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The Right Livelihood College Bonn in cooperation with the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences is hosting a Economic-Philosophical Fall Academy on "The Economies of the Commons. Reshaping Economic Education".
Next to the failing privatized economy and state controlled economy one can see a third alternative: the economies of the commons. "The Academy defines these economies (tentatively) as places of being-together, in which people consciously shape their economic activities freely and in cooperation." This idea will be explored in lectures, workshops and discussion between lecturers and students from September 15 to 23, 2012.
Students of economics or with a special interest in the topic may apply until June 30, 2012. Please see the Alanus University's website for detailed information about the programme, costs and the application procedure.
- (c) Kent Kalberg
David Suzuki (Canada, RLA 2009) stepped off the board of directors of the David Suzuki Foundation.
“I want to speak freely without fear that my words will be deemed too political, and harm the organization of which I am so proud.”, David Suzuki wrote in an open letter of April 13, 2012.
David Suzuki says that threats to the David Suzuki Foundation’s charitable status were made in an attempt to silence it.
"I am keenly aware that some governments, industries and special interest groups are working hard to silence us. They use threats to the Foundation’s charitable status in attempts to mute its powerful voice on issues that matter deeply to you and many other Canadians.
"This bullying demonstrates how important it is to speak out."
In many countries, the charity status is important for NGOs, also because it may allow them to receive tax exemptions, which, for example, can make giving to an organisation more attractive for potential donors. David Suzuki's decision to resign from the organisation he co-founded and loves in order to be able to openly address important - and by such often political - issues is a sign and, maybe, a warning. Especially in a difficult political climate, such a system can be used to silence opposition.
Jeju Island Naval base construction site, Korea. Anti-nuclear protestors cut through the fence and entered the construction site on Friday, March 9. The activists, among them Angie Zelter from Trident Ploughshares (RLA 2001), were arrested and held at Jeju police station for two days.
The protests against the US backed Naval base on the Korean island have now entered politics: Opposition parties made a common pledge to halt the construction and the Korean Bishops' Congress will include the Naval base as a major discussion point.
Angie Zelter's report from Sunday, March 11.
26 Right Livelihood Laureates signed a Statement of Support for the non-violent protest against the Naval base.
