On 2nd October 2019, several Commonweal Trustees past and present joined a variety of peace activists and students at the University of Bradford’s Symposium on Mahatma Gandhi and Peace in the Twenty-first Century, held to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gandhi. Continue reading Gandhi at 150: a celebration in Bradford
Holly Spencer works for Stop Fuelling War, a Quaker organisation in Paris that highlights the extensive French arms trade. Continue reading Stop Fuelling War: an interview with Holly Spencer
Ryan Sandford-Blackburn is the Permaculture Association’s strategic communications coordinator. Here he talks to us about what permaculture has achieved worldwide, and the solutions it offers to a range of urgent contemporary problems. Continue reading Designing to thrive: an interview with Ryan Sandford-Blackburn of the Permaculture Association
In our 2018 December giveaway, activist Dan Kidby won these three titles:
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible – Charles Eisenstein
‘This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling…’
Blueprint for Revolution – Srdja Popovic & Matthew Miller
‘How to use rice pudding, Lego men, and other nonviolent techniques to galvanize communities, overthrow dictators, or simply change the world.’
The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant! – George Lakoff
‘George Lakoff returns with new strategies about how to frame today’s essential issues.’
Here, Dan reviews all three for us and also recommends other other key reads for nonviolence activists. Continue reading Over to you: Dan Kidby’s key reads for nonviolence activists
In 2018, we gave away books in each of Commonweal’s core areas to a number of lucky winners.
Continue reading Over to you: feedback from some of our 2018 giveaway winners
Samantha Fletcher is a lecturer in criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Much of her research focuses on ‘crime, harm, and global justice’, and she has a particular interest in ‘new social movements that seek to challenge global inequalities and injustice’. Continue reading Crime, harm and the question of justice: an interview with Samantha Fletcher
Artist and activist James Brady will be delivering the Commonweal Lecture for 2018 – Commonweal’s 60th anniversary. His topic will be la ZAD, a bold experiment in common living in rural France. We asked him to tell us about la ZAD and why it deserves us our attention right now. Continue reading Improvising the commons: lessons from la ZAD
RisingUp is an activist collective that’s seeding widespread action against ‘our ecocidal, unjust and corrupt system’ and inviting us all to explore and implement the alternatives. We spoke to RisingUp’s Gail Bradbrook, one of the organisation’s founders. Continue reading Hope dies, action begins: an interview with RisingUp’s Gail Bradbrook
Greta Zarro is Organizing Director at World BEYOND War, which works globally to counter the myth that war is unavoidable and to bring about a war-free world. Continue reading How can we live without war? An interview with Greta Zarro