Garden by the Bay in Singapore (http://www.solaripedia.com/13/416/6653/gardens_by_the_bay_cloud_forest.html)
yes we should be critical of utopian futures - good example: In addition to creative efforts to imagine other futures, we also need critical analyses of such visions. This is because imaginative responses to crises cover a broad spectrum of politics and worldviews—and even our dreams of a better future can be constrained by the political structure and ideologies of the present. A critical approach to utopian imaginaries is essential for any rethinking of political futures; without it, we risk being trapped in the same old stories even as we see ourselves as thinking outside the old story box. http://unevenearth.org/2018/09/pulling-the-magical-lever/
These are living walls posts, but check out all the blog, it's a m a z i n g!
BiodiverSeed is a seed-saving and seed-swapping community, and a sustainability blog.
http://www.biodiverseed.com/tagged/living+walls
BiodiverSeed is a seed-saving and seed-swapping community, and a sustainability blog.
http://www.biodiverseed.com/tagged/living+walls
more small steps forward: https://www.ttbook.org/interview/how-socialism-won-seattle
To The Best Of Our Knowledge
How Socialism Won in Seattle
Seattle councilwoman Kshama Sawant is the first socialist to win an election there in almost a century. Her platform included fighting for — and winning — a $15 minimum wage, and a tax on the wealthy.
Love this especially "Asserting oneself as a woman or as a person of color or as a member of the LGBT community or as an immigrant is extremely important, especially given the absolutely horrendous attacks by Trump and the right wing and the Republican Party. That is actually playing a role in energizing and activating women and other people of other communities that face specific oppressions.
I think what you will see in the next year is people of all identities running on platforms that unite working people."
I think what you will see in the next year is people of all identities running on platforms that unite working people."