Here’s an interesting article, exploring the native american term ‘Sumac Kawsay’, or ‘Buen Vivir’:
(Portuguese to Spanish Translation by Blanca Diego.
Spanish to English Translation by Christopher Reid (Decolonial Translation Group)
NOTE: The original article “Sumac Kawsay” was published on the Web site of Foro Social Mundial on 6 February 2009. The Spanish translation by Blanca Diego, “Buen [...] Read more »
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While an awful lot of people are talking about Adam Sacks’ admittedly brilliant and Grist-breaking article, called “The Fallacy of Climate Activism“, quietly and without fanfare Dave Pollard has been undergoing his own seismic shift. Dave runs the grandly titled blog “How to Save the World“, and up till recently he has used his expertise [...] Read more »
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A short article, sent by one of our readers, Brant Evans.
I once told a friend that knowledge of our current situation without appropriate action is the same as complete denial, but now I’m not so sure. I’d been working on my friend over the past couple months trying to open his eyes to the [...] Read more »
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I imagine there are people, those of us who care passionately about forests, oceans, wildlife, nature in all her magnificent glory, who have been recognising just how good for the planet the ‘global economic downturn’, as its being called, is. Richard Heinbergs latest Museletter post says what i suspect many of us have been [...] Read more »
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They’re all at it: Nicholas Stern, George Monbiot, Mark Lynas, James Hansen, Al Gore…name your environmental campaigner of the day, week or month, and read what they write. No question there is good sense — oh yes, the science is there, and all sorts of backlash and hard words aimed at the powers that be [...] Read more »
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Consider an indigenous community, and the past comes rushing back – at least for those people indoctrinated into a culture that detests any forms of living that do not lie open-mouthed under the teat of market capitalism. The drips of golden promise that sate the appetites of the brainwashed are enough to keep the lie [...] Read more »
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What would you like to see happen to civilization after it is dismantled? Read more »
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by Jason Bradford on The Oil Drum: Campfire
Reskilling for an Age of Energy Descent
Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins calls the educational work we need to be doing over the next couple of decades “the Great Reskilling,” acquiring and re-acquiring the skills we will need to manage the energy transition we face. I’ve already written a [...] Read more »
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Following on from Techno-Peasant’s eye-opening, but ultimately realistic article about living outside of civilization, I thought this would be a perfect time to publish Sharon Astyk’s brilliant list of “100 Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil“. Lists rarely cut it when looking at real life solutions or providing effective advice: these [...] Read more »
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To celebrate 21 years of anti-capitalist financial innovation
Radical Routes and Rootstock
present a one-day conference and workshops.
How can we protect our remaining social and ecological resources from the convulsions of capitalism?
Places are free, but booking is essential.
Click here to download a booking form.
Keynote Speaker
Paul Mason , economics editor of the [...] Read more »
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