In this series, I am suggesting ways in which people who disagree over Brexit, maybe bitterly so, can have a constructive conversation. In the last two blogs I wrote about destereotyping and how to show that the ‘other side’ are not a bunch of extremists. This blog is about a third approach to reducing the […]
I dashed off the last blog I wrote, about destereotyping, and failed to put the topic in context. Jean-Luc Godard said that a film should contain a beginning, a middle and an end – but not necessarily in that order. In that spirit, this follow-up blog is my beginning. A while back, I wrote a […]
“This free training is for people in the animal justice movement who want to think big and get inspired. Drawn from cutting-edge research on mass movements and civil disobedience, this training will introduce some key concepts, principles and strategies for building a powerful mass movement that can achieve transformative change for other animals. The deadline […]
Sounds like it could be an exciting event… Explore the 20 Solutions Sessions and the rest of the CTRLshift Programme, all taking place in in Stoke in just three weeks time! Whether you interests are Wellbeing, Citizen Action Networks, Citizen-led Economic Transition, Mutual Credit, Local Food, Students as change agents, Regional Networks, Women as a […]
Jackson, Mississippi has become a noted hotbed of radical, municipal politics over the last decade. One of the leading organisations in this radical municipal experiment is Cooperation Jackson. Cooperation Jackson is an emerging vehicle for sustainable community development, collective ownership, and economic democracy in Jackson. The mission of Cooperation Jackson is to build a solidarity […]
The Worker Co-op Weekend, hosted by Co-operatives UK is aimed at worker co-operatives to help them learn, share and be inspired by one another. The programme is made up of practical sessions designed and run by worker co-ops and covers a range of topics. This year’s venue is Rock UK Frontier Centre in Northamptomshire, Key elements to the Worker […]
A 3.5-day workshop in Birmingham learning the basics of an approach has inspired Rhizome training and facilitation work: a hands-on, learner-centred, inclusive approach to training. One of Rhizome’s trainers went to the first UK TSAT in 2013, and this fundamentally shaped our approach; another of us went a few years later and blogged about the […]
What: Two days of resistance and direct action to disrupt the fracking supply chain and new gas infrastructure When: Friday 22nd – Saturday 23rd February 2019 Where: Locations across the UK Who: Environmental, anti-fracking and grassroot groups across the UK including Reclaim the Power, Fuel Poverty Action, Frack Free Leeds and Preston New Road crews. Click here to add […]
Dates: 22nd-24th February, 2019 Location: Halton Mill, Hill Lane, Halton, Lancaster, LA2 6ND Nearest Station: Lancaster A weekend of campaign updates, networking, planning, solidarity and socialising in Lancaster – in solidarity with Lancashire anti-fracking resistance. Involved or want to get involved in ecological resistance in Britain & Ireland? Whether you are fighting fracking, opencast coal, […]
Spotted on the New Economy Organisers Network email list: For some of us, 2018 marked a turning point. We could no longer ignore the effects of race, power and privilege in the workplace. Fifty years after the Race Relations Act, systemic racism is alive and well. We’re still trying to eliminate workplace racial inequality by […]
