Author archive: Local Futures

Local Futures’ mission is to protect and renew ecological and social well being by promoting a systemic shift away from economic globalization towards localization. Through its “education for action” programs, Local Futures develops innovative models and tools to catalyze collaboration for strategic change at the community and international level.

World Localization Day is back!

June 20th 2021 marks the return of the international WLD campaign, which aims to galvanize the worldwide localization movement into a force for systemic change. This movement is made up of myriad initiatives and groups on every continent working to rebuild community fabric, reduce ecological impact and increase human wellbeing, by bringing the economy back […]

After Paris: Climate Change or System Change?

In the wake of the Paris climate talks, Local Futures has released a 16-page action paper entitled Climate Change or System Change? In this paper we argue that globalization – that is, the deregulation of trade and finance through an ongoing series of “free trade” treaties – is the driving force behind climate change. As […]

#Occupy Happiness

Occupy Wall Street has captured the imagination of people all over the world with the prospect of a more participatory, people-powered future. We at ISEC are particularly excited that the Occupy Movement is focusing its critique on corporate control. We have been working for many years to scale back the power of corporations by building […]

Occupy Main Street!

Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has ‘gone local’, with hundreds of communities across the United States holding Occupy Main Street demonstrations and general assemblies. While the Occupy Movement is quickly gaining momentum, it remains to be seen how it might improve economic and social conditions in the long run. A related movement—the movement for economic localization—has […]