Report from the event “Climate change and the strategies from below”

  Yesterday (23/10/19) an event entitled “Climate change and the strategies from below” took place in Athens (Greece), at the self-managed theater Empros. It was intended as promotional for the upcoming TRISE conference, which will take place at the end of this week (25-27 October) in the city of Athens. It also raised important questions, […]

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October 24, 2019
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Stop Turkish State‘s Brutal War on Northeast Syria! Solidarity with Rojava!

Originally published by Make Rojava Green Again here. We, organisations working to secure an ecological and democratic future, condemn the war declared unilaterally by the Turkish government on north-east Syria. This war has absolutely no legitimate justification. It is is a crime and is severely exacerbating the war in the region. This aggression targets the […]

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October 16, 2019
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Registration

  To register to TRISE’s Conference in Athens, October 2019, just fill in the form below! The attendance of the conference is free of charge. Note though that you will have to pay for food and accomodation yourself. Read more under Practical. If you are a speaker at the conference, please write so in the […]

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September 2, 2019
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Program of TRISE’s 2019 Conference

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Conference theme: Power to destroy, power to create: building a culture of resistance – towards radical social change Date: 25 – 27 October 2019 Location: Athens’ Culture Center (Akadimias 50), Greece   Friday 25/10 11:00 Welcoming greetings and introductory statements:Dimitrios Roussopoulos (Montreal) TRISE Chair and Yavor Tarinski (Athens) Conference coordinator. 11:30 Keynote: Ines Morales (Athens) […]

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August 27, 2019
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Practical

  Conference location The conference will take place in the Athens’ Culture Center. It is situated at the very center of Athens. Address: Akadimias 50 106 79 Athens Map In a close distance from the conference’s main venue is situated the office of TRISE, at approximately 10 minutes walk. Address: Kolokotroni 29 105 62 Athens […]

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August 10, 2019
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On why nuclear energy is incompatible with direct democracy

Written by Yavor Tarinski The assumption that what currently exists must necessarily exist is the acid that corrodes all visionary thinking.[1] Murray Bookchin The question of energy is of crucial importance when we discuss the future of our cities. Our contemporary heavily urbanized societies consume huge amounts of energy, which is being derived through environmentally […]

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July 4, 2019
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International endorsement letter for Barcelona En Comú

  Originally published at https://ada2019.barcelona/ca/international-endorsement-letter   To the people of Barcelona, We’re living in times of great uncertainty. Across the world, inequalities are deepening, the far right is attacking the foundations of our democracy, and climate change is threatening life itself. But against this backdrop, you can be proud that Barcelona has become a beacon […]

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May 23, 2019
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Save Hasankeyf! No filling of the Ilisu Dam Reservoir!

+++ International Urgent Call to Turkish Government and International Public +++ It‘s not too late to SAVE HASANKEYF and Tigris River! No filling of the Ilisu Dam Reservoir! For 12.000 years, Hasankeyf in the Southeast of Turkey has been a site of uninterrupted human settlement. With the labour of dozen of cultures this outstanding universal site has been created on […]

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May 19, 2019
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Book review of “Common Space: The City As Commons”

Written by Mehmet Penpecioglu for the International Development Planning Review, 2019 The urban commons is a growing field of both academic inquiry and social struggle. In this book, Stavos Stavrides approaches the urban commons with a comprehensive and coherent analytical  framework that  builds on its theoretical heritage. Key cases are presented from diverse sociopolitical geographies […]

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May 14, 2019
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