Narrative Frameworks: Understandings of the Natural World to Inspire Ecological Action
This document is a result of the research on ecological narratives to inspire action, made by and for the ORA Community. It draws on several interviews carried out with fellows from Latin America, India, and Africa, who use narrative frameworks in their daily work to address pressing conflicts within their communities and territories. It is […]
Seeing with Nature to Nurture Action
Contents Introduction: Radical Interconnectedness Methodology Learnings 1. Who Is “We”? Kinship with the World 2. The Way Over and Back: Perspective After Migration 3. Care of Place: Rooted Practices of Territorial Care 4. Identities in Relation: Beyond Our Own Humanities 5. The Unnamed: What Lies Beneath the Surface 6. Telling the Story: Narratives, Framing, and […]
Four Years of ORA, Brought to Life
Commonweal’s latest art exhibition celebrated four years of ORA through the large-scale art and digital collage of artist Jon Marro. These pieces grew alongside ORA itself — commissioned to accompany stories submitted by fellows and grantees as the work unfolded in real time. Seen together now, they form something larger: a visual record of resilience, […]
In The Rising Tide: A New Podcast Series from ORA
Over four years, one of ORA’s core beliefs has been that listening — really listening — is its own form of transformation. Conversations across continents, disciplines, and perspectives became one of the most powerful outputs of the ORA community, and several of those conversations have taken shape as podcast series. In the Rising Tide is […]
How a Doctor in India Came to See Stories as Protest – Episode 3 of What Takes Root
What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation is a new first-person podcast from ORA featuring changemakers from India, Africa, and Latin America. Over nine episodes, members of the ORA community share intimate stories of reclaiming voice, power, and possibility, and in their own words. Episode 3 How a Doctor in India Came to See […]
The Soundtrack of Kenyan Resistance – Episode 2 of What Takes Root
What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation is a new first-person podcast from ORA featuring changemakers from India, Africa, and Latin America. Over nine episodes, members of the ORA community share intimate stories of reclaiming voice, power, and possibility, and in their own words. Episode 2 The Soundtrack of Kenyan Resistance Featuring Mwongela Kamencu […]
What Takes Root: A New Podcast from ORA
Across the Global South, resistance doesn’t always look like protest. Sometimes it looks like a soccer ball. A song. A radio signal carried across mountains. What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation is a new first-person podcast from ORA featuring changemakers from India, Africa, and Latin America. Over nine episodes, members of the ORA […]
Articulating Crisis, Creating Alternatives: Lessons from Global Weavers
In a time of overlapping crises—from ecological collapse to inequality and conflict—it’s easy to feel that the fabric of life is unraveling. But for ORA Research Grant recipients Shrishtee Bajpai and Vasna Ramasar, members of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA), these ruptures also reveal pathways to weave something new. Their report, Articulating Crisis and […]
Advancing Climate Justice and Community Resilience in Uganda
What drives my passion is the spirit of ‘Ubuntu,’ a sense of justice and a love for nature. I recognize that my actions, no matter how small, can contribute to a larger impact to build a resilient community against climate changes. am fueled by the resilience and determination of my fellow activists, and I am committed to continuing this fight for as long as it takes to create a better future for all to live.
Polycrisis Research and Action Roadmap- Gaps, opportunities, and priorities for polycrisis research and action
This report release was originally published by Cascade Institute, a recipient of Omega Resilience Awards’ Research Grant. The report authors are Michael Lawrence, Megan Shipman, Scott Janzwood, Constantin Arnscheidt, Jonathan Donges, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Christian Otto, Pia-Johanna Schweizer, Nico Wunderling. This Roadmap, a collaboration between the Cascade Institute, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the Research Institute for […]