About us

About us

We support a social-ecological transformation towards a new economic model. One based on cooperation instead of competition, care instead of selfishness, and democratic forms of ownership and control.

Who we are

Today's economic model, based on maximising profit and growth at all costs, does not serve us well. Rather than ensuring a decent life for all within the means of our planet, it concentrates wealth in the hands of a privileged few and generates ever more abysmal social divisions. It destroys the ecological basis of human life on Earth and, by plundering natural resources, further deepens injustice. It also undermines democracy and entrenches power inequalities that prevent the vast majority of people from participating effectively in determining the conditions of their lives.

We therefore support a social-ecological transformation towards a new economic model. One based on cooperation instead of competition, care instead of exploitation, and democratic forms of ownership and control. We know that no one can plan such a process from the table. Because we are convinced that systemic change cannot happen without broad participation of the people and social pressure from below, we support social movements and initiatives seeking diverse changes for the better in all areas of life.

Together we seek ways to create a good life for all.

What we do

We think about and promote concepts for a social, ecological and democratic economy. We investigate the causes of social and environmental problems and seek solutions.

We network actors who want to participate in the social-ecological transformation of the economy. We promote the sharing of information and experiences between social movements, academia and the general public.

We support grassroots initiatives and collaborate with social movements working for a good life for all in different areas. We help people to organise and advocate together.

Members

 Barbora Adamková

Barbora Adamková

Barbora works on educational projects focused on climate justice, degrowth and civic participation. She is a lecturer in an informal education and a trained environmentalist.
Barbora Bakošová

Barbora Bakošová

Barbora focuses on solidarity economies and their development. In the past she worked as an environmental journalist and was active in the organization NESEHNUTÍ. She is an active cooperative worker in the Brno social cooperative Tři Ocásci.
Ludmila Böhmová

Ludmila Böhmová

Ludmila is a founding member of the Tenants' Initiative (INN), which seeks to create space for tenants, develop solidarity between them and represent their rights. She has long been involved in social movements in both theory and practice.
Mikuláš Černík

Mikuláš Černík

Mikuláš focuses on climate justice and socio-ecological transformation. He is completing his PhD at Masaryk University in Brno about civil resistance to coal mining.
Veronika Dombrovská

Veronika Dombrovská

Veronika is interested in connecting climate and social issues, especially housing. At Re-set she works on a campaign against energy poverty. She is active in the Limity jsme my movement and the Tenants' Initiative.
Petr Doubravský

Petr Doubravský

Petr studies environmental science and economics at Masaryk University in Brno. He is most interested in the socio-ecological transformation of the financial sector. In 2019, he was at the birth of the high school movement Fridays for Future. At Re-set, he works on issues of a swift and just end to coal and engaging people in public and political affairs.
Veronika Dvorská

Veronika Dvorská

At Re-set, Veronika is in charge of coordinating communication, especially around topics such as climate justice and the transition to carbon-free energy. She is active in the Hlavák Initiative. In her spare time she likes gardening and writes short stories and poems.
Matyáš Jakubů

Matyáš Jakubů

Matyáš is interested in rental housing issues and is an organizer in the Tenants' Initiative. He is also active in the climate movement, where he is involved in recruitment. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling and listening to pop.
Barbora Jelínková

Barbora Jelínková

At Re-set, Barbora works as a communications coordinator and organizer. She is one of the founding members of the Tenants' Initiative. As part of her studies in urban sociology, she is interested in the housing crisis, urban design, urban sustainability and conservation issues. She also writes about these topics for the media. She enjoys gardening, reading, caring for her dog, and listening to dark music.
Katarína Kováčová

Katarína Kováčová

Katarína works on the international climate movement coordination against insurance companies that support the fossil fuel industry. She has been active in the climate justice movement for many years, working on issues of degrowth, transformative education and imagination.
Radek Kubala

Radek Kubala

Radek focuses on climate justice, degrowth economy and just transition to a carbon-free economy. As a journalist and environmental activist, he has long written for Deník Referendum and worked for Greenpeace Slovakia.
Jakub Mácha

Jakub Mácha

Jakub works as a project coordinator and facilitator of informal education in projects linking the themes of climate justice and just transition. As a social anthropologist, he works on housing issues in an interdisciplinary research team at the Faculty of Social Anthropology at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Brno University of Technology.
Bětka Moravcová

Bětka Moravcová

In Re-set, Bětka is in charge of the administrative and finance agenda.
Yuliya Moskvina

Yuliya Moskvina

Yuliya is dedicated to housing and the right to the city. As a sociologist, she is interested in urban movements and democracy in the city.
Jakub Nakládal

Jakub Nakládal

Jakub deals with housing, right to the city and urban development issues. He researches and promotes the causes and solutions to the housing crisis. As an architect, he organizes critical walks through Prague's neighbourhoods.
Jakub Ort

Jakub Ort

Jakub has worked on projects related to housing rights and the city. Now he coordinates Ulex courses and workshops on organizing and political strategy.
Josef Patočka

Josef Patočka

Josef works on research and education on social-ecological transformation and supporting the movement for a transition to a green and solidarity economy. He focuses on the politics of transition in the energy and housing sectors, and on the issues of energy poverty and the democratization of the energy sector. He studied sociology and political science in Brno and Prague. He enjoys cooking and knows he can do it.
Marika Volfová

Marika Volfová

Marika has long been active as a community organizer and facilitator in the climate justice movement. At Re-set, she focuses on the issue of just transformation of coal regions, especially the Ústi (Aussig) region, where she lives and climate movement building. She is also active in the Limity jsme my movement.