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Become a ‘Shifty’ – join Shift Bristol’s Practical Sustainability Course

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We’ve been talking with several people recently who call themselves ‘Shifties’ – i.e. they’ve done Shift Bristol’s Practical Sustainability Course. They’re in touch with other shifties, and they all swear by it. So we’re providing more information, and inviting you to join them for the next course, starting in September.

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Come to the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, Sep 12 & 13

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The Festival of Commoning is a space to build the commons, together. For those of us working on the ground—building the commons, running food co-ops, fighting for digital rights, or trying to manage a shared resource—the work can feel both vital and isolating. We’re all pushing against a larger, more powerful system, often with limited resources and in our own separate silos.

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Money Commons: Review of ‘Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future’, by Ester Barinaga Martín

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Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future: Money Commons by Ester Barinaga Martín was published in 2024 by Bristol University Press in its series Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century. Available through Open Access, you can download it as pdf or epub here: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89799 The book provides an in-depth view and thorough analysis of various

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A governance commons to support the commons economy? Conversation with Dr Sonia Bussu

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Liberal democracy supports capitalism. What kind of governance system would support the commons economy? Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org and Stroud Commons in conversation with Sonia Bussu, Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Birmingham and project lead for INSPIRE (looking at democratic innovations and their limitations.

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Friends in high places: billionaire-free, collapse-proof communications with LoRa and Meshtastic

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Building and strengthening networks is crucial to improving our resilience to the changes and social upheaval heading our way. Our social networks buffer us against possible insults to our circumstances. Everything that improves our connections increases our resilience.

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Affordable climbing as a commons: Chik Shimasaki of Climbing Commons

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Today I’m talking with Chikara Shimasaki, who’s building a climbing commons in Stroud, and will provide information for anyone wanting to do it in their own towns. Here are a few links: Dave: before we talk about what you’re doing – what’s the problem you’re trying to solve? What’s your motivation? Chik: the climbing commons

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Making an evaporative cooling vest from natural materials

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Doing agricultural or building work in an ever-hotter world will become more and more difficult and dangerous in future. Evaporative cooling vests exist to help people stay cool and safe whilst doing heavy, hot work. Here, Geoffroy Levy describes his ideas for a DIY evaporative vest made from natural materials.

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