Content Type: Stories
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Strange Natures: Clouties – a ghost story
Short film by Andy Thatcher set in Grovely Wood, a registered common and former Norman hunting forest in southern England.
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Podcast: Mining and Resistance in Covas do Barroso
Future Natures podcast episode about resistance to lithium mining in Portugal.
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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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Recommended podcast: Changing Currents
This podcast from Arts Catalyst brings together artists, growers, community groups and researchers working on different initiatives in South Yorkshire.
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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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Comic: Mpox in Nigeria – lessons from diverse experiences
Comic that explores the varied experience of mpox in Nigeria, with suggested lessons for healthcare elsewhere in the world.
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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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A Portuguese village on the front line of the ‘energy transition’
Covas de Barroso is facing the threat of an open-cast lithium mine, with just 10 days to respond to a public consultation.
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Film ‘Finite’ documents community resistance against mines
A powerful documentary about people coming together to take action against new mining developments in Germany and the UK.
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Podcast: Seeding the commons in Argentina
Podcast episode with Almendra Cremaschi of Bioleft, a seed commoning initiative based in Argentina.