Expressions of Interest Wanted - Refurbishment of the Old School Talgarth Black Mountains College are pleased to announce that they are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified building contractors for the refurbishment of the Old Talgarth School into new… Read more
Author: Vicky Curran
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Newsletter : Adaptation in Action
As the weather gets weirder, the urgency of systems change is more widely apparent. This Spring we are asking, what can we do in response? This newsletter is dedicated to discussing what we are doing to help. We have had… Read more
An Essay by Jenny Watt: “From ego-systems to eco-systems. How heart-centred practices offer a way forward to heal our economy”
Thoughts on embodied learning from our of our supporters.. Jenny Watt is currently pursuing a MA in Regenerative Economics at Schumacher College. From ego-systems to eco-systems How heart-centred practices offer a way forward to heal our economy “Those who contemplate the… Read more
Meet Shirish! Our Newest Trustee…
BMC are very proud to welcome Shirish Kulkarni to our Board of Trustees! Shirish is an award-winning investigative journalist, researcher and community organiser, with 25 years’ experience working in all the UK’s major broadcast newsrooms. More recently he’s worked on… Read more
COP26 & Nature Friendly Farming Network
BMC, alongside many other organisations, are supporting the Nature Friendly Farming Network in the generation of the below letter, which will be sent to Wales First Minister, the Minister for Rural Affairs, the Minister for Climate Change, and the Deputy… Read more
Lynn Clausen on Working with BMC
It is a privilege to be working with BMC, as teacher-trainer and course facilitator. To further the core goals of the BMC, I have applied for and being accepted as one of twenty fellows starting my journey on the Bard… Read more
The BMC Degree – Education as if People and Planet Matter
Education as if People and Planet Matter The rationale for Black Mountains College By Natalia Eernstman and Ben Rawlence Before the pandemic quashed mass gatherings, young people worldwide flocked to the streets to express their dismay with the status quo.… Read more
The Repertoire of Thinking by Susan Milne
In response to the government announcement, July 2021, of 50% cuts to arts subjects at higher education level, Paula Orrell the Director of Contemporary Visual Arts Network commented "They (government) need to find an economic solution to empower the future… Read more
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – The Expression of a Nation’s Progress
A blog by Prof. Alan Lovell, a member of our Advisory Board, exploring the suitability of using GDP to measure the success of a nation. Much has been written on the inappropriateness of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the expression… Read more
Through a Different Lense
This newsletter is dedicated to alternatives to focusing on GDP growth, such as measuring well-being through considering physical and mental health, pollution levels, non-recycled waste, the gender pay gap, volunteer numbers and over 40 other indicators. It also addresses 'happiness'… Read more