A string of discussions, scientific data and innovative ideas. All this and much more at the 7th BCFN Forum on Food and Nutrition held in Milan on the 1st December.
Eat Better, Eat Less: Food For All
Date archives "November 2016"
Indigenous Communal Art Traditions: Interview
Michel Bauwens talks to New Zealand-based artist Sophie Jerram about art, digital commons and the overlooked commoning traditions of Maori culture.
Barcelona’s New Community Currency
The city of Barcelona is preparing to move forward with a plan to introduce its own currency, despite warnings from Spain?s central bank. The new
African Technology Innovations
Huge things are happening in a place you might not expect.
Don’t Trash It, Fix It!
“We take local action to prevent electronic waste through hands-on, learning events where we help people fix their own electronics – and help others to do the same globally.”
The Restart Project is a London-based social enterprise that encourages and empowers people to use their electronics longer in order to reduce waste.
Looking Backward, Looking Forward
Hello folks. In our harsh political climate it’s hard to think of the optimistic goals that would pull us towards building a better world.
In 1888 Edward Bellamy published ‘Looking Backward’ which described a quasi-socialist utopian American society. Over a hundred ‘Bellamy Clubs’ arose to debate and discuss the idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward
What are today’s lures (real and imagined) for social change that can challenge and interrogate our present?
(The name is inspired by the recent Saturday Night Live skit where Brooklyn people retreat from election results. Not above self parody.)