Interviewed on Low Impact, Pat Conaty from the New Economics Foundation gives a great definition of commons for the 21st Century.
Circular Economy: free training available”
It’s much easier and it makes more sense for a community to think circular. In collaboration with Circle Economy Educators we are offering free training in the CANVAS and background training in the Circular Economy.
Networking and Net Weaving
For a community to go from being a bunch of people with the same ideas to having a functioning economy it needs to be more than a network.
Continue reading “Networking and Net Weaving”Look to Ghent for inspiration
A new research report shows that within the last 10 years, the Flemish city of Ghent in Belgium has seen a ten-fold increase in local commons initiatives. The report defines commons as any “shared resource, which is co-owned or co-governed by a community of users and stakeholders, under the rules and norms of that community.”
Understanding the importance of the commons (Block 0)
This film questions the orthodox opinion that only private ownership can protect the ecosystems. It discusses the thoughts and rights of people around the world and shows how landless people are protecting the common heritage of the Earth. How have they lost their basic human rights? We need a profound conversation about this.