There are several movements afoot to regain locality as a source of power. Here in the US Pacific Northwest, there are a number of groups traveling and speaking about bioregions. I have heard from several eloquent speakers of first nations peoples who have a similar, healthy message to impart.

I am beginning to think something like this may be an alternative that I can put my efforts behind: Minimize my interaction with large US government and instead focus on making my small area as healthy as possible, economically, socially, regionally (eco/land), and living being health-wise (plants, animals, AND humans).

This would seem to be an extension of think globally, act locally.