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NEW AGREEMENTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD : THE M15 WALKS AND BIKES (European Union)

Monday 10 October 2011 by CEPRID

Mailer Mattié* Translation by Sylvia Maria Valls “Let’s get together! We are the ones we were waiting for.” The Hopi Nation’s Chiefs Oraibi, Arizona, 2000 HARMFUL MONOPOLIES In his work, Ivan Illich (1926-2002) described the failure of industrial institutions such as in education, medicine and (...) > continue

MADRID-PUERTA DEL SOL [DOOR TO THE SUN] (European Union)

A CALL FOR A REAL DEMOCRACY

Sunday 10 July 2011 by CEPRID

Mailer Mattié Translator: Sylvia María Valls. Instituto Simone Weil “The reasons and ways that make a city wise, at the same time wizen the citizen.” Plato “We are done with transition, here comes democracy.” Poster at the Puerta del Sol. Venus in the Sun On Sunday, May 15th, thousands of (...) > continue

Spain: Public Outrage Or Political Consciousness? (European Union)

Monday 13 June 2011 by CEPRID

Agustín Velloso CEPRID Recently, and especially in the days leading up to the municipal and regional elections in Spain held on Sunday, May 22nd, there has been much talk about the outrage of youth—and certain adults—a conversation thrown into sharp relief by the encampments set up in the (...) > continue

With a Veil on Their Heads and a Blindfold over Our Eyes (European Union)

Sunday 21 March 2010 by CEPRID

Agustín Velloso Palestine Chronicle/CEPRID Translated from Spanish by Christine Lewis Carroll The national press in Spain continues to include articles of and letters to the editor relating to the veil. It would seem that this garment has become a problem for Western society, where its use is (...) > continue

The Norwegian Method: on alliance policies and experiences in the fight against neo-liberalism (II) (European Union)

Wednesday 1 August 2007 by CEPRID

Asbjørn Wah CEPRID 16 -VIII -07 OUR ALTERNATIVES When the attacks on public services started in the 1980s, neo-liberal politicians exploited the discontent which already was prevalent with existing public services, linked to bureaucratisation, low quality or limited accessibility. For those of (...) > continue

The Norwegian Method: on alliance policies and experiences in the fight against neo-liberalism (I) (European Union)

Monday 16 July 2007 by CEPRID

Asbjørn Wah CEPRID 16 -VII -07 In spite of the neo-liberal offensive which still ravages our countries, the movements and the left in Norway have experienced some successes over the last years. New and untraditional alliances have been built. New working methods have been developed. Some (...) > continue