Feasta Annual Report 2019
2019 was a good year for Feasta; you can read about our activities over the course of the year in our Annual Report (PDF document, 2,2 MB)
Eros, erotic energy and enough
"With a better understanding of eros, we could all demand a social-ecological contract that supports human capacities for vitality, healing and health, care, creativity, innovation, diversity and contribution," writes Anne Ryan.
Small is Beautiful?
"For those fortunate enough not to be directly impacted [by COVID-19], the slower pace of life, absence of traffic and noise, and the changes in human behaviour have all led to greater awareness – of breathing oxygen, of hearing the birds sing, seeing the stars, of our place in nature and in the cosmos". Seán O'Conláin reflects on some of the adjustments, good and bad, that we are all having to make.
Negative oil prices and a fuel price surcharge
Mike Sandler suggests a means to ensure that the currently low oil prices do not sabotage the energy transition, and to return the "rents" from oil production back to the people.
Basic Income and health in Ireland
This paper by Dr Elizabeth Cullen draws on research to explore how basic income could improve the health and well-being of all Irish people, including the most vulnerable.
Anne Ryan talks about ‘enough’ in Irish Examiner podcast
On April 24, Feasta’s Anne Ryan spoke with the Irish Examiner’s Mick Clifford in a podcast on the subject of “Enough is Plenty”: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/mick-clifford-podcast-anne-ryan–when-enough-is-plenty-995922.html?fbclid=IwAR22NbOwyi3fckXxlgz0IUL7qme3BiwPUwRcrfa_ZGYJiybOtedrFGlXPB0…
