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Solving the housing crisis via the commons, Part 1: the housing crisis
In the Stroud Commons, we’re looking to find ways to speed up the building of the commons – especially the housing commons, which we were talking about in terms of ‘the rock on which the commons can be built’ before we’d even formed the core group in Stroud.
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Corvées: commons practices in ancient and modern France
Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics talks about the French tradition of Corvées.
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Climbing is coming to Stroud! Latest news
There’s been further progress behind the scenes. Here’s the latest.
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Rebuilding the flax / textile industry as a commons: Fantasy Fibre Mill
Dave Darby of Stroud Commons and Lowimpact.org talks with Rosie Bristow and Nick Evans of Fantasy Fibre Mill, working to resurrect the flax / linen industry in the UK, as a commons.
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Stroud Housing Commons: latest news, Jun 2024
We’re building a housing commons in Stroud, and recording everything so that it’s replicable in any town. We’re finalising our partnership agreement, after which we’ll put the first house in the commons. Here’s where we’re at.
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Climbing commons crowdfunder update
Firstly, THANK YOU! The level of support and enthusiasm shown over the last 5 days speaks volumes. We want to make climbing affordable and accessible for more people in Stroud and your support to date has got this idea off the ground. Summary What does this mean? Initially, this would mean a scaled-back offer in…
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Beginnings of an energy commons for Stroud
We recently got the opportunity to fund a research project that can lay the groundwork for a community energy project in Stroud. In turn, we are excited to invite you to participate in the Stroud Community Energy and Commoning Survey.
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The future of climbing in Stroud: a plan
We have put together a plan for a climbing gym in Stroud that we think we could feasibly crowdfund, build and operate on a community-run basis. We now need feedback from the community: Does this meet your needs? Would you pledge to and use it? Or, do we need to do something different? We have…
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Help secure ‘town green’ status for land at Doverow Hill, near Stonehouse
Please can you help supporting an application to secure Town Green status for a patch of land at the top of Doverow Hill between Ebley, Stonehouse and Westrip. If you want to support this too there’s a 2-minute survey to fill in.
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How a new land commons movement can support agroecology
There’s huge overlap between the principles of agroecology and of commoning, and growth in the commons movement could mean a shift towards agroecology and away from damaging industrial agriculture, as there would be more access to land for small, organic farmers.