Greetings to everyone, friends, and family of the Sustainable Futures Global Network. We are delighted to share with you some news and updates from across the network. A network that is working through new freedoms and relief at the relaxing of the pandemic impacts, but also new challenges and urgencies as communities and ecologies continue to struggle with social and ecological sustainability.

John Gaventa formerly from the Highlander School in Appalachia now with the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University and I recently attended the memorial for the late Hywel Francis, adult educator, activist, historian, politician at a Miner’s Welfare Hall in South Wales.  We were reminded of the strength and transformative impact of the work of Hywel, his wife Mair and his colleagues and the power of this movement.  We wanted to draw more international attention to the importance of this adult education movement.