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Barry Ferguson

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 Newtownards, Ireland
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Joined June 2022
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"We can't wait until the next election... Protest works. We saw that even the fear of protest was enough to have a special sitting of the Dáil a few weeks ago. Militant, disruptive protest won concessions from the government." It has to be done again.
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IPES-Food@IPESfoodMay 8
Food prices are rising: but why? And what can actually be done about it? Join us for the launch of our new report on the new geopolitics of food, exploring how global tensions are reshaping food systems – & how countries can respond. 📅May 13 🔗Register: ipes-food.org/the-new-geopol…
WEBINAR | The New Geopolitics of Food - register now

WEBINAR | The New Geopolitics of Food - register now

Register now for this webinar on how to reduce dependence on global markets, stabilise food prices, and build resilient food systems.

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Keir Milburn@KeirMilburnMar 2
You can watch @alterurbanist and I discuss our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future. The talk took place in Amsterdam this weekend and was followed by an excellent discussion. The link to the video is in the first comment below
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Jason Hickel
@jasonhickelJan 23
This is excellent political messaging. @ZackPolanski hits straight to the core of the problem. This system is intolerable and it must be overcome: production should be organized around human well-being and ecology, not around maximizing profits for the rich.
The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) profile pictureThe Green Party
@TheGreenPartyJan 22
Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.
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Radical Agrarian Reading Group (RARG) is excited to explore a new book: "Radical Abundance - How to Win a Green Democratic Future" for Public-Commons-Partnerships (PCPs), democratising the food system with community driven governance, towards Agroecological Food Sovereignty 👊
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Radicals in Conversation - Pluto Press

Radicals in Conversation - Pluto Press

About the show Radicals in Conversation is the monthly podcast from Pluto Press, hosted by Chris Browne. Each episode we sit down with leading authors and campaigners to bring you in-depth conversa...

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Op-Ed | The Global Food System Is Broken—and Fixing it Will Take More than Good Intentions – Food...

Op-Ed | The Global Food System Is Broken—and Fixing it Will Take More than Good Intentions – Food...

Will FAO's review go further than institutional housekeeping to examine whether their work advances food sovereignty and the Right to Food?

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Great work Kai Heron, Bertie Russell and Kier Milburn publishing this much needed inspiration about what we can do to improve the food and farming system.
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Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance | Future Histories Podcast

Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance | Future Histories Podcast

Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell discuss Radical Abundance, transition and public-commons partnerships.

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Until 28th October, @PlutoPress have 40% (!) off our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future. Perfect time to get a copy without going through Amazon. plutobooks.com/product/radic…
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A new episode of Future Histories! This time I talk to Kai Heron (@KaiHeron), Keir Milburn (@KeirMilburn) and Bertie Russell (@alterurbanist) about their new book ‘Radical Abundance’ (@abundance_org @PlutoPress). Full episode here: futurehistories.today/episod… #Podcast
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Farmers protests across Europe seized headlines and hijacked the political agenda. But once the action moved from the streets to the negotiating table, who spoke for them? We profile power brokers claiming to represent farmers🧵lighthousereports.com/invest…
Farmers Protest, Who Gains?

Farmers Protest, Who Gains?

Angry farmers seized the political agenda across Europe but how many of their actual demands reached the negotiating table? We profile the power brokers who turned protests to their advantage

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youtu.be/w6H6tvVuGgo?si=0JW7… – at Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Capitalism is dead and so are we | Yanis Varoufakis interview

Capitalism is dead and so are we | Yanis Varoufakis interview

In lieu of the release of the documentary In The Eye of the Storm: ...

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This is happening next week (Thursday) - should be great! @TalamhBeo @LandworkersUK @ProfJohnBarry @LyndaMSullivan @BFerguson007 @RuptureMag_
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World! 🌍 Join us for a conversation on the farmers protests in Europe - next week🎯22 feb, 19-21h, online🎯With organized farmers and researchers from across Europe, we're so excited to make this happen last minute ⬇️ commonecologies.net/events/f…
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Replying to @OcisaCorbyn @andrewfeinstein
And help us build a new left party. We’ve started a new eco-socialist party. We’re far from the finished article, come help shape us. transformpolitics.uk @tf_politics & we want people rooted in their community or workplace who will to do the nitty gritty work of building it.
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Disappointment for growers and eaters.. #horticulture "It is becoming ever clearer to growers that government is not prepared to intervene in the supply chain and this will result in more businesses closing, leaving larger gaps in the UK’s food security,” thegrocer.co.uk/sourcing/dis…
‘Disappointment’ as government rejects horticulture reform ...

‘Disappointment’ as government rejects horticulture reform ...

Many of the recommendations made by the House of Lords committee have been dismissed by the government, to dismay from the sector

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My eggs are too good to keep 😋 news.un.org/en/story/2024/02… – at Madagascar
First Person: ‘My eggs are too expensive to eat’ (and that’s a good thing)

First Person: ‘My eggs are too expensive to eat’ (and that’s a good thing)

Small-scale chicken farmers in the south of Madagascar are hatching a plan to boost their incomes and improve the stock of local poultry breeds, thanks to support from the UN’s Food and Agriculture...

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This may only be the tip of the iceberg of what's to come I'm afraid: amp.theguardian.com/world/20…
‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests

‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests

France taken by surprise by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations amid crisis in organic sector

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