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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 …

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.

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

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.

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…

Articulating Crisis and creating radical alternatives

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 06:08
Articulating Crisis and creating radical alternatives Here we will publish: Articulating Crisis and creating radical alternatives: Insights from weavers of the Global of .

endorsements:organisations

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:31
* Academy of Democratic Modernity * Africa Earth Jurisprudence Collective * African Biodiversity Network * Africans Rising * Afrika Youth Movement * Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa * AltDev, Program on Alternative Development of UP CIDS * Alternatives to Capitalism - SASE * Civil Diplomacy Center - North and East Syria * Coalition against Land Grabbing (CALG) * Community Economies Institute * Deep Transformation Network * Defend the Sacred * ECOLISE * Earthlife Africa Jhb * Ecoversities …

Mapping and Documentation by Weavers - [Crianzas Mutuas Colombia]

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 07:11
Mapping and Documentation by Weavers This webpage collects information about the process of mapping and documentation by the Weavers that will use GTAMap to implement their own mapping platforms. Crianza Mutua Mexico * Contributors: Wendy, Mauricio, Itzel, Carlos

Antecedents to climate change fiction: Utopian and speculative narratives from South Asia (episode 2)

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 04:55
Antecedents to climate change fiction: Utopian and speculative narratives from South Asia (episode 2) Date and Time Date: 28 February 2024 Time: 1 pm GMT/UTC; 6.30 pm IST About the episode In this session, we will focus on conceptual and narrative antecedents to contemporary climate change fiction in the region. The focus is thus on the archive of imaginative responses to the alienation of humans from nature in the wake of the introduction of the colonial and post colonial development par…

endorsements:organisations

Sun, 03/10/2024 - 11:01
* Academy of Democratic Modernity * Africa Earth Jurisprudence Collective * African Biodiversity Network * Africans Rising * Afrika Youth Movement * Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa * AltDev, Program on Alternative Development of UP CIDS * Alternatives to Capitalism - SASE * Civil Diplomacy Center - North and East Syria * Coalition against Land Grabbing (CALG) * Community Economies Institute * Deep Transformation Network * Defend the Sacred * ECOLISE * Earthlife Africa Jhb * Ecoversities …

GTA in WSF 2024 - [About Sessions]

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 02:26
On this page, you will find the activities where has participated in the World Social Forum 2024, either as co-organizer or with the presence of some its Facilitation Team members. To see the full agenda and more information please visit the official WSF site. GTA in WSF 2024 The GTA as Co-organizers GTAGTAGTAGTA

Weaver's Dialogue: MASSA and Vikalp Sangam India - 11/01/2023 - [Video and audio]

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 10:06
Weaver's Dialogue: MASSA and Vikalp Sangam India - 11/01/2023 Video and audio Outcomes REPORT: Linking People-to-People Exchange: Weaving between Alternative Development Practitioners from Southeast Asia and India These are the proceedings of the People-to-People (P2P) Exchange 2023, entitled “Linking People-to-People Exchange: Weaving between Alternative Development Practitioners from Southeast Asia and India.” It was held on January 11, 2023 online and in the hubs of Philippines,…

Dialogues between Weavers

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 05:59
Dialogues between Weavers The following is the compiled list of dialogues between Weavers: * Dialogue of Weavers: Crianza Mutua México, Vikalp Sangam India, Crianza Mutua Colombia - 04/12/2021 * Weaver's Dialogue: MASSA and Vikalp Sangam India - 11/01/2023

Weavers Dialogue: Crianza Mutua México, Vikalp Sangam India, Crianza Mutua Colombia - 04/12/2021

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 05:57
Weavers Dialogue: Crianza Mutua México, Vikalp Sangam India, Crianza Mutua Colombia - 04/12/2021 Dialogue between GTA's weavers in India, Colombia and Mexico. A first dialogue to approach each other in diversity and to weave and inspire each other. A Global

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