Nuit debout protesters occupy French cities in revolutionary call for change
First published by Angelique Chrisafis on The Guardian
As night fell over Paris, thousands of people sat cross-legged in the vast …
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A Few Thoughts on Studying the Most Radical Social Movement of the Twenty-first Century
First published by John Foran, on Resilience.org | MAR 14, 2016
Introduction
We are living through an unprecedented crisis, in a world beset by massive social problems – the obscene poverty and inequality that neoliberal capitalist globalization has wreaked …
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The Curious Case of the Antidepressant, Anti-Anxiety Backyard Garden
Originally written by: posted Nov 12, 2015 for YES Magazine.
[pullquote align=”full” size=”25″]Whether it’s microbes in the dirt or fresh air—or both—researchers do know this: Gardening is strong medicine[/pullquote]
Gardening is my Prozac. The time I dedicate to …
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Borrow, Save, Share: 3 Ways Seeds Can Democratize Our Food System
Originally published on Yes Magazine authored by Neil Thapar.
Our food system is broken and needs to be fixed, many say. But it isn’t broken. In fact, I think it’s working exactly how it was intended. The current food system, …
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Boston Coworking Collective Prioritizes Community Over Profit
Originally Published by Cat Johnson on Shareable.net
In 2008, Boston-based user experience designer Benji Mauer was feeling the isolation of working from home. He and his friend Benjamin Spear decided to rent an office together, but they couldn’t find one …
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Sweden to become the world’s first nation to end reliance on fossil fuels
First Published on : http://www.thealternative.in/lifestyle/sweden-become-worlds-first-nation-end-reliance-fossil-fuels/
The Scandinavian nation already meets two-thirds of its electricity requirements from non-fossil fuels energy sources, mainly hydroelectric and nuclear.
The Swedish government announced that they plan on spending an extra 546 million USD as a …
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5 Eye-opening global trends you should know about
Originally Published by: http://blogs.worldwatch.org/5-eye-opening-global-trends-you-should-know-about/
It’s not easy to keep track of the complex ways in which our everyday choices have an impact on a global scale. But as the world’s population surpasses 7 billion, each of our actions—positive or negative—gets …
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A journey with the San
By: JAY NAIDOO Originally published at: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2015-06-29-a-journey-with-the-san
South Africa’s coat of arms makes a special recognition of the San way of life. There’s a reason for this, which becomes all too clear when one spends any length of time living …
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Aichi family free of utility bills after turning to firewood, solar power
By: Chunichi Shimbun Originally published in Japan Times
A family in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is experimenting with self-sufficient living by using solar energy to generate their own electricity instead of purchasing it from a utility.
Since moving …
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Plan C for Advancing the Commons Transition in Greece
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Plan A is the name for the capitulation towards the demands of the creditors, now the most realistic possibility; plan B is the Grexit which offers Greece an independent path within the same economic logic, but with basic sovereign …
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Dutch city of Utrecht to experiment with a universal, unconditional ‘basic income’
Original Article published at :
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-city-of-utrecht-to-experiment-with-a-universal-unconditional-income-10345595.html
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Between city and country: domestic workers building food sovereignty
Written by Karen Pomier , Tanya Kerssen
In Latin America and the Caribbean, domestic workers make up 18% of the female labour force. Migrating from rural areas to work in the city, many maintain both rural and urban identities. With …