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Can Funders do Systems change? Learning From Supporting the New Economy

By Fiona Ward: Clearly funders are an essential part of the work to bring about deep-rooted systemic change, and they wield great influence. Is this power wielded well today? On behalf of a small international foundation, we recently spoke to 25 organisations and individuals who are actively trying to transform

Marie-Monique Robin on her new film ‘Qu’est-ce qu’on attend’ (‘What are we waiting for?’)

Marie-Monique Robin is a French filmmaker. She produced the seminal film and book ‘The World According to Monsanto’, and more recently ‘Good Old Growth’, a critique of economic growth. She has just completed a new film, ‘Qu’est-ce qu’on attend‘ (‘What are we waiting for?’) which tells the story

Celebrating the life of Dr. David Fleming.

Last night at Schumacher College, Shaun Chamberlin presented an event celebrating the life of Dr. David Fleming and the publication of his books Lean Logic: a dictionary for the future and how to survive it, and Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy.

Mallorca: Island of Possibilities

Mallorca, until 30 years ago, was what you might think of as a ‘Transition Island’. Largely self-sufficient in food, this beautiful place, the largest of the Balearic islands, with its 5 distinct bioregions, features lemon trees, vineyards, avocadoes, olives and enough similar delicious tree-based produce to leave this particular UK-based

A flying (‘training’?) visit to Barcelona

I’ve never been to Barcelona before and I had wanted to visit the city for many years. So imagine how frustrating it was to only be able to visit this beautiful city for about 9 hours! I had a great time, met some great people, and saw some beautiful

When bottom-up action takes its place at the table.

Last week I was in Brussels at the invitation of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The EESC is an extraordinary group which is part of the EU institutions: it gives advice on policy issues and new legislation to the European Parliament, Council and Commission. On October 5th they