The occupation is a collective “No” to those in power. It is a refusal to forget that the solutions proposed by politicians are more of the same things that caused the crisis in the first place. The occupation is the beginning of a conversation the whole world needs. Whatever happens, we cannot rest until [...]
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MARY HOLMES AND OCCUPYLSX
Posted in Economy, Legal affairs, Political, Reform, tagged Occupy LSX on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
James Robertson’s new book
Posted in banking and finance, Books, Economics, Economy, Monetary reform, tagged James Robertson on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Future Money: Breakdown or breakthrough? will be published on March 22nd, but Green Books will welcome a pre-order: ISBN: 9781900322980 In Future Money James Robertson explains in plain language and convincing detail how our money system is propelling us toward the self-destruction of our species – and what we should do about it. Our present [...]
PAT CONATY
Posted in Co-operation, Community Land Trusts, Devolution, Economics, Economy, Energy, Environment, Transition, tagged Pat Conaty on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Pat Conaty is completing a book with a Canadian colleague which will come out in June 2012 but to promote the contents they are doing short articles about different chapters. In response to news I sent of the progress of a Community Land Trust in Bristol, he wrote: “Here is one of the first articles on [...]
SHAUN, CAROLINE, COLIN, BEN & MOLLY
Posted in banking and finance, Economics, Economy, Energy, Environment, Green New deal, Monetary reform, Transition on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
* We held Shaun Chamberlin’s tour de force for a week to give top posting to the aweful news of Richard’s death. Thankfully that is not an end to our link with Feasta, the organisation which Richard co-founded. Caroline Whyte, of Feasta has agreed to keep in touch: “I’d be honoured to continue the link, although of [...]
The common ground between Occupiers and Transitioners: Shaun Chamberlin
Posted in 1, banking and finance, Economy, Environment, Transition, tagged OccupyLSX on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shaun was invited to write for the Transition Network‘s Social Reporting project: Over the last couple of months I have been fascinated as the occupations started with OccupyWallStreet on Sept 17th, followed by others joining in solidarity around the world, including OccupyLondon, which has been the London Stock Exchange’s new neighbour since Oct 15th . [...]
Pat Conaty on energy co-operatives
Posted in Books, Co-operation, Economy, Energy, Environment on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that the UK population is taking energy into its own hands, with a 24% rise in the number of ‘member owned’ energy co-operatives in the last four years. The new figures from Co-operatives UK, the national trade association for co-operative enterprises which works to promote, develop and unite co-operative enterprises, show that [...]
Julian Rose’s alternative: invest in fertile land – you can’t eat gold
Posted in Agriculture, Economy on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Julian Rose is a British pioneer organic farmer, writer and activist. He is currently President of the International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside which is leading the fight against GMO in Poland. He is author of “Changing Course for Life – Local Solutions to Global Problems” www.changingcourseforlife.info See his essay, which ends: We can [...]
Occupy UK needs to map their alternative
Posted in banking and finance, Books, Colin Hines, Economics, Economy, Localisation, Politics, Protectionism, tagged Progressive protectionism on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The greatest challenge faced by protestors seeking a better future is not eviction – but the assertion that they have mapped no alternative. Here is an outline of Colin Hines’ map. The Occupy Movement should consider ‘Progressive Protectionism’ and chants of ‘The State is Great’. The strengthening and spreading of the ‘Occupy’ movement [...]
