American Holiday
The day after I handed in my Phd, I left for Boston where I presented an paper on structural obstacles that perpetuate ecological problems. More bluntly, this paper was a critique of capitalism in...
View ArticleHistory of EcoSocial Movements
The ‘History of EcoSocial Movements 1840-1995’ by Charlene Spretnak illustrates the relationship between social movements which ‘profoundly resisted modernity’ versus those that ‘resisted certain...
View ArticleFace Shields and Time2Act Exhibition
On exhibition this week at London College of Communication is a series of eight iconic Face Shields and four panels from the Time2Act exhibition from Climate Camp 2007 at Heathrow Airport. Both bodies...
View Article'One Planet' Olympic Games 2012
The Olympic Games 2012 won their bid partially on the concept of ‘One Planet Olympics’, meaning an Olympics that worked towards lowering its ecological footprint to a level where the earth’s...
View ArticleTransition in an Age of Austerity
What is the potential for the Transition Towns movement in the current political climate? Is 'Lambeth the Co-operative Council' a legitimate solution for south Londoners? Just how dangerous is it to...
View Article2012: ‘The World is Not Ending. It is the Opposite’
Over the holidays I have read the latest Club of Rome report Bankrupting Nature. I did this not because I enjoy reading non-fiction over Christmas but because I am grateful for the time I have to...
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