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Lessons from 35 Years on the Frontlines of Community Empowerment - Online Event
by Steven J. Klees 09 Oct '26

09 Oct '26

*The Alternatives Project (TAP),* in partnership with *Tostan,* will host a joint webinar titled *“Lessons from 35 Years on the Frontlines of Community Empowerment.”* The event will explore how community-led education can strengthen the agency of individuals and communities, enabling them to organize grassroots action and promote *lasting social transformation.* Through their experiences, the speakers will discuss how *participatory and community-centered* approaches to education can *foster leadership, collective decision-making, local ownership, and sustained social change*. The conversation will offer important lessons for educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in *alternative approaches to education,* community empowerment, and grassroots development. *When: Oct 07, 2026 at 12 p.m. (EST)* *Where: Online* *REGISTER HERE to receive the link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffNy13LkiCGZQy_PdVpWPqJmkb1z8J1Ut…>* [image: TAP PRESENTS TOSTAN OCT 07.png] -- In Solidarity, The Alternatives Project https://www.thealternativesproject.org/cies-sig

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Remembering 19 July: Rojava — A Land of Resistance and Freedom
by Halwest Karim 20 Jul '26

20 Jul '26

Dear Friends, On 19 July, we remembered the Rojava Revolution and its ongoing struggle for freedom, democracy, women’s liberation, and ecological justice. I would like to share with you this article from January 2026, with deep respect and solidarity for Rojava, Chiapas, and all those who continue their revolutionary journeys in the pursuit of dignity, autonomy, justice, and a more hopeful world. https://jineoloji.eu/en/2026/07/19/rojava-a-land-of-resistance-and-freedom/ Best regards, Halwest

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Fw: [PeDAGoG] Please distribute widely: Popular education in dark times - free online course launch
by vasna.ramasar 15 Jun '26

15 Jun '26

FYI ------- Forwarded Message ------- From: Miriam Lang <miriam.lang(a)uasb.edu.ec> Date: On Monday, June 15th, 2026 at 5:53 PM Subject: [PeDAGoG] Please distribute widely: Popular education in dark times - free online course launch To: Global Tapestry of Alternatives <globaltapestryofalternatives(a)riseup.net>, PeDAGoG: Post-Development Academic-Activist Global Group <gta-pedagog(a)lists.ourproject.org> CC: peoplesforum_brics(a)googlegroups.com <peoplesforum_brics(a)googlegroups.com>, Climate Justice Network <cjn(a)lists.riseup.net>, Vikalp Sangam Elist <vikalp-sangam-list(a)googlegroups.com>, global-tapestry-alternatives-observers(a)lists.riseup.net <global-tapestry-alternatives-observers(a)lists.riseup.net>, progeconnetwork(a)googlegroups.com <progeconnetwork(a)googlegroups.com>, Radical Ecological Democracy list <radical_ecological_democracy(a)googlegroups.com>, DEBATE <debate-list(a)fahamu.org> > Hello everyone, > > The Global Working Group Beyond Development will launch three free online courses which you might find interesting next week. You can have a first look at https://beyonddevelopment.net/. > Please help to disseminate this event, making sure that the post info outside the image always gets sent along with the image. > > Thanks in advance for your collaboration! > m. > > 💥Get to know three completely free online courses by the Global Working Group Beyond Development which provide transformative knowledge for these dark times! > > 🌿Comments by: > > - Vasna Ramasar - Sweden/South Africa, Postextractive Futures and Global Tapestry of Alternatives > > - Gabriela Cabaña - Chile, Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South > > - Reine Baimey - Cote d’ Ivoire, WoMin Pan African ecofeminist alliance > > - Nnimmo Bassey - Nigeria, Health of Mother Earth Foundation > > 🎙️Moderation: John Feffer, Institute for Policy Studies > > Register to get the livestream link here: https://shorturl.at/ijsuG > > ✋🏽✋🏿✋Endorsed by: Global Tapestry of Alternatives - Health of Mother Earth Foundation HOMEF, Nigeria - Foreign Policy in Focus, USA - Transnational Institute, Netherlands - WoMin, Pan African Feminist Alliance - Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South, Latin America - HINTS - Sahita Institute, Indonesia - Postextractive Futures, transnational network - Vikalp Sangam, Alternatives India > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Confidencialidad y protección de datos personales: > > La información contenida en este correo electrónico, incluyendo cualquier archivo adjunto, es de carácter confidencial y se encuentra legalmente protegida. Su uso está limitado exclusivamente a la persona o entidad destinataria, quedando prohibida cualquier revisión, divulgación, copia, distribución o utilización no autorizada. Si ha recibido este mensaje por error, le solicitamos eliminarlo de forma inmediata y comunicar dicha circunstancia al remitente. > > De igual forma, los datos personales que pudieran constar en este correo electrónico son tratados por la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador, para fines institucionales legítimos, de conformidad con la Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales y su normativa complementaria. Los titulares podrán ejercer sus derechos y conocer el procedimiento aplicable en la Política de Privacidad y Protección de Datos Personales, disponible en el sitio web institucional [www.uasb.edu.ec](http://www.uasb.edu.ec/). > > La Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador, no asume responsabilidad por las opiniones o manifestaciones contenidas en este mensaje, las cuales son de exclusiva responsabilidad de quien lo emite. > > [DISCL-INT-UASB] > > -- > This is the mailing list of the GWG Beyond Development > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bedev_gwg" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bedev_gwg+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bedev_gwg/SA1PR22MB942330864C22AEE2B68373….

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6 MAYO! Educación para la transformación social: alternativas para un futuro justo
by Steven J. Klees 04 May '26

04 May '26

Lanzamiento NORRAG Número Especial 10 Educación para la transformación social: alternativas para un futuro justo Adjunto un flyer! Webinar en espanol! Le mar. 21 avr. 2026 à 18:17, Felicitas Acosta < felicitas.acosta(a)graduateinstitute.ch> a écrit : > Hola: > > Adjunto el *link de Zoom* para el lanzamiento de NSI 10 edición en > español el día *miércoles 6 de mayo a las 11:00* (-3 UTC)/16:00 (CET). > > You are invited to a Zoom meeting. > When: May 6, 2026 11:00 Buenos Aires, Georgetown > > Regístrese con anticipación para esta reunión. > *Register in advance for this meeting:* > https://norrag.zoom.us/meeting/register/FQyeWttAQ16EpYkQ1GHL-A > >> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Felicitas >>> >>> Dr Felicitas Acosta | NORRAG Regional Coordinator >>> Hispanophone Latin America | Find the Social Systems Map Here >>> <https://www.norrageducation.org/norrag-network/> >>> Researcher Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina >>> Associate Professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina >>> Consultant ECLAC >>> >>

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Join us! Next System Teach-In Organizer Workshop Series starting April 24.
by Deissy Perilla 16 Apr '26

16 Apr '26

[Spanish to follow - Texto en español abajo] Dear GTA community of weavers, As we face the ever-more-urgent crises of this moment, how can our campuses, communities and cities come together around the work of building a system that sustains the future we all deserve? This is the question behind the Call to the Next System Teach-Ins <https://nextsystem.org/call-to-teach-ins/>, and our invitation to you: to join with others in organizing a local Next System Teach-In where you live, learn, and work in April 2027. To support each organizer and organizing team on your journey, we are excited to launch the Next System Teach-Ins Organizer Workshop Series. This series of dynamic workshops will provide information, tools, and strategies as well as space to discuss ideas, ask questions and connect with peers as you plan your local Teach-In. Each workshop will tackle a specific topic related to coordinating, designing, and hosting a teach-in in ways that can not only energize and inspire your campus and community, but also forge meaningful relationships while uncovering critical knowledge, skills and energies to build the next system where you live. Below you’ll find details for the first workshop and for the full series. ------------------------------ Workshop 1: Lessons from the Ground: Organizer Reflections on the 2025 Next System Teach-Ins Friday, April 24, 2026 12:00–1:15 pm ET (with an optional extra 15 minutes for those who wish to stay longer) As momentum grows toward the April 2027 Teach-Ins, connect with and learn from local organizers who shaped the November 2025 Teach-Ins across the Americas. Simultaneous interpretation (ES–EN–ES) will be available. Register / Learn more <https://nextsystem.org/next-system-teach-ins-organizer-workshops-lessons-fr…> ------------------------------ SAVE THE DATES! Full NSTI Organizer Workshop Series – 2026–2027 - April 24, 2026 – Lessons from the Ground: Organizer Reflections on the 2025 Next System Teach-Ins - June 26, 2026 – Why Next System Teach-Ins? - August 28, 2026 – Practical First Steps in Organizing Your Teach-In - October 30, 2026 – Wall-to-Wall Organizing: Campuses, Schools & Universities - December 18, 2026 – Building Diverse Coalitions and Inclusive Organizing - February 26, 2027 – Popular Education & Liberatory Facilitation Tools ------------------------------ We know many of you already hold and have access to a wealth of powerful practices and resources. A key goal of this series is to pool resources and experiences into a shared library of practical knowledge. Please help grow this timely wave of locally-led, globally-linked innovation and partnership by sharing this with your networks! For inspiration & ideas now, check out the Organizing Guide <https://nextsystem.org/organizing-guide/>, Next System Convergences <https://nextsystem.org/convergences/>, and videos from the Nov. 2025 wave <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFE8GFuZltH-PVGB2GLLQPEHZXKDrHsC>. We look forward to seeing you at the kickoff on April 24 -- register today <https://nextsystem.org/next-system-teach-ins-organizer-workshops-lessons-fr…> to save your spot! and please, if you can help us to spread the word among your networks! With appreciation and solidarity, Deissy Perilla on behalf of the Center for Next System Studies team Español ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hola, Ante las crisis cada vez más urgentes de este momento, ¿cómo pueden nuestros campus, comunidades y ciudades unirse en el trabajo de construir un sistema que sostenga el futuro que todas y todos merecemos? Esta es la pregunta que está detrás de la Convocatoria de los Next System Teach-Ins <https://nextsystem.org/call-to-teach-ins/> y también nuestra invitación para ti: sumarte a otras personas para organizar, en abril de 2027, una Jornada local de Educación Popular para construir el Próximo Sistema donde vives, aprendes y trabajas. Para acompañar a cada persona y equipo organizador en este camino, nos alegra lanzar los Talleres para Organizadoras y Organizadores de las Jornadas de Educación Popular para el Próximo Sistema (Next System Teach-Ins ) Esta serie de talleres dinámicos ofrecerá información, herramientas y estrategias, así como espacios para conversar sobre ideas, hacer preguntas y conectarse con otras personas mientras planificas tu jornada educativa popular local o Teach-In. Cada taller abordará un tema específico relacionado con coordinar, diseñar y llevar a cabo estas jornadas de formas que no solo energicen e inspiren a tu campus y comunidad, sino que también forjen relaciones significativas y ayuden a revelar conocimientos, habilidades y energías clave para construir el próximo sistema donde tú vives. A continuación, encontrarás los detalles del primer taller, así como la lista completa de la serie. ------------------------------ Taller 1: Lecciones desde el Territorio: Reflexiones de personas organizadoras de las Jornadas Educación Popular del Próximo Sistema en 2025 Viernes, 24 de abril de 2026 12:00–1:15 pm (ET) (con 15 minutos adicionales opcionales para quienes deseen quedarse más tiempo) A medida que crece el impulso hacia las Jornadas Educativas de abril de 2027, conéctate y aprende de personas organizadoras locales que dieron forma a estas jornadas en noviembre de 2025 en las Américas. Ofreceremos interpretación simultánea (ES–EN–ES). Inscripción y más detalles <https://nextsystem.org/next-system-teach-ins-organizer-workshops-lessons-fr…> ------------------------------ ¡RESERVA LAS FECHAS! Serie completa de Jornadas de Educación Popular para el Próximo Sistema 2026–2027 - 24 de abril de 2026 – Lecciones desde el Territorio: Reflexiones de personas organizadoras sobre los Next System Teach-Ins 2025 - 26 de junio de 2026 – ¿Por qué los Next System Teach-Ins? - 28 de agosto de 2026 – Primeros pasos prácticos para organizar tu Teach-In - 30 de octubre de 2026 – Organización amplia e inclusiva: campus, escuelas y universidades - 18 de diciembre de 2026 – Construyendo coaliciones diversas y organización inclusiva - 26 de febrero de 2027 – Educación popular y herramientas de facilitación liberadora Sabemos que muchos y muchas de ustedes ya cuentan con acceso a una amplia riqueza de prácticas y recursos poderosos. Un objetivo clave de esta serie es reunir esos recursos y experiencias en una biblioteca compartida de conocimientos prácticos. Te invitamos a ayudar a fortalecer esta ola oportuna de innovación y alianzas, impulsada localmente y conectada a nivel global, compartiendo esta invitación con tus redes. Para inspiración e ideas,, te invitamos a visitar la Guía de Organización <https://nextsystem.org/organizing-guide/>, las Convergencias del Next System <https://nextsystem.org/convergences/> y los videos de la ola de noviembre de 2025 <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFE8GFuZltH-PVGB2GLLQPEHZXKDrHsC> Esperamos verte en el taller de inicio el 24 de abril — inscríbete hoy <https://nextsystem.org/next-system-teach-ins-organizer-workshops-lessons-fr…> para reservar tu lugar. Con aprecio y en solidaridad, Deissy Perilla En nombre del equipo del Center for Next System Studies *Deissy Perilla Daza, PhD* Anthropologist Next System Teach-ins Coordinator at Center for Next System Studies <https://nextsystem.gmu.edu/cnss> Popular Educator at PACC <https://lbpce.ca/fr/pacc-vocational-training/> Linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/in/deissy-perilla-phd-aa0758a3> (438)2291680 Montreal

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Fw: [GTA] WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #19: A periodical of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives
by vasna.ramasar 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

The second edition of the learning and education GTA periodical is out! I would like to invite anyone interested in continuing to contribute on these topics to please reach out. Bea and I will be proposing a project of compiling and extending the pieces of the periodical so please watch this space :-) For now a lot of energy is going towards the 2nd Physical assembly which takes place in Indonesia next week. We will report back after the Assembly. Best Vasna ------- Forwarded Message ------- From: Global Tapestry of Alternatives <global-tapestry-alternatives-observers(a)lists.riseup.net> Date: On Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at 1:35 AM Subject: [GTA] WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #19: A periodical of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives To: GTA Observers <global-tapestry-alternatives-observers(a)lists.riseup.net> > WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #19: > A periodical of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives > > LEARNING AND EDUCATION II > > APRIL 2026 > > The contents of this periodical are also available online on [this webpage](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:index). > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:index > > Dear Readers, > > We are delighted to share with you the 19th edition of the[GTA](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/definitions#term-gta)Peri…. In this edition, we continue to engage with learning and education drawing from the work of the Learning and Education Thematic Group within the GTA. > > This periodical comes out as we face the dismantling of global systems of human rights, governance and international law. These are taking place through violent geopolitical games that are destroying lives, livelihoods and lands from Cuba to Venezuela, Gaza to Iran and beyond. As we see the collapse of the Master’s house as Audre Lourde names it, the hypocrisy beneath the unequal integration of countries and communities into a racialized international order is being laid bare. Political struggles are being mobilized across localities, and learning and (political) education are core to these projects. We need to reimagine learning as inseparable from the work of liberation. Learning, in this sense, is not an institutional activity but anemancipatory practice,something that unfolds in the everyday, in relationships, in the ways communities sustain and transform themselves. As learners and teachers, I would like to believe that we are also groovetenders asWangũi wa Kamonjidescribes in her beautiful poem. As noted in the recent GTA webinar “[Learning as Freedom](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:2026_learning_in_f…, this is what “weaving” seeks to do: connect diverse knowledges, practices and struggles into a living fabric of alternatives. The issue presents the key messages emerging from that encounter. > > In this edition of the periodical which is the second to focus on learning and education, we offer a collection of pieces that speak to this topic.Chaitali Chaudharioffers a reflection on how initiatives such as AlternativesDecentres and Alternatives Courses emerging from the living landscape of Vikalp Sangam, a GTA weaver, are an effort to listen, connect and learn from grounded practices. Similarly approaching learning from praxis,Xochitl Levya Solanoreflects on the learning that moves and mobilises, inspired by her participation in the encounter of women from Abya Yala to Kurdistan at the conference organized by the Network Women Weaving the Future held in Bogotá, Colombia this year. Similarly, in his intervention,Carlos Tornelshares his learning from visiting the Yes to Yasuni movement and presents the Radical Pedagogy of Yasuní. He notes that the pedagogy of Yasuní begins by reversing the dominant question. It is not only about “how to exit extractivism,” but about what kind of world we want to sustain once the extractive frontier closes, and with what institutions, care, and economies we make it possible. Thinking beyond the human experience,Salvador Vásquez Banda and Beatriz von SaengerHernández propose the creation of the post-humanist research and experimentation assemblage,[remanso](https://sites.google.com/ensambleremanso.net/remanso-e… space to learn to relate in a different way, to learn with the non-human, unlearning the logics of domination. However it is not only from the grassroots and praxis that learning happens and in our last article,The Alternatives Projectwhich works within university education offers a dialogue on how transformative educational alternatives can be facilitated. Finally we are gifted by another poem on Generational reckonings byWangũi wa Kamonjireminding us all that we do not walk this path alone. > > Whilst the pieces above focus on learning and education, these practices are inseparable from the wider work of world-building. From this issue we are introducing a section that captures the essence of some of the conversations and gatherings which you may have missed attending. GTA, in its own way, has been creating and engaging in spaces that weave together ideas, experiences, and practices. At its core is an effort to hold open a pluriversal political space in a time of deep uncertainty; to recover languages of dignity and struggle that have been buried, and to bring diverse practices of autonomy, care, territorial rootedness, and collective imagination into conversation without flattening their differences. > > We leave this periodical with you as both reflection and invitation; as many within the GTA prepare to gather in Indonesia for the second in-person Assembly of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives from 11–18 April 2026. It is in such spaces that we continue to learn together, and to build, step by step, the worlds we know are possible. We invite you to walk with us. > > In case, you would like to get this periodical directly into your inbox then join our[mailing list](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/contact)and keep an eye on the future[events](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:index). In solidarity, > > Guest editor:Vasna Ramasar > > Editorial team:Madhuresh Kumar, Beatriz von Sanger and Franco Augusto. > > Periodical Articles > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:groovetenders > > groovetenders > > Wangui wa Kamnoji > > “Imagine winning, this is your sacred task.” > > My sacred task: to know the wound, so I can know it healed, > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:groovetenders) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:reimagining > > Reimagining Learning Through Alternatives Decentres > > Chaitali Chaudhari > > We are in a moment where many of the assumptions that shaped our societies are beginning to come undone. Ecological limits are becoming impossible to ignore; inequalities are sharpening; democratic spaces are shrinking; and there is a growing sense that the ways we have organised our economies, institutions and knowledge systems are no longer tenable. These are not isolated disruptions but part of a deeper, structural crisis in how we have come to live and learn. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:reimagining) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:xochitlleyva > > Lessons from Kurdistan to Abya Yala and vice versa. “The Twenty-First Century is the Century of Women…” > > Xochitl Leyva Solano > > This article is about what we learned from participating in the women's conference held in Bogotá, Colombia. Women's movements have been our school. There, we learn and unlearn collectively and together. This text begins by discussing the global context and then addresses what we did and why in these times of violence, horror, and war, but also of embodied and situated hope. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:xochitlleyva) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:yasuni > > Yasunizing Territories (or the Radical Pedagogy of the Yasuní) > > Carlos Tornel > > From November 29 to December 5, I had the honor of accompanying a large delegation of organizations and experts to Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. The visit to Block 16 allowed us to confirm how, two years after the Popular Consultation in which this country voted Yes for Yasuní, and after a second consultation in 2025 that ratified the current Constitution with its plurinational character and its recognition of the rights of nature, the Ecuadorian government has deliberately ignored its obligation to halt oil extraction and to dismantle, repair, and provide redress to the territories affected in Block 43, known as Yasuní–ITT. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:yasuni) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:remanso > > Evoking the non-human: the seminar as an ecotone for more-than-human learning > > Beatriz von Saenger Hernández and Salvador Vásquez Banda > > Our research and experimentation practice has focused on reading circles, in-person workshops, conference organization, dérives, and seminars; we have tried to reflect on the sensibilities that emerge in an (un)expected world, and that we evoke toward more-than-human worlds . The International Seminar on Post-Humanist Art and Research “Evoking the Non-Human” was a gesture that began as a pause and has become a territory of shared knowledge that preserves more-than-human archives. So far, we have launched two editions, one in 2024 and another in 2025, with the need to open up a time-space amid contemporary turbulence, in which 18 artists and researchers from six Latin American countries have shared concerns, affections, and resonances of relationships situated with the non-human in their territories. This essay is born out of that process. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:remanso) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:tap > > Amid the Polycrisis, How can we Facilitate Educational Alternatives for Societal Transformation? > > The Alternatives Project (TAP) > > The coauthors of the present article are all members of The Alternatives Project (TAP). Founded in 2019, TAP is a diverse, transnational collective of progressive academics, union members, civil society activists, and social movement participants working on creating a global critical voice focused on education and societal transformation. We see societal transformation as an essential response to the global polycrisis manifested by the convergence of poverty, inequality, climate breakdown, pandemics, rampant violence, war, and democratic erosion, all driven by structures of capitalism, racism, patriarchy, ableism and militarism. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:tap) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:generationalreck > > generational reckonings > > Wangui wa Kamonji > > let me step into the ruins of your dreams > > alongside you, > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:generationalreck) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:eventintro_19 > > Event Reports > > Taken together, GTA conversations, presentations and interventions in allied spaces reveal something central to its work: trying to hold open a pluriversal political space in a time of collapse, to recover languages of dignity and struggle that dominant systems have buried, and to bring scattered practices of autonomy, care, territorial rootedness, and collective dreaming into a shared conversation without flattening their differences. > > [Full Editorial Introduction to the Event Reports Section available here ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:eventintro_19) > > Solidarity and Wellbeing Economy in Conversation > > Crisis surrounds us from all sides, climate breakdown, obscene inequality, deepening violence and exhaustion. In this context, to discuss solidarity, wellbeing and economy is more necessary than ever. So, on March 26, GTA Solidarity Economy Thematic Group and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance organised a conversation between the two concepts, starting with the simple question: are solidarity economy and wellbeing economy the same? > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:economyevent) > > Learning in Freedom: Weaving Knowledge, Unlearning Power > > Our minds and imaginations are shackled by dominant neo-liberal education systems reducing learning to skills, productivity, and market alignment. In response, for years, a different conversation has also been taking shape across movements and communities. One that shifts the question from what do we learn? to something far more fundamental: how do we learn, and with whom? The session “Learning in Freedom: Building a Tapestry of Radical Alternatives”, held as part of the Re-imagining Education Conference5.0, brought together practitioners, activists, and thinkers from across the Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA) to explore precisely this terrain. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:learningevent) > > Reclaiming Words, Reclaiming Worlds - The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives > > In a moment marked not only by ecological collapse and political fragmentation, but by a deeper erosion of meaning itself, GTA’s Dictionary of Radical Alternatives launch event was an invitation to rethink the very language through which we understand the world, and to collectively reclaim the words that shape it. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:dictionaryevent) > > Rethinking the world with Iván Illich and Gustavo Esteva > > The webinar, organised by the Global Tapestry of Alternatives along with the Acervus Project and CEDI in Oaxaca, unfolded as both a commemorative and forward-looking space. Framed around the commemoration of Ivan Illich’s centenary, it brought together reflections on his work alongside Gustavo Esteva, also commemorating 90 years of his birth and situating both within contemporary crises and struggles. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:rethinkingevent) > > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:weavers19 > > Updates from our Weavers > > The Global Tapestry of Alternatives is a “network of networks”. Each of those networks acts in different parts of the planet by identifying and connecting Alternatives. They are the Weavers. In the following section, our Weavers, the networks that currently weaves it, from India, South-East Asia, Colombia, and Mexico shares updates from their recent activities and actions. > > [Full Weavers’ report available here->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:weavers19) > > Vikalp Sangam (India) > > Over the past few months, the Vikalp Sangam process has continued to move across regions and themes, bringing together diverse practices and reflections on alternatives. These are part of ongoing efforts to deepen conversations around well-being, justice, ecology, culture, and self-governance, while staying rooted in people’s lived realities. > > Crianza Mutua México > > At Crianza Mutua México, the past couple of months, especially February and March, have been a period of looking inward while also preparing ourselves for what lies ahead. We have been trying to better understand who we are as a collective and how we hold our work together. As part of this, we put together a detailed directory of all those who are part of this process; collectives, organisations, movements and networks. This itself became a collective exercise. A small group gathered the messages that each collective had written and requested images, while another group worked on bringing all of this into a visual form. What has emerged from this process are materials that we will carry with us to Indonesia for the Assembly in April. > > MASSA > > Over the past months, MASSA has been moving through a quieter phase in terms of collective planning, as preparations for the upcoming strategy meeting in Malaysia. At the same time, members continue to be engaged in field-based work across different territories, sustaining the grounded and relational processes that shape the network. > > In parallel, UPCIDS Alternative Development is co-organizing theInternational Study Conference on Autonomous Social Science and Alternative Development, in collaboration with faculty members and scholars from Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University. The conference will take place in Bogor, Indonesia, from May 21 to 23, and is envisioned as a space to deepen dialogues around autonomous knowledge production and alternative development pathways. > > Updates from our Endorsers > > An[Endorser](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/:definitions#term-End… an organization, collective or thematic network that publicly expresses its support to the GTA process, and is aligned to its vision and values.Endorsersare invited by, or when self-invited, endorsed by, the Facilitation Team, and then approved by the Assembly. > > [Learn more about Endorsers](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/endorsements:index) > > May First Movement Technology > > May First Movement Technology continues to deepen its work at a time when the politics of technology have become sharper and more urgent. For over two decades, May First has been building internet infrastructure rooted in collaboration, autonomy, and movement needs. Today, that work is taking on new significance as Big Tech companies are increasingly entangled in systems of surveillance, militarisation, and control. > > [Keep reading ->](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:19:mfmt) > > Thank you for reading! > > Global Tapestry of Alternatives > contact(a)globaltapestryofalternatives.org > > To subscribe and get our updates, visit [this link](https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/contact) > > -- > > Global Tapestry of Alternatives > https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org > > --- > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to this address: global-tapestry-alternatives-observers-unsubscribe(a)lists.riseup.net

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Re-Imagining Education session tomorrow: Learning in Freedom: Building a Tapestry of Radical Alternatives
by Vasna Ramasar 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

Dear All Please do join the GTA session at the Re-Imagining Education conference tomorrow online at 14:30 GMT. You can see the information here: https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:2026_learning_in_freedom You can join the session directly at: https://tinyurl.com/FractalsREC5 If others have sessions planned at the conference, please do share in this email thread. Best Vasna

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Call for short pieces
by Ana Inés Heras 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

English: https://proyectodeautonomia.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/call-f… Castellano: https://proyectodeautonomia.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/llamado-a-contribucion… -- Ana Inés Heras ana.heras(a)communityeconomies.org Universidad de San Martín, CONICET, Argentina https://proyectodeautonomia.wordpress.com/herramientas-utiles-en-proyectos-… [1] Tweet @herasmonnersans Instagram @herasmonnersans Links: ------ [1] https://proyectodeautonomia.wordpress.com/herramientas-utiles-en-proyectos-…

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CfP / International Conference - Human Sciences at the Universidad de San Martín, Argentina
by Ana Inés Heras 03 Mar '26

03 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, We are inviting you to submit abstracts to the IV International Congress of Human Sciences, entitled: Where is humanity headed? Between ideals, emotions, and technosciences will be held in November 2026, but proposals must be submitted by March 31. Our Strand is called "Autonomy as a project: learning and tensions in instituting processes" (Mesa 17, Strand 17) The content of our Strand (see below for a brief summary) is conceptually aligned with a proposal that our team is co-coordinating with the Latin American Regional Group of the International Network of Community Economies (called "Commons and communalization: praxis for a decolonizing mobilization"). We ask you to please disseminate our proposal and join us by sending abstracts to participate. Best, Ana Inés Heras - IV Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Humanas ¿por dónde va lo humano? Entre ideales, afectos y tecnociencias → 4, 5, 6 de noviembre de 2026 The call for proposals is open https://www.aacademica.org/4.congreso.eh.unsam/tabs/submissions See our CfP for "Mesa 17" - Autonomy as a project: learning and tensions in instituting processes. The notion of autonomy in politics has been defined as a constant movement, that is, as a project. In this theoretical key, it is assumed that the instituting forces continuously extend horizontality in decision-making and include the capacity to act with greater justice. Such processes involve conflicts and tensions. This is an aspect that interests our working group: the analysis of the tensions, contradictions and conflicts that give rise to ethical-political learning and that re-enter the concrete field of action. _Translated with DeepL.com (free version)_ Vean nuestro llamado en la Mesa 17 - MESA 17. La autonomía como proyecto: aprendizajes y tensiones instituyentes Coordinación: Ana Inés Heras (LICH-EH-UNSAM/CONICET), Pablo Matías Herrera (LICH-EH-UNSAM/CONICET) y Marcelo Vieta (University of Toronto, Canadá) La noción de autonomía en política se ha definido como un constante ir hacia, es decir, como proyecto. En esta clave teórica, se asume que las fuerzas instituyentes extienden en forma continua la horizontalidad en la toma de decisiones e incluyen la capacidad de actuar con mayor justicia. Dichos procesos incluyen conflictos y tensiones. Éste es un aspecto que interesa a nuestro grupo de trabajo: el análisis de las tensiones, contradicciones y conflictos que dan lugar a aprendizajes ético-políticos y que reingresan al campo concreto de acción. -- Ana Inés Heras ana.heras(a)communityeconomies.org Universidad de San Martín, CONICET, Argentina https://proyectodeautonomia.wordpress.com/herramientas-utiles-en-proyectos-… [1] Tweet @herasmonnersans Instagram @herasmonnersans Links: ------ [1] https://proyectodeautonomia.wordpress.com/herramientas-utiles-en-proyectos-…

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Invitation mise à jour : GTA Learning and Education Group Meeting | 20th FEB 2026 - ven. 20 févr. 2026 08:00 - 09:30 (HNE) ([email protected])
by Deissy Perilla 21 Feb '26

21 Feb '26

Cet événement a été mis à jour Modifié : heure GTA Learning and Education Group Meeting | 20th FEB 2026 vendredi 20 févr. 2026 ⋅ 08:00 – 09:30 Heure de l’Est - Toronto Hi Everyone,As we discussed today, our next meeting for the Learning and Education Thematic Group will be on Friday, February 20th, from 13:00-14:30 GMT. For those who were unable to attend the last meeting, please find the notes shared in this document for reference.Agenda: here are some proposed itemsCollective Dreaming exercise- VasnaDiscussion to follow periodicals by sessions/conferences/Book to create space to process together - Melanie (https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:18:index) What do we want from this group? What meaning does this carry? What do we dream of?What does the coordination of this group entail?Raise honorarium for the coordinator's role.For our next meeting, we encourage all of participants to read the GTA periodicalZoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83366060916Looking forward to our next meetingWarm regards,Deissy Perilla Daza, PhDNext System Teach-ins Coordinator at Center for Next System StudiesPopular Educator at PACCLinkedin(438)2291680Montreal Organisateur Deissy Perilla deissy.perilla(a)gmail.com Invités Deissy Perilla - organisateur gta-learning(a)lists.ourproject.org Voir tous les renseignements sur les invités https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NnRycWR0OGVqMTE3… Répondre pour gta-learning(a)lists.ourproject.org et voir plus de détails https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NnRycWR0OGVqMTE3… Votre participation est facultative. ~~//~~ Invitation de Google Agenda : https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ Vous recevez ce courriel parce que vous êtes un participant de l'événement. Si vous transférez cette invitation, vous permettez à tout destinataire d'envoyer une réponse à l'organisateur, d'être ajouté à la liste des invités, d'inviter d'autres personnes indépendamment de l'état de sa propre invitation ou de modifier votre réponse. En savoir plus https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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