human rights

A lot of our time here is spent learning and listening.  Sometimes I like to think of it as a study in social movements - they are so vibrant and resilient here, and there is much to learn.  Lately, we have been spending time with a community based, horizontal organization in El Salto called Un Salto de Vida (A Leap of Life).  From running a community recycling program to facilitating a medical study on the health of children in the community, their grassroots collective is inspiring and creative.  We visited the office the other day and were really moved by the expressive art on the walls inside and outside of the building. It left me thinking about what art's role is in social movements.  It is so important, yet manifests in so many ways that is difficult to pinpoint.  Click read more to check out all the good stuff they've come up with.

In search of

I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself - consider it an e-handshake: my name is Arthur Richards and I am the co-director of Adapting to Scarcity.

Since the inception of Adapting to Scarcity, I've helped Sarah flesh out some of the overarching ideas and goals of the project. Over the past few months, I've taken on a more integral role; helping to make bigger decisions about direction, logistics and the technologies we'll be using. Due to previous professional obligations and time constraints, my presence and influence has been primarily behind the scenes. Now, I have taken the plunge and am fully immersed in the project.