by Toney the Pomeranian/Lhasa-Apsa mix. The haitus in blogging on the general state of the School for Designing a Society has been a product of more tangible benefits of life with actual humans. Here are some things that have been…
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Urbana-Champaign Udderbot Marching Choir (UCUMC)
by Jacob Barton I want: A group of more than 10 people playing udderbot (and its relatives), as an ensemble that meets regularly in Urbana. A group of people, of various ages, who rehearse and become able to (very tightly)…
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Health Care System Design Intensive
by Mark Enslin Even if you don’t have health care, you have a health care system. And if your health care system is not providing health care for those who need it, or for you in the way you’d like,…
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Summer School 2008 at the Gesundheit Institute
by Ostrananie and the Xatets How can a human describe a three-week period of indescribable stuff being tried all the time and the weird results of that? At the Summer School for Designing a Society… We cleaned the bathrooms with…
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Building a Teaching Center at the Gesundheit Institute
After today’s meeting, we are moving forward to break ground on our new building at the Gesundheit Institute in September 2008. Final drawings are now being drafted by the architect Dave Sellers, AIA, for the Teaching Center at the Gesundheit…
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Report from Italy
by Rob Scott and Mark Enslin Rob: Today we are returning from our first Italian/English session of the School for Designing a Society in Pruno, Italy. We have learned a lot about the elements of Italian society, what issues are…
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Retreat to the Gesundheit Institute
by Beth Simpson During the week normally reserved for Thanksgiving, Maggie Scott the new “Land Mama” at the Gesundheit land invited students from the School for Designing a Society to visit West Virginia for a retreat. Here’s a brief report…
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Scuola per Disegnare Progettare una Societa… in Pruno, Italy
This is a new experiment for us and we are delighted to do it. We (Susan, Mark, Rob, Danielle, Jeff, Bob) have traveled from Urbana to Pruno, Italy to offer a one week version of the School for Designing a…
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Health Care System Design Intensive
September October 11-14, 2007 Click for full size version (1MB). The School for Designing a Society joined with the Gesundheit Institute to host the third annual Health Care System Design Intensive, at the Independent Media Center in Urbana, IL. More…
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apply no particular educational background is required; the prerequisite is the desire to participate in designing a society.
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courses listed both alphabetically and by topic & a number of interdisciplinary programs cross boundaries between disciplines.
what happens? designing a society is a project that intersects the formats of classroom, commune, performance ensemble, activist group.