In this episode of Planet Local Voices II, Shrishtee lays out the profound nature of indigenous worldviews rooted in collective care and respect for, and intimate relationship with the rest of the living Earth.
Listen here:
www.localfutures.org/programs/glo...
In this episode, Jason defines the social and solidarity economy concepts and diverse practices including collective ownership, cooperation, sufficiency- and needs-based production and exchange, and connects these to the localization and bioregionalist movements.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oil...
Helena Norberg-Hodge is delighted to be a teacher in “Otherworlds”, an advaya course starting this May that explores localization, cultural resilience, and alternative economic systems.
advaya.life/otherworlds
Local Futures is involved in the 2026 Right Livelihood International Conference - April 13 – May 8, 2026.
We are contributing with two (pre-recorded) sessions.
Join here:
rightlivelihood.ucsc.edu/conference/
@theamiba.bsky.social celebrate this month’s Local Legend, Helena Norberg-Hodge. She’s the founder and director of Local Futures, a nonprofit dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies.
amiba.net/local-legend...
The second episode in our Planet Local Voices II series is here and it's with environmental economist, Aseem Shrivastava. 🌎⭐️🌱
Watch the video in full here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=20JP...
The second episode in our Planet Local Voices II series is here and it's with environmental economist, Aseem Shrivastava. 🌎⭐️🌱
Listen to the podcast in full here:
www.localfutures.org/programs/glo...
Listen to this thought-provoking conversation between Helena Norberg-Hodge, renowned expert on local economies, and Dr. Demeter, a passionate advocate for connecting back to Life through life supporting systems like local food.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvAs...
“I really think we can have a very powerful movement very quickly once we go beyond the local thinking. We mustn’t think too locally. We’ve got to think globally to understand why everyone benefits from localisation“
Read 'An Evening with Helena Norberg Hodge'.
shaks.blog/2026/02/13/a...
We're back with our second series of Planet Local Voices. 🌱⭐️🌎
Listen to Living Alternatives, Active Hope with Laura Kaestele now:
www.localfutures.org/programs/glo...
"Lo que sí importa es que estamos acosodiados con la ideología de maximizar el tener mientras minimizamos el hacer. Esta ha sido durante mucho tiempo la narrativa del capitalismo y ahora también es la tecnología. Es una ideología que nos roba las relaciones y, finalmente, a nosotros mismos".
Our film Economics of Happiness was included in RELEVANT Magazine's 6 Documentaries that will challenge the way you see the world list 🌎
relevantmagazine.com/culture/movi...
We're back with our second series of Planet Local Voices. 🌱⭐️🌎
Listen to Living Alternatives, Active Hope with Laura Kaestele now:
www.localfutures.org/programs/glo...
"No one locality or bioregion can do it on its own, so we need to find ways to work horizontally, networking across the landscape, finding ways to mutually aid each other."
www.localfutures.org/we-are-in-a-...
Ever since Al Gore stood up on his soapbox, we’ve had the finger pointed at our individual behavior. Meanwhile, global corporations were needlessly transporting goods across the world, contributing to massive increases in emissions and mountains of plastic waste.
www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
"What does matter is that we are beset with the ideology of maximising having while minimising doing. This has long been capitalism’s narrative and is now also technology’s. It is an ideology that steals from us relationships and eventually our selves."
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Others organize an impressive variety of exciting events, such as: farmers' markets, seed exchanges, workshops, entrepreneur days, and more. Browse the highlights of conversations, special event videos, and find inspiration for your own event:
worldlocalizationday.org/local-action...
Host a local food feast!
World Localization Day is the perfect time to connect with your local food system and what better way to celebrate it than with a Local Food Feast in June?
worldlocalizationday.org/local-food-f...
Host a film screening to raise awareness about localization as a solution-multiplier. A film screening can be for friends, family, neighbours or a public crowd. Check out the films in this link:
worldlocalizationday.org/host-film-sc...
World Localization Day, June 2026 is back! 🌎🌱⭐️
Our annual worldwide campaign will take place this June and we're looking for people to get involved!
Find out more about getting involved here:
worldlocalizationday.org/get-involved/
Join this Seed Library Conference!
This conference is designed for communities interested in opening a seed library or have recently opened. Featuring three speakers, each sharing a 20-minute talk followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. 🎙These presentations will be recorded.
givebutter.com/2026SeedConf...
Reclaiming this freedom is central to building resilient, equitable, and sustainable food systems. By localizing production, strengthening small-scale farming, and rejecting corporate dominance, we can decolonize our food systems.
www.localfutures.org/colonisation...
Join a rare opportunity to participate in a full Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) online and LIVE, led by top facilitators and experts from around the globe.
www.gaiaeducation.org/online-ede
As they host their 5th online conference, REC becomes an emergent research experiment and a living laboratory for critical pedagogy. This year, we learn from the changing cycles of our collective work and from the wisdom of the Earth and its elements.
re-imagining.education
Helena Norberg-Hodge's 80th birthday was an occasion to honor a lifetime – 50 years – of devotion to living, local, life-centered cultures—the very ground that Kindred World and the Evolved Nest are working to protect and restore in families and communities today.
kindredmedia.org/2026/01/hono...
Share what you are up to 💻 this week using the hashtag #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek
Read and share 📃 this opinion piece published in TIME magazine today, by UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier DeSchutter - Economic Growth At Any Cost Fails Us All. time.com/7358059/econ...
Listen to the playlist 🎵 - based on suggestions from all of you on songs for reclaiming the economy. Check it out on a range of streaming platforms here: www.tunemymusic.com/share/Pa2z3V...
#ReclaimTheEconomyWeek is now officially underway, and there are plenty of ways you can get more involved:
Sign and share the petition 📷 calling on leaders to urgently redesign our economic systems: www.reclaimtheeconomy.org/petition
We are excited to share that one of our dear friends and partners, Dr. Lyla June, is launching a new course through her online school called the Re^Human School, an Indigenous-Led suite of courses mobilizing humanity towards hands-on ecological regenerative action.
www.rehuman.earth/courses