The Rise of the Rights of Nature
A global movement to give nature rights is growing in the face of a mass extinction event driven by climate change and human over-use of the natural world.
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Social Food Forum: The Takeaways
In the language of public policy – which determines how governments spend our taxes – social food projects create ‘public goods’ in the form of social cohesion, public health, territorial development, food sovereignty, farmer livelihoods, learning, innovation, and biodiversity.
Participatory Budgeting: When Government Really is by the People
In terms of broader systems change, participatory budgeting, when adopted, marks a real change in the way that folks do business, a real change in the way that government operates. For me, and for many folks, this is a beginning of a larger participatory democratic wave…
The Destruction of the Earth is a Crime. It Should be Prosecuted
Why do we wait until someone has passed away before we honour them? I believe we should overcome our embarrassment, and say it while they are with us. In this spirit, I want to tell you about the world-changing work of Polly Higgins.
The Promise of the Green New Deal
In my view, the most glaring omission in the GND is its lack of any challenge to consumerism and our current obsession with economic growth.
Taking Meaningful Action in a Time of Crisis Event
Sarah, Tim, and Nick will share with us in a live and interactive web video conversation what compelled them to act, why they chose to act in the particular way they have, and what lessons they’ve learned that each of us can apply to take meaningful action in our own lives.
Resilience, the Global Challenge, and the Human Predicament
The reason is simple. If we prepare, we stand a better chance of surviving than if we don’t. We need to survive these future shocks—up to and including civilizational collapse—if we are to build a greener and more just world on the other side.
Gardening as a Political Act of Necessary Beauty
The wild native garden lays its stamp on us through its regional appropriateness. It changes us to something other than what we were. We settle in, become of the earth.
By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves
The truth is that for thousands of years Black people have had a sacred relationship with soil that far surpasses our 246 years of enslavement and 75 years of sharecropping in the United States.
The Miraculous Hope of Climate Realists
The fight we signed up for is now the fight for what’s left and the people who get left with it. That’s all, really. But it’s also everything. And you, my weary friend, will never stop.
Why Climate Action is the Antithesis of White Supremacy
Behind the urgency of climate action is the understanding that everything is connected; behind white supremacy is an ideology of separation.
Research and Creativity: Making a Play about Food Poverty in the UK
But what is the human story behind these injustices? How can we raise consciousness and create change? In other words, how does one communicate this information in a meaningful and impactful way?
