Pala is a non-profit organisation founded by Dirk Barrez, a former journalist at VRT (the national public-service broadcaster for the Flemish community of Belgium). The website was launched after Barrez finished editing his first book on globalisation in 2003.
He is the principal writer but collaborates with experts who offer information voluntarily. The name of the media outlet is inspired by Island, the utopian novel by Aldous Huxley, where a cynical journalist is shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala.
All the information on Pala is freely accessible, and the media outlet has a newsletter, online videos, and a webshop to buy Barrez's books.
Its funding depends on the sales of Barrez's books, which are all related to globalisation, environmental transition, democracy, cooperatives, and other alternatives. As an energy transition and ecology expert, part of the revenue comes from lectures Barrez gives in schools or within regional organisations and at trade unions' events.
Source: Oasis Europe
Last updated date: November 2025
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