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E J Hartley 💚

@idoneathunk.bsky.social

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here to help you find people doing good things 💚 post-capitalist solutions: co-ops, community, renewables, permaculture, prefigurative politics there's a bright future ahead if we choose to build it 💚 https://communitychangemenu.wordpress.com/ 🇵🇸

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · Aug 24

The capitalist system hurts everyone
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Capitalism relies on our participation to continue
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I don't want to give my money to billionaires any more
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Co-ops are anti-capitalist by design
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I want to find community-owned alternatives for where I spend my time and money.
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I'm building this thing:

Community Change Directory

Find community-owned and co-op organisations near you.

community-change-directory.netlify.app

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · 1d

Very interesting surge in Green voters in the 50-64 age band in this week's YouGov poll, from 6% up to 13%.

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

Chart showing a Green line, labelled 6th October, 13%. The line's previous high since January 2025 was 10%, but mostly hovered around 5-8%

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · 3d

Take a bow, Green Party conference 👏

Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 3d

Green Party Conference 2025 just passed a motion that would Abolish Landlords!

Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.

Housing for all.

Letting agent sticking a FOR RENT sign to window.

Text reads

Green Conference votes to
Abolish
Landlords

Greens
Organise

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · 4d

The Green Party is now clearly the political vehicle we need to put power, and responsibility, back in the hands of the people.

Join the Greens 💚

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · 4d

"Zack Polanski is the answer to all our problems."

I disagree.

Zack is incredibly good at communicating the reality we're in, but solutions he proposes only work when we stop expecting others to fix our problems for us.

Zack is reminding us that WE are the answer to all our problems.

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · 8d

Agreed, that's why I'm here! I put in effort when I can, and just aim to put new info in front of as many people as I can reach.

My advice is to keep everything actionable: create rabbit holes, find good resources, promote experts, and platform people actually doing things who need more support 💚

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 13d

you won't believe what's saving rural towns

HINT: IT'S SOCIALISM. SOCIALISM IS SAVING RURAL TOWNS. AND THEY LOVE IT. THEY CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE SOCIALISM. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THEM VOTED FOR SOCIALISM.

getpocket.com/explore/item...

The Small Town That Saved Its Only Grocery Store — By Buying It

Across rural America, independent grocery stores are shuttering. To keep its only store from joining the trend, one small town in Kansas got creative.

getpocket.com

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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 10d

Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts
theconversation.com/why-communit...

Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts

Prodded by Michelle Obama and other government leaders, Walmart and other major US retailers vowed to build hundreds of stores in food deserts. What happened?

theconversation.com

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Brighton & Hove Energy Service Co-op @bhesco.bsky.social · 10d

"Rooftop solar on local leisure centre generates 1 million kilowatt hours of clean energy"

But we can do more !!

brightonjournal.co.uk/rooftop-sola...

#EnergyCosts #SaveEnergy #EnergyAdvice #CheaperEnergy #CommunityEnergy #EnergyEfficiency

Rooftop Solar Powers Brighton Leisure Centres with 1 Million kWh

Five leisure centres generate 1 million kWh of clean energy from solar panels, enhancing sustainability in Brighton.

brightonjournal.co.uk

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm gonna dip off here for a bit to concentrate on helping my local Green Party & community.

I tend to go in cycles of building & posting community-owned infrastructure stuff, then actually going out and doing things. I feel like I need to go do things again.

Follow these folks while I'm gone 💚

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Ⓐ Anarchist Federation News 🏴 @anarchistfederation.net · 18d

UK’s first community-owned farm, Fordhall Organic Farm nr. Market Drayton, to double in size after donation

www.anarchistfederation.net

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 20d

'There could scarcely be a better illustration of how difficult it has become for Britain to invest in infrastructure.'

With my green policy wonk hat on, I've written about the initiative no one talks about: community energy projects.

The Energy Transition Blog @energiewendeger.bsky.social · 22d

⚡The UK government says it wants more community energy projects. But the complexity of applying for funding and the lack of a guaranteed return have stymied progress. @rostaylor.bsky.social reports 👇 energytransition.org/2025/09/comm...
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Community energy, the Cinderella of net zero | EnergyTransition.org

The UK government says it wants more community energy projects. But the complexity of applying for funding and the lack of a guaranteed return have stymied progress. Ros Taylor reports.

energytransition.org

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · 24d

Who are your top 5 political voices online creating content that you think the world would benefit from hearing more?

Right now, I'm going Mikaela Loach, Gary Stevenson, Zack Polanski, Zoe Gardner, George Monbiot, and Zarah Sultana.

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Community Energy Wales | Ynni Cymunedol Cymru @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social · 28d

Introducing our manifesto for next year’s Senedd elections. In it we call for:

🟢The creation of a Community Wealth Fund
🟢A levy on natural resources
🟢Mandatory shared ownership on private projects
🟢The right to trade energy locally

Read: communityenergy.wales/content/publ...

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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 29d

Biggest number of votes at a general election (nearly 2m) based on 6.7% of the vote. A year later and YouGov poll today has Greens on 12%.

Greens are in touching distance of doing something huge powered (and funded) members not big business.

Join today join.greenparty.org.uk

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Kay Thee Abortion Doula, PhD.♎ @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · Sep 7

I think a lot about community education and how we need to really lean into that but we need all hands on deck. It truly takes an entire community.

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · Sep 7

And the Community Change Menu is still here if you need ideas for doing the same 💚

Community Change Menu

Ideas for building resilient communities

communitychangemenu.wordpress.com

E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · Sep 7

The directory is functional now, I'll try to keep it running and updated while I'm gone 💚

Community Change Directory

Find community-owned and co-op organisations near you.

community-change-directory.netlify.app

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · Sep 7

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E J Hartley 💚 @idoneathunk.bsky.social · Sep 7

Me every time I've seen a Green Party video this week:

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John Richmond @johnprichmond.bsky.social · Sep 7

We love our community owned Tiny Farm.

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Greta's Cabal @gretascabal.bsky.social · Sep 7

Community food growing. An appropriate response to the repression of corporate interests and the threat to food supply.

Even the great Monty Don was amazed at the vitality of Cuba's urban horticulture and the positive effect it had on people's attitudes. As ever, the control of land is the problem.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Sep 6

Allotments in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens, 1947 (Manchester Libraries).

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.

And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:

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Crikey it's Shama Lama Ding Dong @kireiky.bsky.social · Sep 6

For ten years, I worked for the Community Food Co-op. Best job ever! Now they are celebrating 55 years. Here is a video that shares the appreciation of what we can do together.
If you love co-ops, community building and your local farmers, you might appreciate this homage.
youtu.be/HggghkQ6QSU?...