Mastodawn

Transnational Institute Mar 26, 2018

TNI presents its Atlas of Utopias, sharing 32 stories of radical transformation, a global gallery of inspiring community-led transformation in water, energy and housing, that demonstrate that another world is possible, and already exists. http://transformativecities.org/atlas-of-utopias/

Atlas of Utopias: 2018 Transformative Cities Featured Initiatives

The Atlas of Utopias is a global gallery of inspiring community-led transformation in water, energy and housing. It features 32 communities from 19 countries working on radical solutions to our world’s systemic economic, social and ecological crises.

Transformative Cities

Transnational Institute Mar 22, 2018

As a growing number of countries move towards legal regulation for non-medical cannabis, governments are pushing the boundaries of the three UN drug control treaties. At the recent session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), TNI co-organised a side event to explore the issue, addressing the various challenges and opportunities involved https://www.tni.org/en/article/regulating-cannabis-in-accord-with-international-law

Regulating Cannabis in Accord with International Law

Transnational Institute Mar 20, 2018

Christina Hendricks Mar 20, 2018

So one of the really creepy things about the whole FB business is that even if you yourself were careful to not use any silly apps on it that suck your data or log into any websites using your FB account, that doesn’t mean your “friends” didn’t give your data away by giving permissions to read data on THEIR friends. Gah

Deleted account awhile ago but fear that made little difference bc they already had lots of my data and probably still do even after deletion.

Makes me feel yucky.

Transnational Institute Mar 20, 2018

What's wrong with the war on drugs? Why do we need (to end) it so badly? Get (almost) all the answers in this short video: https://youtu.be/wJUXLqNHCaI

Why The War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure

The war against drugs has been a terrible disaster for everybody involved. Why? And can we do something differently?Check out the Stop The Harm campaign: htt...

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Transnational Institute Mar 8, 2018

Great new piece by Pablo Salon: The concept of Vivir Bien gained international attention in the late 20th century as people searched for alternatives to the rampage of neoliberalism. Imperfect translations of the Andean concepts of suma qamaña and sumaq kawsay, Vivir Bien and Buen Vivir reflect an indigenous cosmovision that emphasizes living in harmony with nature and one another. As these ideas’ popularity has grown, however, their meaning has been compromised. http://greattransition.org/publication/vivir-bien#systemic-alternatives

Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms | Pablo Solón

With roots in traditional Andean cultures, Vivir Bien offers a compelling alternative to development, but without a focus on self-determination from below and cross-movement collaboration, it risks being coopted by those in power.

Transnational Institute Jan 24, 2018

What if, rather than the barricade, we were to think of counter-power in terms of a community garden? Great essay exploring radical potential of flourishing community gardens in Madrid http://longreads.tni.org/state-of-power-2018/madrids-community-gardens/

Madrid’s Community Gardens - State of power 2018

What if we were to think of counter-power in terms of a space such as a community garden?

Longreads

Transnational Institute Jan 23, 2018

Luciana Castellina says in #stateofpower2018 that movements are not enough to bring about transformation & that we need new forms of parties to connect society and politics http://longreads.tni.org/state-of-power-2018/from-protest-movements-to-transformative-politics-from-68/

From Protest Movements to Transformative Politics: From ’68 - State of power 2018

Movements are important because they move. Political parties, like other so-called ‘intermediate’ bodies tend to become sclerotic if not completely immobile pachyderms, weighed down by their organizational obesity.

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Transnational Institute Jan 22, 2018

By examining speeches, articles, interviews & statements by the World Economic Forum’s board members, we can gain insight into the root problems of the current individualistic neoliberal paradigm https://www.tni.org/en/article/davos-discourse-drives-cultural-hegemony

Davos discourse drives cultural hegemony

Transnational Institute Jan 22, 2018

Whose voice is really being heard in our international social movements? In this great essay for the State of Power 2018 report, two radical interpreters who work with peasant movements explain how language justice is critical and how it can be integrated into transnational social movements. http://longreads.tni.org/state-of-power-2018/without-translation-no-hay-revolucion/ https://darksocial.party/media/9859sOxZAznx3KeXUX4

Without translation, no hay revolución! - State of power 2018

Making a collective voice heard on the global political stage requires crossing borders and cultures, and therefore coordinating and communicating across different languages.

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Transnational Institute Jan 18, 2018

As hundreds of thousands of women prepare this weekend to join more than 250 marches across the US and the world, we are honoured to share with you a unique interview with 3 incredible women social movement leaders from Honduras, India and South Africa for our new #StateOfPower2018 report http://longreads.tni.org/state-of-power-2018/women-resistance-counterpower/

Marching forward: women, resistance and counter-power - State of power 2018

If we learnt anything in 2017 in the aftermath of Trump’s election shock, it was that the face of resistance to today’s autocrats would be that of a woman.

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