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PROMOTING LOCALIZATION GLOBALLY

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Local Futures is a pioneer of the worldwide localization movement.

Our focus is on ‘going local’ as a key strategy for restoring ecological, social and spiritual wellbeing. Our films, books, podcast, blog, toolkits, webinars, and conferences are helping to build an international movement for systemic change.

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Localization - a solution-multiplier - Local Futures
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Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution film by Local Futures
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Feminine Futures
September 1 and 2, Dartington, UK
Two events - an evening conversation and a day-course - with remarkable women from around the world, bringing valuable knowledge on topics such as mental health, education, climate change, and local food systems. Join us for an empowering experience full of love and healing.
Our evening will be introduced by Satish Kumar, founder of Schumacher College
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Rutendo Ngara
Rutendo Ngara
Eva Henje
Eva Henje
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Camila Moreno
Camila Moreno
Anja Lyngbaek
Anja Lyngbaek
Darcia Narvaez
Darcia Narvaez
Thais Mantovani
Thais Mantovani
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Closer to Home
voices of hope in a time of crisis
This new 35-minute film is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change. Featuring strong voices from the worldwide localization movement, such as Vandana Shiva, Andrew Simms, Manish Jain, Iain McGilchrist, and more.
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Film premiere conversations
Watch the recorded conversations from the online premiere of our film 'Closer to Home' on June 21. Hear from Jeremy Lent, Morag Gamble, John Perkins, Rutendo Ngara, Manish Jain, Darcia Narvaez, and more.
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The Power of Local
new short-film by Local Futures
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An uplifting film about localization in action, featuring people and groups on five continents working to create healthy and fair local economies, communities and food systems. A must-see and we hope you will share it with your networks.
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Planet Local Voices
new video and podcast series
Welcome to our new series featuring cutting-edge thinkers, writers, movement-builders and activists from across the world.
Watch our new release with Darcia Narvaez. In this episode, Darcia describes “the evolved nest”, which is the set of conditions needed for healthy human development. Stemming from our deep evolutionary past, these conditions include close-knit community, affection, care, play, and connection to nature.Keep tuned for more episodes!
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Gabor Maté Local Futures Podcast
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Vandana Shiva Local Futures Podcast
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Iain McGilchrist Local Futures Podcast
Iain McGilchrist Local Futures Podcast
Alnoor Ladha Local Futures Podcast
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Camila Moreno Local Futures Podcast
Camila Moreno Local Futures Podcast
Charles Eisenstein Local Futures Podcast
Charles Eisenstein Local Futures Podcast
Alnoor Ladha, Tyson Yunkaporta and Helena Norberg-Hodge Local Futures Podcast
Alnoor Ladha, Tyson Yunkaporta and Helena Norberg-Hodge Local Futures Podcast
Jeremy Lent Local Futures Podcast
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Charles Eisenstein
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Darcia Narvaez

USA - Professor Emerita of Psychology and writer on human flourishing

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Diego Isabel La Moneda
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Diego Isabel La Moneda

Spain — executive director of NESI, author, and international speaker

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Charles Eisenstein
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Charles Eisenstein

USA — An independent writer and speaker

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Liz Hosken
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Liz Hosken

South Africa — founding co-director of the Gaia Foundation

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Rutendo Ngara
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Rutendo Ngara

South Africa — African indigenous knowledge systems practitioner

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Rupert Read
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Rupert Read

UK — activist, thought-leader, eco-philosopher, and campaigner

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Andrew Simms
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Andrew Simms

UK — political economist and environmentalist

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Adebayo Akomolafe
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Adebayo Akomolafe

Nigeria — speaker, teacher, public intellectual and writer

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John Perkins
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John Perkins

USA — economist, author and whistleblower

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Eva Henje
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Eva Henje

Sweden — neuroscientist, trauma therapist, and mental health activist

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Thais Mantovani
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Thais Mantovani

Brazil — co-founder of EcoUniversidade

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Manish Jain
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Manish Jain

India — rethinker of education, co-founder of Swaraj University

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Chris Smaje
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Chris Smaje

UK — author, farmer, social scientist, and food system analyst

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Debra Efroymson
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Debra Efroymson

Bangladesh — speaker, teacher, public intellectual and writer

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Keibo Oiwa
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Keibo Oiwa

Japan — professor, cultural anthropologist, and philosopher

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Ele Saltmarsh
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Ele Saltmarsh

UK — farmer, scientist,
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Juan del Rio
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Juan del Rio

Spain — pioneer of the Transition movement, co-director of ECOLISE

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Overview of Digital Technology
by Kate Kheel

The Global 5G Protest Days, World EHS Day, World Localization Day (WLD), and 24 Hour Peacewave all coincidentally fall...

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Resisting US-India Agri-Imperialism.Photo by Guru Moorthy Gokul on Unsplash
Resisting US-India Agri-Imperialism
by Alex Jensen

A “high-powered US trade delegation” recently visited India to “explore opportunities in the country’s huge...

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Blog 'Emissions Accounting: Cooking the Books' by Steven Gorelick. Photo by Andreas Felske on Unsplash.
Emissions Accounting: Cooking the Books
by Steven Gorelick

Ready for a quick climate change quiz? See if you can identify the climate hero in the scenario below: Jared and Annette arrive...

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Farmers Market in Dhaka Bangladesh
A Tale of Localization in Two Cities
by Debra Efroymson

After spending 30 years in Asia (mostly Bangladesh), I have recently begun spending most of my time in the small city...

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Food Inflation, blog by GRAIN. Photo by Sean Pollock on Unsplash
Food Inflation
by GRAIN

Food inflation: the math doesn’t add up without factoring in corporate power – Large farmers’ protests broke out...

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Blog Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now by Richard Heinberg. Photo credit: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
by Richard Heinberg

The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout...

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Globalising Hope by A Growing Culture. Photo by La Via Campesina
Globalising Hope – the Courageous Journey of La Via Campesina
by A Growing Culture

La Via Campesina, the world’s largest peasant and social movement, with over 200 million members across the globe...

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World Forum Social 2024
50,000 People Say Another World is Possible
by Alex Jensen

Local Futures reports from the World Social Forum 2024. Some 50,000 people and 1,400 organizations from 98 countries...

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Blog 'Government reforms face corporate backlash in Honduras' by Karen Sprinter. Photo by Hector Emilio Gonzalez on Unsplash
Government Reforms Face Corporate Backlash in Honduras
by Karen Spring

Seven men, all dressed in suits, gathered at an undisclosed location in Honduras, sitting around a table covered in a white...

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Bill Gates has radical plans to change our food - blog by Stacy Malkan - Local Futures
Bill Gates has radical plans to change our food. What’s on the menu?
by Stacy Malkan

If Bill Gates has his way, the food in our future will little resemble what’s on our plates today. Gates and his agribusiness industry partners...

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What Indigenous Wisdom can Teach us about Economics - blog Local Futures
What indigenous wisdom can teach us about economics
by Helena Norberg-Hodge

The crises of the modern world verify what indigenous cultures have always known: that all phenomena are inextricably interconnected...

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Globalization and terror
by Helena Norberg-Hodge

For people in the modern world, there may be nothing more difficult to comprehend than the group calling itself the Islamic State, or ISIS...

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Big Picture Activism
Watch this powerful short video with Damon Gameau, film director, Ella Noah Bancroft, indigenous storyteller, and Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder of Local Futures, urging people to spread the word about the need for an economic shift from global to local.
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The Economics of Happiness

“It is truly one of the most important and useful films for inspiring change that has been made in a generation.” Films For Action

“A powerful film that cuts deeply to the heart of the global crisis. Magnificent!” David Suzuki

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Economics of Happiness film produced by Local Futures
Ancient Futures

“Ancient Futures was a critical early warning about the social, spiritual and ecological costs of exporting ‘Western’ lifestyles to every corner of the globe.” Naomi Klein

“Some books provide insights into our problems; others offer guidelines for a different future. Ancient Futures does both, brilliantly. A true classic" Bill McKibben

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Ancient Futures by Helena Norberg-Hodge
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Local Food Can Save The World
Watch our newly updated short video highlighting the environmental, social and health costs of the global food system and the many benefits of local food economies.
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