Der Gemeinschaftsgarten Allmende-Kontor wehrt sich gegen die Verunglimpfung der Urban-Gardening-Bewegung durch die Aldi-Werbekampagne "Einfach ist mehr". Hier geht es zum vollständigen Statement des Allmende-Kontors. Und hier geht es zu einem interessanten Statement von Commons-Aktivistin Silke Helfrich
The left's strange bedfellows Over a year ago I lived in Barcelona, where I was lucky enough to witness a social movement—in large part fuelled by cooperatives, squats, and other autonomous spaces—win the mayoral elections. I had spent the year being involved with a group that studies and advocates ‘degrowth’—the idea that we must downscale production and consumption to have a more equitable s...
By Kiran Pereira If you want to know the ‘most consumed raw material on earth’ look no further! Sand and gravel have overtaken even water on this front. Yet, not many people would think about sand unless they wanted to go on holiday to a beach! This resource exerts a hegemony that is unrivalled. From the mundane to the mystical, the uses of sand are far too numerous to list exhaustively here. ...
By Monica Picavea Brazil is an amazing country, full of natural richness and blessed with many beauties. It has, however, a terrible sin on his shoulders: the thought that everything has to be done in a different, shorter, and faster way - in a way that takes advantage of everything. This is also why Brazil is currently undergoing a huge economic and political crisis, particularly reflected by...
