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The Untold Success Story: Agroecology in Africa Addresses Climate Change, Hunger, and Poverty

November 23, 2015 by Guest 2 Comments
The Oakland Institute has released 33 case studies that shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent in the face of climate change, hunger, and poverty.
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Why The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To Know What Happened In Iceland

October 27, 2015 by Guest No Comments
Lee Camp - Redacted on Iceland. Three more Icelandic bankers including a chief executive have been given prison sentences as the country’s criminal investigations continue surrounding the crash of 2008.
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The woman who chose to plant corn

October 14, 2015 by Guest 4 Comments
It is one kind of revolution to enter the halls of power with the intent to turn them against themselves; to (paraphrasing the Caribbean-American writer Audre Lord) use the master’s tools to dismantle the master’s house. It is a deeper kind of revolution to recognise the limitations of those tools,...
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Soil Can Reverse Climate Change: A Message of Hope To Address the Pope’s DC Congregation

September 24, 2015 by The Rules 5 Comments
Shortly before the Pope addressed an estimated 700,000 people at the National Mall on 24th September, a coalition of messengers highlighted the unprecedented new research showing the regenerative farming can reverse climate change.
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The Gatecrashers Manifesto

August 14, 2015 by Alnoor 3 Comments
This is a manifesto for those who believe that change is inevitable and are ready to make it happen.
Poverty is created
Alternatives, Capitalism is Just a Story, Do we Live on a One Party Planet?, Featured, The story of poverty

Standing at the gates: Our generation has to convert ideas of change into action

by Alnoor 10 Comments
The task of our generation is one of reconstruction. If we want to truly be gate crashers, we must move beyond the frustration of the ineptitude and psychopathy of the elites, corrupt politicians and robber barons that are lionized in our media and educational institutions. We must start by taking...
Farming in harmony with nature
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A virtual film festival: Nine films about food and farming

July 22, 2015 by James North No Comments
Our recent virtual film festival, “9x9: Nine little films about food and farming”, has shown The Rules' community at work. A few months ago a member of the community - filmmaker Jason Taylor - approached us with some films he had made about farming that told a positive story about...
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A Festival of Seeds: Celebrating Food, Farming and Biodiversity

July 20, 2015 by The Rules No Comments
Food, farming and biodiversity are linked to a tiny seed. The Great Seed Festival held in the UK in October 2014 was meant to spread awareness about the importance of seeds.
Alternatives, Commons, Featured, Nine films about food and farming

The Keralan Cowboy: Conserving Indian Cows

July 19, 2015 by The Rules 3 Comments
The Keralan Cowboy is a film about the importance of bio-diversity and questioning the economically driven government policy that will have a profound effect on our society and environment.
Alternatives, Commons, Featured, Nine films about food and farming

A Forest of Fortune: Picking Community over Corporations

July 18, 2015 by Swati No Comments
As a chief of his community, Ayal was offered $200,000 for the community land by one of Indonesia’s largest coal mining companies. He refused because he had seen other communities that had sold their land and heard their stories.
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