theLFShow #281 Research & Reading List
Added 2020-02-21 18:15:34 +0000 UTCTitle: The Future Is Public: Special Report from Amsterdam Listen / Watch
Description: From Austria to Chile, Lagos to London, people are demanding policies that democratize economies and keep public resources in public hands. In just the last decade, more than 2,400 cities in 58 countries have brought privatized resources back under public control. In this episode, Laura reports from Amsterdam at The Future is Public, a conference that brings together hundreds of organizers, scholars, and government officials who are working to democratize their municipal and national economies. If the future is indeed public, the people Laura speaks with in Amsterdam are among those working to make it happen in the present.
Guests:
•Fiona Dove - Executive Director at Transnational Institute
•Akinbode Oluwafemi - Deputy Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action, Nigeria
•Renate Brauner - Special Representative for Services of General Interest and Municipal Enterprises of the City of Vienna
•Asima Shaikh - Councillor at the London Borough of Islington where she is Executive Member for Inclusive Economy and Jobs
•Rodrigo Hurtado Osbar - Executive Director of the Open University of Recoleta
Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:
•How to Make a Democratic Economy
•Special Report: Making Buffalo Our City
•Right to the City: From Policing to Planning: Putting People in Charge
•Newark: Fixing The People’s Water
Related Articles and Resources:
•Fearless Cities by Jenny Gellaly, Marcos Rivero
•Trans National Institute (TNI)
•The Future is Public International Conference
Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast:
“Precious Energy, A Homage to Leon Thomas and Pharaoh Sanders" by Barney McAll, courtesy of the artist. More information.
