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In New Zealand, Lands and Rivers Can Be People (Legally Speaking)

In New Zealand, Lands and Rivers Can Be People (Legally Speaking) | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In a deal with Maori groups, Parliament has agreed on a way to protect natural features without them being owned by anyone, including the state.
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Time for an Economic Bill of Rights

Time for an Economic Bill of Rights | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Henry Ford said, “It is well enough that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” We are beginning to understand, and Occupy Wall Street looks like the beginning of the revolution. We are beginning to…
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Common Rights to Water and Land - P2P Foundation

Common Rights to Water and Land - P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

"We, social movements, grassroots organizations and civil society organizations engaged in the defence of the rights to land and water, gathered in October 2014 in Dakar at the African Social Forum. We are fighting and protesting against natural resource grabbing, especially water and land grabbing of our Commons, and against the systematic violations of the associated human rights. Sharing our ideas led to acknowledgement of the essential linkage between our struggles, given the inextricable nature of land and water grabbing. We met again at the World Social Forum in Tunis in March 2015 to continue this dialogue with movements and organizations from all over the world in order to broaden this convergence.

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Movements of Radical Imagination; How Ordinary People Are Building A New World

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This article looks into the ways in which meaningful, positive cultural change is being made by revolutionary movements around the world, including the Cypherpunk movement, which advocates encryption as a tool to foster free expression and equality. It is the first article for the Cryptosphere by noted writer Nozomi Hayase.

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Against Ecocide: Legal Protection for the Earth

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The current legal regime allows states and corporations to despoil the environment with impunity. This injustice has inspired a new movement of legal experts and citizens calling for the codification of ecocide as a fifth crime against peace, joining genocide, crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
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Bukittinggi Paradigm on Agrarian Reform and Revolution - P2P Foundation

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" The international meeting “Agrarian Reform and the Defense of Land and Territory in the 21st Century, the Challenge and Future” was organized by La Via Campesina and the Global Campaign on Agrarian Reform (GCAR) to discuss the global conjuncture and identify key elements of a common strategy for agrarian reform, food sovereignty and the defense of land and territories. Over 150 representatives from peasants, fisher folk, indigenous peoples, youth, workers, women, landless workers, human rights and research organizations participated in the meeting, which was held in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia from July 10th-13th 2012."

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Bukittinggi Paradigm on Agrarian Reform and Revolution - P2P Foundation

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" The international meeting “Agrarian Reform and the Defense of Land and Territory in the 21st Century, the Challenge and Future” was organized by La Via Campesina and the Global Campaign on Agrarian Reform (GCAR) to discuss the global conjuncture and identify key elements of a common strategy for agrarian reform, food sovereignty and the defense of land and territories. Over 150 representatives from peasants, fisher folk, indigenous peoples, youth, workers, women, landless workers, human rights and research organizations participated in the meeting, which was held in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia from July 10th-13th 2012."

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Marco Civil - bill of rights for internet users in Brazil

Marco Civil - bill of rights for internet users in Brazil | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
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