res

ent' sud“ themes "The Exchange Coffee Shop" is open every Wednesday evening between 8:00 and 11:30, Besides the featured entertainment

Serve to express, , there IS also an endless

rough music, ,a message Alan

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