Monthly Archives: July 2013

Shamlat Abhiyan—campaign on commons in Rajasthan

Posted on 31/07/2013 by campaignerkate

Kiran Kumari from the Foundation for Ecological Security has suggested that I add to my blog on global commons and their communities an explanation of FES’s campaign on commons in Rajasthan.  I think it justifies a story of its own.  Here’s … Continue reading →

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Global commons and their communities

Posted on 28/07/2013 by campaignerkate

What is the role of community-based organisations (CBOs) in protecting and managing commons, and how do they relate to non-governmental organisations (NGOs)?  At the recent conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons in Japan, I chaired … Continue reading →

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Wight blacked out

Posted on 27/07/2013 by campaignerkate

Seen from the west, the Wight is beautiful beyond all laws of beauty.  It is as if a fragment of England floated forward to greet the foreigner—chalk of our chalk, turf of our turf, epitome of what will follow. E … Continue reading →

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We can change the world

Posted on 12/07/2013 by campaignerkate

A few weeks ago, in mid-June, the Ramblers held a weekend conference for its campaigners, in Edale in the Peak District.  As president, I was asked to say some closing words.  This is roughly what I said.  This has been … Continue reading →

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In the steps of the navvies – the commons story

Posted on 09/07/2013 by campaignerkate

This is a talk I gave to the conference, Sustaining the Commons, at Newcastle University on 5 July 2013.  The conference was the finale to the Building Commons Knowledge research project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. On … Continue reading →

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Into eight-o’clock Camberley

Posted on 01/07/2013 by campaignerkate

At 8pm on a Sunday evening in late June we congregate at the end of King’s Ride, Camberley, Surrey for the annual nightjar survey of the Sandhurst heaths.  This area, north of Camberley, is occupied by the Ministry of Defence.  The site is … Continue reading →

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