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(Re)founding CIVIC SQUARE 2.0

Demonstrating neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social and ecological transition.

52 min readMar 10, 2023

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Endowing The Future

Endowing The Future is co-authored by CIVIC SQUARE and Dark Matter Labs as a call to philanthropy to meet the moment, endowing its…

54 min read6 days ago

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3ºC Neighbourhood

3ºC Neighbourhood is co-authored by CIVIC SQUARE and Dark Matter Labs as a new piece of research that seeks to understand the current risks…

33 min readApr 25, 2024

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

What if we could imagine a world where people and planet thrive?

Addressing the roots of climate injustice

11 min readDec 23, 2022

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

What if we became the creative directors of the estate?

Addressing the Mandem, a design fiction

13 min readOct 27, 2022

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“Andre Anderson” in an italic font, on a peach background with a graphic image of an estate block rising on the right hand side.

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

What if we took Doughnut Economics off the page?

Strolling through Ladywood, Birmingham, a video

2 min readOct 27, 2022

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Text says “John Munro” in italic font, on a purple and yellow background

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

What if artists rehearsed a life-affirming economy?

Practising world-building through art

10 min readOct 27, 2022

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Text says “Amahra Spence” in italic font, on a purple background. To the right side there is a graphic of a door, through which we can see a galaxy

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

What if we sought inspiration from the soil?

Questioning concepts of land ownership in the gardens of my mothers

9 min readOct 27, 2022

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Text says “Lisa Palmer” in italic font, on a purple background. To the right is a graphic image of a pumpkin.

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

Can we transition from Economy to Ecology?

Moving from economy to liberation and kinship

9 min readOct 27, 2022

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Text says “Araceli Camargo” in italic font on a burnt orange background. In the right corner is a graphic of a tropical leaf.

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

What if new economic systems included reparations?

Expanding on reparative justice as a worldbuilding tool

9 min readOct 27, 2022

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Text says “Leon Sealey-Huggins” in italic font, on a burnt orange background. On the right hand side is a graphic of a lamp that is switched on, illuminating the space beneath it

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Demonstrating neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social + ecological transition, together with many people + partners in Ladywood, Birmingham

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