Journey of the Peace Cubes


The First Step
"To have no thought and put forth no effort is the first step towards understanding the tao ..." From the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, circa 2500 B.C.E.
China item, text, reference
 -    habitat.igc.org/first
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Resolution 290(IV), Essentials of Peace
A General Assembly Resolution reaffirming the Charter of the United Nations and its basic principles necessary for an enduring peace, and calling on all nations to refrain from threatening or using force contrary to the Charter.
New York, NY item, text, reference
1949.12.01 - Thursday, 1 December habitat.igc.org/ufp/a-r290e.htm
    Uniting for Peace Coalition


Resolution 377 (V), Uniting for Peace
A landmark Resolution of the General Assembly - in response to an abuse of the Security Council veto by the Soviet Union - that gives the General Assembly the right to convene an emergency meeting when the Permanent Members of the Security Council are unable to reach consensus.
New York, NY item, text, reference
1950.11.03 - Friday, 3 November habitat.igc.org/ufp/a-r377e.htm
    Uniting for Peace Coalition


"Female and Consciousness in Myth and Reality", in Women: A Journal of Liberation, Volume 1, Number 1.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1969.09.01 - Monday, 1 September  


An Experiment Concerning the Transmission of Social Values: Master's Thesis
Unpublished Master's Thesis. Methodology, research design and data analysis of an experiment designed to test a relationship between personality type and susceptibility to change in values.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1972.11.01 - Wednesday, 1 November  
    The Johns Hopkins University, Social Relations Department


Boneyard News
Inmate newsletter at Baltimore City Jail. Generally published monthly using "ditto" duplication.
Baltimore, MD collection, text, reference
1973.01.01 - Monday, 1 January  
    Baltimore City Jail Library


Integrated Internal Information and Communication System: Baltimore City Jail
Proposal to utilize technological developments in cable television and computer systems for an integrated system to address information and communication needs of Baltimore City Jail. Proposed component parts include cable television serving training, educational and information needs and an integrated records system.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1977.09.01 - Thursday, 1 September habitat.igc.org/docs/iics-bcj.htm
    Baltimore City Jail Library


The Beacon
Monthly Newsletter of the Baltimore Environmental Center. Maintenance of a database - BEC - of members and subscribers.
Baltimore, MD collection, text, reference
1980.01.01 - Tuesday, 1 January  
    Baltimore Environmental Center


Audiovisual Resident Orientation
Designed and developed audiovisual - sound-on-slide - orientation presentation that was shown to all City Jail residents on their arrival.
Baltimore, MD
1981.02.01 - Sunday, 1 February  
    Baltimore City Jail Administrative Analyst


Inside Out
Edited and published Staff Newsletter at Baltimore City Jail - 1982-1986
Baltimore, MD collection, text, reference
1982.01.01 - Friday, 1 January  
    Baltimore City Jail Administrative Analyst


Baltimore City Jail Policy & Procedures Manual
Compiled, edited, formatted, and produced - in WordPerfect 4.0 - a comprehensive 200-page policy and procedures manual for the Baltimore City Jail in response to requirements established by Maryland State law.
Baltimore, MD collection, text, reference
1982.06.01 - Tuesday, 1 June  
    Baltimore City Jail Administrative Analyst


Attendance Monitoring & Analysis Policy
Compiled and edited Policy and Procedure for City-wide attendance monitoring and analysis policy. Generated through a participatory management process, and through a series of revisions and reorganizations.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1984.05.01 - Tuesday, 1 May  
    Baltimore City Jail Administrative Analyst


Better Waverly News
Edited and "desk-top published" - in WordPerfect 5.0 - the Monthly Newsletter of the Better Waverly Community Organization. Maintenance of database of Better Waverly members, and of mailing addresses and ownership of houses in the Better Waverly community.
Baltimore, MD collection, text, reference
1986.01.01 - Wednesday, 1 January  
    Better Waverly Community Organization


Unity With Nature Resource Packet
A compilation of resources, including an extensive bibliography, on spiritual aspects of our relationship with nature.
Baltimore, MD collection, text, reference
1988.08.01 - Monday, 1 August  
    Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends


Queries on Opening to the Light
An inspiring set of Quaker Queries on Opening to the Light, presented by Barry Morley at Baltimore Yearly Meeting in 1988.
Maryland item, text, reference
1988.08.08 - Monday, 8 August habitat.igc.org/queries
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Queries on Unity with Nature
Queries, or probing questions, that arose from a perspective that sees people in unity with nature, not apart from it. These queries were subsequently published as the Quaker contribution to the 1989 Environmental Sabbath resource guide developed by the U.N. Environment Programme.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1989.04.01 - Saturday, 1 April habitat.igc.org/queries/uwn.htm
    Homewood Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends
    Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Walking Gently on the Earth
A checklist, compiled by the Friends Committee on Unity with Nature and supported by appropriate queries, to encourage exploration as to how gently we are walking on the earth, what changes in actions and attitudes and what resources can support our transition towards a right relationship with the earth.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1989.04.01 - Saturday, 1 April habitat.igc.org/values/wgote.htm
    Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network


An Earthcare Interfaith Network: A proposal for preparing input into the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Proposal for organizing faith communities to focus attention on the preparations for the 1992 UNCED process, with special reference to the Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) process of the World Council of Churches.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1989.08.01 - Tuesday, 1 August  
    Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Foundations for a Sustainable Common Future
Identification of value issues that are key to a transition to a sustainable future; need for holistic approaches, interfaith cooperation, integrating faith and practice, networking skills, and participation in UNCED preparations. Testimony presented at the Globescope Pacific Assembly, Los Angeles, November 1989.
Baltimore, MD
1989.08.01 - Tuesday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/values/fscf.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Global Tomorrow Coalition
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Queries on Environment and Development
A set of queries developed for submission as testimony to the Globescope Pacific Assembly in Los Angeles intended to examine spiritual dimensions of environment and development. The Queries were later used as key themes by the organizers of The Other Economic Summit in 1997 (TOES-97).
Baltimore, MD
1989.08.01 - Tuesday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/queries/qed.htm
    Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Global Tomorrow Coalition
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Spiritual Reflections on Unity with Nature
Reflections on the convergence of interests that are leading towards an interfaith, holistic, spiritual understanding of the importance of redefining our relationship with nature.
Baltimore, MD
1989.08.01 - Tuesday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/values/srouwn.htm
    Friends Committee on Unity with Nature
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Notes on a Nature Rights Amendment
Preliminary notes discussing considerations for a Nature Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and proposed text of such an amendment that would give legal standing in the courts to the earth, or any part of it, any species of plant or animal, or any member of such species.
Los Angeles, CA
1989.11.01 - Wednesday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Balance with Nature
Identification of an imbalance with nature as a central theme underlying the major global crises we face, and the need for a spiritual response. Testimony presented at the Globescope Pacific Assembly, Los Angeles, 1989.11
Los Angeles, CA
1989.11.02 - Thursday, 2 November habitat.igc.org/values/balance.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Global Tomorrow Coalition
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


U.S. Citizens' Response to Sustainable Development: A Preliminary Report
Action recommendations of the eight working groups -- organized by sector of society -- that met during the Globescope Pacific Assembly in Los Angeles, November 1989, in US National Public Hearings on the Brundtland Report and in preparation for participation in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development - the Earth Summit.
Los Angeles, CA
1989.11.03 - Friday, 3 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Global Tomorrow Coalition
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Caring for Creation


Oh Say Can You See By the One Light in All!
"Oh Say Can You See By the One Light in All!" was dedicated as the Fifth Verse of the US National Anthem at an Interfaith Sunrise service at Fort McHenry, home of the Star-Spangled Banner and a brief description of how the Star Spangled Banner became adopted - through a grassroots process - as the U.S. National Anthem.
Baltimore, MD
1990.04.22 - Sunday, 22 April habitat.igc.org/oh-say-can-you-see
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earth Day 1990
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


United Nations Conference on Environment & Development: Information, Public Participation & Comunication System: A Preliminary Proposal & Discussion of the Proposal
Discussion of NGO communication and information needs as they relate to effective participation in the process of preparing for the 1992 UNCED; recommendations for design and structuring on-line electronic conferences to facilitate communications and access to information.
Baltimore, MD
1990.06.01 - Friday, 1 June habitat.igc.org/docs/ippcs.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Environment & Development Information Institute & Clearinghouse
Draft proposal for the establishment of an Institute & Clearinghouse on the application of information technology to environment and development issues.
Baltimore, MD
1990.07.01 - Sunday, 1 July habitat.igc.org/docs/ediic.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


On-Line and Real-time Conferences
Discussion and notes on a proposal for structuring the use of on-line conferences in conjunction with real-time (conventional) conferences. Developed for the organizers of the Global Plant Species Information System, held in Delphi in 1990.07.
Baltimore, MD
1990.07.01 - Sunday, 1 July  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Workshop on Environmental Computer Networks: Report on the Proceedings
Workshop discussion and recommendations focussed on strategies for increasing access to electronic communications in developing countries, including analysis of needs and the availability of existing resources.
New York, NY
1990.07.01 - Sunday, 1 July  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Computer Communications & the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Alternative Technology for Communication and Participation by Non-government Organizations: A Concise Guide
A brief overview of UNCED-related computer communications, the Concise Guide was produced for the first PrepCom meeting, and widely distributed by the UNCED Secretariat and vie electronic conferences and electronic mail.
Nairobi and Baltimore
1990.08.01 - Wednesday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/docs/cc-unced.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Institute for Global Communications
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Citizens' Consultation on the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Conference Resources
Compilation of information on UNCED, including brochure on the Citizens Alliance on UNCED (the proposed name of the U.S. Citizens Network before the consultation), proposed structure of the Alliance/Network, and directory of participants, generated from a DataPerfect database.
Washington, DC
1990.10.01 - Monday, 1 October  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Information Clearinghouse: US Citizens Network on UNCED
Concept paper for an Information Clearinghouse to coordinate the compilation and dissemination of information relating the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
Baltimore, MD
1990.11.01 - Thursday, 1 November habitat.igc.org/docs/clearing.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    Institute for Global Communications
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Information, Environment & Development
Proposal for the development of a cooperative U.S. initiative for the application of information technology resources in support of addressing environment and development issues.
Baltimore, MD
1990.11.01 - Thursday, 1 November habitat.igc.org/docs/ied.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Institute for Global Communications
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Report Card on Baltimore City Elementary Schools
Systematic compilation and presentation of data in easy-to-read tables, on measures of performance and characteristics of all the elementary schools in Baltimore City. Prepared for the Education Committee of the Citizens Housing and Planning Assocation, in preparation for the City's compliance with the Maryland State Performance Standards. The data were compiled from multiple sources and imported into a DataPerfect relational database; the entire body of the report was generated from an exported file merged into a WordPerfect 5.1 table.
Baltimore, MD
1990.11.01 - Thursday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Citizens Planning & Housing Association - Education Committee
    Baltimore City Public Schools


US Citizens Network on UNCED: Proposal and Plan of Action
Successful funding proposal for the US Citizens Network defining objectives and structure. The proposal serves as a "boilerplate" format for national and regional citizen/NGO networks.
Washington, DC
1990.12.01 - Saturday, 1 December habitat.igc.org/docs/uscnu.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Institute for Global Communications
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Communication Protocols for Keeping Information Alive
Identification of formatting considerations that enhance clarity and readability when sending electronic mail and posting messages to online conferences.
Baltimore, MD
1991.03.01 - Friday, 1 March habitat.igc.org/docs/protocol.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Institute for Global Communications
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit. A Project Proposal
Successful proposal for a project of Econet / Institute of Global Communications -- funded by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation -- with a conceptual framework and overview of methodology for On The Line, a publication to facilitate interactive preparation for the Earth Summit (UNCED), and designed for global electronic distribution as a typeset microcomputer document.
Baltimore & San Francisco
1991.04.01 - Monday, 1 April habitat.igc.org/docs/otl-prop.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    Institute for Global Communications / On The Line


Towards an Earth Charter
Proposed elements for inclusion in an Earth Charter; developed in response to an Interfaith workshop organized by the International Coordinating Committee on Religion and the Earth at Wainwright House in March 1991.
Geneva, Switzerland
1991.04.21 - Sunday, 21 April habitat.igc.org/values/towards.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


Some Issues in Technology Transfer
Critical analysis of technology transfer issues, seeking to unveil the full impact of technology transfer. including locus of power, ownership and control of economic institutions and the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact. Criteria and proposed conditions for alternative models of technology transfer are suggested.
Geneva, Switzerland item, text, reference
1991.04.25 - Thursday, 25 April habitat.igc.org/docs/techtran.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group


Who Is Who: People, Projects and Organizations In Service to the Earth
Cross-referenced, indexed database-generated directory of people, projects and organizations in service to the Earth.
Waynesville, NC
1991.05.01 - Wednesday, 1 May  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    VisionLink Education Foundation


Major Expansion of Access to On-Line Communications
Proposal for major expansion of access to computer and on-line resources among NGOs in developing countries and Eastern Europe.
Baltimore, MD item, text, reference
1991.07.01 - Monday, 1 July habitat.igc.org/docs/eaolc.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Earthcare Interfaith Network
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Participating in the en.unced.general conference: Electronic conferencing in preparation for the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment & Development
Overview of the need for using electronic communications for UNCED, and discussion of the nature of participation in an electronic conference.
Geneva, Switzerland
1991.08.01 - Thursday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/docs/partic.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit
Guide to on-line communication issues and resources related to the UNCED / Earth Summit preparations; highlights some key issues for PrepCom 3; overview of PrepCom 3 documents and UNCED-related electronic conferences.
Geneva, Switzerland
1991.08.12 - Monday, 12 August habitat.igc.org/docs/otl-1.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    Institute for Global Communications / On The Line
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Information, Communications, Eastern Europe and UNCED
Analysis/discussion of critical information and communications needs of Eastern European NGOs, analysis of Eastern European information environment, and identification of strategic considerations.
Budapest, Hungary
1991.09.01 - Sunday, 1 September habitat.igc.org/docs/icee.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Sailing to Rio: Part I - PrepBoat
A proposal for a Cairo-Gibraltar-New York boat, with an on-board conference, for NGO delegates to the 4th UNCED PrepCom in New York in March 1992. European and African delegates would join the boat at various ports in the Mediterranean; Arab and Asian delegates via the Suez Canal. A key focus of the on-board conference would be the geo-politics of trade.
Sittard, Netherlands
1991.09.01 - Sunday, 1 September  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Eastern European Participation in UNCED
Discussion of the critical need for Eastern European NGOs to participate in the UNCED preparations, identification of key benefits, and strategic recommendations.
Prague, Czechoslovakia
1991.10.01 - Tuesday, 1 October  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Network & Communication Resources Exhibition/Demonstration, International NGO Conference, Paris
Proposal for a demonstration of computer-based networking and communication resources during Roots of the Future, the major International NGO conference to be held in Paris in December 1991 - through the support of the government of France - in preparation for the Earth Summit. The proposal outlined plans for an on-site electronic network; the management of interactive documents, including a participatory newsletter; and the use of databases for UNCED-related documents and membership/contact information.
Sittard, Netherlands
1991.10.01 - Tuesday, 1 October habitat.igc.org/pims/ncred.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process


Roots of the Future - Database and Directory of Participants
Directory of participants in Roots of the Future - a major international NGO conference organized by the Environment Liaison Centre International and sponsored by the government of France.
Paris, France
1991.11.01 - Friday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Forum
    Environmental Liaison Centre International


UNCED Beyond Rio?
Discussion of the need for follow up of UNCED developments beyond Rio, including a proposal to extend the UNCED process through the year 2000.
Baltimore, MD
1991.11.01 - Friday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Weaving the Threads of the NGO Process: Paris - New York- Rio de Janeiro - Beyond
Discussion of ways to strengthen the continuity of the NGO preparatory process for UNCED, and of ways to bridge the gap between intergovernmental and NGO events in Rio.
Baltimore, MD
1991.11.01 - Friday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development


Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Process
A "participant interactive message system" that was based on a compilation of concise (50 words or less) messages from the participants of the Roots of the Future International NGO Conference in Paris. A total of nine issues were published during the four days of the conference.
Paris, France
1991.12.17 - Tuesday, 17 December habitat.igc.org/dazibao
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Environmental Liaison Centre International
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process


Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Process - Messages from Roots of the Future, International NGO Conference
A database-generated compilation of all the Da Zi Bao messages published at the Roots of the Future NGO Conference in Paris, organized by keyword. The compilation provides a clear identification of the critical issues - and the diversity of perspectives - that were of concern to NGOs in the UNCED process.
Brussels, Belgium
1992.01.01 - Wednesday, 1 January habitat.igc.org/dazibao/compile.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Forum
    International Synergy Institute


Interactive, Integrative Networking & Communication Processes in Support of Participation in the Earth Summit / Global Forum '92
Draft proposal for a strategy for the use of microcomputers to strengthen communication and networking among NGOs in French-speaking areas of Africa.
Paris, France
1992.01.01 - Wednesday, 1 January  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Environmental Liaison Centre International
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


UNCED Interactive Document System
Preliminary design notes for an interactive document system for the intergovernmental negotiaions process at the 4th PrepCom for UNCED, incorporating features of the Da Zi Bao participant interactive message system.
Geneva
1992.01.01 - Wednesday, 1 January habitat.igc.org/docs/uids.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Strategy Group
    On The Line: Interactive Preparations for the First Earth Summit


Da Zi Bao: Global Structures Convocation
Seven one-sided issues - in six different colours - of Da Zi Bao. The issues were sold for 25 cents apiece, and revenue from sales more than covered the immediate material costs of production.
Washington, DC
1992.02.07 - Friday, 7 February  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute


Da Zi Bao: Global Heart Magnanimous Planning Session
Four one-sided issues of a participatory interactive message system, with fifty-one messages from thirty-five participants.
Tucson, AZ
1992.02.27 - Thursday, 27 February  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute


Bulletin de Liaison Interactif
Four issues - one French-English, two English-French, and one French-Castellano - eighteen pages, using "Da Zi Bao" style processes.
New York, NY
1992.03.02 - Monday, 2 March  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Environmental Liaison Centre International
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute


Da Zi Bao: UNCED PrepCom 4
Database and bulletin published during the four week final Preparatory Committee. 17 issues, 275 messages. With Nathalie Liamine, Claire Marsden and others.
New York, NY
1992.03.02 - Monday, 2 March  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International NGO Forum
    Environmental Liaison Centre International
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute


Da Zi Bao in Rio
Proposal for the implementation of the Da Zi Bao interactive bulletin system at the '92 Global Forum in Rio.
Baltimore, MD
1992.04.01 - Wednesday, 1 April habitat.igc.org/docs/dzb-rio.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio


Synergistic Community Communication and Interactive Processes
Outline of proposed activities of the Synergistic Communications project for the Earth Summit & '92 Global Forum in Rio. The elements include work with the alternative treaty on Information and Communications, the publication of Da Zi Bao, the compilation of a directory of participants, the utilization of multilingual translation software, and the compilation of UNCED-related disk-based resources.
Baltimore, MD
1992.05.01 - Friday, 1 May habitat.igc.org/docs/sccip.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio


Da Zi Bao: Inter-Sectoral Dialogue Meeting, '92 Global Forum
Da Zi Bao was the principal document that was produced at the Inter-Sectoral Dialogue Meeting, preceding the official opening of the '92 Global Forum.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1992.06.01 - Monday, 1 June  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio


Da Zi Bao
Fifty-eight issues of the Da Zi Bao interactive bulletin were published during the '92 Global Forum in Rio; 21 issues were in English, 25 in Portuguese, 8 in Spanish and 4 in French. More than 2,200 separate messages in all were published. An additional 10 issues of Da Zi Bao were published in conjunction with the Inter-Sectoral Dialogue meetings at the Global Forum.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1992.06.02 - Tuesday, 2 June  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Forum
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute


Communications & Information -- 1993 Global Forum
Concept paper for an integrated communications and information strategy for a 1993 Global Forum that was to have been hosted by the UK Government.
Baltimore, MD
1992.07.01 - Wednesday, 1 July habitat.igc.org/docs/ci-gf93.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International Synergy Institute
    Ideas for Tomorrow Today


Database of NGOs Accredited to UNCED
Relational database of the 1,420 NGOs accredited to UNCED, their 2,850 representatives, a description of their UNCED-related activities, and classification by area of interest and sector; includes 10 page manual/guide.
Baltimore, MD
1992.08.01 - Saturday, 1 August  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International Synergy Institute


Notes on a United Kingdom Global Forum, 1993
Discussion paper on decision making, design, process and participation issues to be considered by the NGO community in response to the proposed 1993 Global Forum to be hosted by the UK Government.
Cowden, Kent, England
1992.08.01 - Saturday, 1 August  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Ideas for Tomorrow Today


Alternative Treaty-Making Process: Education in Sustainability and Global Responsibility (Pre-Publication edition)
A compilation of the Alternative Treaties developed by non-government organizations at the '92 Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. (An earlier version was published in September 1992)
Toronto, Ontario
1992.10.01 - Thursday, 1 October  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED
    International NGO Forum
    International Synergy Institute
    Ideas for Tomorrow Today


Alternative Treaties Bulletin
Bulletin with news and reports on the implementation of the Alternative Treaties developed in Rio de Janeiro at the '92 Global Forum.
Millbrook, Beds, England item, text, reference
1992.11.01 - Sunday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International NGO Forum
    International Synergy Institute
    Ideas for Tomorrow Today


Alternative Treaties: Synergistic Processes for Sustainable Communities and Global Responsibility
An edited version of the alternative treaties developed by non-government organizations at the '92 Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. The edition incorporates an enhanced classification system that, inter alia, facilitated the incorporation of the treaties in a searchable full-text database and an expanded introduction to the alternative treaty process.
Millbrook, Beds, England collection, text, reference
1993.01.01 - Friday, 1 January habitat.igc.org/treaties
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International NGO Forum
    International Synergy Institute
    Ideas for Tomorrow Today


The Rio Agreements: A Full Text Database
The official Rio agreements -- Agenda 21, Climate and Biodiversity Conventions, the Forest Principles and the Rio de Janeiro Declaration -- are combined with the Alternative Treaties from the International NGO Forum and the Women's Action Agenda 21 in a DataPerfect database format with built-in menus that permits easy search and retrieval of all section of these historic agreements that include any specified word or phrase.
Cowden, Kent, England collection, text, reference
1993.03.01 - Monday, 1 March  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International Synergy Institute


Applying Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability
Intervention at the first session of the Commission on Sustainable Development recommending, inter alia, that procedures be adopted requesting all documents submitted to the Commission be also provided in electronic format.
New York, NY
1993.06.14 - Monday, 14 June habitat.igc.org/interven/csd-93.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development


Your Voice
Twelve issues of Your Voice -- an interactive bulletin based on the Da Zi Bao model -- were published during the 1993 Parliament of World Religions. Three of the issues were dedicated to the proceedings of a "Parliament of the People" and one issue was a report based on the meetings of the Assembly of Religious and Spiritual Leaders.
Chicago, IL
1993.08.28 - Saturday, 28 August habitat.igc.org/your-voice
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio
    One World Now
    Your Voice


Participating in the Convention on Combatting Desertification and Effects of Drought
Provided an overview of the Convention, and of the opportunities for participation and for exchange and access to documentation by NGOs and the academic community.
London, England
1993.09.01 - Wednesday, 1 September  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    RIOD - Desertification Network


Hopes, Dreams and Visions. Your Voice, Issue 7
Publication - as a special issue of Your Voice - of the "hopes, dreams and visions" - thematically organized - expressed by participants on Post-it notes in small group sessions in the first day of the four-day Parliament of the People held in parallel to the Parliament of World Religions.
Chicago, IL
1993.09.03 - Friday, 3 September habitat.igc.org/your-voice/yv--7.pdf
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio
    One World Now
    Your Voice
    Parliament of the People


Commitments. Your Voice, Issue 10
Publication - as a special issue of Your Voice - of the personal commitments that were shared by participants - on Post-it notes in small group sessions - in the final session of the four-day Parliament of the People that was held in parallel to the Parliament of World Religions.
Chicago, IL
1993.09.04 - Saturday, 4 September habitat.igc.org/your-voice/yv-10.pdf
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio
    One World Now
    Your Voice
    Parliament of the People


Proposals. Your Voice, Issue 9
Publication - as a special issue of Your Voice - of the proposal that were made by participants on Post-it notes in small group sessions in the third session of the four-day Parliament of the People that was held in parallel to the Parliament of World Religions.
Chicago, IL
1993.09.04 - Saturday, 4 September habitat.igc.org/your-voice/yv--9.pdf
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Da Zi Bao at Rio
    One World Now
    Your Voice
    Parliament of the People


Summary Report of the Assembly of Religious and Spiritual Leaders
Compilation of a Summary Report based on the meetings of the Assembly of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, based on multi-level classification scheme for comments, observations and recommendations of participants, as recorded by members of the Facilitation Team.
1993.09.05 - Sunday, 5 September habitat.igc.org/your-voice/asrl.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    One World Now
    Parliament of World Religions


Model Process for Interactive Participation
Description of the interactive participation process used at the Parliament of the People at the 1993 Parliament of World Religions - a grassroots parallel process to the Assembly of Spiritual and Religious Leaders.
Chicago, IL item, text, reference
1993.09.15 - Wednesday, 15 September habitat.igc.org/your-voice/process.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Da Zi Bao: An Interactive Exchange Process
    International Synergy Institute
    Parliament of the People


The NGO Alternative Treaties and the NGO Treaty Process
The offical edition of the alternative treaties from the International NGO Forum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 1-14 1992, published by the Canadian Council on International Cooperation, and incorporating the text and format as edited and published by International Synergy Institute and Ideas for Tomorrow Today.
Ottawa, Canada
1994.02.01 - Tuesday, 1 February  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International NGO Forum
    International Synergy Institute


Dissemination of this Working Group's Papers in Electronic Format: Intervention of International Synergy Institute
Intervention at the Intersessional Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Technology Transfer and Cooperation of the Commission on Sustainable Development noting the benefits of electronic dissemination of the documents before the Working Group as well as the broader role of strengthening information infrastructure in support of sustainable development.
New York, NY item, text, reference
1994.02.24 - Thursday, 24 February habitat.igc.org/interven/csdis-94.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development


International Synergy Institute
The first web site - while serving as the UN Representative for the International Synergy Institute, a previous home of Information Habitat, and an accredited Non-Governmental Organization to the 1992 Earth Summit and subsequently to the Roster of the UN Economic and Social Council for the purposes of participation in the Commission on Sustainable Development.
New York, NY web site, text, reference
1994.05.01 - Sunday, 1 May [www.igc.org/synergy]
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International Synergy Institute
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    World Summit on Social Development
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


Key Issues for the Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Identification of some of the priority concerns for NGOs from among those that were addressed during the First Session of the Open-Ended Working Group
New York, NY item, text, reference
1994.06.01 - Wednesday, 1 June habitat.igc.org/interven/ngoadhoc.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


On-line Access to United Nations Documents - in Newsletter of the South-North Centre for Environmental Policy
Overview of current United Nations proceedings directly or indirectly relating to the follow-up from the Earth Summit in Rio, including information on how to obtain access to electronic copies of documents from the proceedings.
London, England item, text, reference
1994.06.01 - Wednesday, 1 June habitat.igc.org/docs/ola-und.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    International Synergy Institute
    RIOD - Desertification Network


Some Critical Issues for the NGO Review
Identification of key areas that had been addressed by the Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations.
New York, NY item, text, reference
1994.06.01 - Wednesday, 1 June habitat.igc.org/interven/critical.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


Strengthening Procedures for Consultation
Statement submitted at the First Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations. Recommendations for consistency of procedures for consultation, on the role on national non-governmental organizations, practical arrangements, provisions for timely and effective access to documents, and modalities for consultation.
New York, NY
1994.06.20 - Monday, 20 June habitat.igc.org/interven/oewg9406.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


Proposal: Establishment of a Consolidated DPCSD Database
Proposal for the establishment of an electronic database of NGO contacts, to support the long-term strategy of the Department of Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development regarding the new relationship emerging between the United Nations and the non-governmental sector. The proposal is based on a review of the existing arrangements for maintaining information on non-governmental organizations, information needs of NGO focal points, and an assessment of software alternatives.
New York, NY
1994.08.01 - Monday, 1 August  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations
    NGO Section, Division of ECOSOC Support & Coordination, Department of Economic & Social Affairs


The Commission on Sustainable Development & The World Summit on Social Development Gophers
The initial online compilation of all available official documents from the first two Sessions of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development - and an extensive set of documents submitted by Governments, Intergovernmental Orgathnzations and NGO Networks - and for the World Summit on Social Development. The site included a guide to use of the gopher and a comprehensive listing of the available documents.
New York, NY
1994.10.01 - Saturday, 1 October [gopher://gopher.un.org:70/11/esc/ecosocdocs/csd]
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    World Summit on Social Development
    United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development


Procedures for electronic dissemination of documents
Procedure manual and forms for formatting and dissemination of UN documents on Internet gopher site.
New York, NY item, text, reference
1994.10.19 - Wednesday, 19 October  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development


Women Engaging The UN Online: WEDO's Electronic Communications in Action
A guide to the Internet gopher of the Women's Environment and Development Organization, including a table of contents of the available documents - including reports of WEDO's activities at the global, regional, national, and local levels - and information on how to access the documents.
New York, NY
1994.11.01 - Tuesday, 1 November gopher.igc.apc.org:70/11/orgs/wedo
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)


Strengthening NGO Participation at the United Nations
Statement submitted at the Inter-sessional Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations. Recommendations for strengthening NGO participation at the UN, including the creative application of information and communication technology in support of systematic arrangements for broader and more timely access to UN documents and the establishment of an Information and Communication Center for compilation and dissemination of UN documents.
New York, NY
1994.11.08 - Tuesday, 8 November habitat.igc.org/interven/oewg9411.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


Towards an Agenda for Information
A very preliminary draft - in parts in outline format - to initiate a process of dialogue concerning the need for an Agenda for Information, to parallel and complement the Agenda for Peace and the Agenda for Development.
New York, NY
1995.02.01 - Wednesday, 1 February habitat.igc.org/agenda
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute


Utilization of information and communication technology in support of broad-based participation and access to information
Statement submitted by the International Synergy Institute at the Second Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations. Recommendations for the systematic application of information and communication technology in support of arrangements for broader and more timely access to UN documents and for consultation with non-governmental organizations.
New York, NY
1995.05.08 - Monday, 8 May habitat.igc.org/interven/oewg9505.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    International Synergy Institute
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
Information Habitat promotes the understanding and practice of information ecology - based on the recognition of information systems as ecosystems - sets of interrelated and interdependent structures and processes that can best be understood if viewed as a whole - and in the context of the critical relationships between information ecosystems and other ecosystems - social, institutional, economic, legal, cultural and natural. Information Habitat is a Non-Governmental Organization in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
New York, NY
1995.06.01 - Thursday, 1 June habitat.igc.org
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Habitat II


Information Habitat: Where Information Lives - Overview
An overview of Information Habitat and some of the conceptual perpectives of an information ecosystem approach to the use of information technology to enable broad-based participation in decision-making, action and access to information in relation to international, national and local processes relating to sustainability, human rights and peace.
New York, NY
1995.07.01 - Saturday, 1 July habitat.igc.org/concept
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Habitat II


Agenda 21, Other UNCED Agreements and the NGO Alternative Treaties
The first - and for a long time, the only - web-based version of Agenda 21 and the other agreements of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development - the Earth Summit - held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, including the NGO Alternative Treaties.
New York, NY web site, text, reference
1995.08.01 - Tuesday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/agenda21
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development


Habitat II: Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements
Official web site for documents and information for the preparation for and follow up to the Habitat Agenda. The site included links to all major partner initiatives with an online presence, the agreements of the 1976 Habitat Conference in Vancouver, a compilation of UN documents on Housing as a Human Right, and all official documents available in electronic format in English, French and Spanish.
New York, NY web site, text, reference
1996.01.01 - Monday, 1 January  
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Habitat II
    International NGO Facilitating Group for Habitat II (IFG)
    Habitat II Online


Habitat Online Partnership Plan of Action
Plan for an integrated online framework to support the role of partners in the implementation of and follow-up to the Habitat Agenda through the systematic use of electronic communications to strengthen cooperation between partners; capacity-building initiative in the use of information technology for Habitat partners. The Partnership Plan of Action was semi-formally incorporated into the Habitat follow up plans by UNCHS (Habitat) however the incorporation was lost when the unhabitat.org domain was "hijacked" and not restored when UN Habitat subsequently acquired the domain.
New York, NY
1996.03.01 - Friday, 1 March  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Habitat II
    Partnership Plan of Action
    Habitat II Online


Habitat II Online: Invitation to a Journey
Statement at 1996 Earth Day celebration at the Peace Bell at United Nations Headquarters, extending an invitation to participate in a journey - to Istanbul and beyond; a journey of recommitment to the principles and values of Earth Day; a journey of discovery and exploration of new ways and tools with which we can work together in fulfilling the vision of Earth Day.
New York, NY
1996.03.20 - Wednesday, 20 March habitat.igc.org/journey
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Partnership Plan of Action
    Earth Society Foundation
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes


Habitat II Online: An Ecological Design Process
An overview of ecological design considerations in the development of the Habitat II Online initiative to enable coherent, intelligent response to the agenda of the Habitat II conference incorporating an ecology of information, an ecology of education, and an ecology of participation.
New York, NY
1996.05.01 - Wednesday, 1 May habitat.igc.org/h2o/design.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Habitat II
    International NGO Facilitating Group for Habitat II (IFG)
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


The Habitat Agenda
Publication and dissemination - via e-mail, web site and on diskette - of the Habitat Agenda - and of virtually the entire set of official documents - and of most significant NGO communication and documents - that went into the preparation for the Habitat Agenda and for monitoring the implementation of the agreements.
Istanbul, Turkey
1996.06.16 - Sunday, 16 June  
    Habitat II
    Habitat II Online


Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
The virtual light & color cubes are virtual structures in the form of cubes with dimensions of red, green and blue, within which the colour at any point is equal to the sum of the point's red, green and blue coordinates. The pair of cubes - mirror images and photographic negatives of each other - embody fundamental properties of light and colour, and demonstrate the additive and subtractive primary colours.
New York, NY
1996.11.01 - Friday, 1 November habitat.igc.org/cube
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Methodology for the General Assembly to examine the question of the participation of NGOs in all areas of the work of the United Nations
Speaking notes for Information Habitat at the Informal Soundings on ECOSOC Decision 1996/297. Recommendations, inter alia, on an inclusive approach to participation of NGOs, on the value of systematic use of information and communication technology, and on examination of innovative participation processes used in the Habitat II conference.
New York, NY
1996.12.01 - Sunday, 1 December habitat.igc.org/interven/is-9611.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


The application of modern information and communication technology to improve practical arrangements in support of strengthened participation of non-governmental organizations in the work of the United Nations
Recommendations for use of information technology to strengthen participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including enhanced access to United Nations documents, the Daily Journal and press releases by NGOs in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council.
New York, NY
1997.01.01 - Wednesday, 1 January habitat.igc.org/interven/app9701.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Open-Ended Working Group on the Review of Arrangements for Consultation with Non-Government Organizations


Village Meetings on the Internet: Theory and Practice of Information Ecology
Conference presentation on the use of Internet Relay Chat as a simple, accessible and viable methodology for holding online "village meetings".
Vienna, Austria
1997.02.14 - Friday, 14 February  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Global Village Symposium
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Commission on Human Settlements - Sixteenth session
Publication in html format of all available official documents - in English, Spanish and French - of the Sixteenth Session of the United Nations Commission for Human Settlements. The web-based publication was accompanied by dissemination of key documents and of the availability of all documents through an extensive network of electronic mailing lists.
New York, NY
1997.02.20 - Thursday, 20 February  
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Earthday on the Equinox on the Internet
Web site for the 1997 celebration of Earth Day on the Equinox at the Peace Bell at United Nations Headquarters, with the theme "A Culture of Peace". The ceremony was broadcast live on the Internet via streaming video.
New York, NY
1997.03.01 - Saturday, 1 March habitat.igc.org/earthday
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Earth Society Foundation
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes


Non-Governmental Organizations at the Commission for Sustainable Development
Compilation of information resources and documents in support of participation by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development and preparations for Earth Summit II. The site highlighted the consensus NGO document "Toward Earth Summit Two: NGO Recommendations for Commitments and Action" which included a key section on Information Ecology. The NGO Steering Committee now maintains its own web site - http://www.csdngo.org/csdngo
New York, NY
1997.03.01 - Saturday, 1 March habitat.igc.org/csdngo
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development


Dedication of the Peace Cube
Dedication of the Virtual Light and Colour Cube as a Peace Cube at the Earthday on the Equinox on the Internet ceremony at United Nations Headquarters on 1997.03.20
New York, NY
1997.03.20 - Thursday, 20 March habitat.igc.org/one-light/dedicate.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Earth Society Foundation
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


"Information Ecology" in Towards Earth Summit II: NGO Recommendations for Actions and Commitments at Earth Summit II
A call for a major commitment to analyze and explore the opportunities and implications of the rapidly evolving "information and communication ecosystem" and to identify critical information ecology issues relating to sustainability; also a call for the design and establishment of, and support for participatory enabling environments within which information and communications technologies, systems and processes - including traditional and non-electronic forms - can facilitate a transition to more open, equitable and sustainable communities and society.
New York, NY
1997.04.01 - Tuesday, 1 April habitat.igc.org/csdngo/1997/ie.htm
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    Information Ecology Caucus


Innovative Ideas and Procedures for Interactions between NGOs and the U.N.
Statement of Information Habitat at the NGO Consultation on Increasing Access to the UN General Assembly and its Committees and all areas of the work of the UN. Recommendations for an inclusive approach to NGO participation based on information ecology, methodology, and on Government/NGO partnership.
New York, NY
1997.04.01 - Tuesday, 1 April habitat.igc.org/interven/ih-9704.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Colour Equations / Faces of the Peace Cube
An early visual presentation of some of the basic colour equations between the additive (light) and subtractive (pigment) primary colours as expressed through the faces of the light and colour cubes.
New York, NY
1997.05.01 - Thursday, 1 May habitat.igc.org/equations
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Images from the Peace Cube
Images developed from the presentation of the "virtual light and colour cube" at its dedication as a peace cube at the Earthday on the Equinox on the Internet Ceremony at the Peace Bell at United Nations Headquarters, New York. The images highlight rhythmic qualities, photographic negativity, and the primary lights and pigments of the cubes.
New York, NY
1997.05.01 - Thursday, 1 May habitat.igc.org/images
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes


Partners and the Implementation of the Habitat Agenda
Publication of Guides to the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, and a framework - the Habitat Online Partnership Plan of Action designed to enable monitoring and implementation of the Habitat Agenda.
New York, NY
1997.06.01 - Sunday, 1 June  
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    United Nation Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)


The Digital Date Clock as a Universal Date Format
Proposes the adoption of the digital date clock as a universal format for recording dates - using yyyy.mm.dd - eg 1998.12.20 - format that eliminates ambiguity and cultural variation in recording dates, uses characters compatible with prevailing standards for file names, exhibits the properties of an ordinal number and as a result promotes orderliness, and is not only fully year 2000 compliant but can also be used as a public awareness learning mechanism in preparing for the millennium bug / crisis / bomb - Y2K.
New York, NY
1997.06.01 - Sunday, 1 June  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Whole Earth Partnership, Informatics and Participation
Web site with a listing and description of the electronic mailing list networks - Habitat Partners networks, Habitat Peace Caucus, the Huairou Commission, NGO Committees on Social Development, Sustainable Development, Human Settlements, Ad Hoc Working Group on the MAI, and Year2000 list.
New York, NY
1997.06.01 - Sunday, 1 June habitat.igc.org/wepip
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Towards Earth Summit II: Recommendations for Actions and Commitments at Earth Summit II
Consensus document presenting NGO recommendations for Actions and Commitments at Earth Summit II, the five year review of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
New York, NY
1997.06.23 - Monday, 23 June habitat.igc.org/csdngo/1997/es2ngo1.html
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    Information Ecology Caucus


Sustainable Energy - Energy After Rio
Online publication of major UNDP policy documents on sustainable energy, including Energy After Rio: Prospects and Challenges, the UNDP Initiative on Sustainable Energy, and Energy as an Instrument for Socio-Economic Policy.
New York, NY
1997.08.01 - Friday, 1 August www.undp.org/seed/energy
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


NGO Committee on Human Settlements
A demonstration template for a committee of the Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO), and developed in the context of the Partnership Informatics and Participation initiative.
New York, NY
1997.09.01 - Monday, 1 September habitat.igc.org/ngochs
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Resolution on Information and Communications
Resolution on Information and Communications - proposed by Information Habitat: Where Information Lives and International Council of Jewish Women and adopted by the 20th General Assembly of the Conference of NGOs - to recgnize the oppotunities offered by modern information and communications technology to increase their effectiveness and to strengthen the participation of NGOs in the work of the United Nations.
Geneva, Switzerland
1997.11.03 - Monday, 3 November habitat.igc.org/docs/ic-congo.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    20th General Assembly of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC


Environment and human settlements: Report of the Secretary-General
A/53/463, 1998.10.06
1998.01.01 - Thursday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/hab-a53-463.txt


Multilateral Agreement on Investment
same as mai-19980214.txt - in wordperfect 5.1 format
1998.01.01 - Thursday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/mai-19980214.txt
    Ad Hoc Working Group on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment


Report of the United Nations Task Force on Environment and Human Settlements
1998.01.01 - Thursday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/hab-task-force.txt


dpu-pip - Partnership, Informatics and Participation for implementing the Habitat Agenda
Seedbed for the development and implementation of a curriculum in information ecology designed to establish templates for the participatory use of information technology by local governnments and local communities and organizations. The site has also been used to make available - via e-mail and or a world wide web browser - key documents relating to public participation in consultation and decision-making relating to water, sustainability and health and the implementation of the agreement in the Habitat Agenda and Agenda 21.
London, England
1998.02.01 - Sunday, 1 February www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/dpu-pip
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Information Technology, Public Participation & Global Agreements
Statement submitted to the UN Commission on Social Development on the critical need and opportunity to develop virtual structures for public participation to complement conventional and traditional structures, with particular reference to the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), the threats the MAI poses to social development goals, and the need for its reconciliation with the global agreements from Rio to Istanbul.
New York, NY
1998.02.01 - Sunday, 1 February habitat.igc.org/socdev/ngo10.htm
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    UN Commission on Social Development
    Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework


Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework
Preliminary schematic representation for "Essential Economics". The model, developed in the context of "Holistic approaches to freshwater" and the consideration of the nature of water as an economic good at the 6th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, describes an economic transaction as a process at the intersection of flows of labour, money, knowledge, material resources, energy, infrastructure, etc.
Brooklyn, NY
1998.04.01 - Wednesday, 1 April www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-essence.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework


Holistic Approaches to Freshwater: An Information Ecology Orientation
Outline framework for the use of an information ecology approach - focussing on watershed-based interactive public access to freshwater information - developed from "Integrated Management of Freshwater Resources" recommendations from a 1998.01 Expert Group meeting in Harare.
New York, NY
1998.04.01 - Wednesday, 1 April  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    Holistic Approaches to Freshwater: An Information Ecology Orientation


Virtual Light & Colour Cubes - Properties of Light, Gifts of Nature, Catalysts of Peace
Compelling visual introduction to the Virtual Light and Colour Cubes. Provides a brief visual overview of the principal characteristics of the Virtual Light and Colour Cubes / Peace Cubes
Brooklyn, NY item, text, reference
1998.07.01 - Wednesday, 1 July www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-llc-cubes.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Habitat II
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Cycles of the Peace Faces
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
1998.08.04 - Tuesday, 4 August tinyurl.com/of3p


Primary Colours: A Proof
Introductory presentation on the nature of primary colours based on the existence of - and symmetry and complementarity between - two sets of primary colours - red, green & blue for light; cyan, magenta & yellow for pigment.
New York, NY item, text, reference
1998.09.01 - Tuesday, 1 September www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-llc-primary.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Y2K Three States Network
Web site for the Y2K Three States Network of representatives of public agencies and managers of public utilities and transportation networks concerned with computer-date-related Year 2000 preparations in the New York City tri-state area - New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
New York, NY
1998.09.01 - Tuesday, 1 September [www.y2k3states.org]
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Ad Hoc Working Group on the Year 2000 Crisis


Information Ecology and Information Society
A brief overview of information ecology focussing on the emerging significance of information space, of the need for public information space and the development of such spaces through the use of information and communications technology in the course of the series of global conferences of the 1990, and of the electronic mailing list as the key tool in support of non-governmental participation in the global conferences, with an overview of properties of electronic mailing lists and recommendations. Presented at "The Challenges of Information Technology for the Non-Profit Sector". Powerpoint presentation.
Vienna, Austria
1998.11.01 - Sunday, 1 November www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-ie-is.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Information Ecology for a Millennium Forum
An outline of a general information ecology approach in support of information and communication needs of a Millennium Forum - or set of Forums. An overview of of some historical roots of information ecology and its evolution in support of the participation of non-governmental organizations in preparations for and follow-up to the global conferences of the 1990s. (Draft, in progress)
Brooklyn, NY
1998.12.01 - Tuesday, 1 December  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Millennium Forum


Information Ecology: Holistic Framework for Empowerment & Transformation
A holistic perspective on information flows, recognizing three fundamental dimensions of information space - content / substance, personal / community relationships, and the nature of information technology - and three basic phases of information processing - compilation / organization, communication / dissemination, and reception / utilisation. Powerpoint presentation.
Turin, Italy
1998.12.02 - Wednesday, 2 December www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-ie-hf.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    New Partnerships for Action
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Istanbul + 2.5 - Half Way on a Journey to Istanbul + 5: A Status Report
Case study / report on a partnership-based information ecology framework for integrated follow-up to the Habitat Agenda and the global agreements of the 1990s. Presented at the "New Partnerships for Action" conference at the United Nations Staff College. Powerpoint presentation.
Turin, Italy
1998.12.04 - Friday, 4 December habitat.igc.org/ie/wepip.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    New Partnerships for Action


Introduction to Information Ecology
A preliminary overview of some basics of information ecology and the relationship between information systems and other ecosystems; the nature of key properties of information and information flows and exchanges, including implications of physical properties of information - zero mass and size, light-speed; and overview of the application of information technology in support of the participation of NGOs in the preparation for and follow-up to the agreements of the global conferences of the 1990s. (Draft, in progress)
Brooklyn, NY
1998.12.08 - Tuesday, 8 December habitat.igc.org/ie/ien-iie.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Mailbase Online Micro-Library Service
An overview of the design of an online micro-library service, using the mailbase electronic mailing list system developed by and for British universities. Documents would be maintained in plain text, WordPerfect 5.1, and portable document format, and would be accessible by electronic mail as well as via the world wide web. (Draft, in progress)
Brooklyn, NY
1998.12.10 - Thursday, 10 December www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-mmls.ppt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


A Culture of Peace
Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/53/243 (A/53/L/79), 1999.09.13. WordPerfect 5.1 text format.
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-dpa-e.txt


A Culture of Peace - Russian text
Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/53/243 (A/53/L/79), 1999.09.13. WordPerfect 5.1 format.
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-dpa-r.wpd


Aarhus Convention
United Nations ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. ECE/CEP/43.
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/aarhus-e.txt


Light and Colour Cubes - Templates for Cubes and Faces
For building 5cm / 2" models of the light and colour cubes, and creating sets of the twelve "face cards" of the cubes - the surfaces of colour.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-lcc-template.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Light and Colour Tiles - Cycles
Templates for domino-format tiles, with pairs of adjacent faces. jpg format available for printing on A3 or 11x17, to copy on card stock. Discover some of the patterns, cycles and symmetry. pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-tiles-c.jpg
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Light and Colour Tiles - Mirrors One
Templates for domino-format tiles, with mirror faces. A4 / 8.5x11"; also available in jpg format for printing on A3 or 11x17, to copy on card stock. Infinite variations, patterns, symmetry, rhythms and cycles. pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-tiles-m1.jpg
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Millennium Forum Priorities
Priorities of the Millennium Forum, to he held at United Nations Headquarters, 22-26 May 2000. Outline, generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/mf-priority.pdf
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Millennium Forum


Una Cultura de Paz
Declaraci¢n y Programa de Acci¢n sobre una Cultura de Paz, 1999.09.13. WordPerfect 5.1 format.
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-dpa-s.wpd


Une culture de la paix
1999.09.13. WordPerfect 5.1 format.
1999.01.01 - Friday, 1 January www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-dpa-f.txt


ngos@un - Non-Governmental Organizations at the United Nations
Non-Governmental Organizations at the United Nations - a partnership to assist the UN Secretary-General in responding to the decision 1996/31 of the Economic and Social Council on Consultative Arangements for Non-Governmental Organizations" through a comprehensive approach to the application of modern information and communications technology in support of facilitation and documentation of NGOs in the work of the United Nations.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.02.01 - Monday, 1 February www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-ngosun.txt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    NGO Section, Division of ECOSOC Support & Coordination, Department of Economic & Social Affairs


Templates for Peace Cubes
Templates for creating and assembling Peace Cubes - for 1" / 2.5 cm and 2" / 5 cm cubes - in Portable Document Format (pdf). Designed for printing on glossy/photo paper. Fun to cut out and glue; provides endless fascination for children of all ages. Create a set of eight cubes, and build a 2 x 2 x 2 cube.
New York, NY item, image, digital art
1999.03.01 - Monday, 1 March habitat.igc.org/one-light/template.htm


Templates for Peace Faces
Templates for creating sets of Peace Faces, in Portable Document Format (pdf). Designed for printing on glossy/photo paper. Fun to cut out and arrange, make patterns and shapes, and to reflect upon; provides endless fascination for children of all ages.
New York, NY item, image, digital art
1999.03.02 - Tuesday, 2 March habitat.igc.org/one-light/templat1.htm


Templates for Domino Peace Tiles
Templates for creating sets of Domino Peace Tiles, in Portable Document Format (pdf). Designed for printing on glossy/photo paper. Fun to cut out and explore the infinite variety of ways there to make patterns and shapes; endless fascination for children of all ages.
New York, NY item, image, digital art
1999.03.03 - Wednesday, 3 March habitat.igc.org/one-light/templat2.htm


Swords into Plowshares: Peace Park at the UN
A slide show of photographs that focus on the Ralph Bunch Peace Park opposite the entrance to the UN Secreariat - beginning with the "Isaiah Wall" with the verse" "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nations; neither shall they study war any more."
New York, NY collection, image, photograph
1999.05.06 - Thursday, 6 May habitat.igc.org/peace-park
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


The Internet: A Powerful Organizing Tool
New York, NY item, text, reference
1999.09.17 - Friday, 17 September habitat.igc.org/ie/dpi-1999.htm


Domains of Nature
Sketch of some key domains of nature - rainforest domains, island domains, wildflower domains and more. Generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-domains.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Faces of the Peace Cube
Introduction to the faces of the light and colour cubes - and to a three-dimensional mathematics of light and colour. 10 slides / pages. Generated in Powerpoint; pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-lcc-faces.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Full Cost Electronic Market
Schematic outline of key characteristics and relationships, and elements of the ecological properties relational database - engine of the market, incorporating "double entry bookkeeping for the earth". Outline, generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-fullcost.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Habitat Online Partnership Plan of Action - An Outline
Sketch of a framework for monitoring and implementing the Habitat Agenda. Outline generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-hoppa.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Information Ecology - Heritage
Sketch of the conceptual, practical and spiritual heritage of Information Ecology. Generated in Inspiration(r) software; pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-heritage.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Information Ecology of Electronic Mail
Key material, economic, social and practical factors, in the context of electronic mail as a common and economical medium for communication and information exchange. Outline, generated in Inspiration(r), in pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-ieem.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Network Properties
Fundamental properties and characteristics of networks, including integrity, connectivity, governance and groundedness. Outline, generated in Inspiration(r) in pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-network.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework


Y2K Countdown Digital Date Clock
Presentation of the basis for the use of the Digital Date Clock - with yyyy.mm.dd format - as the ideal solution for a universal format for recording dates of transactions. pdf file from an HTML page.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.24 - Sunday, 24 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/y2k-counting.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    NGO Steering Committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
    NGO Committee on Human Settlements
    Information Ecology Caucus
    NGO Committee on Social Development
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Ad Hoc Working Group on the Year 2000 Crisis
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Images of the Peace Cube
Presentation of images from the 1997 Equinox Earthday dedication of the Light and Colour Cubes as Peace Cubes. pdf format, generated in PowerPoint (r).
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.25 - Monday, 25 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/cop-lcc-images.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


Information Ecology Partners for a Sustainable Millennium
Partnership initiatives using information and communication technologies to support orderly broad-based public participation in local, national, regional, and global decision-making processes relating to sustainability, equity, human rights & peace.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.25 - Monday, 25 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-iepsm.txt
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Information Ecology Networks for a New Millennium
Outline of conceptual basis of Information Ecology networks and Information Ecology domains.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.26 - Tuesday, 26 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-nmn.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London


ngos@un Database - An Outline
Sketch of major areas of database elements in ngos@un - a comprehensive relational database of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at the United Nations. Inspiration-generated file, in pdf format.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.10.26 - Tuesday, 26 October www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-ngosun-db.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    NGO Section, Division of ECOSOC Support & Coordination, Department of Economic & Social Affairs


Properties and Principles of Information
Properties of zero mass, zero physical size, speed of light, common access to properties of the whole; principles governing value, flow, management and understanding of information. Outline in pdf format, generated in Inspiration(r).
Brooklyn, NY
1999.11.01 - Monday, 1 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Properties of Information
Properties of information - zero mass, zero physical size, speed of light, common access to properties of the whole; principles governing information. Outline in pdf format, generated in Inspiration.
Brooklyn, NY
1999.11.10 - Wednesday, 10 November www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/dpu-pip/ien-informat.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework


Huntington Beach: Life, Death, Rebirth, Light and Water
Photographic slide show - leaves and new growth in a wooded garden and pebbles, shells and more on Huntington Beach.
Huntington Beach, NY
2000.03.28 - Tuesday, 28 March habitat.igc.org/huntington
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


Spring Waters at Saratoga Springs
A set of three photographic slide shows, taken in Saratoga Springs, NY - center of perhaps the most important mineral resource waters in the world. The s;ide shows are: Congress Park near the center of town, An unconventional set of images from the Congress Springs, at the edge of the Park; and the Saratoga Surf and Spa Motel - a very reasonably priced motel - outside the racing season - with a mineral water hot tub where one can soak to one's heart's content.
Saratoga Springs, NY
2000.04.05 - Wednesday, 5 April habitat.igc.org/saratoga
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


United Nations Through the Trees
A set of photographic slide shows taken from outside and inside the United Nations Garden at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The first set is of U.N. buildings seen though trees; and some of the sculptures in the garden.
New York, NY
2000.04.13 - Thursday, 13 April habitat.igc.org/un-garden
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


Water, Light and Colour Cubes, and Learning Sustainability
2000.05.02 - Tuesday, 2 May tinyurl.com/osr2


Alice in Cyber Wonderland
item, text, fiction
2000.06.01 - Thursday, 1 June  


Whitehaven-and-Whitgift.net
Whitehaven-and-Whitgift.net is the home base of a large family of Internet domains - from gaia-university.net to gifts-of-light.net, digital-bridges.net, millennium-forum.net, housing-court-of-kings.net to maine-ecology.net and more. [under construction]
Brooklyn, NY
2000.06.01 - Thursday, 1 June whitehaven-and-whitgift.net
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Motion for Recognition of John Doe's Competence to Represent Respondents as a pro se Attorney in this Case
Pro se Motion filed in Rama and Manjula, a Corporation against Fye and Doe, Index No. 70826/00, in the Housing Part of the Civil Court of Kings County, New York, presenting arguments for the recognition of John Doe's competence to proceed on a pro se basis in the case.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.06.16 - Friday, 16 June habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/pro-se.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Motion to Vacate Stipulation of Settlement as Fatally Defective
Pro se Motion in the case of Rama and Manjula, a Corporation, against Fye and Doe, in the Housing Part of the Civil Court of Kings County, New York, on the grounds that the stipulation of settlement in the case was fatally defective, presenting arguments and evidence, inter alia, as to illegal actions by Petitioner (Rama and Manjula) including failure to register the premises as a multiple dwelling and failure to provide adequate heat and hot water, defects in the Court's information system, arguing for consideration of the principles of Agenda 21 and the Habitat Agenda in the Housing Court and for the introduction of a comprehensive housing information system and the provision of opportunities for electronic filing and service of documents.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.06.17 - Saturday, 17 June habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/vacate.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Motion to Permit Submission of Additional Counterclaims
Motion asserting the right to submit additional counterclaims in response to economic harm suffered by Respondents as a result of the Landlord's unlawful use of the Housing Court in this case.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.06.22 - Thursday, 22 June habitat.igc.org/ housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/permit.pdf
    Housing Court of Kings


Motion to Rescind Five Day Notice on the Grounds of Lack of Jurisdiction
Pro se Motion in Rama and Manjula, a Corporation, against Fye and Doe in the Housing Part of the Civil Court of the County of Kings, New York arguing to rescind a five day eviction notice on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.06.22 - Thursday, 22 June habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/rescind.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Affidavit #1 in Support of an Order to Show Cause to Vacate Judgement and to Restore to the Calendar
2000.06.23 - Friday, 23 June  


Gaia University
A web-based home for Gaia University and for a preliminary presentation of the Gaia Mind Hypothesis, including a presentation of an extensive set of Interet domains that were registered by members of the Gaia University family of organizations. Each of the domains was intended to play a central role in the curriculum and administration of Gaia University, and are being designed and developed within an information ecology domain framework.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.07.01 - Saturday, 1 July gaia-university.net
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Gaia University


Housing Court of Kings: A framework for information ecology and the administration of Justice
Information ecology, justice and the law. A framework and a test case / case study in an information ecology-enabled transformation of the Housing Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County - better known as Brooklyn. Housing Court of kings is also intended to serve as a model framework to strengthen the role of Housing Courts to do justice to the rights of tenants, and to the responsibilities of landlords to maintain their properties in a lawful, ecologically-sound manner in keeping with the language and the spirit of international agreements on sustainable housing and sustainable communities and cities, and on sustainable, participatory development.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.07.01 - Saturday, 1 July habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/overview.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Housing Court of Kings


Nine Primary Colours
A presentation of the primary equations of colour and light, the symmetry of light and pigment, and the nine primary colours. Nine Primary Colors is also a demonstration and appreciation of the power of zero in the three-dimensional mathematics of colour - and in any numeric system.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.07.01 - Saturday, 1 July one-light.net/primary-colours
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Respondents' Overview of Events Concerning Landlord's Failure to Provide Adequate Heat and Hot Water - among Many Other Failures to Maintain Warrant of Habitability - and Landlord's Retaliatory Refusal to Renew Lease
Overview of the Landlord's failure to provide heat, and Landlord's retaliatory response to a legitimate and validated complaint to the approate authority of the City of New York, with submission of relevant weather records obtained from from the official web site of the National Weather Center at La Guardia Airport.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.08.07 - Monday, 7 August  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Affidavit #2 in Support of an Order to Show Cause to Vacate Judgement and to Restore to the Calendar
Affidavit providing an overview of the grounds for the judge to vacate a Stipulation of Settlement that had been entered into without the jurisdiction of the Court and that had failed to provide reasonable due process.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.08.17 - Thursday, 17 August habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/affidavit-2000.08.17.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Diagonal Faces of the Light and Colour Cubes
A set of twenty-four of the forty-eight diagonal faces of the cubes - the twelve in which either black is at bottom or top, or where white is at the top or bottom. Click on any images that gets your attention - when you see it at the center, its negative is in the lower right.
New York, NY
2000.09.01 - Friday, 1 September habitat.igc.org/faces-vertical
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes


Vital information - the life-blood of a society
Summary of design and information ecology conceptual framework for architecture for UN-NGO Collaboration: Pilot Program for MAMAS - Mothers Against Military Aggression in Sierra Leone.
Seattle, WA
2000.09.01 - Friday, 1 September  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Affidavit #3 in Support of an Order to Show Cause to Vacate Judgement and to Restore to the Calendar
Affidavit filed in Rama and Manjula, a Corporation against Fye and Doe, Index No. 70826/00, in the Housing Part of the Civil Court of Kings Conuty, New York, summarizing arguments as to why the Court's Judgments, raising issues, inter alia, of jurisdictional and procedural errors, and the Court's failure to uphold 14th Amendment requirements to provide equal protection under the law.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.09.07 - Thursday, 7 September habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/affidavit-2000.09.07.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Digital Bridges
A home for the establishment and maintenance of digital bridges - across the many gulfs - digital and otherwise - that have divided and separated people, communities, organizations and governments. Digital Bridges designs and architecture draw on the fundamental properties of information, information systems and networks, including the fact that information has zero mass, zero physical size and can travel at the speed of light, and that information systems now make possible common access to and observation of properties of the whole. [under construction]
Brooklyn, NY
2000.10.22 - Sunday, 22 October digital-bridges.net
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Digital Bridges in Peace


Peace Cubes - Gifts of Light
Home for the Peace Cubes - Virtual Light and Colour Cubes that are at the centre of a three-dimensional mathematics of colour and light and that can transform our understanding of the nature and dimensions of light and colour. The Peace Cubes can also serve as vital elements in a new global curriculum on mathematics, colour and light, as symbols for the One Light in all of Creation, and as teaching tools on the properties of knowledge-based economies, and as an introduction to the properties of zero-based economy. All of the images are computer-generated, the most recent images based on HTML tables generated from a DataPerfect database, as were most of the sets of web pages of images.
Brooklyn, NY collection, image, digital art
2000.10.22 - Sunday, 22 October habitat.igc.org/peace-cubes
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Peace Faces - Faces of the Peace Cubes
A meditation on the forty-eight faces of the light and colour cubes. Each face represents a meeting place of four primary colours and may evoke a unique feeling. Each face is framed below a frieze of the eight rotations and reflections of itself. At the loer right of the face is its photographic negative. A bottom frieze contains small icons of the forty eight faces. Easy - and enjoyable; forget about words; let your eyes and feelings guide you.
Brooklyn, NY collection, image, digital art
2000.10.24 - Tuesday, 24 October habitat.igc.org/faces
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Peace Tiles - Gifts of Light
A set of the ninety-six peace tiles - based on mirror images of the faces and the cycles of all possible pairs of contiguous faces of the Peace Cubes. Each colourful tile is framed below a frieze of the corresponding faces. The bottom frieze contains the photographic negative of the tile. Below that are the sixteen "cycle tiles" corresponding to the faces of the main tile. Sound complicated? In practice it is easy - and fun if you let your eyes and feelings guide you. Virtually no words, yet simple to grasp visually.

The web site for the Peace Tiles was launched on October 24, United Nations Day, 2000.

Brooklyn, NY collection, image, digital art
2000.10.24 - Tuesday, 24 October habitat.igc.org/tiles
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes


Financing for Development and Transition to the Knowledge-Based Economy
An analysis of the critical need for the Financing for Development (FfD) process at the United Nations to focus attention on the need for financing development that enables participation of developing countries in the new knowledge-based economy, and an identification of some of the key issues that need to be considered in the transition to a knowledge-based economy. Prepared for the FfD Business Hearings.
New York, NY
2000.12.11 - Monday, 11 December habitat.igc.org/ffd-kbe
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Essential Economics: Towards a Holistic Framework
    Financing for Development Forum


Financing for Development Forum
A partnership-based online framework to enable access to information and broad-based participation in consultations relating to the preparations for the High Level United Nations event on Financing for Development scheduled for the first quarter of 2002.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.12.15 - Friday, 15 December ffd-forum.net
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Financing for Development Forum


Healing a Nation
Healing a Nation is intended to serve as a home for an online forum in support of President-Elect Gearge W. Bush's commitment to engage in a process of healing the divides in the U.S. that had become visible in the U.S. Presidential Election in the year 2000. The site highlights a fifth verse of the U.S. National Anthem, beginning with "Oh say can you see, by the one light in all", dedicated at a sunrise interfaith Earth Day ceremony held in April 1990 at Fort McHenry, birthplace of the National Anthem.
Brooklyn, NY
2000.12.19 - Tuesday, 19 December healing-a-nation.net
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Millennium Light @iDefineArt
2000.12.21 - Thursday, 21 December tinyurl.com/osro


Rivers of Light Variations
Rhythmic rivers of light based on the fundamental cycles of the Peace Cubes / Virtual Light and Colour Cubes, above a phoographic negative of the same. Exhibited at Isha Shabaka's IdefineArt studio in Brooklyn, NY at the natural turn of the Millennium, the Winter Solstice, 2000.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2000.12.21 - Thursday, 21 December habitat.igc.org/bridges/river.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    September 11 Peace Memorials


Documents submitted by Respondents in Response to Interim Order of 2001.02.08
Listing of documents filed by pro se tenants in response to an Interim Order of the Court requesting resubmission of the documents as the Court was unable to find the original documents.
Brooklyn, NY
2001.02.23 - Friday, 23 February habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70286/00/documents.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


hiv-aids-care - a graphic representation
"A picture is worth a thousand words." A graphic representation of the incidence of HIV/AIDS infection through the use of geographic information system maps comiled by the UN-AIDS programme. The maps vividly and directly make visible both the extent of infection, and and its growth, at five year intervals in Africa, South America and Asia.
Brooklyn, NY
2001.03.21 - Wednesday, 21 March habitat.igc.org/hiv-aids-care
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    hiv-aids-care.net


Revised form for Tenant's Affidavit in Support of an Order to Show Cause to Vacate Judgement and to Restore to the Calendar
A revised form for Tenant's Affidavit offered for use by the Housing Court of Kings County, New York (Brooklyn), The form - which would be accessible online, with interactive help options, and in portable electronic formats - makes provision for documentation of the specifics of the Landlord's failure to maintain a "warrant of habitability", and provides optional additional space for describing additional details related to a Tenant's defense.
Brooklyn, NY
2001.03.29 - Thursday, 29 March habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/tenant-affidavit-form.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Tenant's Affidavit in Support of an Order to Show Cause to Vacate Judgement and to Restore to the Calendar
Final, unsuccessful affidavit - submitted on the newly-designed form for Tenant's Affidavits - that documents clearly violations of Housing Code - the resolution of which was supposed to be a precondition for any payment of rent, presents other detailed arguments in the Tenant's defense, and describes how the newly-designed form would work.
Brooklyn, NY
2001.03.30 - Friday, 30 March habitat.igc.org/housing-court-of-kings/70826/00/affidavit-2001.03.30.pdf
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Housing Court of Kings


Pyramids of Light
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.10.20 - Saturday, 20 October tinyurl.com/osgy


Pyramids of Light - 480 x 360
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.10.20 - Saturday, 20 October tinyurl.com/osje


Pyramids of Light - 640 x 480
New York, NY
2001.10.20 - Saturday, 20 October  


Rainbow Pyramids - Aligned
New York, NY
2001.11.03 - Saturday, 3 November tinyurl.com/osha


Rainbow Pyramids - Dual Cycles
New York, NY
2001.11.03 - Saturday, 3 November tinyurl.com/oshn


Cubic Colour Wheels - On the Drawing Board
New York, NY
2001.11.04 - Sunday, 4 November tinyurl.com/osy1


Cubic Colour Wheels of Peace
New York, NY
2001.11.05 - Monday, 5 November tinyurl.com/oszf


Cubic Colour Wheels - Cycling in Peace
New York, NY
2001.11.06 - Tuesday, 6 November tinyurl.com/osyw


Birth of the Rainbow Cubic Sine Waves
An exploration in connections between the Light and Colour Cubes and the colours of the rainbow, Rainbow Cubic Sine Waves represents a mapping of the colurs of the cubes onto a sine wave, in which the cycle of colours seems to evoke the colour sequence of the rainbow. The development of the Rainbow Cubic Sine Wave took place over two days very shortly on the birth of the Cubic Colour Wheel, reflecting an openness to softening the sharp edges of the Cubes, as well as to focus attention on some of the rhythmic and cyclical properties of the cubes.
New York, NY
2001.11.14 - Wednesday, 14 November  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Rainbow Cubic Sine Waves - Beginning to add colour
New York, NY
2001.11.15 - Thursday, 15 November tinyurl.com/osky
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Rainbow Cubic Sine Waves - Filling in the blanks
New York, NY
2001.11.16 - Friday, 16 November tinyurl.com/osle
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Meditations on One Light in All: Rainbow Cubic Sine Waves
An endless sequence of cycling "rainbow cubic sine waves" - based on a mapping of the colours of the Light and Colour Cubes onto the shape of a sine wave in a quest to reconcile and connect the cubes and the rainbow, as well as to bridge the gulf between the square and cube and the circle and sphere.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.10 - Monday, 10 December habitat.igc.org/reconcile/rcsw.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Rainbow Cubic Sine Waves
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Meditations on One Light in All: Queries on Opening to the Light
A meditative online presentation of the Queries on Opening to the Light - a presentation that serves as the opening segment of a Journey of Light, Reconcilation and Peace prepared in response to September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.
New York, NY item, text, reference
2001.12.13 - Thursday, 13 December habitat.igc.org/queries
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Meditations on One Light in All: Twin Beacons of Light and Colour
A cycle of eight images of the skyline of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center - illuminated by the arrival and receding of the Light and Colour Cubes in an endless cycle. Clicking on the image enables more information, and access to prior and next steps in A Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.14 - Friday, 14 December habitat.igc.org/twin-beacons
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    September 11 Peace Memorials


Images from the Peace Cubes
An updated presentation of images developed from the presentation of the "virtual light and colour cubes" at its dedication as a peace cube at the Earthday on the Equinox on the Internet Ceremony at the Peace Bell at United Nations Headquarters, New York on March 20, 1997. The images highlight rhythmic qualities, photographic negativity, and the primary lights and pigments of the cubes.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.15 - Saturday, 15 December habitat.igc.org/images


Meditations on One Light in All: Twin Cubes of Light and Colour
A set of twelve cycling page with images of mirrored twin pairs of Light and Colour Cubes, showing all possible regular presentations from the white and black apexes of the cubes. The images are clickable, providing access to more information and to other phases of the Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace.
New York, NY
2001.12.15 - Saturday, 15 December habitat.igc.org/twin-cubes
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    September 11 Peace Memorials


Meditations on One Light in All: Twisted Pairs of Light and Colour Cubes
A cycling series of twenty-four pages with images of "Twisted Pairs of Light and Colour Cubes" - pairs of cubes in which the one is the unseen side of the other.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.16 - Sunday, 16 December habitat.igc.org/twisted-pairs
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Meditations on One Light in All: Oh Say Can You See By the One Light in All
The fifth verse of "Oh Say Can You See By the One Light in All!" - dedicated as the Fifth Verse of the US National Anthem at an Interfaith Sunrise service at Fort McHenry, home of the Star-Spangled Banner and a brief description of how the Star Spangled Banner became adopted - through a grassroots process - as the U.S. National Anthem.
New York, NY
2001.12.17 - Monday, 17 December habitat.igc.org/reconcile/oh-say.htm
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace


Meditations on One Light in All: Reconciliation in Primary Colours
A set of eight cycling images with the principal protagonists in a War of - President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of State Colin Powell and Osama bin Laden - against backgrounds of the Light and Colour Cubes and of the six non-zero primary colours.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.18 - Tuesday, 18 December habitat.igc.org/reconcile/primary.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Meditations on One Light in All: Reconciliation in 16 Colour Palettes
A set of seventy-two images with the primary representatives of the September 11 protagonists - President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of State Colin Powell and Osama bin Laden against backgrounds of the Light and Colour Cubes transposed into sixteen colour images, and serving as visual metaphors for ways that our perception of our enemies can be distorted when we see them from a limited palette, and one in which our enemies' colours are only partially represented.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.19 - Wednesday, 19 December habitat.igc.org/reconcile/16colour.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    September 11 Peace Memorials
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Meditations on One Light in All: The Great Invocation in the Cubic Colour Wheel
A cycling series with the text of the Great Invocation against the background of a rotating "Cubic Colour Wheel" - a "true" colour wheel that was generated by mapping the Light and Colour Cubes into a circle.
New York, NY
2001.12.20 - Thursday, 20 December habitat.igc.org/reconcile/invocation.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
    September 11 Peace Memorials


A Journey of Light, Reconciliation and Peace
Interfaith journey invoking light, reconciliation and peace in response to the World Trade Center bombings of September 11 and the aftermath of the bombings. The journey is a series of eight brief passages: Queries on Opneing to the Light; Twin Beacons of Light; Twin Light and Colour Cubes; Tsited Pairs of Cubes; Oh Say Can You See By the One Light in All; Reconciliation in Primary Colours; Reconciliation in 16 Colour Palettes; and The Great Invocation.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2001.12.21 - Friday, 21 December habitat.igc.org/reconcile
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Gandhi-King 2002 Season for Nonviolence - Calendar
Illustrated daily calendar of themes and quotations prepared for the New York City Season for Nonviolence Task Force based on "64 Ways - 64 Days" developed by the Association for Global New Thought.
New York, NY
2002.01.30 - Wednesday, 30 January habitat.igc.org/snv-2002
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence - New York Task Force


Vertical Faces of the Peace Cubes
New York, NY
2002.01.30 - Wednesday, 30 January habitat.igc.org/faces-vertical
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes


Access, Participate and Participation in Agenda 21
A systematic hypertext-based compilation and organization of all references in Agenda 21 to the words: access, participate and participation. The set of 37 web pages were generated from the TREATIES database using a web-page generating report allowing the selection of any three words of phrases.
New York, NY
2002.02.15 - Friday, 15 February habitat.igc.org/agenda21/app.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Information, Data and Communication in Agenda 21
A systematic hypertext-based compilation and organization of all references in Agenda 21 to the words: information, data and communication. The set of 38 web pages were generated from the TREATIES database using a web-page generating report allowing the selection of any three words of phrases.
New York, NY
2002.02.15 - Friday, 15 February habitat.igc.org/agenda21/idc.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


The Light and Colour Cubes - An Introduction
An introduction to the Light and Colour Cubes and the primary colours of light and pigment.
New York, NY
2002.02.25 - Monday, 25 February habitat.igc.org/one-light/about.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Towards a Curriculum in Information Ecology: Partnership, Informatics and Participation
A compilation of documents and images relating to the development of a curriculum in Information Ecology in cooperation with the Development Planning Unit - Partnership, Informatics and Participation University College, London
New York, NY collection, text, reference
2002.03.02 - Saturday, 2 March  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Habitat II Online
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Partnership, Informatics and Participation
    Development Planning Unit, University College London
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


Educate, Education and Aware in Agenda 21
A systematic hypertext-based compilation and organization of all references in Agenda 21 to the words: educate, education and awareness. The set of 35 web pages were generated from the TREATIES database using a web-page generating report allowing the selection of any three words of phrases.
New York, NY
2002.03.09 - Saturday, 9 March habitat.igc.org/agenda21/eea.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Recommendations prepared by Information Habitat: Where Information Lives: Holistic, Earth-Centred Responses to the Chairman's Paper, Preliminary Draft.
A draft set of recommended changes, presented in HTML format, to the Chairman's Paper transmitted from the second session of the Commission on Sustainable Development acting as the preparatory committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. In addition to incorporating specific changes in language, the recommendations included the addition of links and URLs for all the documents refered to in the footnotes plus the inclusion of other relevant footnotes.
New York, NY
2002.03.25 - Monday, 25 March habitat.igc.org/wssd2002/amend.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg


Proposed Additions to Vice-Chairs' Paper on Sustainable Development Governance
Recommendations for inclusion of language relating to use of information and communications technology in governance including access to information and boad-based participation in consultation and decision-making; integrated, linked online database of relevant agreements; use of geographic information systems at local, national and international levels.
New York, NY
2002.03.28 - Thursday, 28 March habitat.igc.org/wssd2002/ih-gov.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives


Introduction to Information Ecology: A Journey from Rio to Johannesburg
Overview of key concepts and issues in information ecology as it evolved in the course of a focus on information and communications technology in the context of NGO participation in UN Conferences and related NGO and intergovernmental proceedings beginning with preparations for the 1992 Earth Summit and leading into the 10 year review of the Earth Summit in Johannesburg. Presented to the Information Technology SIG at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies,
New Haven, CT
2002.04.16 - Tuesday, 16 April www.jiscmail.ac.uk.edu/files/dpu-pip/
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
    Information Ecology Curriculum
    Elements of Information Ecology - An Open Source Curriculum


The Ark of Hope at the Hudson River Clearwater Revival Festival
A set of nine slide shows, with photos taken in conjunction with the exhibition of the Ark of Hope, the Earth Charter, Temenos Books and the light and Colour Cubes during the 2002 Great Hudson River Clearwater Festival at Croton Park, in New York, on the banks of the Huson River. series are titled: The Ark of Hope at Clearwater, Light and Colour Cubes, Around and About the Booth, Fair Grounds - Fair People, Green Energy, Water Views, Trees and Skies, Shore Lines and Closing Skies.
Croton Park, NY
2002.06.16 - Sunday, 16 June habitat.igc.org/clearwater
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


Reflections and Observations at Dogwood Hill
A set of the photographic slide shows from Dogwood Hill, New Jersey - on and adjacent to an 11 acre natural reserve in the rapidly exurbanizing Chester, New Jersey.
New York, NY
2002.06.23 - Sunday, 23 June  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


A Castle Retreat: CCC/UN Communication & Decision-Making Project
A set of two slide shows: one of the participants in a retreat for the CCC/UN Communication & Decision-Making Project at Beth Lamont's Castle in Ossining, NY; the second slide show offers images from a brief walk aroud the castle, and in the castle grounds.
Ossining, NY
2002.07.08 - Monday, 8 July habitat.igc.org/cdmp/rp01.htm
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Communications Coordinating Committee for the United Nations
    Photographic Habitat Engine


Morningside Heights
Two slide shows: Starbucks on the Cathedral Steps and A Walk in Morningside Heights - the Cathedral being that of St. John the Divine.
New York, NY
2002.09.03 - Tuesday, 3 September  
    Journey through Rio, Istanbul and Johannesburg
    Photographic Habitat Engine


Peace Cubes - Templates for Cubes, Faces and Tiles
A set of printer-ready templates for assembing 2.5cm / 1" models of the light and colour cubes, and creating sets of the twelve "face cards" of the cubes - the surfaces of colour - and the set of ninety-six light and colour tiles.
New York, NY
2003.02.08 - Saturday, 8 February habitat.igc.org/one-light/template.htm
    Elements of Light and Colour - An Open Source Curriculum


Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence - An Evolving Information Habitat
With the theme Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence: Ahimsa - Opening to an Inner Light site is being developed as an information habitat for nonviolence resources, powered by a Digital Engine based on information ecology design principles. The web site incorporates a revised and reorganized calendar of messages for each day of the season, and designed as a framework for a ten-week curriculum in nonviolence.
New York, NY
2003.03.07 - Friday, 7 March www.season-for-nonviolence.net
    Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence - Taking IT Global
    Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence - New York Task Force


Petition for an Emergency UN Resolution on Iraq
An online petition for the United Nations calling for a peaceful response to the War in Iraq, including specific requests concerning Peacekeeping and humanitarian response; Establishment of a legitimate government; Compliance with international law; Illegality of preventive and preemptive war; Prohibition of advantage and profit from war; and Peace and security in the Middle East.
New York, NY
2003.05.01 - Thursday, 1 May www.uniting-for-peace.net
    Uniting for Peace Coalition


Digital Bridges Exhibit at Westbeth Gallery
Web site to enable access to the Digital Bridges Exhibit and to serve as a staging ground for a web site dedicated to Digital Bridges for Peace.
New York, NY
2003.07.16 - Wednesday, 16 July www.digital-bridges.net
    Digital Bridges in Peace


Digital Bridges in Peace
Installation in the Digital Bridges @ Westbeth exhibit, with Reconciliation in 16 Colour Palettes as the centrepiece, framed by sets of images based on the Light and Colour Cubes.
New York, NY collection, image, digital art
2003.08.01 - Friday, 1 August habitat.igc.org/bridges
    Virtual Light & Colour Cubes
    Digital Bridges in Peace