The Alternative – 5 June 2024 In terms of how artists and creatives might determinedly respond to climate meltdown, Culture Declares Emergency are at the forefront of change and activism. Below is the introductory blurb (and above the blueprint) for what they’re calling a “toolkit”, that makes any organisation or group fully prepared to be under climate scrutiny….
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What are the embryonic initiatives that quickly and radically transform society? Maybe ours will be gardens, suggests Greg Frey
Photos by Holly McGratten The Alternative – 6 June 2024 Always keen to cross-post from the brilliant eco-writer Greg Frey. This is a “think-feature” (also published in Freedom) whose conclusion is: “Many revolutions have clubs and community groups to thank for the forms of embryonic organisation that were necessary to quickly and radically transform society. Possibly, for…
Globalised capitalism’s eating habits are responsible for one third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
By HG – 7 May 2024 According to a new report from the World Bank, changing how we farm could cut global emissions by almost one third. Greenhouse gas emissions could be drastically reduced by simply altering how food is produced around the world. The agrifood industry – which combines agriculture and food – takes into account the whole production…
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Cannabis sector on a high as new weed law for private use finally enacted
Supporters at the Global Cannabis March in Cape Town on 4 May 2024. (Photo by Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) Georgina Crouth – 3 June 2024 The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act gives the green light to adults wanting to cultivate, possess and consume the herb for their private use. It also sees the automatic…
Street Store for the homeless is back again
Street Store is the world’s first rent-free, premises-free, pop-up clothing store for the homeless. Picture: Supplied Sarene Kloren – 8 June 2024 This year marks ten years of bringing dignity to homeless people around the world through clothing. Street Store, the world’s first rent-free, premises-free, pop-up clothing store for the homeless, has evolved from a simple idea in…
Stun grenades thrown at farm women outside Parliament
Farm women and police officers face off after the protestors broke the police line and had stun grenades thrown at them. Photos: Liezl Human Liezl Human – 4 June 2024 Over 200 farm women braved the rain and cold to march to Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday. Under the banner of the Women on…
Avoid social media scams
Jason Lane-Sellers, director of fraud and identity for Europe, Middle East and Africa at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, told Daily Maverick that fraudsters are increasingly using social media by creating deepfake videos of celebrities or public figures endorsing fake investment opportunities or cryptocurrencies. A classic example in South Africa is the recent social media scam using…
Permaculture Manual
This Permaculture Manual is compiled by John Nzira of http://ukuvuna.org He is one of the most respected permaculture practitioners in South Africa. Thank you John for sharing your wisdom and generously making this manual available for free download https://www.ipenpermaculture.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/permaculture_training_manual_john_nzira_2008.pdf