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Zone à Défendre, or “zone to defend” (ZAD)

Date:
Jan 26 2017

The ZAD (zone à défendre, or “zone to defend”) in Western France is 4000 acres of wetland, farmland and forest that was originally intended to be built into an airport in 1965 but is now an autonomous territory occupied by…

Santa Claus Army

Practitioner:
Solvognen

Date:
Jan 26 2017

In the early 1970s, Denmark was hit by the energy crisis sweeping the globe. A rise in the price of oil led by the nations of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) led to a global economic slow-down, especially in…

Complementary Currency Project

Practitioner:
Burners Without Borders

Date:
Jan 26 2017

Initially organized to respond to holes in service provision following Hurricane Katrina, Burners Without Borders has since 2005 “emerged as a community led, grassroots group that encourages innovative, civic participation that creates positive change locally.” One ongoing project headed by…