john thackara 约翰·萨卡拉

I’m once again hosting week-long Meetups in our seventeenth century house in the South of France. People come who share an interest in designing for life; some are working on a live project, thesis, course, or book. We welcome designers of all kinds, curators, team leaders, professors, postgrad students, researchers, authors. thackara.com/meetinfrance/m…

Pluriverse - The escalating crisis of capitalism/(mal)development has produced a civilizational polycrisis. A ‘pluriverse’ of place-based alternatives — shows pathways of conviviality, community, centrality of life and ecosystems radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/pluriverse-tra…

BREAKING: Iran may allow oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if traded in Chinese currency 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/mubl88?update=…

A giant sand portrait of Hind Rajab – a girl murdered by the IDF who is the focus of an Oscar-nominated film – has been created on a Yorkshire beach ahead of this weekend’s Academy Awards The Voice Of Hind Rajab has been nominated for best international film

How can restaurants move beyond “doing less harm” and instead become active contributors to thriving local ecosystems, communities, and economies? sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@PaulBlustein @HyunSongShin A remarkable read. How many individuals, in total, would you say, understand money and crypto if @HyunSongShin does so best?

Terrific piece about the latest work by @HyunSongShin, who understands money--and crypto--better than anybody on the planet.

"The only way into this work is place: how do we open that door?" Joel Glanzberg is one of the leading practitioners who feature in Bioregioning in Practice, a ten week online course that starts on 23 March.gaiaeducation.org/bioregioning-i…

(overland)

@amazingmap I made it from Newcastle to Afghanistan (and from there north to Band e Amir) in 1969. But I didn't inhale.

The famous Hippie Trail from Europe to South Asia

Tweet of the Year

I am thrilled to share that We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza Youth is finally out in paperback! Order your copy now and help amplify Palestinian voices. @WeAreNotNumbers penguin.co.uk/books/468800/w…

I’m once again hosting week-long Meetups in our seventeenth century house in the South of France. People come who share an interest in designing for life; some are working on a live project, thesis, course, or book. We welcome designers of all kinds, curators, team leaders, professors, postgrad students, researchers, authors. thackara.com/meetinfrance/m…

Photo of the Day: They clean our surroundings, endangering their lives in return Being poor, informal and unorganised, waste collectors in Indian cities live lives shaped by constant risks, hazards and hardship Photos by Vikas Choudhary downtoearth.org.in/waste/they-cle…

@NewLeftReview @HeerJeet thank you

@HeerJeet Use this link to read the full interview for free. newleftreview.org/issues/ii157/a…

The latest @NewLeftReview has an excellent, informative interview with Iranian historian Ervand Abrahamian, alas behind a paywall. This section on The Kurds gives good context. newleftreview.org/issues/ii157/a…

@UNDP_innovation @UNDP that is not a round table

At #MWC2026 in Barcelona, @UNDP joined the Connectivity for Refugees roundtable: 80% of refugees are hosted by countries with just 19% of global income. Industry, governments & development partners must align to embed connectivity into national systems.

In Belgium this week? Do *not* miss "the world’s largest and fastest-growing agroecological movement" a.k.a. Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming @ARC2020eu forum-synergies.eu/article1008.ht… @APZBNF

@buitengebieden i'm unsubscribing if you move away from animals. don't be greedy

Enjoy this insane Bohemian Rhapsody flashmob in Paris..

@FASScot This is shocking. You're posting this at 10 days before the deadline. The online call, alone, describes six pages of technically complex and demanding requirements. You add that "the reviewer is time poor". Unlike Scotland's time-rich farmers? Really.

where "living standard" in @gailtheactuary'schart = the energy and resource intensity of the 'Great Acceleration' of my lifetime. Which is now unwinding. Violently.