Article by Manuela Royo Letelier, lawyer and expert in environmental and international law. PhD in Law from the University of Talca (Chile), ecofeminist and environmental activist, national spokesperson for the Movement for the Defence of…
The Climate Activist’s Municipalist Guide (ES, PDF) produced by Ecologistas en acción aims to provide local groups and movements with practical keys to act on the climate emergency at the municipal level. The guide…
How can we make our organisations more democratic? How can we make our work and activism more inclusive in practice? How can we, as activists, practitioners, educators, citizens, members of different movements and organisations, ensure…
In the current moment of global pandemic we continue to believe that one of the political tasks of the commons is to generate again a sense of collective ascription, where the idea of ‘re-enchanting the…
The manner in which the pandemic spread, and the response of governments to this cataclysm, have highlighted both the deficiencies of the systems in place, but also the possibilities that emerge from the various responses…
How have municipal cities responded to the pandemic? Are institutional responses more effective than spontaneous and supportive responses by grassroots organisations? How do municipalist initiatives ensure the safety of inhabitants? Federico Alagna is a…
Do we need more police, more expressions of the nation-state, to maintain security in neighbourhoods and cities? Does guaranteeing the safety of our citizens necessarily mean more control? What can we learn from experiences that…
Talking about security in Colombia means engaging in a dialogue about the different methods and approaches involved in its development. Security is not simply a matter of limiting criminal activity, and we must understand that…
How does Barcelona, a leading city in the municipalist movement, address the security of its inhabitants? What specific instruments and levers does it use? Is there a municipalist security policy that differs from other more…
In her report entitled “A CONTRE COURANT – An assessment of the dynamics of participatory lists in the French municipal elections in 2020″, Elisabeth Dau (Commonspolis, Utopia) highlights the effervescence of the nascent municipalism in…
