Hi everyone, I encountered this poem, from 1958, in "New Departures" (got it from British Library) The text is this - Nothing less than the solar core is good enough A living cell, a unique specimen described by its discoverers as 'eminently newsworthy,' turned out, upon severe microscopy, to be compact of mud, cities, carbon... Continue Reading →
On the use, abuse and non-use of history…
I do a climate histories site (All Our Yesterdays) and so clearly I believe there is value and wisdom in reflecting actively on what has happened before. Not in a cheerlead-y "weren't we right? Aren't we still right, still great" kind of way (though I suppose you need some of that for morale maintenance?). I... Continue Reading →
On failing to solve the January 4th 2023 problem….
Well, back in mid-2019 I wrote this Here's an excerpt January 4th 2023 is a Wednesday. There’s probably going to be a scrutiny committee meeting or two of Manchester City Council on that day. Back-bench councillors will gather to hear presentations from officers and Executive Members, and pick over reports. (In a perfect world Manchester City... Continue Reading →
The barriers to skill-sharing and what to do about them (maybe) #SocialMovements #SocialMovementPathologies
Hello, this post, inspired by this one on Friday covers some reasons why skills-sharing is so hard to do, especially in allegedly "non-hierarchical" social movement groups.. It covers why it matters, why it doesn’t happen easily, and, of course, ‘what we could do.’ I’ve tried to park my unhelpful (to other people if not myself)... Continue Reading →
Hello to new after-the-Conversation-article readers – barriers to skillsharing…
Today the Conversation posted another article of mine about Extinction Rebellion - you can read it here. I got a high profile follower out of it, and a lovely email from someone, and a media request. Anyway, if you've come here, you're probably interested in social movements, and so you're in the right place (or... Continue Reading →
“Ten Years since [the first] Climate Camp”
In 2016 some people put together a booklet to mark the ten year anniversary of the first "Camp for Climate Action." They published this among the various pieces-
All Our Yesterdays – climate histories for the future
Hi, at the start of the second year of All Our Yesterdays - 365+ Climate Histories here's a few basic facts. Please do ask questions, share this post, comment.Best wishes Marc Hudson What it is A website (and associated twitter feed) with at least one entry for every day of the year about something that... Continue Reading →