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Dominica in Transition?

The island state of Dominica (absolutely NOT the Dominican Republic!) is unique, constantly confounding my expectations. It is a tropical Caribbean island, but not a typical Caribbean island. It is hot and wet, mountainous, with small rocky beaches, few tourists, and a fiercely independent spirit in a part of the

Should Tanja run for election?

In Denmark we have seen a new political party arise, Alternativet (I guess the name is universally understood). It is very much like the Icelandic Pirate Party, Podemos in Spain and other green parties coming forth all over Europe – and hopefully all over the world. The party´s core values

Is being “punk as f*ck” really where it’s at?

Sam Bliss (author of the wonderfully-named blog ‘The Bliss Point‘) and Aaron Vansintjan recently wrote blog called Degrowth is Punk as F*ck which defended the term “degrowth” as “a little middle finger to the establishment” and urged the reader to “take your positivity and shove it”. It’s

In the Shadow of the Volcano: Transition in Pucón and Villarrica

These ersatz alpine themed towns are at opposite ends of Lake Pucón, and in the shadow of America Latina’s most active volcano, Rukapillañ. One, a California-ized vacation playground, the other a prosperous university town: both occupy some of the most sacred land of the Mapuche people. Here is

Emerging in the Emergency

Everything flowing, everything shaking. We are shaken people, in a shaken land. We are in a space of not knowing. We come from different backgrounds, carrying different abilities. We feel the need to listen to ourselves and to each other, and to act. We wish to share stories, examples, narratives

The day Theresa May visited Standing Rock

I had coffee with a friend yesterday. At one point in the conversation Standing Rock came up, and we both realised that as soon as we started talking about it our eyes filled with tears. In case you’ve been living under a stone for the past year, or perhaps