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| - | This is an *interim* team, formed by 18 persons currently, that is currently holding the GTA process to enable the weaving of alternatives. The team as a collective or as individuals doesn't hold any centralised power. | + | This is an *interim* team, formed by 20 persons currently, that is currently holding the GTA process to enable the weaving of alternatives. The team as a collective or as individuals doesn't hold any centralised power. |
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| **Ana Cecilia Dinerstein**: Born in Buenos Aires and based in England, United Kingdom, where she works as a professor of Sociology. She is a political sociologist, a philosopher and a feminist and decolonial critical theorist. She has created, and is working on what she calls *critical research on the global politics of hope*. | **Ana Cecilia Dinerstein**: Born in Buenos Aires and based in England, United Kingdom, where she works as a professor of Sociology. She is a political sociologist, a philosopher and a feminist and decolonial critical theorist. She has created, and is working on what she calls *critical research on the global politics of hope*. | ||
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| - | **Ananeza Aban** is a senior research analyst of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies Program on Alternative Development (UP CIDS AltDev). Prior to that, she headed the secretariat team of the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples’ Forum 2017. She has lived and worked with Metro Manila urban poor communities as well as indigenous peoples in Mindanao, where she practiced participatory development planning, and action research. | ||
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| **Arturo Escobar**: Is a Colombian activist-researcher, working on territorial struggles against extractivism, postdevelopment, regional transitions, and ontological design. He taught anthropology and political ecology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill until 2018. | **Arturo Escobar**: Is a Colombian activist-researcher, working on territorial struggles against extractivism, postdevelopment, regional transitions, and ontological design. He taught anthropology and political ecology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill until 2018. | ||
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| - | **Arturo Guerrero Osorio**: Since 1995 he has been living and collaborating with communities and grassroots organizations in Oaxaca, Mexico, accompanying community radio stations and self-learning processes. He participates in the Universidad de la Tierra of Oaxaca and the Universidad Autónoma Comunal of Oaxaca. | ||
| **Ashish Kothari**: Founder-member of Indian environmental group Kalpavriksh. He has (co)authored or (co)edited over 30 books, and helps coordinate the Vikalp Sangam and Radical Ecological Democracy processes. | **Ashish Kothari**: Founder-member of Indian environmental group Kalpavriksh. He has (co)authored or (co)edited over 30 books, and helps coordinate the Vikalp Sangam and Radical Ecological Democracy processes. | ||
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| + | **Carlos Tornel**: is a Mexican researcher and activist. His work focuses on the pluriversal possibilities emerging from other energy relationalities and the struggles against the so-called "energy transition" and the expansion of extractivism/green capitalism. | ||
| **Christine Dann**: is a New Zealand writer and eco-gardener who has been active in feminist, peace and green movements since the 1970s. This has led to her developing an 'alternatives' world view which is now informed by degrowth, decolonial and indigenous perspectives. | **Christine Dann**: is a New Zealand writer and eco-gardener who has been active in feminist, peace and green movements since the 1970s. This has led to her developing an 'alternatives' world view which is now informed by degrowth, decolonial and indigenous perspectives. | ||
| - | **Franco Augusto**: Social activist, unprofessionalized intellectual, co-creator many of open collaborative projects and documentalist of alternatives around the planet, collaborating with processes of social transformation for more than 20 years now. | + | **Eliana N’Zualo**: is a feminist organizer and storyteller based in Maputo, Mozambique but creating impact all over the continent. Her writing has been published in Mozambique, Brazil and South Africa. She is moved by her deep commitment to African Feminist Principles and Practices. |
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| + | **Franco Augusto**: Social activist, unprofessionalized intellectual, deschooled father, co-creator many of open collaborative projects and documentalist of alternatives around the planet, collaborating with processes of social transformation for more than 20 years now. | ||
| **Lebohang Liepollo Pheko**: Activist scholar, public intellectual, Decolonial Afrikan(ist) feminist currently exploring alternatives to GDP, ‘post covid’ economics using an intersectional lens. Worked and lived across several countries building solidarity and making good trouble. Exploring healing poetry in my work. | **Lebohang Liepollo Pheko**: Activist scholar, public intellectual, Decolonial Afrikan(ist) feminist currently exploring alternatives to GDP, ‘post covid’ economics using an intersectional lens. Worked and lived across several countries building solidarity and making good trouble. Exploring healing poetry in my work. | ||
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| **Marta Musić**: A decolonial, feminist activist-researcher. Her work as a transnational movement organizer mainly consists of building bridges between struggles, movements and initiatives and creating networks of solidarity. | **Marta Musić**: A decolonial, feminist activist-researcher. Her work as a transnational movement organizer mainly consists of building bridges between struggles, movements and initiatives and creating networks of solidarity. | ||
| - | **Mauricio del Villar Zamacona**: (son, partner, father, and friend). During the last 20 years he has shared life with different communities of Mexico, learning and living the daily life through planting, preparing food, participating in celebrations, and strengthening social economy practices. | + | **Mauricio del Villar Zamacona**: son, partner, father, and friend. During the last 20 years he has shared life with different communities of Mexico, learning and living the daily life through planting, preparing food, participating in celebrations, and strengthening social economy practices. |
| - | **Rafael Vicente Dimalanta** is a development worker with experience in community architecture and participatory planning, community organizing, and participatory action research. He is a researcher at the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies Program on Alternative Development. He is also a co-convener of Save San Roque, a non-profit alliance working with the urban poor community of Sitio San Roque (and other partner communities). | + | **Raquel Castillo**: is an activist, a lifelong learner and an ardent believer in genuine solidarity. She works with the Movement for Alternatives and Solidarity in Southeast Asia, advocating for alternative regionalism grounded on people’s struggles and alternative practices, and is Lead Convenor of Solidarity for People’s Education and Lifelong Learning in the Philippines, which challenges the neoliberal concept of human capital development and its political economy. She has inadvertently found herself cast in coalition building roles time and again, though perhaps she would prefer to delve more into art and the culture of solidarity and resistance. |
| - | **Simon Ndonco Mitambo**: Born and raised in Tharaka indigenous community, Simon is an Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner and an initiated teacher of the ancient wisdom of Tharaka people. He is founder of Society for Alternative Learning and Transformation (SALT) and a nature-based school in Kenya; The Kithino Learning Centre; a centre for stimulating, awakening and regenerating bio-cultural diversity. He is currently the Regional Programs Coordinator for African Biodiversity Network (ABN). | + | **Simon Ndonco Mitambo**: Born and raised in Tharaka indigenous community, Simon is an Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner and an initiated teacher of the ancient wisdom of Tharaka people. He is founder of SALT and a nature-based school in Kenya; The Kithino Learning Centre; a centre for stimulating, awakening and regenerating bio-cultural diversity. He is currently the Regional Programs Coordinator for African Biodiversity Network (ABN). |
| **Shrishtee Bajpai**: Activist-researcher from India and member of Kalpavriksh. Her research is focussed on documenting, analysing, and networking on alternatives to development. She helps in coordinating the Vikalp Sangam (alternative confluence) process in India. | **Shrishtee Bajpai**: Activist-researcher from India and member of Kalpavriksh. Her research is focussed on documenting, analysing, and networking on alternatives to development. She helps in coordinating the Vikalp Sangam (alternative confluence) process in India. | ||
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| ## Former members and contributors | ## Former members and contributors | ||
| - | We appreciate and recognize the following former members of the core team that have offered their time and energy to our joint adventure: **Patricia Botero**, **Injairu Kulundu**, **Nishara Rajah Naidoo**, **Enric Duran**, **Coumba Toure**, **Valiana Aguilar**, **Ana Cecilia Galindo Diego**, **Sujatha Padmanabhan**, **Milind Wani** and **Pablo Campoy**. We also acknowledge **Daniela Anaya**, who helped to create the first version of this website. | + | We appreciate and recognize the following former members of the Facilitation Team that have offered their time and energy to our joint adventure: **Ananeza Aban**, **Rafael Vicente Dimalanta**, **Arturo Guerrero Osorio**, **Patricia Botero**, **Injairu Kulundu**, **Nishara Rajah Naidoo**, **Enric Duran**, **Coumba Toure**, **Valiana Aguilar**, **Ana Cecilia Galindo Diego**, **Sujatha Padmanabhan**, **Milind Wani** and **Pablo Campoy**. We also acknowledge **Daniela Anaya**, who helped to create the first version of this website. |