The Rules – Page 7

Commons, REDD, Themes

California air resources board say no to REDD

April 1, 2014 by The Rules No Comments

Please cancel the Rice Cultivation Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and all existing and proposed Compliance Offset Protocols under the Cap-and-Trade Regulation.

General

Forced Relocation of Sengwer People proves urgency of cancelling REDD

March 13, 2014 by The Rules No Comments

Nairobi – The No REDD in Africa Network (NRAN) and hundreds of international allies strongly condemn the massive evictions and forced relocation of the Sengwer People, as well as World Bank-funded REDD, a land-grabbing forest offset scam, in Kenya’s Cherangany Hills.

Ideas, Money, Themes

It’s Time to Shine a Light on the Poverty Creation Industry

February 24, 2014 by The Rules No Comments

It’s about time we called out the great myth that mass poverty just is, as if it were a natural part of some universal moral order. Such thinking is both profoundly untrue and disastrously misleading.

Commons, General, Inappropriate

UN climate workers snatch land and destroy environment

January 30, 2014 by The Rules 1 Comment

The UN REDD program obscures the realities experienced by local communities through its representations to the public. They employ words with environmentally-friendly connotations to describe what includes environmentally-damaging activities.

Artivism Lab

Staceyann Chin at the ARTivism Lab in Nairobi

January 29, 2014 by The Rules No Comments

Staceyann Chin is a fulltime mother, writer, performer, and activist. She identifies as Caribbean and Black, Asian and lesbian, woman and resident of New York City.

Artivism Lab

Beat Making Lab in Nairobi

by The Rules No Comments

The Beat Making Lab are Stephen Levitin aka Apple Juice Kid and Pierce Freelon.

Artivism Lab

Signifying Power at the ARTivism Lab in Nairobi

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Founded by Ann Daramola, the Signifying Power collective brings together artists and creators from all walks of life to deliver quality training for campaigns, movements, and organizations. Around topics of power, gender, art, education, governance and their many intersections with social justice.

Artivism Lab

Artivism – Does Your Art Reflect Truth?

January 27, 2014 by The Rules No Comments

Musicians, writers and activists gather at The NEST from 21st to 31st of January 2014 to co-create magic and answer the existential question “does my art reflect my truth? Celebrating radicalism, resilience and resistance, everyone is finding their centre and exploring their art and their part in the struggle against...