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The role of the Credit Commons in the commons economy: Tom Woodroof of Mutual Credit Services
Dave Darby of Stroud Commons and Lowimpact.org talks with Tom Woodroof of Local Loop Merseyside and Mutual Credit Services about the Credit Commons – a way to federate different groups all over the world that are building the commons economy (because you can’t get everything you need from just your community) – but it does…
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Solving the housing crisis via the commons, Part 2: the Housing Commons
This is Part 2 of a two-parter, about how the housing crisis causes debt-bondage and wage-slavery, and how the housing Commons can release people from debt and give them freedom to do what they know needs to be done. Part 1: the housing crisis. Let’s look now at the Housing Commons: How the housing commons…
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Festival of Commoning, Stroud, Sep 2024: tickets now on sale
Festival of Commoning, Stroud, Sep 13 & 14, 2024. Tickets now on sale.
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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.