Awakening to a new economics
The Birmingham Jane Jacobs Award for anoutstanding contribution tothe protection ofBirmingham’s Built Environment was first awarded in 2024 and is now taking nominations for 2026. The award is named after the pioneering activist Jane Jacobs [1] who took on the city leaders of New … Continue reading 2026 Jane Jacobs Award
Recently, a world leader issued a stark warning: the interests of fossil fuel companies may ultimately destroy humanity itself. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Addressing a 57-country conference on … Continue reading The Mis-Aligned AIs are Already With Us – Capitalism, AI and the original alignment problem
The Jordan valley is a little way from Nablus, but the situation with water is the same throughout the West Bank. The tapping of the springs, and the redirection of the … Continue reading ‘Our water is our life, so let’s preserve it’ – Jacob’s Well and the Theft of Palestinian Water, Part 2
The only account of Jacob and a well in the Old Testament is when Jacob is reunited with his uncle Laban and meets his future wife Rachel.  This takes place to … Continue reading ‘Our water is our life, so let’s preserve it’ – Jacob’s Well and the Theft of Palestinian Water, Part 1
Please enjoy this blog below by Jeremy Williams, that chimes very much with our recent reporting on our church’s process applying for the Arocha Silver Award. Now, more than ever, … Continue reading How to run projects that create bigger change
In a recent essay for Aeon, the journalist Gavin Evans explores a quiet but profound crisis: climate change is making parts of the world uninsurable. And when insurance fails, much … Continue reading When Insurance Breaks, What Is Enough?
Retrofit Balsall Heath (RBH) is a bold, resident-led movement reshaping our neighbourhood in Birmingham from the ground up. Born from grassroots determination and built on the combined deep local knowledge … Continue reading Retrofit Balsall Heath – Passionate Community powered retrofit!
On 20th September I left home before sunrise to travel 400 miles to London. Then I marched with complete strangers and listened to an array of passionate speakers, some of whom … Continue reading ‘The opposite of poverty isn’t wealth, it’s justice.’
Joy in Enough 