#AnotherWayIsPossible

Lovely Socialist 🍉🦋✊️🥀

@lovelysocialist.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

I have just learnt that households in Ireland pay for their water supply and sewerage through general taxation, not by paying a bill to a company.

You pay your taxes and you get free clean water and sewerage to/from your house.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_s...

#DirtyBusiness
#AnotherWayIsPossible

nINA Collective

@ninacollective.bsky.social

8 months ago

Cooperatives put people, planet, and purpose at the center. What if we built our communities, relationships, and organizations with this core principle guiding our strategies? Join us to find out how. ninavisioning.sutra.co
#CoopsDay #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildaBetterWorld #AnotherWayIsPossible

Dr. Potts (Picture is my late wife).

@wtfm.lol

8 months ago

Real change doesn’t come from tanks or treaties—it comes from people. The peacebuilders of the Middle East are still fighting—but for dialogue, dignity, and a future beyond war. #PeaceBuilders #AnotherWayIsPossible

#ShiftThePower

@shiftthepower.bsky.social

1 year ago

How I lost my respect doing community-led work I came into the development sector as a very passionate person. That passion drove my career from the “entry-level” to various senior roles. I rose to eventually manage one of the international organi...

In 2017, Jonathan left his job with an INGO to start a community-led development work. After struggling to get funded, he turned to local fundraising as an alternative to international funding. In his reflections he offers an alternative to say #AnotherWayIsPossible shiftthepower.org/2024/08/01/h...

#ShiftThePower

@shiftthepower.bsky.social

1 year ago

Local funding is not just an option anymore - it’s an imperative - GFCF It’s almost always the same argument. Or excuse. Governments joining the accelerating global trend of restricting civil society at home like to claim that they are protecting their country against med...

In this difficult time for CSOs & donors alike, community philanthropy cannot provide all the answers but it offers some important insights on why local funding is not just an option anymore – its an imperative globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/blog/local-f...
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#AnotherWayIsPossible

#ShiftThePower

@shiftthepower.bsky.social

1 year ago

#ShiftThePower with Rita Thapa YouTube video by globalfundcf

Local people have been building a safety net less dependant on international aid. In this clip Rita Thapa talks about why and how #AnotherWayIsPossible www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwyu...

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#ShiftThePower

@shiftthepower.bsky.social

1 year ago

Community philanthropy: a brave new model for development funding? | Jenny Hodgson Involving local people in philanthropic projects makes communities stronger. Is it time for international NGOs to stand aside?

As the world starts to think about alternatives of what international aid will look like, here is a look at how community philanthropy offers a brave new model for development funding www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#ShiftThePower #AnotherWayIsPossible

Adam Lupel

@alupel.bsky.social

1 year ago

Much to reflect upon as we depart @munsecconf.bsky.social today. We’ve entered a critical, dangerous moment in the transatlantic relationship. One bright spot was our @ipinst.bsky.social lunch on a new vision for peace in the Middle East. Difficult days ahead but #AnotherWayIsPossible

IndustriAll Europe

@industrialleurope.bsky.social

1 year ago

✂️Austerity will bring deindustrialisation...

🏭🧑‍🏭A proactive industrial policy needs macroeconomic rules that promote investment...

💶Social conditionalities guarantee a return on investment for working people
#AnotherWayIsPossible
#GoodIndustrialJobs