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"If there is any hope for us it lies in rediscovering and recreating community—bringing forth our DNA as social animals into today's world. Do not doubt that this is possible. Do not doubt that the resilience of life-creating conditions is present among us. Indeed, this is exactly what is happening in increasingly diverse social settings. Read Walk Out Walk On and see for yourself—and see your self."

—Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline and coauthor of Presence and The Necessary Revolution

"Exuberant and galvanizing, this book takes us to where the future is happening. And that is not in the corridors of power but on the grassroots level where a 'trans-local' movement is unleashing human creativity and smarts."

—Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self and other books

"This book makes an outstanding contribution to the study of resilience and resilient communities in a world that is increasingly devoid of confidence and trust, one that desperately needs to be reassured that people have the power to claim their right to live and learn. This book will help inspire those warriors without weapons in tackling the issues of food security, education, health, justice, and the sustainability of our environment across the diverse communities that make up our planet Earth."

—Jim Varghese, Executive Director, Springfield Land Corporation; former Director-General, Government of Queensland; and Member, Order of Australia

"A well-told tale of a journey of discovery of the arts of living. Read it with an open heart and it will take you to a soul place far beyond your normal experience. It should be read by everyone who feels an impulse to go abroad to fix the world's poor."

—David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy, The Great Turning, and When Corporations Rule the World

"This is a masterpiece, lucid and illuminating. The authors narrate seven great stories of true transformation, inspiration, and leadership."

—Satish Kumar, cofounder, Schumacher College; editor, Resurgence magazine; and author of No Destination, You Are Therefore I Am, and other books

"We desperately need a new approach to resist prevailing destructive systems and to renew the fabric of community and ecological health. The experiments profiled in this important book embody such visions. I hope their inspiration travels far and wide."

—Helena Norberg-Hodge, author of Ancient Futures

"This book gives insight and beauty to what is becoming the new, new world—the world beyond consumerism and all of its side effects. It is an intimate journey through communities and citizens who are creating a future with their own hearts, hands, and relationships. Written with poetic and reflective grace, it moves forward the movement toward communities and economies of gifts, generosity, local control, and care."

—Peter Block, author of Community and coauthor of The Abundant Community

"This is one of the most poetic, provocative, and powerful books on community-based societal change and coevolution I have read in more than forty years of working with social movements and community development, as well as with large-scale systems change in corporate settings. Deborah and Meg provide unerring conceptual clarity—inviting us to see and sense the deeper dynamics and principles that we can each call on as resources for work in our own local communities and organizations."

—Juanita Brown, cofounder, The World Café, and coauthor of The World Café

"The book is a jewel for everyone working to create a better world. Walk out of what you've been doing and walk on to these stories and experiences made rich by reflection. Walk on to deep truths acknowledged here. Walk on to wisdom shared."

—Angela Blanchard, CEO, Neighborhood Centers Inc., Houston