Popular Assembly: 8 steps for change

by Ro D. Economade | Citizenship and Agora, Collective, Community, Equity, Learn Citizenship, Local, Long Distance (through countries and continents), Participative Citizenship, Political, Uncategorized

Popular Assembly: 8 steps for change In the current time of social protests all around the world, the problem that citizens are facing is not being heard or understood by their official representatives. Here are some steps that could inspire you to bring a democratic...

Animal-assisted intervention: What our furry friends can teach us about the world.

by Anja Doksani | Collective, Culture, Education & Spreading Knowledge, Hygiene & Well-Being, Individual, Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Intelligence

Animal-assisted intervention: What our furry friends can teach us about the world. Humans’ relationship with animals and nature is the most ancient life-sustaining bond. In the 19th century with the emergence of industrialization, this equal give and take between...

Aardhuis Earthship – A self-build ecological house

by Anna Bien | Alternative Housing/Building, Collective, Housing, Individual, Knowledge, Lifestyle & Philosophy, Locally Sourced, Low Tech, Material, Passive Resilient House/Building, Political, Resilience, Self-Build, Sustainability, Upcycle

Aardhuis Earthship – A self-build ecological house Imagine a house, that respects the environment, self-built and cheap, as well as based on abundant natural materials and upcycling recycled material. Too good to be true? No, and it has a name: Earthship! Our...

Effective Pacific Protest – Make your voice and claims heard

by Ro D. Economade | Citizenship and Agora, Collective, Live Together and Solidarity, Municipal, National, Participative Citizenship, Political, Practices

Effective Pacific Protest – Make your voice and claims heard In the current context of climate and social protests popping all over the world, we wanted to contribute in the improvement of the social dialogue by sharing the best practices seen in history and...

LowTech – Improve your life with the least you can use

by Ro D. Economade | Collective, Energy, Individual, Innovations, Knowledge, Local, Locally Sourced, Low Tech, Material, Reduce, Save Energy, Sustainability

LowTech – Improve your life with the least you can use After the golden age of High-Tech, Low-Tech proposes another direction by promoting a sobriety of consumption and production thanks to simple technologies with low environmental impact.  Today the electric...

Homestay Traveller Services – Stay for free, exchange culture and experience!

by Ro D. Economade | Collective, Community, Community Development, Economy & Exchange, Individual, Live Together and Solidarity, Platform, Services Exchanges, Website

Homestay Traveller Services During the past 20 years, the tourism market exploded through the apparition of online platforms like Booking.com, Airbnb and more. But also many other platforms, generally cost-free, offer another form of experience: travelling and staying...