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Question Consumption Stories Project
Campaigns | April 5, 2019
Question Consumption Stories Project: Submission Guidelines
Custom Pages | March 25, 2019
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Blog | by New Dream | June 24, 2011
A memoir of a year spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.
Building Community in a California Suburb, One Project at a Time
Blog | by Wen Lee | April 3, 2018
Former New Dream staffer Wen Lee shares how she’s building community in her California suburb, one project at a time.
Spreading the Sharing Message on MLK Day
Blog | by Mary Murphy | February 11, 2013
Through the "Me, We, New Dream" mural art project, students explored ways to share resources and reduce their carbon footprints.
Make It Do: A Year of Buying Only What I Need
Blog | by Wen Lee | March 14, 2012
In 2012, Meg Hourihan won't buy anything new until she's used up or worn out the old.
How I Helped Set Up a Local Permaculture Park: Q&A with Neighborhood Challenge Winner Josh Dolan
Blog | by New Dream | January 5, 2016
Learn more about Dolan's effort to establish a Permaculture Park Project in Ithaca, New York.
Bikes, E-Waste, Petlessness, Oh My! Reflections from Portland
Blog | by Erik Assadourian | September 30, 2011
This week I had the opportunity to visit Portland, and it was refreshing to see so many efforts to grow a sustainable culture wafting out of the Rose City. There were some scary trends oozing out from there as well. But let’s start with the positive:
Living the Dream: Shayna Gladstone
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | May 23, 2014
Gladstone is the founder of Project Nuevo Mundo, an online platform seeking to catalyze planetary regeneration and individual transformation.
Oregon Artists Transform Ocean Debris Into Knowledge
Blog | by Jennifer Prediger | April 11, 2012
Volunteers create art supplies out of marine trash and assemble the pieces into giant sculptures.
"Greatest Board Game of All Time" Launches Environmental Spin-Off
Blog | by Jeffrey Steuben | December 15, 2011
New oil-consumption scenario for The Settlers of Catan brings eye-opening lessons about resource consumption and our impact on the world.
Community Building
Topics | June 26, 2017
Big Media, Big Bullying, and What You Can Do About It
Blog | by Emily Long | May 13, 2013
Big media companies spend huge sums on anti-bullying messaging, but the real power lies in our own ability to filter their product.
My Holidays, Simplified: More Connection, Less Stuff
Blog | by Holly Minch | December 4, 2013
New Dream board member Holly Minch shares her path toward more connection and less stuff during the holidays.
To Succeed, the New Economy Needs the Left, Right, Center—and God
Blog | by Emilie Dubois | July 24, 2012
Who wouldn’t want to live in a place where warmer, gentler versions of economic exchange are the norm? But it's still a hard sell for America.