The Economy of Life: From Ancestral Alternatives to the Hacker Ethos for a New Paradigm

Our system of unlimited growth is causing a collapse at the social, political, economic, and ecological levels. In a world of limited resources, development coupled with the imperative of growth-productivity-consumerism is simply not sustainable. It is, in essence, the economy of death. Yet, we human beings have inhabited this planet for a long time and have developed other, non-capitalist forms […]

Free technologies and social and solidarity economy

The Global Forum for Social and Solidarity Economy, organized by the GSEF, took place from May 1 to 6, 2023. The GSEF (Global Forum for Social and Solidarity Economy) is an international organization of local governments and civil society networks committed to promoting the social and solidarity economy (SSE) as a means of achieving inclusive and sustainable local development. This […]

Hacklabs to technological cooperatives

Download text or complete book Techno-political collectives mix technical and political concerns. A perfect example is Riseup which defines its mission as a provider of online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own secure means of communications . Nowadays the field […]