Welcome to the Paths of Ishmael New and Ancient Ways of Living VCC. To learn about, understand, and be able to invent/ design new and ancient ways of living that are deeply satisfying and viable. This entails understanding the essential features of the the tribal lifestyles that were successful for thousands of years and being able to translate those essential features into a modern context. This does not mean foregoing all modern comforts, but it does mean developing ways of living that do not entail endemic crime, violence, mental illness, and unhappiness. Ancient tribes managed this so we should be able to do it also.
[Jul 19, 2024] News: The Paths of Ishmael New and Ancient Ways of Living VCC is under construction. Visit again soon to see the progress.
[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!
[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.
