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Updates from our Weavers - [Vikalp Sangam] pic addition

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 05:26
Updates from our Weavers The Global of is a “network of networks”. Each of those networks acts in different parts of the planet by identifying and connecting Alternatives. They are the Weavers. In the following section, our Weavers from India, Colombia and Mexico share updates from their recent activities and actions. TapestryAlternativesalternativesalternativesalternatives
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WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #13: A periodical of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 22:10
WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #13: A periodical of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives Weaving periodical 13: On the Notion of Weaving Editorial Note Updates from the GTA Upcoming Events Climate Fiction Webinar Series: Episode 3 Accelerated anthropogenic climate change poses a serious existential threat to dwellers in the marine world, besides the fisherfolk and inhabitants of coastal areas. The melting of land ice in Antarctica and Greenland, leading to rise of ocean levels, besides the delete…
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A few notes and meditations on the notion of weaving - correction of author bio

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:45
A few notes and meditations on the notion of weaving By Carlos Tornel The notion of weaving is the essence of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives. Ivan Illich used the analogy of a persian rug to highlight its relevance. If one looks at this rug from the front, there are many patterns and interconnected colors and threads throughout it. The patterns intersect and form a beautiful tapestrytapestryGTAGTAalternativesalternativesCMMalternativesGTACMMalternativesTapestryAlternatives
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Threading Life and Futures - addition of footnote

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:44
Threading Life and Futures By Shrishtee Bajpai “Chadariya, jhini re jhini, ke Ram naam ras bhini. Astah kamal ka, charkha banayapanch tattva ki puni Nao/das maas bunan ko lage, murkh maili kinhi. jab mori chaadar, ban ghaar ayie, rang-rej ko dinhi. Aisa rang, ranga rang re le, lal-o-lal kar dinhi.”weavertapestryalternativesweaverVSweaveralternativesAlternativesVSVSalternativesVSVStapestryGTAalternativesAlternativesTapestryAlternatives
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Weaving: A radical activist method against, through and beyond capitalism - correction of author bio

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:37
Weaving: A radical activist method against, through and beyond capitalism By Ana Cecilia Dinerstein Weaving is a timeless and worldwide practice usually connected to the sensuous world of free human association. In Ingapirca, Ecuador, the Andean Community of El Cisne, women engage with the ancestral practice of weaving to revive and strengthen ancestors’ knowledge and connect, share, and sit together, chatting and storytelling for the children.GTAalternativestapestryalternativestapestryalter…
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Weaving ReExistence - correction of author bio

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:34
Weaving ReExistence By Marco Andrade A few years ago, I was in Mexico, surrounded by people from each of the continents on Earth, from all age ranges and very different ancestral lineages. One particular night during this planetary gathering, we had decided to share some of the typical food from our countries of origin and we were talking spontaneously; some of us in front of the fire, and others in smaller groups. From the vastest to the smallest I could perceive connections “weaving” in th…
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The power of transformative communities to build other possible futures - correction of author bio

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:33
The power of transformative communities to build other possible futures By Juan del Río Humanity and the planet are facing an unprecedented climate, ecological, social, economic and political crisis provoked by extractive and exploitative institutional systems and practices, a structural dependence on unconstrained economic growth and unsustainable lifestyles. We are in moments of deep transformation, urgency and opportunities, and we need to combine strategies of resistance with strategies …
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On Weaving - re-uploading text in format

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:31
On Weaving By Sutej Hugu Sutej Hugu recently translated an Indigenous poem by my old friend Elder Bukun. It is written in the Isbukun dialect of Bunun language spoken by about 20,000 people who live in central to southern mountainous areas of Taiwan. It presents the diversity and vitality of custodians for territories of life around this planet who have gone through all the historical and contemporary discrimination, marginalisation and destruction to survive and revive.
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The United States Solidarity Economy Network (USSEN) - created

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 03:20
The United States Solidarity Economy Network (USSEN) The United States Solidarity Economy Network (USSEN) has been a powerful force in movements in the US left over the last two decades, especially those working toward cooperative and postcapitalist economies, democratic governance, social and racial justice, sustainability and climate justice, and electoral justice. vs
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May First Movement Technology (MFMT) - created

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 03:17
May First Movement Technology (MFMT) Following member chosen priorities related to relationship building, continuity and sustainability, in the recent period May First has been involved in numerous movement building gatherings and activities based on criteria we developed this past year, focusing our work intentionally to reflect our priorities and mission.
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Events - [Antecedents to climate change fiction: Utopian and speculative narratives from South Asia - Episode 2 | 28/02/2024]

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 03:02
Events Upcoming events Marine ecosystems and climate fiction from South Asia - Episode 3 | 06/04/2024 Accelerated anthropogenic climate change poses a serious existential threat to dwellers in the marine world, besides the fisherfolk and inhabitants of coastal areas. The melting of land ice in Antarctica and Greenland, leading to rise of ocean levels, besides the deleterious effects of acidification on marine ecosystems, may soon reach a tipping point if adequate mitigation is not undertaken…
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