Cultural Re-Imagining & Change Resources
Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection by Deepa Iyer - this is such an important workbook to help community groups understand the roles we all have to play and how to participate in ways that feel in alignment with who we are and the skills we naturally have.
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade. Mutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world. Writing for those new to activism as well as those who have been in social movements for a long time, Dean Spade draws on years of organizing to offer a radical vision of community mobilization, social transformation, compassionate activism, and solidarity.
When the Future Blooms: Building Communities of Care in a Solarpunk World by Esther Hall
The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence. WHAT WOULD A WORLD ORGANISED AROUND CARE LOOK LIKE? The Care Manifesto is the fiercely argued demand to place care at the centre of our politics. Our lives are always interdependent. It is by nurturing these ties that we cultivate a world in which every one of us can not only survive but thrive. Care must be at the heart of the state and the economy, promoting collective joy, not the satisfaction of individual desire. It should inform how we work, interact with each other, and plan our cities. It is part of how we can rebalance our relationship with the natural world.
TogetHER Against Sexism provides transformative CPD accredited training that equips individuals with the skills to identify, address and ultimately end sexism and sexual violence and become proactive bystanders.
Article - Solarpunk: Radical Hope, By Alexandria Shaner
Article - A Future Dream by Sage Agee: Solarpunk pushes against the bleak Blade Runner future of cyberpunk that centers urban dystopias dominated by corporations and technology. Art by Yuumei
Transition means change — a shift from one way of living to another. The Transition Towns & communities Movement, which began in Britain and Ireland in 2006, has since grown into an international network of communities spanning 67 countries. It envisions a world where every individual can become part of a supportive community, feeling safe, welcomed, and empowered to thrive.