Category: Urban & Periurban Spaces
The more that stories and knowledge from the infinitely diverse spaces, movements and struggles for the commons can be shared, amplified and brought into dialogue, the more our shared possibilities expand, and more concrete pathways to abundant, ecological and democratic futures become visible.
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More than a pub: the story of The Bevy
How a pub in Brighton became a centre of social life, learning and mutual support for a community.
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Photo story: Views of Mpox in Nigeria
Based on research in Nigeria, this story explores how mpox is felt and understood by different people – including those with symptoms, the wider community and healthcare workers.
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Mapping community gardens in the UK
The organisation Sustain provides a map of community gardens around the UK, and organises a weekend of action where gardens invite people in to take part.
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Video: JT Roane on ‘Dark Agoras’ in Philadelphia
Full video of JT Roane’s talk about Black urban placemaking in twentieth-century Philadelphia.
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Commoning in refugee camps: In conversation with Yafa el Masri
In this audio interview, Future Natures sits down with Yafa El Masri to discuss commoning and the commons in refugee camps.
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Call for aid: Cooperation Jackson and the city’s urgent water crisis
As their city confronts a severe water crisis due to infrastructural collapse, Cooperation Jackson has issued an urgent fundraising appeal for their autonomous relief effort.
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Cultivating the garden of your mind
Podcast episode with Ron Finley about enclosure in cities and the struggle to build an urban food commons against food poverty.