Sol Trumbo is an economist and political activist working for TNI since November 2012. He is focussing on the construction of a pan-European social movement to resist and provide alternatives to the current neoliberal EU policies. Sol has a BSc degree in Economic science from the Universidad de Valencia in Spain and a MSc in International Relations from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Since their uprising in 2011 he has been involved in the Indignados and Occupy movements, acting locally while working towards the international convergence of these new grass-roots movements with other civil society organizations that share the same objectives and values.
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Published in: ourEconomySpanish municipal elections: what happened with the new municipalist projects?With the results still playing out, the survival of parties like Barcelona en Comú will depend on their ability to...
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Published in: HomeTransformative Cities Initiative: a unique participatory awardUntil Tuesday, 5 June, we invite you to vote on the initiatives that inspire you to take actions of your own. The...
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Published in: HomeAn atlas of real utopias?TNI today presents its Atlas of Utopias, part of the Transformative Cities initiative, sharing 32 stories of radical...
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Published in: HomeThe power of a transformative city“The local was where democracy was born; it is now where we will recover it.” Fearless Cities.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The bail out industry finds its new crisis opportunity: BrexitBut there seems to be a remarkable level of amnesia about the role many of these same firms played recently in the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The winners and losers in EU’s great privatisation fire saleSelling state assets such as ports and airports in order to meet bailout requirements is not a realistic solution to...