Category Inspiration
Pinch me! Is this our country?
Is Rachel Maddow’s reaction yesterday evening to Trump’s “tent city” camp for migrant kids in Tornillo, Texas. As of this months 67 children a day are removed from their parents when they seek asylum in The United States. The rate at which children are being removed and placed in camps increased from an average of […]
A Solar Greenhouse in the UK!
I knew it!
Transparent solar panels!
We are designing our greenhouse or porch which we will build partly from old windows. A solar panel roof seems smart but until today neither of us have ever seen transparent solar panels. After searching for images on the internet I found this amazing panel! We might not be able to use these in our […]
To the graduating class of 2018
This time a year when many young people graduate and take a brave step away from childhood to adulthood I think about what kind of “Guide to Life” I in my 50’s would give to the 18 year old Ylva. Since I have not read or heard a better Guide to Life than the one […]
Protected: Var finns finansiärerna för hållbar social utveckling?
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Var finns finansiärerna för hållbar social utveckling?
Hur kan vi komma någon vart med att utveckla hållbara sociala lösningar när de som sitter på pengarna (fonder både med och utan utnämnda expertgrupper, lokala utvecklingsgrupper och kommuner) inte verkar förstå innebörden av social hållbarhet och tvärdisciplinära samarbeten med målet att skapa ett rättvisare och jämlikare samhälle och hur viktigt det är att vi […]
These are the kinds of loving actions we need right now!
(CNN)It’s in a mother’s nature to help her children, but one group of moms is doing what it can to help students across the nation. Eleven mothers from metro Washington, D.C. banded together to find free housing for students coming to March for Our Lives on Saturday. The march is a student-led demonstration for school safety and […]
Virkad konst
I samband med ett besök i Röstånga i Skåne där de planeras en ekoby träffade jag Jenny som under namnet Urge Crafting skapar de här uppiggande och smart designade virkade produkterna. Sånt behöver vi mer av i världen!
Can we fix it? The repair cafes waging war on throwaway culture
When fixing items is actively discouraged by manufacturers, recycling becomes a political act, say Repair Cafe volunteers The Guardian has a great article about remake cafés and the Remakery in Edinburgh. Earlier article about my remake cafe idea.
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
"I am linked therefore I am" 