[Trusties] Permacultue and politics article on PIL web site

[timwinton]

An in depth article on permaculture and politics titled "Permaculture 
Politics - New Pythagorean Links" has just been published on the PIL web 
site at 
http://www.permacultureinternational.org/Members/pacificedge/permaculture-politics-new-pythagorean-links
"Synopsis
This paper considers the history of the philosophical ideas and political 
connotations of the environmental design system called Permaculture by the 
co-originators Bill Mollison and David Holmgren.

Analysis of Mollison and Holmgren's major publications show shared, joint 
themes; of a change philosophy from consumption to production, an ethical 
framework, a primary urban focus, the taking of personal responsibility, 
developing self-reliance and regional self-sufficiency, creating 
eco-communities and intentional global affiliations.

Mollison posits that a new tribalism would become politicised through local 
lobbying, or by forming the party.  He describes bioregionalism organisation 
as this new model and possibility.  Is a resource index of ten primary 
categories a political agenda?"