UK intellectual, natural historian, eco-activist, broadcaster, social commentator and writer.
He says in his on-line blog: “I still see my life as a slightly unhinged adventure whose perpetuation is something of a mystery. I have no idea where it will take me, and no ambitions other than to keep doing what I do. So far it’s been gripping.”
Always challenging…see links to his own website and a link to a TED video of one of his talks about ‘going wild’. Re-wilding. Back to nature, if you like.
Greenpeace International is a campaigning and activist organisation to give “the Earth a voice”.
Links to a couple of guerrilla gardening sites. The idea is to radicalise and ‘re-wild’ community spaces – public or private. More than a mix of seed bomb tactics and the arcane knowledge of William Robinson’s Wild Gardening.
German police have been evicting treehouse activists after a six-year standoff to protect a 12,000 year old forest from being turned into an open cast coal mine
Duke Foundation State. Formerly a squat, there is now low cost affordable housing and workshops in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. An activist centre.
This site explains its history and bit about what is currently going on.
The Burgers factory building in Eindhoven, Netherlands, was squatted originally in 1990.
Now, the HertogStaat Foundation aims to create and maintain affordable living and workshops for starting entrepreneurs, artisans and artists. Includes events and happenings.
A lively community of residents and creators.
An interactive site that says it has been established as a bridge: “This site is dedicated to the hippie in all of us. Hippies young and old will find a very active community here.”
US magazine. Glossy, well-illustrated, but with a substantial on-line presence too. Fairly radical, depending upon your own views of course! Lots of left-field points of view on how the world is malfunctioning.
Includes powerful images, art and videos.
Human Rights Campaign. Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equal Rights. International information exchange and campaigning.
Human Rights Watch
Their Mission: “Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes.”