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- The Boy Who Could Change the World
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2016
Remembering the brief life of Aaron Swartz: programmer, activist, entrepreneur, community builder.
- Community Shared Agriculture / Community-supported agriculture
Connexipedia Article
Resource Type: Article
A community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation where the growers and consumers share the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs usually consist of a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit in a vegetable box scheme, sometimes including dairy products and meat. Community-supported agriculture began in the early 1960s in Germany, Switzerland, and Japan as a response to concerns about food safety and the urbanization of agricultural land.
- Greece's solidarity movement: 'it's a whole new model - and it's working'
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2015
Citizen-run health clinics, food centres, kitchens and legal aid hubs have sprung up to fill the gaps left by austerity – and now look set to play a bigger role under a Syriza government.
- Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 18, 2014
The Commons
Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
Published: 2014
From its beginnings, one of capitalism's prime imperatives has been an all-out and never-ceasing assault on the Commons in all its manifestations. Common land, common water, public ownership -- anything rooted in the ancient human traditions of sharing and cooperation is anathema to an economic system that seeks to turn everything that exists into private property that can be exploited for profit. This issue of the Connexions Newsletter focuses on the Commons.
- Sharing as our common cause
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2014
A call for sharing underpins many existing initiatives for social justice, environmental stewardship, true democracy and global peace. On this basis, STWR argues that sharing should be more widely promoted as a common cause that can help connect civil society organisations and social movements under a united call for change.
- 12 Reasons You'll Be Hearing More About The Commons In 2012
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2012
"We Power" stands at the convergence of economic and cultural trends.
- Why Sharing is a Common Cause that Unites Us All
The Common Cause
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2014
The demand for sharing wealth, power and resources is at the heart of visions for a better world. In fact, the principle of sharing is often central to efforts for progressive change in almost every field of endeavour. But this basic concern is generally understood and couched in tacit terms, without acknowledging the versatility and wide applicability of sharing as a solution to the world’s problems.
- Why The Language of the Commons Matters
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2012
Our very language for identifying problems and imagining solutions has been compromised. We may have many unattractive human traits fueled by individual fears and ego, but we are also creatures entirely capable of self-organization, cooperation, a concern for fairness and social justice, and sacrifice for the larger good and future generations.
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