Creating Social Change Through Alternative Institutions
For activists committed to building a more democratic, open, and sustainable world, one question looms larger than all others: How do we create social change?
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Reflecting on 10 years of Change-Making
One small step each day over 10 years adds up to a whole lot of change. One small step of mine added to one small step of yours — now we’re talking.
“Art is about magic, and it’s about change”.
Art to me is about changing the way that I, or other people, experience or see the world or their place in the world.
The City as Commons
A commons-based economy cannot thrive without appropriate institutions, especially those that represent a "partner state" approach.
The New Grassroots Heroes: They Fight Pollution—and Police Brutality—And They’re Changing How Social Movements Happen
It’s remembered as the global march for climate justice, but how did that word “justice” get into the title of the huge rallies that took place in New York and other cities this September?
Farming art for change
Futurefarmers is a diverse group of practitioners: artists, researchers, designers, architects, scientists and farmers.
Want to Change the World? Read This First
If you want to change society—or are interested in aiding or evaluating the efforts of others to do so—some understanding of exactly how environmental circumstances affect such efforts could be extremely helpful.
A Permaculture *of* Community
Community is the only sensible context for change-making.
The Power of Communicating Stuff
Doing stuff and communicating are the yin and yang energies of every social movement.
Kick Start Change with NWEI’s 2013 EcoChallenge!
At Northwest Earth Institute, we often hear from people who are looking for ways to live more sustainably—in their local communities, on college campuses, within faith communities, and at work.
[freespace]: A Temporary Experiment in Lasting Change
This is freespace and it’s day 27 of a grand civic hacking experiment.
“What Then Must We Do: Straight Talk About The Next American Revolution”
Gar Alperovitz’s keynote speech at "The Summit" at Appalachian State in Boone, NC April 2013.