What might a parallel polis feel like? David Bollier’s idea of a “commonsverse” – a world in which commons are viable & valued – could tell us
“A swirling commonsverse” – prompt to Midjourney The Alternative – 24 May 2024 Happy to run something powerful again by David Bollier this week, lead thinker/practitioner of the commons and the Commoning movement – which David has taken to calling the “Commonsverse”. This is his opening essay to a collection entitled Advancing the Commonsverse: The Political Economy of the Commons,…
Ma Earth wants culture and economics to move from “extractive to regenerative, transactional to relational, from commodifying Mother Earth to revering her”
WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO We like the angle of Ma Earth’s inquiry, as revealed over this video series “The Regeneration Will Be Funded”. Which is how to direct capital (of all kinds) towards policies and actions that really get us to a renewable, regenerative world. Above is a highly illuminating interview with Bayo Akomolafe, the American-Indian-Yoruban…
Local news “drives democratic engagement, mitigates disinformation & protects environmental standards.” UK philanthropy needs to step up to help it
Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash The Alternative – 23 May 2024 Here’s an interesting cross-post from the philanthropy sector magazine Alliance, which compares how philanthropists are responding to the crisis in local news – which we’re switched onto at this site (here, here, here and here) – in the UK, compared to the US and Europe. (Answer: not much.)…
Our traditional, seemingly natural ways of thinking about property are in crisis. Dark Matter Labs wants us to experiment, widely and wildly
The Alternative – 30 May 2024 A cross-post from the endlessly inventive Dark Matter Labs, launching their “Property and Beyond” Lab. CRISIS AND/OF PROPERTY The concept of property is deeply embedded in our modern socio-economic systems. So much so that it is often viewed as sacrosanct, a near-natural law-like means to distribute agency, power, and…
SARChI Chair MA/PhD Scholarship Opportunities
AVReQ is pleased to announce the opening of applications for Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships, funded by the NRF (National Research Foundation), starting in February 2025. The scholarships are linked to the SARChI Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma, who collaborates with an interdisciplinary team of senior researchers with extensive research and supervision experience. The selected applicants…
Nigel Palmer – Gardening Amendments
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Hello, Urban Farmers!
We are thrilled to reconnect with our amazing community of passionate growers and green thumbs. After a brief hiatus, Die Urban Boer is back, and we’re more inspired than ever to cultivate sustainable and vibrant urban agriculture together. Urban farming is more than just a trend; it’s a movement towards self-sufficiency, healthier living, and a…
JUNE GARDENING GUIDE
June is always a great month in the garden for maintenance. We can be blessed with some beautiful, clear, and crisp days, so make the most of them when they are here! There may not be as many daylight hours, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy being out in the garden when the…
Hartleyvale polling station results
We couldn’t find the combined results for Ward 57 (within which Observatory falls), but we thought you might find the results for the Hartleyvale polling station interesting: