Integrate rather than segregate

This icon represents a group of people from a bird’s-eye view, holding hands in a circle together. The space in the centre could represent “the whole being greater than the sum of the parts”. The proverb “many hands make light work” suggests that when we work together the job becomes easier.

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Examples—

Built—inclusive playspaces for all, Community centre bringing people together, using hot compost heat to heat water, Extended family homes

Biological—Cockroach composting systems

Behavioural—setting up and working as cooperatives, looking after our elderly relatives in our homes

Reference: Holmgren, D. Permaculture Principles & Pathways beyond Sustainability