https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news daily 0.75 2025-04-24 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/seeking-new-trustees monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/announcing-african-journals-initiative monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/pluto-journals-open-access monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/tag/Pluto+Journals monthly 0.5 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/tag/African+Journals+Initiative monthly 0.5 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/tag/jobs monthly 0.5 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/latest-news/tag/African+Books+Collective monthly 0.5 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/purpose daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1575305133081-HUPKWZYP5LH4F0T0LV9J/tomas-robertson-yunUpQ3K-60-unsplash.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/d2d4b7f0-4f40-4451-9a3e-515324986544/PP_Office_2.jpg What We Do - Custodian PET is committed to safeguarding the sustainability and autonomy of radical independent publishing, particularly through its stewardship of Pluto Press and Pluto Journals. PET ensures these entities thrive by providing access to working capital, building capacity, and offering strategic leadership. Beyond merely preserving these institutions, PET's custodianship focuses on creating a resilient ecosystem where independent knowledge production can flourish, ensuring that the critical voices represented by Pluto Press and Pluto Journals continue to be influential and sustainable over the long term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1575283225772-H8P3HL9M921FWDDRX3Q2/Writing_2.jpg What We Do - INCUBATOR We nurture the development and sustainability of educational and research initiatives that advance systemic change. PET provides essential governance support, seed funding, and strategic mentorship to emerging projects, offering them the space and resources they need to grow. By incorporating these initiatives into the PET Network, PET ensures that new ideas are rigorously tested, refined, and connected to a wider community of authors, partners, and funders, fostering innovation and impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/01a3c4da-20ff-4555-bf30-c2ec380e917b/NewCrossProtest.jpg What We Do - heritage project The heritage role of PET is embodied in the Radical Memory Project, which aims to preserve and transmit the collective memory of progressive movements. This initiative fosters intergenerational learning by connecting different generations of activists, ensuring that the rich history and lessons of past struggles are preserved and used to inspire and guide future efforts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/d2d4b7f0-4f40-4451-9a3e-515324986544/PP_Office_2.jpg What We Do - Custodian PET is committed to safeguarding the sustainability and autonomy of radical independent publishing, particularly through its stewardship of Pluto Press and Pluto Journals. PET ensures these entities thrive by providing access to working capital, building capacity, and offering strategic leadership. Beyond merely preserving these institutions, PET's custodianship focuses on creating a resilient ecosystem where independent knowledge production can flourish, ensuring that the critical voices represented by Pluto Press and Pluto Journals continue to be influential and sustainable over the long term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1575283225772-H8P3HL9M921FWDDRX3Q2/Writing_2.jpg What We Do - INCUBATOR We nurture the development and sustainability of educational and research initiatives that advance systemic change. PET provides essential governance support, seed funding, and strategic mentorship to emerging projects, offering them the space and resources they need to grow. By incorporating these initiatives into the PET Network, PET ensures that new ideas are rigorously tested, refined, and connected to a wider community of authors, partners, and funders, fostering innovation and impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/01a3c4da-20ff-4555-bf30-c2ec380e917b/NewCrossProtest.jpg What We Do - heritage project The heritage role of PET is embodied in the Radical Memory Project, which aims to preserve and transmit the collective memory of progressive movements. This initiative fosters intergenerational learning by connecting different generations of activists, ensuring that the rich history and lessons of past struggles are preserved and used to inspire and guide future efforts. https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/pluto-press daily 0.75 2025-01-07 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/pluto-journals daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/b84bcc0a-0bad-4fbf-a5b3-2db31f59628e/IJDSJ_2_1_FRONT+COVER.jpg Pluto Journals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/90f3316e-55c1-4675-8a41-9be04df36d2c/ASQ_45_4_COVER_FRONT.jpg Pluto Journals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/c93a14cf-ec54-41b0-bceb-7959dfd8afee/PlutoJournalsLogo%28GreenCoverBlackText%29+200x200.jpg Pluto Journals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/b84bcc0a-0bad-4fbf-a5b3-2db31f59628e/IJDSJ_2_1_FRONT+COVER.jpg Pluto Journals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/90f3316e-55c1-4675-8a41-9be04df36d2c/ASQ_45_4_COVER_FRONT.jpg Pluto Journals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/c93a14cf-ec54-41b0-bceb-7959dfd8afee/PlutoJournalsLogo%28GreenCoverBlackText%29+200x200.jpg Pluto Journals https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/left-book-club daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1573492325077-NCS989NC17L8SAKAA0O4/LBC+Stack.jpg Left Book Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1573492325077-NCS989NC17L8SAKAA0O4/LBC+Stack.jpg Left Book Club https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/contact daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/home daily 1.0 2025-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1575298862326-21XZRSK9LP89AB9MAR79/susan-yin-2JIvboGLeho-unsplash.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1575284066406-4SW1Y523TSIQH4XKF57G/Books_4.jpg Home - Our Mission Our mission is to support publishing and educational projects that empower writers, campaigners and movements striving for positive change. We believe that knowledge production is the cornerstone of resilient and enduring social movements. By supporting intellectual projects and defending world-class research we aim to inspire collective action and systemic change. To realise this mission we focus on three key areas: custodianship, incubation and heritage projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1c22e0d3-3e46-41ef-a2c1-f284bb7bddb4/PET+Network.jpeg2.jpg Home - Our Network PET is a custodian of two independent publishers and a home for projects and organisations working towards systemic change. The PET Network is aligned by a set of shared values and is committed to the production and dissemination of knowledge and ideas that support a more just, equal and sustainable world. PET is working to nurture, support and expand this network. We aim to be a safe haven for emerging projects, providing support and resources to ensure their voices are heard and missions thrive. 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A UK registered charity, PET was set up initially in 2010 as a custodian of Pluto Books, ensuring its continuation as an independent radical publisher. Since then it’s developed significantly. Our mission is to support publishing and educational projects that empower writers, campaigners and movements striving for positive change. We believe that knowledge production is the cornerstone of resilient and enduring social movements. By supporting intellectual projects and defending world-class research we aim to inspire collective action and systemic change. To realise this mission we focus on three key areas: custodianship, incubation and heritage projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1c22e0d3-3e46-41ef-a2c1-f284bb7bddb4/PET+Network.jpeg2.jpg Home - Our Network PET is a custodian of two independent publishers and a home for projects and organisations working towards systemic change. The PET Network is aligned by a set of shared values and is committed to the production and dissemination of knowledge and ideas that support a more just, equal and sustainable world. PET is working to nurture, support and expand this network. We aim to be a safe haven for emerging projects, providing support and resources to ensure their voices are heard and missions thrive. For more information on recent work within our network see our 2023 Annual Report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/4ce868aa-88e8-42ef-ba6b-23c7750607df/Poster_of_Edward_Said.jpg Home - Internationalism We recognise that the struggle for justice and equality transcends borders. We are committed to a global solidarity rooted in liberation. 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Through partnerships with diverse organisations, initiatives, and individuals, we maximise our impact and advance our shared goals of social justice and equality. https://plutoeducationaltrust.org/about daily 0.75 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1573745339986-ESETRS3WL8ELQXZNC0XR/image-asset.jpeg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571658457741-NI3Q2QL68V4D5AH0I5NF/Roger_4x6_Headshot.jpg About - Roger van Zwanenberg, Founding Trustee In the past 40 years Roger has owned and directed two independent publishing companies: Zed Books (1976–86) and Pluto Press (1987–2012). Roger’s lifelong interest in global affairs is expressed in the wide and diverse lists of both publishers. Roger founded Pluto Educational Trust in 2010 and currently manages Pluto Journals. Email: rogervz@plutoeducationaltrust.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571751545461-RY9NIPOL3L9H5D9F85DA/Pauline_4x6_Headshot.jpg About - Pauline Tiffen, Founding Trustee Pauline has worked in alternative trade, social enterprises and charitable organisations for over 30 years. Pauline is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Fair Trade. She is a board member of Divine Chocolate, the Transnational Institute and the Rwenzori Sustainable Trade Centre, Uganda. Email: ptiffen@plutoeducationaltrust.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/5f88959a-d26c-4291-9818-a4bdeb0910e1/WhatsApp+Image+2023-08-17+at+11.17.34.jpg About - Charlie clarke, Executive Director Prior to starting with PET, Charlie helped found and then worked as a National Coordinator for The World Transformed (TWT), a left wing politics and arts festival and all-year-round political education project. He has over 8 years experience of developing political education, coordinating projects, fundraising and building partnerships with a range of progressive organisations and campaigns. Previous to that he worked in education and as a homeless support worker. Email: cclarke@plutoeducationaltrust.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571658516589-TMTW88GTPIL57XMEPOB9/Fiona_4x6_BW.jpg About - Fiona Dove, Trustee Fiona was raised in South Africa, where she was active in the anti-apartheid movement. Since 1995, Fiona has been Executive Director of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. Fiona also serves on the board of De Goede Zaak, the Advisory Board of the European Masters in Global Studies (University of Leipzig), and Friends of Code Rood. She holds an MA in Development Studies from Erasmus University Rotterdam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1627913863162-W5WEWUC3K9FZB9TJBSJC/IanMarshall%252Bportrait.jpg About - Ian Marshall, Trustee Ian is a chartered accountant who has worked in banking and insurance for the past 40 years. He is currently a non-executive director of a London market insurance firm and has for the past 10 years also been a senior advisor at the Bank of England. Ian has been active in public and charitable organisations and was for 9 years the Honorary Treasurer of the children's charity Barnardo's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1662718319469-YYTCN4B427ZHXNNP0QL1/Judy1.jpg About - Judy muthuri, Trustee Judy is a Professor of Sustainable Business and Development at Nottingham University Business School. She has an interest in theorising, understanding and influencing how organisations tackle sustainability challenges in different contexts. She currently leads a Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) funded project in Kenya and many other initiatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571658681116-WVAFCGVN9CWCXORAMEJL/Anne_4x6_Headshot_2.jpg About - Anne Jeanpert, PET Group Finance Manager Anne is a finance professional with 18 years of cross-industry experience in financial strategy and risk management, treasury and performance management, financial control and compliance. She is actively involved in improving financial processes and building models to support decision making, as well as tailored software development and implementation. Anne is also providing support to micro-enterprises with charitable, educational and social focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571751608824-G4AU922LZXAL0VGKPYKK/Veruschka_4x6_Headshot.jpg About - Veruschka Selbach, Managing Director of Pluto Press Veruschka has worked internationally in academic and professional publishing for 20 years. She has worked across the spectrum for Oxford University Press, Berg Publishers (now Bloomsbury), Earthscan (now Taylor & Francis), Pickering & Chatto and with digital suppliers. In 2012, she founded digital sustainability publisher DoSustainability. Veruschka brings an experienced, dynamic focus that drives Pluto Press into new and exciting spheres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1662720026869-9UITLXEL18NRADBXB6YB/Mohammed.jpg About - Mohammed Elnaiem, Director of the decolonial centre Mohammed is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Cambridge. He is training to become a historical sociologist with a focus on the history of capitalism and the global reparations movement. His project is to investigate whether capitalism, patriarchy and slavery can be seen as disparate phenomena or different facets of the same totality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571751585041-KQ64W0QF3P82R8TGXOPL/David_4x6.jpg About - David Dabydeen, AGI Director David is a Guyanese novelist, poet and academic. He was Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO from 1997 to 2010 and Guyana's Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015. He is one of the longest serving diplomats in the history of Guyana, with most of his work done in a voluntary capacity. He served at the University of Warwick from 1984 to 2017 as director of the Centre for Caribbean Studies and Professor of Postcolonial Literature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1662720874218-CZLPSDEW4KQU2H6ZMKLZ/Eve.jpg About - Eve Kanram, project coordinator Eve coordinates activities and projects at the Pluto Educational Trust and is the Journals Manager of 21 social science journals at Pluto Journals. Eve has worked across South and Southeast Asia as an auditor and consultant, specialising in responsible production and consumption, reduced inequalities, inclusive and quality education and responsible tourism development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571658457741-NI3Q2QL68V4D5AH0I5NF/Roger_4x6_Headshot.jpg About - Roger van Zwanenberg, Founding Trustee In the past 40 years Roger has owned and directed two independent publishing companies: Zed Books (1976–86) and Pluto Press (1987–2012). Roger’s lifelong interest in global affairs is expressed in the wide and diverse lists of both publishers. Roger founded Pluto Educational Trust in 2010 and currently manages Pluto Journals. Email: rogervz@plutoeducationaltrust.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571751545461-RY9NIPOL3L9H5D9F85DA/Pauline_4x6_Headshot.jpg About - Pauline Tiffen, Founding Trustee Pauline has worked in alternative trade, social enterprises and charitable organisations for over 30 years. Pauline is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Fair Trade. She is a board member of Divine Chocolate, the Transnational Institute and the Rwenzori Sustainable Trade Centre, Uganda. Email: ptiffen@plutoeducationaltrust.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/5f88959a-d26c-4291-9818-a4bdeb0910e1/WhatsApp+Image+2023-08-17+at+11.17.34.jpg About - Charlie clarke, Executive Director Prior to starting with PET, Charlie helped found and then worked as a National Coordinator for The World Transformed (TWT), a left wing politics and arts festival and all-year-round political education project. He has over 8 years experience of developing political education, coordinating projects, fundraising and building partnerships with a range of progressive organisations and campaigns. Previous to that he worked in education and as a homeless support worker. Email: cclarke@plutoeducationaltrust.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571658516589-TMTW88GTPIL57XMEPOB9/Fiona_4x6_BW.jpg About - Fiona Dove, Trustee Fiona was raised in South Africa, where she was active in the anti-apartheid movement. Since 1995, Fiona has been Executive Director of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. Fiona also serves on the board of De Goede Zaak, the Advisory Board of the European Masters in Global Studies (University of Leipzig), and Friends of Code Rood. She holds an MA in Development Studies from Erasmus University Rotterdam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1627913863162-W5WEWUC3K9FZB9TJBSJC/IanMarshall%252Bportrait.jpg About - Ian Marshall, Trustee Ian is a chartered accountant who has worked in banking and insurance for the past 40 years. He is currently a non-executive director of a London market insurance firm and has for the past 10 years also been a senior advisor at the Bank of England. Ian has been active in public and charitable organisations and was for 9 years the Honorary Treasurer of the children's charity Barnardo's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1662718319469-YYTCN4B427ZHXNNP0QL1/Judy1.jpg About - Judy muthuri, Trustee Judy is a Professor of Sustainable Business and Development at Nottingham University Business School. She has an interest in theorising, understanding and influencing how organisations tackle sustainability challenges in different contexts. She currently leads a Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) funded project in Kenya and many other initiatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/c4079507-5c91-41ec-889f-685e26bf1e32/dhcr.jpg About - Desta Haile, Trustee Desta Haile brings 20 years of experience in education, social justice, and the performing arts. Formerly Director of London’s Africa Writes and Film Africa festivals, she was the runner-up for the Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize, run by Cassava Republic Press and chaired by Bernardine Evaristo, in 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/4138c2f4-fd86-4c8b-ab65-b60693186ed1/Untitled+design+%2824%29.jpg About - Uma Mishra, Trustee Uma Mishra-Newbery is a global social justice and women’s rights leader, anti-racist and somatic facilitator and coach, former Executive Director of Women’s March Global, the initiator of the Racial Equity Index, a former organizational development and racial equity senior consultant with The Better Org, and the Interim Executive Director of FRIDA - The Young Feminist Fund. Uma is fluent in Hindi, English, and conversational French and is a celebrated children’s picture book author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571658681116-WVAFCGVN9CWCXORAMEJL/Anne_4x6_Headshot_2.jpg About - Anne Jeanpert, PET Group Finance Manager Anne is a finance professional with 18 years of cross-industry experience in financial strategy and risk management, treasury and performance management, financial control and compliance. She is actively involved in improving financial processes and building models to support decision making, as well as tailored software development and implementation. Anne is also providing support to micro-enterprises with charitable, educational and social focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571751608824-G4AU922LZXAL0VGKPYKK/Veruschka_4x6_Headshot.jpg About - Veruschka Selbach, Managing Director of Pluto Press Veruschka has worked internationally in academic and professional publishing for 20 years. She has worked across the spectrum for Oxford University Press, Berg Publishers (now Bloomsbury), Earthscan (now Taylor & Francis), Pickering & Chatto and with digital suppliers. In 2012, she founded digital sustainability publisher DoSustainability. Veruschka brings an experienced, dynamic focus that drives Pluto Press into new and exciting spheres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1662720026869-9UITLXEL18NRADBXB6YB/Mohammed.jpg About - Mohammed Elnaiem, Director of the decolonial centre Mohammed is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Cambridge. He is training to become a historical sociologist with a focus on the history of capitalism and the global reparations movement. His project is to investigate whether capitalism, patriarchy and slavery can be seen as disparate phenomena or different facets of the same totality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1571751585041-KQ64W0QF3P82R8TGXOPL/David_4x6.jpg About - David Dabydeen, AGI Director David is a Guyanese novelist, poet and academic. He was Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO from 1997 to 2010 and Guyana's Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015. He is one of the longest serving diplomats in the history of Guyana, with most of his work done in a voluntary capacity. He served at the University of Warwick from 1984 to 2017 as director of the Centre for Caribbean Studies and Professor of Postcolonial Literature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da79397e0efae33b81f1ba1/1662720874218-CZLPSDEW4KQU2H6ZMKLZ/Eve.jpg About - Eve Kanram, project coordinator Eve coordinates activities and projects at the Pluto Educational Trust and is the Journals Manager of 21 social science journals at Pluto Journals. 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