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Down to Earth

Down to Earth

by Nnimmo | June 24, 2018 | Alternatives, Analysis, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Food, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth

Humans are rapidly losing a sense of being, of being human beings, of being just one of the beings among other beings on Planet Earth. Our inventiveness has radically changed our relationship with Nature and we give litt…

Talanoa Dialogues in Climate Negotiations

Talanoa Dialogues in Climate Negotiations

by Nnimmo | May 9, 2018 | Alternatives, Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Culture, Environment, Policy, Stories

The innovative Talanoa Dialogues in Climate Negotiations took place on Sunday 6 May 2018 in Bonn, sandwiched between the first and second weeks of the climate negotiations.  After the dialogue everyone was somewhat upbea…

Ogoni Clean-Up: An Engagement in Social Engineering

Ogoni Clean-Up: An Engagement in Social Engineering

by Nnimmo | May 4, 2018 | Alternatives, Analysis, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Militarism, Policy

Ogoni Clean up – An Engagement in Social Engineering , a step towards reclaiming our future. Pollution is the number one killer in the world today. It is deadlier than the wars in the world today, than smoking, mal…

Healing the Earth, Healing Society, Healing Self

Healing the Earth, Healing Society, Healing Self

by Nnimmo | February 1, 2018 | Alternatives, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Food, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories

Healing the Earth, Healing Society, Healing Self. Health and Wellbeing are central in Sustainable Development Goal 3 (“SDG 3”). But do we know what the art of healing is; are we aware of the four dimensions of health: ph…

The Road to Food Sovereignty

The Road to Food Sovereignty

by Nnimmo | December 23, 2017 | Alternatives, Climate Change, Corporate Capture, Environment, Food

The Road to Food Sovereignty. Peasant Farming, Not Industrial Food Production. Industrial agriculture isn’t the efficient beast it’s made out to be. Peasant farming, not industrial food production, is the way to feed the…

Ending Slavery in Libya; Rebuilding African Economies

Ending Slavery in Libya; Rebuilding African Economies

by Nnimmo | November 30, 2017 | Alternatives, Analysis, Development alternatives, Environment, Policy

WE-Africa Condemns Slavery in Libya and calls for Wellbeing Economy in Africa. Members of Wellbeing Economy Africa Network (WE-Africa) rose from their meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, 27-29 November 2017, with a s…

The Inevitable Shift from Oil

The Inevitable Shift from Oil

by Nnimmo | October 20, 2017 | Alternatives, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Culture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy

Of the many human driven positive changes in the world today, the gradual shift from dependence on fossil fuels (oil gas and coal) may be the most important. The implication for Nigeria is severe, because of our unprepar…