ok, let's see if any contributors/coordinators emerge , will check your EE resource,
Michel On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:04 PM, George Pór <[email protected]> wrote: > My publishing capacity is fully taken by, at least for now, till I design > myself out of leading Enlivening Edge <http://www.enliveningedge.org>, > where we (re-)publish stuff like David's "Can Capitalism Survive Without > the Commons? What Can Bind People Together > <http://www.enliveningedge.org/views/can-capitalism-survive-without-commons-can-bind-people-together-beyond-minimal-social-civic-ties/> > ?" > > However, if someone on this list has appetite and capacity to launch > something, I'd be happy to feed it with pointers and occasional editorials, > me too. > > george > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:56 PM, Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> hi george, >> >> yes , that would certainly be useful, but to be honest, I'm not sure that >> either I or my colleagues have the time and space to add another medium to >> our work, about from commons transition dot org ... >> >> if you were to launch something, I'd be happy to feed it with pointers >> and occasional editorials and such, >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 9:30 PM, George Pór <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Michel, >>> >>> Fully agree. >>> Let's see what responses your Theses on Trump will get. >>> >>> Wouldn't it be useful to have a new publication focused on supporting >>> the work with "younger staffers, working with think thanks, organizing >>> workshops with people in political movements that are open to commons ideas >>> ..."? >>> >>> george >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Michel Bauwens <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> dear George, >>>> >>>> yes, I agree with you, we have to operate at both these levels, and I'm >>>> guessing the grassroots level dialogues are already happening, >>>> >>>> but changing the thinking of people who have been working with one >>>> particular paradigm all their lives is much more difficult, if not almost >>>> impossible <g>, so I would suggest working through younger staffers, >>>> working with think thanks, organizing workshops with people in political >>>> movements that are open to commons ideas ... >>>> >>>> personally, I am also very happy with the progress of the Assemblies of >>>> the Commons in France, though most are not focusing on this political work, >>>> but they are in dialogue with municipal officials for their projects; and >>>> initiatives like the Commons Transition Coalition in Melbourne. The work of >>>> the European Commons Assembly which continues and develops after the >>>> meeting, is also heartening, and simliar initiatives are under way in >>>> germany, finland and the netherlands I heard >>>> >>>> I think a good question to ask is: what do they need that is related >>>> and compatible with the commons approach, and is there any way that we can >>>> assist them, so that goodwill and dialogue become possible, >>>> >>>> the UK is a bit of an outlier no, more like the USA than Europe ? apart >>>> from open and platform coops, I'm not hearing much that is specifically >>>> commons oriented ? Glad to be proven wrong though <g> >>>> >>>> Michel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *** >>>> >>>> Message: 2 >>>> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 13:30:22 +0000 >>>> From: George Pór <[email protected]> >>>> To: P2P Foundation mailing list <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: [email protected], Anna Betz >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [P2P-F] Reflections on Trump, and the role of the >>>> commons >>>> as an alternative >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <[email protected] >>>> ail.com> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>>> >>>> hi Michel, >>>> >>>> Huge thank you for the clear and a concise articulation of what I've >>>> been >>>> thinking in the last few weeks! >>>> >>>> > The p2p/commons approach has a crucial role to play in making the >>>> Sanders >>>> coalition more realistic, by offering new strategies for >>>> re-industrialization which are not based on going back to the old >>>> models, >>>> but on going forward towards a cosmo-local model of production, which >>>> offers solutions not just for the US workers, but for the populations of >>>> the world, and through its stress on mutualization and the commons, has >>>> solutions for the ecological and climate crisis. >>>> >>>> The question I hold is, how can we most effectively play that role? >>>> Isn't it by opening dialogues, both at the thought leadership and the >>>> grassroots levels? >>>> >>>> *solidarity!* >>>> >>>> george >>>> -- >>>> Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: >>>> http://commonstransition.org >>>> >>>> P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - >>>> http://blog.p2pfoundation.net >>>> >>>> <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: >>>> http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens >>>> >>>> #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: >> http://commonstransition.org >> >> P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net >> >> <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: >> http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens >> >> #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ >> > > -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/
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