Commoning beyond crisis
Video of our recent discussion event, a new conversation about food commoning, and how to get involved in Future Natures.
Crisis, development and ecologies of the new commons
In a discussion event on 7 December 2022, we talked about how people understand and respond to issues of crisis, global challenges, development and internationalism. What ideas and experiences do commoners, and commoning initiatives, bring to these issues? And how are these different from the ones that shape dominant research and policy approaches?
The event was hosted by the Institute of Development Studies as part of its Sussex Development Lectures series. It was chaired by Amber Huff (coordinator of Future Natures), and included talks by Almendra Cremaschi (Bioleft, Argentina) and Emilia Melville (Praxis Research, UK).
You can watch the video recording of the whole discussion on our website.
Listen: Sam Bliss on ‘food that’s not for sale’
In the second of our audio conversations on commons and commoning, Anoushka Zoob Carter talks to Sam Bliss, food activist and researcher at the University of Vermont, USA.
Sam explores the ways in which food can be distributed, allocated, and produced outside of the market. In the conversation, Sam discusses the ecosocial injustices that stem from food being governed by neoliberal capitalist markets. The interview also includes many suggestions of concrete alternative practices that can ‘re-common’ the food system.
Take part in Future Natures
Future Natures aims to support a network that includes diverse communities of researchers, commoners, and commoning-aligned artists, writers, makers and others.
Our new networking space aims to provide ways for people to connect across borders, places and experiences. The space includes a discussion forum and ways to share information or ideas with other people in the network.