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A Shield in Uncertain Times: The Role of Encryption The Encryption Summit 2025: A Shield in Uncertain Times, The Role of Encryption

Looking forward to an afternoon of top content on Global Encryption Day. 🥳 events.zoom.us/ev/Aso_-Lzbz...

#petition DRC: People and nature in eastern Congo need peace! For 30 years, the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have endured constant violence. Recently, the conflict has intensified: A rebel militia has taken control of the city of Goma...

Please SIGN: For 30 years, eastern Congo has faced relentless violence. Now rebels hold Goma, and Virunga’s gorillas face new threats. Together we can demand accountability and peace for both people and nature. ✍️ www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12... #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest

All the more reason for Open Source reforestation data. It's that easy to make an site appear to be planted when it's not.
#restore.eco

I came to Blue Sky with my publication groundtruth.app. The response has been amazing, so many keen forest readers. Our motivation is accountability in reforestation, but our vehicle is Forest News. Free, for you, always....

i learned so much from a previous session hosted by WeAll on the topic of Māori wellbeing economy. So inspiring and insightful.

as shared earlier here:
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Rehydrating Landscapes for Resilient Land Stewardship:
rehydration projects can bring degraded lands back to life

with environmental engineer Erin Healy from the Mulloon Institute

in Learning Lab 07 hosted by @sophiarokhlin.bsky.social of @maearthmedia.bsky.social

luma.com/LL07

The past century has been marked by the rise of globalization in every sense of the word - through production, culture, agriculture, consumption and more. This trend has brought great wealth and opportunities to many people - but what have we lost and forgotten through this process?

🌍 #GlobalDonutDays 2025 is almost here!
📆 14-17 Oct

Join our global Doughnut community to explore #DoughnutEconomics, share experiences, and celebrate!
45+ cities, 20+ countries - workshops, talks, art, films, games & more, in person or online.

See more here: bit.ly/496sdzc

#GlobalDonutDays 2025 | TOMORROW!

🌐 From Oct 14 to 17, GDD is back, a community-led festival happening online and in-person around the world, all centered on #DoughnutEconomics.

Find out more information here: doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2025

#postgrowthalliance @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social

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We have a new article out today!

Exploring the degrowth movement: A survey of conceptualisations, strategies, and tactics

Open Access in Energy Research & Social Science. Led by Nick Fitzpatrick and with Dennis Eversberg.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🔔The 11th annual Forest 500 report is out – “Companies profit, forests fall: everyone pays the price.”

📊 Read the full report here: forest500.org/publications...

#Deforestation #Forest500

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BREAKING: new report by Amazon Underworld & Amazon Watch reveals the mechanisms of control used by criminal networks, the capture of territories, & structural absence of effective state governance in the tri-border area between Colombia, Ecuador, & Peru. #AmazonCrime amazonwatch.org/news/2025/08...

Get outside 🧡

a dark magenta-hued grainy image of flowers and white text reading, "otherWise is a cosmolocal learning community of Wisdom-seekers and reVillagers. Small, place-rooted gatherings. Deep, slow virtual inquiry. Shared rituals. Commons-Sense."

otherWise: a cosmolocal learning community. otherWise hosts small, place-rooted gatherings and deep, slow virtual inquiry.

Explore offerings on a wide range of topics, from gardening and motherhood to grief work to care and creativity at the margins: otherwise.one

We invite you to join Kevin Chou, Bright Saver cofounder & ED, for this enlightening session on Friday, Oct. 17th, in NYC at
the innovative DERVOS event. You can learn more about the agenda here: www.dertaskforce.com/p/announcing...

Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.

This long read in The Verge does a remarkable job of describing how Wikipedia's editing community works, the project's strengths and weaknesses, and the threats it faces.

www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

Do you have to learn how to run meetings, make decisions and organize your groups and roles in a way that actually feels good... and starts from a place of trust and empowerment?
Have a look at #sociocracy! #socinn #leadership
www.sociocracyforall.org/event/introd...

'Fossil fuels are running out of road': Study shows over 90 per cent of renewables projects now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives Major new IRENA report confirms cost-competitiveness of renewables, as UN Secretary-General steps up calls for clean energy investment

Punchy stuff in a major new report from IRENA showing renewables projects cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives almost everywhere. www.businessgreen.com/news/4516678...

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Earth4All's monthly newsletter rounds up our latest research, upcoming events, analysis and more. Don't miss it ⏩ earth4all.life/newsletter/

I published my slides from @fedicon.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy along with lots of links to the ATProto apps I mentioned.

bmannconsulting.com/notes/beyond...

#Fedicon

We are excited to share that we have now finalised the dates for the 2-day Workshop and would like to invite you to register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1343879733...

Creator of Bluesky, Jack Dorsey, sits down with Twitter’s first employee, @rabble.nz, to talk about how @bsky.app started—and why he stepped away.

🚨 Full episode out now on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

🔗 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3msM...

🔗 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

just watched a video on Obsidian that described it as "future-proof," i.e. it uses open file formats so you can easily migrate to a different note-taking app & you're not locked in. could borrow that to explain bluesky

decentralized → open → billionaire-proof → future-proof

Indigenous Groups Are Safeguarding Culture with Their Own ChatGPT | Atmos Artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technologies are helping the Amazon’s Indigenous communities protect their land and traditions.

… Zurich-based science nonprofit #Gainforest is developing data collection technology for biodiversity study and conservation.

Indigenous leaders are proving that the future of technology doesn't have to be extractive—it can be regenerative.

Full story: atmos.earth/indigenous-g...

Funding the Commons Forum: Berlin 2025 · Luma As digital, social, and institutional systems face increasing stress, the need for infrastructure that can adapt and be shaped by those that rely on it has…

Funding the Commons Berlin is starting tomorrow, and have FREE ACCESS VOUCHERS especially meant to be for our beloved DWeb Community… 💕

Use the code FTC-DWEBVIP here: lu.ma/ftc-berlin-2...

#FtCBerlin #FundingTheCommons #FtC

We’re almost at Ep. 200 🥳… but first let's look back in time ⏪

For episode 199, we've put together a special "starter pack" highlighting 10 inspiring use cases of blockchain for good - from remittances to decentralized science! 💸👩‍🔬

🎧Listen: www.cryptoaltruism.org/blog/crypto-...

Blockchain for Good Summit is happening today and tomorrow with a stacked speaker line-up and amazing networking - all online virtualsummit2025.blockchain4good.io

Please sign the petition to ban trophy hunting of endangered and threatened species: chng.it/SLDdZPHCx8
#endangeredspecies #wolves #wildlife #bantrophyhunting #petition #yourvoice #protectwildlife #legislation #bethechange #makethecall

To Network State or Not to Network State | ReFi DAO Forum 🗣️ In his controversial book 'The Network State: How To Start a New Country', Balaji Srinivasan set the stage for an engaging clash of ideology & technology. Utilising insights from the ReFi DAO Forum, l...

Good to see ReFi DAO identify downsides of Balaji's network states like exclusion, inequality and conflict concerns. Embracing "coordi-nations" with voluntary association & shared values over territorial limits seems a better fit for their mission.