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Upcoming PeDAGoG Meet: 7TH December- 2 PM GMT
by Urvi Shah 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

Dear all, Hope you are well. We will be holding our upcoming PeDAGoG meeting on the 7th of December, 2 PM GMT to discuss member updates, activities, future webinars and workshops. Please find the link to the meeting below. --------------------- Topic: PeDAGoG Meet Time: Dec 7, 2022 02:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86332837306 pwd=QjlRTzRLSDdJaHpCakIwQk1EWjZFdz09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86332837306?pwd=QjlRTzRLSDdJaHpCakIwQk1EWjZFdz09> Meeting ID: 863 3283 7306 Passcode: 140328 ---------------------- We recently co-organized an engaging session on "Cosmopolitical Learning" by friends affiliated with the Enlivened cooperative. Catch the session here if you missed it! https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2022:learning:04 Looking forward to your participation. See you soon! Warm regards, Urvi

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GTA] WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #09: Social Movements and Radical Alternatives
by Shrishtee Bajpai 09 Dec '22

09 Dec '22

Dear all, This recent periodical on social movements and radical alternatives might be of interest. Contributors share experiences from Colombia, Argentina, India, Kurdistan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Timor Leste. sorry for any cross-posting regards, WEAVING ALTERNATIVES #09: A periodical of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives *SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND RADICAL ALTERNATIVES* *The contents of this periodical are also available online on this webpage <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:index>.* Editorial Dear readers, This 9th GTA periodical intends to explore narratives, reflections, debates and ruminations around systemic alternatives in the social movement spaces. We are today living in a world of profound crisis but also a world in profound flux, with major and sometimes dramatic movements erupting all over the world responding to the crises, and sometimes seeming to sweep history aside. With historical factors deeply embedded in these movements and processes across the world, they are trying to challenge the dominant systems of oppression and offer new politics … or even sustain old but still relevant politics in a new context. These movements at some points are linear (emerging through a specific crisis), at others non-linear spontaneous, often ‘local’ or regional but globally situated and impactful, manifested both in form of resistance and constructive alternatives at ground. We understand that social movements are a vast subject, hence we certainly have not been able to cover all the relevant aspects, but we do hope that the contributions in this issue will serve as a starting point to dive deeper. GTA’s attempt at putting this issue together emerges from our continued engagement in dialogues with other social movements and global mobilisation attempting systemic, fundamental transformations towards justice. In our experience, it is crucial to be in constant dialogue to find crucial paths in the long term, outside of the colonial mindset, towards systemic alternatives. Our theme has a specific focus on alternatives, because for GTA, the role of social movements' is as important in constructing alternatives as in resistance against systems oppression (and we recognise that sometimes, the two are the same!). Rather than offering ‘a theory of change’ to capitalism, anthropocentrism, patriarchy, statism, racism, among others, social movements need to offer a ‘pluriverse’ of alternatives to these crises. This could only be possible if social movements are self-reflecting in their process of emergence, change, internal democracy, and what new (or renewed) forms of politics they can offer by being grounded in everyday struggles. Our contributions from Colombia, Argentina, India, Kurdistan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Timor Leste explore several questions relevant to the above. Our contributors explore the limitations of theoretical frameworks for protest and social movements to deeply understand the emergent horizontal and prefigurative practices that are emerging from communities organising from below. They bring out the learnings emerging from the grassroots experiences of movements challenging the concentration of state power (or the notion of the state itself), patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism. They highlight key insights emerging from the movement spaces engaging with state-power such as left governments in Latin America and the need for social movements to strengthen their autonomous capacity to construct grassroots transformative processes. Our contributors explore the role of grounded movements on regionalism and transnationalism from below that can challenge the dominant elite-centered and oligarchic regionalism. By highlighting the issues of old socialist and leftist theories that very often are dogmatic and see only one way while rejecting others, the contributors speak to the idea of being grounded in creating real alternatives. They raise questions like: what could be the process of common envisioning among these radical processes and transitional movements that can transform the systems at local to global level? How do we combine resistances and alternatives in social movements spaces to effectively challenge growing fascism, and move towards emancipatory/radical democracy? What special role are women, youth, indigenous peoples, and other marginalised sections playing in such movements? We are thankful to all our contributors, who have shared their wisdom, embedded in grounded experiences, through these essays. This periodical also features updates from our weavers in India (Vikalp Sangam) and Mexico (Crianza Mutua), Colombia (Crianzas Mutuas), and South-East Asia (MASSA) along with updates from endorsing networks. This periodical is put together with the collaborative efforts of Shrishtee Bajpai, Martin Aplaneta, Franco Augusto and Urvi Shah. We invite you to engage, reflect and dialogue on these ideas. We see it as a start to a long-term process of knowing each others' work, engaging with ideas, facilitating collaborations and initiating co-writing, co-learning and dialogical processes, all of this helping, in a humble way, in the mobilisation needed to transform our societies. Updates from the GTA *GTA Webinars:* The aim of GTA webinars is to collaborate and bring out new ideas from within the network to anchor discussions on radical transformative practices. Recently, “Cosmopolitical Learning: Some reflections on Praxis” brought together friends affiliated with the Enlivened Cooperative who have been engaging in what we have been referring to as cosmopolitical learning. This refers to the practice of learning with, in between, across and beyond distinct ontologies, especially alongside indigenous teachers and in/from place. Cosmopolitics brings into focus how non-human actors, such as mountains, forests, rivers and others are also subjects and political beings who ought to be included into the constitutional arrangements of how we order our world. In this seminar were shared experiences from Mexico, Peru, Hawai’i, New Zealand and the US that engage with these practices. The recording to this session can be found here <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:webinars:2022:learn…> . *GTA Assembly:* The GTA Assembly is held every 3 months to introduce new members, follow up on updates and discuss upcoming plans. The 5th GTA Assembly took place on 3rd October 2022. The recording and report can be found here <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:assembly:2022_10_03> . *GTA Mapping:* GTA Mapping is a process to chart out all endorsers and weavers in a digital web space according to their geographical locations, while also making the process participatory. Next in action is to get endorsers on board to use the web space for updates and information management. You can access the Beta version of the mapping platform in this link <https://map.globaltapestryofalternatives.org/>. *PeDAGoG:* PeDAGoG <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:pedagog> (Post-Development Academic-Activist Global Group) is a global network of academics and academic activists interested in post-development, radical alternatives, and related themes. This group, along with This webinar series is co-organised by Ecoversities <https://ecoversities.org/>, Educere Alliance <https://www.educerealliance.org/>, Global Tapestry of Alternatives <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/>, PeDAGoG <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/pedagog>, Radical Ecological Democracy <https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/>, The Alternatives Project <https://thealternativesproject.org/> and Wellbeing Economy Alliance <https://weall.org/>. A webinar by Mauricio, Arturo, Wendy and Juan on Unitierra’s processes was conducted on the 8th of July. Find the recording here <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:webinars:2022:learn…> . More recently the same group organized a session entitled “Cosmopolitical learning: some reflections on praxis”, conducted by members of the Enlivened Cooperative <https://enlivenedcooperative.org/>. The details and recording can be found in this webpage <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:webinars:2022:learn…> . 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. The following are the networks that currently weaves the GTA. In the following section, our Weavers from India, Colombia and Mexico shares updates from their recent activities and actions. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:weavers>* Updates from our Endorsers Deep Commons Conference: Update and reflection by Anitra Nelson A Deep Commons conference took place wholly online on 27–29 October. The key theme was Cultivating Ecologies of Solidarity and Care beyond Capitalism, Patriarchy, Racism and the State. The conference was hosted by the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork, Ireland, and La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology, Mississippi, US. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:tap>* POST Growth Institute *By Natalie Holmes* In a recent article by Post Growth Fellow, Zoljargal Mendbayar, about impact investing in Native communities; based on her research, Zoljargal explains how Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) can contribute to Indigenous goals of sovereignty and self-determination, despite operating within a settler colonial system. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:post_growth_institu…>* The New Colombian Government and the Planetary Challenges *by Lina Alvarez and Arturo Escobar* The election of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez as president and vice-president of Colombia on June 18 of this year, and sworn into office on August 7, constituted a watershed in Colombian history in multiple ways. In a country mired in the intense, decades-long social conflict caused by staggering inequality and political violence, that erupted in massive protests in 2019 and 2021, bringing the country to a standstill; the new government represents an unprecedented hope for many in several vital ways. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:prefigurative_socie…>* Can digital movements really move the status quo? *by Yash Marwah* “Tweet” “Tweet” “Tweet” BOOM. The world changes. More often than not, some people want to believe this is how ‘digital movements’ work: That an idea brews in some minds, they tweet about it, and the world comes rallying behind. While it sounds safe to believe, that is just not how it works. There are 2 kinds of digital movements that I have been a part of. Those that were born digitally, and others that project whatever is happening offline onto the virtual world. Yes, there are spurts of serendipity when just a hashtag can shake the world but most successful “digital” movements have had months of on-ground work to make them impactful. Right from thinking, planning, strategising, organising, to executing, everything is mostly in the physical world. Hence, ‘digital’ is just a medium. I will try and talk about this aspect of digital activism. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:yash>* Prefigurative Societies in Movement *by Marina Sitrin and Christine Dann* Something new is happening – something new in content, depth, breadth and global consistency. Societies around the world are in movement. Since the early 1990s millions of people have been organizing similarly, and in ways that defy definitions and former ways of understanding social movements, protest and resistance. There is a growing global movement of refusal – and simultaneously, in that refusal is a creative movement. Millions are shouting No!, as they manifest alternatives in its wake. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:collaboration>* Grassroots democracy and peoples' alternative practices in Southeast Asia *by Dr. Eduardo C. Tadem* Discourses on practices of grassroots democracy often focus on modes of popular participation centered on institutional avenues such as elections and local governance issues dealing with decentralization, devolution, and local autonomy (Mohanty 2007, 15–32). At the local level, consequent interests are on “restraining arbitrary and corrupt official behavior and enhancing the accountability of grassroots authorities” (Perry and Goldman 2007, 1). In the political arena where countervailing forces operate, grassroots democracy is often related to social movements and peoples’ organizations intervening in the political process through advocacies and campaigns on regime and systems change and/or devising strategies and practices that engage with the state. For instance, farmers and rural poor in Northeast Thailand “assert their rights and demand state compensations” and engage in “direct actions towards the state (and) press their demands for corrective action” (Prasartset 2004, 140). *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:rivers>* North East Syria: an example of a revolution *By Civil Diplomacy Center – North and East Syria* On the 19th of July 2012, a revolution took place in North and East Syria. A revolution based on real democracy, inclusion of people of all ethnicities and religions, ecology and the freedom of women. With all its shortcomings, this revolution shows that an alternative beyond the state and patriarchy is possible. Stating this does not mean that patriarchy, capitalism and the state have been overcome 100 percent. However, attempts are being made to build structures which make it possible for people to organise their lives and find strength to struggle on a daily basis against the mentality of state, capitalism and patriarchy. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:anitra>* Some characteristics of peoples/societies in movement *By Raúl Zibechi* During the last months of 2019, social outbursts and uprisings took place in several countries, including Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Haiti, Bolivia and Nicaragua. In Brazil and Argentina there had already been huge mobilisations, in 2013 in the former and in 2017 in the latter. In all cases, neoliberal extractive policies have been in the crosshairs of collective action, whether under right-wing or left-wing, conservative or progressive governments. *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:social_movements>* Book summary: Life after Progress- Essays by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Alex Jensen and more In The Economic Journal in 1960, professor of economics J.L. Sadie explained that, for the development of traditional societies, “Unhappiness and discontentment in the sense of wanting more than is obtainable at any moment is to be generated. The suffering and dislocation that may be caused in the process may be objectionable, but it appears to be the price that has to be paid for economic development; the condition of economic progress.”1) <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:index#fn__1> *Keep reading -> <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:09:book_summary>* *Thank you for reading!* *Global Tapestry of Alternatives* *contact(a)globaltapestryofalternatives.org <contact(a)globaltapestryofalternatives.org>* To subscribe and get our updates, visit this link <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/contact> -- Global Tapestry of Alternatives https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org -- 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 -- Shrishtee Bajpai Kalpavriksh <http://kalpavriksh.org> / Vikalp Sangam <http://www.vikalpsangam.org>/ Global Tapestry of Alternatives <http://www.globaltapestryofalternatives.org>/ Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature <https://www.garn.org> Twitter <https://twitter.com/shrishtee?s=03> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrishtee-bajpai-18055390/> Writings <https://linktr.ee/shrishteebajpai> Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/194276902@N08/?>

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Cosmovisions: Indigenous Community Worldviews Inspiring Alternatives to Extractivism
by Shrishtee Bajpai 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

This recent article might be of interest https://blogs.mediapart.fr/berliner-gazette/blog/011222/cosmovisions-indige… -- Shrishtee Bajpai Kalpavriksh <http://kalpavriksh.org> / Vikalp Sangam <http://www.vikalpsangam.org>/ Global Tapestry of Alternatives <http://www.globaltapestryofalternatives.org>/ Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature <https://www.garn.org> Twitter <https://twitter.com/shrishtee?s=03> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrishtee-bajpai-18055390/> Writings <https://linktr.ee/shrishteebajpai> Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/194276902@N08/?>

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" We cannot save the planet by planting trees, particularly in the drylands."
by Pallavi Varma Patil 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

An excellent and critical piece by Diana K. Davis, University of California, Davis. https://pastres.org/2020/10/30/of-deserts-and-decolonization-dispelling-myt… Maybe some in PeDAGoG are associated with PASTRES? It stands for (Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins) a research programme that aims to learn from pastoralists about responding to uncertainty and resilience, with lessons for global challenges. Pallavi -- https://naitaleem.wordpress.com/

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🧿🌀 Next Micro Conference: November 30!
by Andrea González Andino 19 Nov '22

19 Nov '22

Next Micro-conference to Re-imagine Education on 💠 CULTURE CHANGE 💠 TRANSFORMING THROUGH CONNECTION Sign up here https://re-imagining.education/micro-conferences/ More info here: Save the Date & Event Schedule Hello dear friends! We're cooking up another microconference - at this one we'll be exploring culture change. Culture is a curious thing. It gets summarized in travel guides and discussed in academic circles yet ultimately it's enlivened by each of us as we engage with the world. How does culture get created... in your territory, your places of learning and work, your home? Who and what is shaping this culture? The current schooling system was created within a narrow cultural context and perpetuates a separationist worldview. As we reimagine education, let's consider the 'water we swim in'. *💠 C <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…>ULTURE CHANGE <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> 💠* *TRANSFORMING THROUGH CONNECTION * *Wednesday, NOVEMBER 30th* 2:30 PM - 7 PM GMT // 9:30 AM - 2 PM Eastern Time Every day we get a plethora of opportunities to shape culture in subtle ways. We wish for you to join us as we play and learn with those who have put years of thought, care, and love into intentionally shaping culture. With movement and tenderness, Andrea, Dan, Eileen & Sierra More Info / Registration <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> [image: Facebook] <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> [image: Instagram] <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> In collaboration with the Ecoversities Alliance <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> and with learning communities from around the world, the Re-imagining Education Conference is a space for transformative educators to connect, re-imagine, design, and embody new approaches to higher education from within and beyond academia. Follow the REC Facebook <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> Page <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> and Instagram <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> [image: Facebook] <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> [image: Link] <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> [image: Website] <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website or through one of our events. *Our mailing address is:* Re-imagining Education Conference PO Box 31535 Rpo Main Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 Canada Add us to your address book <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/vcard?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271adafc&id=…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271adafc&i…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://education.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…> . -- At. Andrea González Andino Relational and connector artist Ecoversities <https://ecoversities.org/> - What might the university look like if it were at the service of life? Re-imagining education conference <https://re-imagining.education/> Unleashed Learning <https://unleashedlearning.org/> - How will you unleash your potential? +593 984583118

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A clash of worldviews | Meer
by Ashish Kothari 19 Nov '22

19 Nov '22

Friends, this article, based on the recently concuded 'Indigenous and Community Worldviews Vikalp Sangam' (Alternatives Confluence) in southern India, may be of interest. The gathering involved members of several Adivasi (Indigenous)/pastoral/farmer/Dalit groups from various parts of India, and discussions included themes like governance, ecology, inter-generational learning, faiths/spiritual traditions, story-telling, forest/ecosystem rights, etc. Given the continued failure of nation-states in resolving the most pressing problems we face, including climate/ecological collapse, inequality and exploitation, war and conflict, the urgency of listening to worldviews of such peoples is greater than ever. https://www.meer.com/en/71355-a-clash-of-worldviews Comments are welcome, pl. mail me *directly and not on the lists,* unless you want to initiate a conversation on one of these lists. apologies for cross-posting if any ashish -- Ashish Kothari New, for post-COVID dignified livelihoods in India! Vikalp Sutra <https://sutra.vikalpsangam.org/> FREE DOWNLOAD! Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary <https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/pluriverse> Ashish Kothari Kalpavriksh Apt 5 Shree Datta Krupa 908 Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004, India Tel: 91-20-25654239; 91-20-25675450 Kalpavriksh <https://kalpavriksh.org/> Vikalp Sangam <http://vikalpsangam.org/> Radical Ecological Democracy <http://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/> Global Tapestry of Alternatives <http://www.globaltapestryofalternatives.org/> https://ashishkothari51.blogspot.com Twitter <https://twitter.com/chikikothari> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishkothari1961> Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/ashishkotharivikalp/> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ashish.kothari.1297>

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Staughton Lynd, ¡Presente!
by Christian Stalberg 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

Another great personage has passed on. https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/staughton-lynd-presente/ He was an amazing activist and a beautiful human being. The world needs more like him. [00_IV_1965_Protesting the Vietnam War in Washington, DC, Aug. 6, 1965 ...]

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Fwd: [GTA] NOVEMBER 16th | Webinar: "Cosmopolitical learning: some reflections on praxis"
by Urvi Shah 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Global Tapestry of Alternatives < globaltapestryofalternatives(a)riseup.net> Date: Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 5:49 AM Subject: [GTA] NOVEMBER 16th | Webinar: "Cosmopolitical learning: some reflections on praxis" To: GTA Observers <global-tapestry-alternatives-observers(a)lists.riseup.net> * Learnings for Alternative Futures *- a Webinar series Cosmopolitical learning: some reflections on praxis with *Udi Mandel, Gerardo Lopez-Amaro, Kelly Teamey and Rosemary Logan* ------------------------------ *Wednesday November 16th - 16:00 *(UTC/GMT) This session brings together friends affiliated with the Enlivened Cooperative who have been engaging in what we have been referring to as cosmopolitical learning. This refers to the practice of learning with, in between, across and beyond distinct ontologies, especially alongside indigenous teachers and in/from place. Cosmopolitics, first coined by philosopher of science Isabelle Stengers (2005), is a concept intended as an antidote, a slowing down, to the practices and processes of the ontological commitments characteristic of modernity. This opens the possibility of engaging with the cosmos as not a predetermined entity already named and described according to particular disciplinary methods and epistemologies, but rather as messy, plural and becoming, open to other ways of knowing and being in relationship with. At the same, cosmopolitics brings into focus how non-human actors, such as mountains, forests, rivers and others are also subjects and political beings who ought to be included into the constitutional arrangements of how we order our world. More information and registration <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2022:learning:04> Direct access to the session <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars/live> *This webinar series, called "Learning for Alternative Futures" <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2022:learning:index>, *is co-organised by Ecoversities <https://ecoversities.org/>, Educere Alliance <https://www.educerealliance.org/>, Global Tapestry of Alternatives <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/>, PeDAGoG <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/pedagog>, Radical Ecological Democracy <https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/>, The Alternatives Project <https://thealternativesproject.org/> and Wellbeing Economy Alliance <https://weall.org/>. <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2022:learning:04> In the session we will share experiences from Mexico, Peru, Hawai’i, New Zealand and the US that engage with these practices and the kinds of learning that has emerged from participants. Further, the seminar will be an opportunity to collectively reflect on what this kind of work looks like in the contexts and practices that you engage with and how we might support each other in this kind of work. About the presenters *Udi Mandel* Over the last 20 years Udi has been active in ethnographic and participatory action research on issues of social, ecological and epistemic justice and regenerative practices that can bring human and ecological flourishing. He has taught social anthropology, communication and sustainability in universities in the UK, US, Brazil and Costa Rica and collaborated with communities in Europe, the Pacific, North and Latin America, especially with indigenous and grassroots organizations. With other friends he co-founded the Enlivened Cooperative, Enlivened Learning and the Ecoversities Alliance. *Gerardo Lopez-Amaro* His interests include co-labor, participatory-action research with people in territories where stained experiments and practices around Buen Vivir and cognitive, climate and relational justice are taking place, participating in a planetary, trans-generational learning ecosystem to birth worlds of dignity. *Kelly Teamey* She has been active in the fields of international/sustainable development and education for the past 20 years. Her work has focused on critical approaches to educational policy and practices within internation- al development contexts, looking particularly at how education, learning, and pedagogies can become transformative, holistic, and sustainably con- nected to local ecologies and communities. *Rosemary Logan* She has spent the last 20+years teaching at the intersections of sustainability education, transformative learning and sustainable food systems. From integrative and participatory, community-based research and learning in museums and K-12 schools to sustainable food systems, field-based learning, and permaculture design within higher education, she seeks to create spaces for learning that nurture transformations of self, community, and the earth. Our past webinar sessions videos are available in this link <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars>. Global Tapestry of Alternatives <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org> contact(a)globaltapestryofalternatives.org To subscribe and get our updates, visit this link <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/contact> --- To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to this address: global-tapestry-alternatives-observers-unsubscribe(a)lists.riseup.net

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Earth Jurisprudence - animation launch
by Carlotta Byrne 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Greetings friends, Today The Gaia Foundation launches an interactive story<https://www.gaiafoundation.org/earth-jurisprudence-explained> and a new 4-min animation<https://vimeo.com/767816745>, narrated by Nnimmo Bassey and exploring the emergence of Earth Jurisprudence. Please do view, read, ponder – to find out what Earth Jurisprudence is and why we need to start telling another story about our place on Earth that is both new and ancient. If you feel inspired, we would love for you to share with your networks and through social media. I attach a social media toolkit in case helpful. We really hope that you enjoy these offerings which honour Thomas Berry’s legacy on the anniversary of his birth. If you would like to subscribe to receive future Earth Jurisprudence Updates, you can do so here<https://www.gaianet.org/>. With warm wishes, Carlotta [Logo Description automatically generated] Carlotta Byrne Earth Jurisprudence Programme Lead From: Gaia Foundation <info(a)gaianet.org> Date: Wednesday, 9 November 2022 at 10:39 To: Carlotta Byrne <carlotta(a)gaianet.org> Subject: Earth Jurisprudence Explained How a moment in a meadow seeded a global movement... ‌ ‌ ‌ [Gaia Foundation]<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502GcgyECKUFNgxRIVe…> [https://hubble-live-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/gaiafoundation/redactor2_assets…] Greetings Friends and Allies, On the anniversary of Thomas Berry’s birthday, we share an interactive story and new animation reflecting on how his philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence emerged, narrated by poet and Earth justice advocate Nnimmo Bassey. We stand at a crossroads in human history with government leaders convening for conferences on climate change and biodiversity in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, the fabric of life is unravelling. "The deepest crises experienced by any society are those moments of change when the story becomes inadequate for meeting the survival demands of the present situation.” – Thomas Berry At this critical time, we invite you to share a new story that is also very ancient. Earth Jurisprudence encourages us to remember and re-establish a mutually enhancing relationship with our living world. It acknowledges indigenous ways of seeing as foundational to the transformation required and is gaining momentum within the industrial growth society that is holding life to ransom. Watch the 4-min animation<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502Gcjc6YyKgzQCMmnZ…> Read the interactive story<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502GcmJMTE1s-2FFrjb…> If you feel inspired to do so, we would love for you to share the animation and interactive story with your networks and through social media. Social media toolkit<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502GcidnzwurcAIFP80…> With appreciation, Carlotta, on behalf of the Gaia Team . This message is from Gaia Foundation<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502GcgyECKUFNgxRIVe…> Manage communication preferences<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502Gcl75a4N6CrcCn2z…> Powered by White Fuse<http://links.wfmail1.co.uk/ls/click?upn=t2F7JfnXz9Vcfqze502GciDWeokjmQEzeEt…> Sent: 9 Nov 2022 10:39am | Ref: 169

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Guardians for life- ARK issue- dark mountain project
by Shrishtee Bajpai 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

This article and others in the Issue on ARK with a cargo of testimonies, stories, artwork and others revealing the beauty, resilience and strength found in being fully alive in troubled times. https://dark-mountain.net/product/dark-mountain-issue-22-ark/ -- Shrishtee Bajpai Kalpavriksh <http://kalpavriksh.org> / Vikalp Sangam <http://www.vikalpsangam.org>/ Global Tapestry of Alternatives <http://www.globaltapestryofalternatives.org>/ Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature <https://www.garn.org> Twitter <https://twitter.com/shrishtee?s=03> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrishtee-bajpai-18055390/> Writings <https://linktr.ee/shrishteebajpai> Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/194276902@N08/?>

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