Topic: People's movements
Unire il popolo del mondo
Article / 24th December 2017È arrivata l’ora in cui dobbiamo manifestare in milioni non contro questo o quello, ma piuttosto per chi siamo
The Commons Transition Primer
Article / 22nd December 2017A new dedicated website by the P2P Foundation explains the meaning of and relationship between the Commons and peer-to-peer (P2P) frameworks, and details how a growing movement for a commons transition is poised to reinvigorate labor, politics, production, and carework – from both an interpersonal and environmental perspective.
Let’s unite and demonstrate the true meaning of Christmas
Article / 20th December 2017The holiday period provides us with a unique opportunity to express the new awareness that must inform a less commercialised and sharing-oriented world. Rather than spending all our time partaking in conspicuous consumption, why don’t we commemorate Christmas by organising massive gatherings for helping the poor and healing the environment?
Natale, il sistema ed io
Article / 4th December 2017Tu ed io costituiamo il sistema stesso che incolpiamo per i problemi del mondo, illustrato chiaramente a Natale quando derubiamo la nostra fragile terra nei negozi del centro in nome di Gesù. Quale modo migliore per celebrare la nascita di Cristo quest’anno che unirsi sotto la bandiera della libertà e della giustizia e dimostrare pacificamente per porre fine alla fame e alla povertà in tutto il mondo.
Ahead of COP23 climate talks, tens of thousands march demanding end to ‘era of fossil fuels’
Blog / 7th November 2017Just days before world leaders are set to gather in Bonn, Germany for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), tens of thousands of activists from across the globe kicked off a series of planned actions on Saturday by taking to the streets to demand an end to coal, denounce U.S. President Donald Trump's climate denial, and highlight the necessity of moving toward 100 percent renewable energy as quickly as possible.
Share The World’s Resources at the BIEN Congress in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2017
Blog / 19th October 2017STWR took part in the BIEN Congress for the first time with a presentation on Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and its important role in building a solid platform for implementing basic income schemes worldwide.
Struggles of La Vía Campesina for agrarian reform and the defense of life, land and territories
Report / 18th October 2017On ‘Food Sovereignty Day’ La Via Campesina launches publication that calls for a massive change in the current agro-food systems
Implementing Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a basic income guarantee
Article / 16th October 2017The following paper was submitted by Victoria Gater and Sonja Scherndl for a parallel event at the 17th Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), held in Portugal from 25-27 September 2017.
Systemic change driven by moral awakening is our only hope
Article / 12th October 2017Our core ecological problem is not climate change. It is overshoot, of which global warming is a symptom. Overshoot is a systemic issue.
The world’s common humanity and US foreign policy
Article / 28th September 2017'A sensible and effective foreign policy recognizes that our safety and welfare is bound up with the safety and welfare of others around the world.' By Bernie Sanders.