RCE Galicia - 2023

15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization
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Basic Information
Title of project : 
15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Galicia
Contributing organization(s) : 
Instituto Resiliencia (coordinator, member of RCE-Galicia)
Centro para a Resiliencia Pousadoira (member of RCE-Galicia)
Asociación Véspera de Nada por unha Galiza sen petróleo (member of RCE-Galicia)
AEREN, Asociación para el Estudio de los Recursos Energéticos (ASPO, Association for the Styudy of Peak Oil and Gas - Spain)
Oil Crash Observatory
GEEDS, Research Group on Energy, Economy and Systems Dynamics at University of Valladolid
Ecologistas en Acción
Zocamiñoca, cooperative of conscious consumers - A Coruña
Petrocenitales collective
Translators 4 Transition volunteer group
Ames Pospetróleo
'Symbiotic' partners of the magazine:
- A cesta da saúde
- Hortas do Ulla
- PostGrowth Innovation Lab, Univ. of Vigo
- Solidaridad Internacional Andalucía
- Goiener, renewable energy cooperative
- Ekhilur, social economy
- Biela y Tierra
- Sobrevivir al Descalabro, documentary series
- Ekopol, research group
- Gitrans2/GHECO, research group
- Asociación Touda
- Sicom, Solidaritat i Comunicació
- Master MHESTE + DESEEA, Polytech. Univ. of Valencia
- Ecogermen
- Ediciones del Genal
- La Transicionera
- Tornasanas
- LaReverde
- Huerto Sostenible
- Colectivo Burbuja
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Manuel Casal Lodeiro
Organizational Affiliation: 
Instituto Resiliencia / Asociación Touda
Format of project: 
Web site + Printed books
Language of project: 
Spanish, Galician, Basque, Catalan, Portuguese, English
Date of submission:
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Additional resources: 
- PDFs of printed compilation books, available at: https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/descargas/
- Thematically related free e-books (PDF, also published at https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/descargas/):
-- The Oil Crash compilations (9 volumes)
-- Didactic material for teachers.
-- Poetry, essays, long articles, etc.
-- Various anexes to articles published at the magazine.
Spanish Government's Strategy for Sustainable Development (Estrategia de Desarrollo Sostenible) 2030
At what level is the policy operating?: 
National
LOMLOE, Ley Orgánica 3/2020, de 29 de diciembre, por la que se modifica la LOE de 2006 (Education Law in Spain): curriculum
At what level is the policy operating?: 
National
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Europe
Country: 
Spain
Location(s): 
Ames, A Coruña, Galicia
Address of focal point institution for project: 
Instituto Resiliencia
Lg. Framil, 68
E-15895 Ames (A Coruña)
Spain
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Iberia (Spain and Portugal) is one the areas that are begining to be greatly affected by climate change in Europe. Yet, they have a great potential for green policies related to conservation of their natural wealth, renewable energy and have a very unique role as nexus with the Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries of the Americas and Africa, especially as a bridge where the "Buen Vivir", "Ubuntu" and "Degrowth" strategies and values can meet in sinergic alliance. At the same time they have in common inequity and unemployment problems, rural abandonement, desertification, loss of traditional knowledge and forest monoculture problems.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
Following Spanish Government country-challenges described at the official document "Estrategia de Desarrollo Sostenible 2030" (July 2021) our project addresses at least:
-RP2: TO FACE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY.
-RP4: TO OVERCOME INEFFICIENCIES OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
-RP7: TO PUT AN END TO GLOBAL INJUSTICE AND THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS, TO DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND TO PLANET'S SUSTAINABILITY
-RP8: TO REVITALIZE OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND TO FACE DEMOGRAPHY CHALLENGE.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
January, 2023 to December, 2023
Rationale: 
We find ourselves in a dead-end street: industrial civilization has already begun to clash with the biosphere's limits. This brings us towards either a controlled degrowth or collapse as a species. We need a periodical publication like 15/15\15 that narrates and fuels this 3rd Revolution of humanity.

The 15/15\15 magazine seeks paths for the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula (and also the Americas and beyond) navigate through a civilizational crisis that is already in its initial stages in order to construct a new, more modest human culture peacefully kept within the limits of the planet. And new cultures do require new media for a new education.

Following the success of the book "Guía para o descenso enerxético" (Guide to the Energy Descent) and the "Last Call" manifesto, we embarked on a complementary project with the goal of continuity and maximum social impact. This took the form of a magazine for all people seeking a paradigm shift. An accessible and distinctive publication that helps to extend comprehension and consciousness regarding this civilization crisis to more and more levels of our societies. In keeping with this profound cultural change, the magazine aims to be a pioneering example of the new democratic media we need.
Objectives: 
It's urgent to boost social awareness not only about the environmental, climate, energy or biodiversity crisis, but also a great social awareness of both social and ecological RESILIENCE. We have to embark on a collective and urgent reconstruction of resilience at all levels and in all countries. This big task is part of the greater task of building a new post-fossil fuels and post-growth culture, education, art and civilization. Here, the goal which 15/15\15 is pursuing since 2015 is to raise that awareness firstly in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, being Galicia an ideal point to start, because it's the natural nexus between both cultural worlds, and to showcase all collective experiences that are helping us to get there.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
The main activity is the publication itself, in printed, online and PDF formats, reaching thousands of people each year. The publication have dedicated sections for Analysys, Reflections, Artistic Creation, Book reviews, Journalistic chronicals, Proposals of Actions, Events agenda, Monthly newsletter, etc.
Besides, we publish other interesting materials, mainly from our authors, of educational, academic or artistic nature in the "Downloads" section of our site.
We also mantain a social networking activity, now centered in the Fediverse with our own Mastodon instance and our own Telegram channel (+500 subscribers).
This is complemented with some online and offline conferences and presentations which we are invited to, by universities, social organizations, etc.
Size of academic audience: 
2,400
Results: 
Up to now (August 2023):
- 15 printed compilations published, with handmade Japanese bookbinding, sent to 130-350 subscribers each semester and also to public and academic libraries, etc.
- 633 articles published in 6 different languages.
- 55 downloadable books in PDF, which have been downloaded a total of +45.800 times.
- +4600 Twitter followers.
- 1917 people subscribed to monthly e-newsletter.
- +500 people subscribed to Telegram channel.
- +Half million unique visitors.
- Through our Editorial Council members and some of our academic authors, our magazine is reaching each new course aprox. 300 university students mainly in Spain but also in the Americas. Universities include: Autonomous Univ. of Madrid, Univ. of Valladolid, Univ. of Burgos, Polytechnic Univ. of Valencia, Univ. of Santiago de Compostela, Tech. Univ. of Pereira (Colombia).
- Articles from our magazine have been cited in other publications, including books by notable Spanish authors on eco-social issues: Jorge Riechmann, Marta Tafalla, Antonio Turiel, Jordi Marín, Pablo Font, etc.
- Collaborations have naturally grown among authors and between authors and readers.
Lessons learned: 
We have identified as the main factor in success the unique character of the magazine, which is multiple: hand-crafted bookbinding, multi-lingual, wide scope of authors (both academic and activists), direct connection authors-readers. Besides, the growing social awareness of the civilizational character of the crisis has helped us reach a wider audience each year.
The main challenge is to get more staff, both volunteer and hired, to keep growing at the needed pace.
Being concepts like 'postgrowth', 'degrowth', 'civilizational crisis', 'collapse', 'climate chaos', etc. more widely known and used in social, academic, activist and political arenas, is a big opportunity for our pioneer media effort.
Key messages: 
15/15\15 is a new kind of media for a new kind of civilization, that we desperatly need to build in order to survive in these times of impending ecosocial collapse. Free content online is complemented with printed semestral compilations for subscribers, for a more unhurried reading and sharing at local communities.
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
Unsustainability of our energy system, rural abandonement, monocultures, inequity, climate justice, need for public education on ecological issues had all been cited as regional challenges in the 2017 RCE-Galicia application. Our magazine was mentioned there as one of the main promotional tools for the whole RCE-Galicia collaborative and individual activities, but not being limited to those, and including content from many other groups and authors which share same visions and values.
Our project is also related with all RCE educational activities focused on alternatives to growth, eco-social resilience and alternatives for a rural revitalization.
Funding: 
The project was started through online crowdfunding.
Printed compilations are almost self-funded via paid subscriptions, complemented with sponsorship by contributing organizations.
All funding up to now (Aug'23) comes through private funds obtained by Asociación Touda, the publisher organization, through its own paid IT services for non-profits and social economy and cultural projects, and also from private donors.

Pictures:

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Image icon foto-revista-15-15-15-numeros-publicados-en-2015-P1070046-CONTRASTADA-740x555.jpg (64.92 KB) First launching issue, and compilation books published in 2015 15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization
Image icon Revista15-15-15-num-7-FOTO-DE-Marian-G-Rubin.jpg (293.48 KB) Issue -7 1/2 of 15/15\15 Magazine, published in 2023 Marian G. Rubín
Image icon Revista15-15-15-num-8-FOTO-Amelia-Burke.jpg (164.4 KB) Issue -8 of 15/15\15 Magazine, published in 2022 Amelia Burke
Image icon ejemplares-revista-151515-num12yMedio-P1090522-960x1280.jpg (394.09 KB) Issue -12 1/2 of 15/15\15 Magazine. 15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization
Image icon consejo-redaccion-inicial-revista-15-15-15.jpg (16.89 KB) First members of the Editorial Council 15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization
Image icon mesa-presentacion-151515-Granada-2015.jpg (63.15 KB) Juan del Río, Manuel Casal and Luis González, from the Editorial Council. Presentation in Granada, 2015 Encuentro de Decrecimiento y Transición
Image icon presentacion-revista151515-Valladolid-2017.jpg (132.33 KB) Presentation of 15/15\15 in Valladolid, 2017 Ernesto Vázquez
Image icon 20130829-cap-mapa-usuarios-151515.jpg (121.97 KB) Map of 15/15\15 Magazine subscribers and authors in Aug'23 15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization, Leaflet and Tiles © Esri
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere 
Direct
SDG 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 
Direct
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 
Indirect
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Indirect
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Indirect
SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 
Indirect
SDG 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 
Direct
SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation 
Direct
SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries 
Direct
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Direct
SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 
Direct
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
Indirect
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 
Direct
Theme
Disaster Risk Reduction 
Direct
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Agriculture 
Direct
Arts 
Direct
Curriculum Development 
Direct
Ecotourism 
Indirect
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Plants & Animals 
Indirect
Waste 
Indirect
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
No
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes