Implementing peer-to-peer hospitality exchange: organizational philosophy of BeWelcome.org

Against the grain of “There-is-no-alternative” discourse, such a platform can be successful without focusing on profit-making. BeWelcome.org offers lessons for other endeavors promoting the Commons.

Gifts are a love language. But in the era of climate change, what are we really saying?

We need to build a truly healthy and sustainable economy, where “robust” growth is fueled not only by exchanging new stuff, but by gifts of care, gifts of service, gifts of experience and, occasionally, gifts of truly good stuff.