Who We Are

This site was developed in response to David Korten’s new book “The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.” The intention is to provide encouragement and resources for individuals and communities engaged in the work of the Great Turning.

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David Korten

coverDavid Korten is traveling throughout the US and Canada presenting the ideas of "The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community"--a powerful framework for understanding the critical choices before us.

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Share your Ideas and Stories

We welcome, indeed depend on, the contributions from people all over the globe to make this site useful and dynamic. We are looking for contributions in the following areas:

Community Ambassadors
Earth Community Dialogues
Community Initiatives
Stories
Tools

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What's New/June-Dec. 2006

June 2006:

Now showing in theaters across the US and Canada, the Sundance Film Festival hit, An Inconvenient Truth, a passionate and inspirational look at Al Gore’s crusade to halt global warming by getting the truth out to ordinary citizens before it's too late. This is a great film! Read More »

The 4th Annual Conference of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies in Burlington Vermont and boasted over 475 participants from 37 states and 7 countries. Read More »

 

July 2006: Check out Pierre Terre Productions--independent media that shares the stories of the Great Turning through innovative video. Read More »


And view Pierre's 30-minute interview with David Korten from the BALLE Conference. Read More »

 

August 2006: Thank you to Raffi (and Troubadour Music) for the wonderful song "Turn this World Around" from his new CD "Resisto Dancing: Songs of Compassionate Revolution." We think of it as the Great Turning anthem! Read More »

 

September 2006:

Change the Story, Change the World. By David Korten

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October 2006:

The New York Times features the Local First, Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.

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November 2006:

Bravo! YES! magazine's Great Turning Action Resource Center is now available. This is an amazing resource of inspirational and informative stories. Read More »

 

December 2006:

We highly recommend this newly released video of David’s presentation of The Great Turning. Watch an excerpt online. Produced by Peak Moment Television, an independent media team. 

Watch David's keynote presentation from the Green Festival in San Francisco!