Oxfam’s latest bombshell on how unequally the world’s wealth is shared
Blog / 19th January 2015Twitter feeds and newspaper headlines were again dominated this morning by new statistics on growing wealth inequality, as released by Oxfam ahead of this week’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Heeding Christ’s teaching to share in the 21st century
Blog / 8th January 2015To address the epochal challenges of the twenty-first century, we will have to heed Christ’s simple message like never before—and finally share the world’s wealth and resources more equitably among us all.
Advocacy at the UN for a commons-based vision of sustainable development
Blog / 10th November 2014Civil society groups at the United Nations are highlighting a powerful new movement in our midst based on caring, sharing, community and cooperation – and they propose a comprehensive vision for how governments can unleash its full potential.
Reclaiming the transformative potential of the sharing economy
Blog / 4th November 2014Can the ethic and practice of sharing really can create fairer, more sustainable and more democratic societies – and if so, how is it going to happen? The following talk by STWR was given at the event ‘Reclaim the Alternative’ held in Brighton, UK.
The return of Occupy London: this time it’s truly political
Blog / 22nd October 2014Occupy is back in London, UK, with a renewed focus on politics and an ambitious vision: to galvanise a mass movement for real democracy and establish a huge People’s Assembly to debate a list of specific demands for radical political reform.