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Lockdown Reflections – A Bolton Story

Lockdown Reflections – A Bolton Story

Continuing our Covid-19 lockdown reflections, Alan Brown charts the development of mutual aid networks in Bolton, UK. When the current crisis began Bolton Diggers had to make some difficult decisions, most of which were out of our hands. We manage four community gardens, one community centre and a refugee cooking

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

Laurie King shares insights from the Shetland Islands. First published by Resurgence & Ecologist in July 2020. First published by Resurgence & Ecologist in July 2020. People across the UK have been growing more vegetables this year. Seed producers have reported a large increase in sales since the appearance of

Lockdown Reflections from Slovenia

Lockdown Reflections from Slovenia

Continuing our Covid-19 lockdown reflections, Melita Djurić of Transition Slovenija shares her experiences with us. Our local group Dovje–Mojstrana: Green Future is small in number but was an initiator of the Transition Slovenija Hub in 2015. Our main priority is ‘local’, and we have been performing it with motivation

Rob Hopkins reviews ‘Human Kind: A Hopeful History’ by Rutger Bregman

Rob Hopkins reviews ‘Human Kind: A Hopeful History’ by Rutger Bregman

So many times, in conversations with friends reflecting on things we see happening in the world, someone will say “well, basically we’re all shit aren’t we?” Or “human beings are basically vile aren’t they?” Or words to that effect. This belief in a selfish, destructive, greedy, violent

Just Doing My Job

Just Doing My Job

During the coronavirus lockdown, might home confinement erode over-identification with our work roles and present an opportunity for our more personal, humane selves to come to the fore? An updated article by Eva Schonfeld (Transition Scotland, Scottish Communities Climate Action Network and XR Scotland) first published by Bella Caledonia in