Michel Bauwens's Posts - P2P Foundation2024-03-19T12:29:03ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwenshttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1535003021?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=mbauwens&xn_auth=noMailpile Crowdfunding Successtag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-08-29:2003008:BlogPost:513072013-08-29T16:04:36.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Via Stacco Troncoso:</p>
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<p>"Good news all around: with more than two weeks to go on their funding campaign, <a href="http://www.mailpile.is/" target="_blank">Mailpile</a> has <a href="http://www.mailpile.is/blog/2013-08-20_Turning_Money_Into_Code.html" target="_blank">exceeded its funding goal</a> for the development of an alternative web-mail application with enhanced encryption and safety features.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Led by an Icelandic team of open source…</span></p>
<p>Via Stacco Troncoso:</p>
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<p>"Good news all around: with more than two weeks to go on their funding campaign, <a href="http://www.mailpile.is/" target="_blank">Mailpile</a> has <a href="http://www.mailpile.is/blog/2013-08-20_Turning_Money_Into_Code.html" target="_blank">exceeded its funding goal</a> for the development of an alternative web-mail application with enhanced encryption and safety features.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Led by an Icelandic team of open source veterans and privacy advocates, Mailpile aims to provide a secure, open source, encrypted email service. The team has set a January 2014 date for an “Alpha” release.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>The funding and ongoing development is community based. “</span><span>When we aren't sure what features to work on next or need to make some other major decision, we will seek input from the Mailpile Community. To this end, we will set up a forum dedicated to this conversation. After all, you are the ones funding the work and your voices should be heard. [...]</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>No ads, no spying. Just powerful software backed by a community of people who care.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>In light of the Snowden leaks and the subsequent shutting down of US based encrypted email services such as</span> <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/08/snowdens-alleged-email-provider-shuts-down-warns-against-trusting-u-s-companies/" target="_blank"><span>Lavabit</span></a> <span>and</span> <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/08/silent-circle-preemptively-shuts-down-encrypted-email-service-to-prevent-nsa-spying/" target="_blank"><span>Silent Circle</span></a><span>, we think that the Icelandic based Mailpile represents not only a credible option for the safeguarding of our privacy, but an excellent opportunity to protest by migration to ethical software platforms more akin to P2P values. It is also worth noting that Marco Fioretti has proposed embedding Mailpile</span> <a href="http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/call-to-fund-research-on-an-easy-and-complete-alternative-to-gmail-facebook-etc/2013/08/23" target="_blank"><span>within a suite of easily accessible, decentralised online applications</span></a> <span>(email, social media, collaborative documents, data storage, etc.).</span></p>
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<h3 dir="ltr"><span>Turning money into code</span></h3>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Now that the crowdfunding goal has been met, the team explains their needs and how they will use any extra funding obtained until the end of the campaign.</span></p>
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<h4 dir="ltr"><span>Needs:</span></h4>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“Over the next few months, we need to sort out a lot of things to do with the infrastructure of the project:</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>We need a community forum to continue interacting with our backers</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>We need automated tests for our code-base</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>We need to define APIs for plug-ins and interacting with external apps</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>We need to further develop our theme architecture</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>We need to solidify the overall design of the system, so it is clear where and how people can pitch in</span></p>
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</ul>
<p dir="ltr"><span>These are all prerequisites for being able to accept outside help - or to be able to turn money into manpower into useful code. So these are our top priorities for the Alpha release in January.”</span></p>
<h4 dir="ltr"><span>Allocation of extra funds:</span></h4>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“</span><span>Having extra money gives us a few options:</span></p>
<ol>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Raise our salaries</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Work longer, extend the lifetime of the project beyond 1 year</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Hire additional people</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Hire contractors for specific tasks</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Set money aside for a "rainy day" or unexpected events</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Attend conferences, hackathons and meetups in other countries</span></p>
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</ol>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Which of these makes sense, depends a lot on how the project develops and how much money we end up with at the end of the campaign. At the moment we are leaning towards the last three - contractors, a "rainy day" fund, and growing our community in person”</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Eben Moglen of</span> <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Freedom_Box" target="_blank"><span>Freedom box</span></a> <span>is one of the funders for the project. The crowdfunding campaign continues until the <span class="aBn"><span class="aQJ">10th of September 2013"</span></span></span></p>Launch of the Global Timebanktag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-08-12:2003008:BlogPost:514022013-08-12T17:35:24.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Kevin Parcell of Reconomy writes:</p>
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<p>"<span>All are invited to join our 1000 members in launching our Global Timebank - our new tool for building sustainable prosperity that combines p2p trading of time, massive online collaboration, and the option to contribute service to be "paid forward" forever. To join us, add your signature to our Global Petition or "Pay it forward" pledge here:…</span></p>
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<p>Kevin Parcell of Reconomy writes:</p>
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<p>"<span>All are invited to join our 1000 members in launching our Global Timebank - our new tool for building sustainable prosperity that combines p2p trading of time, massive online collaboration, and the option to contribute service to be "paid forward" forever. To join us, add your signature to our Global Petition or "Pay it forward" pledge here:</span></p>
<p><a class="_553k" href="http://www.causes.com/peoplepower" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.causes.com/peoplepower</a> "</p>Launch of new 'Radical Realities' zine of the Alternate (G8) Collective in Birminghamtag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-07-17:2003008:BlogPost:512822013-07-17T08:49:43.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Via <strong>Nicolas Ripley</strong>:</p>
<p>“Alternate have published our first e-zine, Radical Realities, with contributions from John Hilary, Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, Heather Marsh and Michel Bauwens.</p>
<p>The Alternate Collective was formed out of Occupy Birmingham, UK. The collective comprises of radical practitioners that promote and publish about democratic and cooperative governance. We aim to propose practical solutions, to envisage what a ‘new settlement’ could comprise of for…</p>
<p>Via <strong>Nicolas Ripley</strong>:</p>
<p>“Alternate have published our first e-zine, Radical Realities, with contributions from John Hilary, Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, Heather Marsh and Michel Bauwens.</p>
<p>The Alternate Collective was formed out of Occupy Birmingham, UK. The collective comprises of radical practitioners that promote and publish about democratic and cooperative governance. We aim to propose practical solutions, to envisage what a ‘new settlement’ could comprise of for European citizens. This is a practice developed out of the occupation, where we sought to canvas and write our own responses to the budgets proposed by the UK government.</p>
<p>We felt that merely seeking to protest against Austerity and the financial domination of the economy by corporate interests was insufficient. On seeing the G8 was to meet in Northern Ireland, during June 2013 we spent several months of prior research, to identify the agenda and to call upon practitioners, theorists and academics who could not only present a critique about the G8 but inform a conference on alternative approaches. To point out the many paths which exist to enable a sustainable society, in the common interest, that mainstream media outlets, by and large, ignore.</p>
<p>This first edition of radical Realities will shortly be followed by a second edition, featuring transcripts of speeches from Dave Boyle, Prem Sikka and Nick Dearden, who also spoke at the Alternate G8 conference.</p>
<p>We anticipate further editions of Radical Realities, supported by a new and growing platform that engages those interested in developing practical policy alternatives to those that European governments and inter-governmental institutions have foisted upon the worlds citizens.</p>
<p>The zine can be found at <a href="http://www.alternateg8.com">www.alternateg8.com</a></p>FABFUSE2013: Grassroots Knowledge Sharing in Amersfoort (NL) 19 - 21 July 2013tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-06-26:2003008:BlogPost:513732013-06-26T05:30:00.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>FABFUSE2013: Grassroots Knowledge Sharing</p>
<p>where: Amersfoort (NL)<br></br> when: 19 - 21 July 2013</p>
<p>As the global ecosystem of fab labs, hackerspaces, public laboratories and other community driven workshops grows, so does the need for effective exchange of knowledge between these peer knowledge hubs.</p>
<p><br></br> Can we cook up a grassroots implementation of peer reviewed knowledge? Or should we? Are existing platforms (journals, conferences) open to p2p communities? What great…</p>
<p>FABFUSE2013: Grassroots Knowledge Sharing</p>
<p>where: Amersfoort (NL)<br/> when: 19 - 21 July 2013</p>
<p>As the global ecosystem of fab labs, hackerspaces, public laboratories and other community driven workshops grows, so does the need for effective exchange of knowledge between these peer knowledge hubs.</p>
<p><br/> Can we cook up a grassroots implementation of peer reviewed knowledge? Or should we? Are existing platforms (journals, conferences) open to p2p communities? What great libre (online) tools are out there? Can we help the developers of potentially great tools in making the next step to greatness?<br/> In other words: How can grassroots communities exchange knowledge? Last summer, Fabfuse was the first Grassroots Fab Lab Conference. Over 50 people from around the globe shared ideas on how to create selfsustaining public workshops for digital fabrication. This summer a follow up will take place 19, 20 and 21 July.<br/> The conference will be loosely organized in 3 topic streams:</p>
<p>Open toolchains for creation, collaboration & communication: which open tools serve the grassroots community, which tools can we help become better, which tools do we miss altogether?</p>
<p>knowledge sharing: how can we free the knowledge present in many p2p hubs?</p>
<p><br/> community building: how do distributed communities develop, live and thrive?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fabfuse.org/">http://www.fabfuse.org/</a></p>Help send this permaculture documentary to the film festivals!tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-06-25:2003008:BlogPost:513702013-06-25T11:45:39.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Joseph Redwood-Martinez writes:</p>
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<p>" We launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise some of the funds needed to send the documentary on Sadhana Forest Haiti to international film festivals: <a href="http://igg.me/at/free/x/1892319" target="_blank">http://igg.me/at/free/x/1892319</a> .</p>
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<p>While I know the documentary will appeal to people interested in environmentalism, climate issues, community living, sustainability, permaculture, etc., etc., I'm especially hoping…</p>
<p>Joseph Redwood-Martinez writes:</p>
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<p>" We launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise some of the funds needed to send the documentary on Sadhana Forest Haiti to international film festivals: <a href="http://igg.me/at/free/x/1892319" target="_blank">http://igg.me/at/free/x/1892319</a> .</p>
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<p>While I know the documentary will appeal to people interested in environmentalism, climate issues, community living, sustainability, permaculture, etc., etc., I'm especially hoping to connect the documentary to unlikely audiences who would not typically encounter these topics. In any case, it would mean the world to me to have this documentary connect to a much wider audience than I am capable of reaching by myself. P</p>
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<p>Some links:</p>
<p>Documentary website with all the information one could hope for: <a href="http://onedayeverythingwillbefree.com/" target="_blank">http://onedayeverythingwillbefree.com/</a></p>
<p>Facebook page that would make it easy to share the video and crowdfunding campaign with your networks: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/onedayeverythingwillbefree" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/onedayeverythingwillbefree</a></p>
<p>And an early review of the film: <a href="http://permaculturenews.org/2013/03/30/film-review-one-day-everything-will-be-free/" target="_blank">http://permaculturenews.org/2013/03/30/film-review-one-day-everything-will-be-free/</a></p>the Homegrown Cities project: p2p urbanism for Mumbaitag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-06-24:2003008:BlogPost:512692013-06-24T09:12:07.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>via Matias of Urbz:</p>
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<p>"We are reaching out to you today because we just launched a crowd-funded project and need your help spreading the word, through your email list and social networks. <br></br><br></br>We are proposing a new model for "slum rehabilitation" in Mumbai. The idea is to build on, and enhance existing construction practices in slum-notified areas. In contrast with wholesale redevelopment projects, which dominate the field, we believe that the "solution" is much closer to…</p>
<p>via Matias of Urbz:</p>
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<p>"We are reaching out to you today because we just launched a crowd-funded project and need your help spreading the word, through your email list and social networks. <br/><br/>We are proposing a new model for "slum rehabilitation" in Mumbai. The idea is to build on, and enhance existing construction practices in slum-notified areas. In contrast with wholesale redevelopment projects, which dominate the field, we believe that the "solution" is much closer to the "problem" than policy-makers and urban planners seem to imagine. <br/><br/>We want to demonstrate that it is possible to collaborate with local masons, craftsmen and residents, and add value to their work, by opening venues with collaboration with architects, engineers and material producers. Our starting point is a pilot project in a slum-notified area in Mumbai. <br/><br/>We will build a fantastic small house and sell it at the price of any other houses in the neighbourhood. And then we will get the ball rolling, repeating the scheme in the initial area and others. The long-term goal is to create housing cooperatives that bring together the people who have benefited from the scheme. These will become agents in the development and improvement of neighbourhood-wide infrastructure and amenities. <br/><br/>We have written about the project on <a href="http://urbz.net/the-homegrown-cities-project/" target="_blank">urbz.net</a>, created a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HomegrownCities" target="_blank">support page on facebook</a>and opened a <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/homegrown-cities" target="_blank">crowd-funding page on indiegogo</a>. We also have a <a href="https://twitter.com/HomegrownCities" target="_blank">twitter account</a>."</p>
<p>Here is the Indiegogo crowdfunding page:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/project/share/410087">http://www.indiegogo.com/project/share/410087</a></p>How to change the international rules for the commons in European Union?tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-04-29:2003008:BlogPost:511262013-04-29T16:21:47.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p><span>We are pleased to informe you that the workshop :</span><br></br><br></br><strong>How to change the international rules</strong><br></br><strong>for the commons in European Union?</strong><br></br><br></br><span>will take place May, 22sd, from 13:00 to 16:00</span><br></br><span>at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. Schumannstr. 8, Berlin.</span><br></br><br></br><span>It aims to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the Economics </span><span>Commons Conference (ECC) that will take place from 22 to 24 of may…</span></p>
<p><span>We are pleased to informe you that the workshop :</span><br/><br/><strong>How to change the international rules</strong><br/><strong>for the commons in European Union?</strong><br/><br/><span>will take place May, 22sd, from 13:00 to 16:00</span><br/><span>at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. Schumannstr. 8, Berlin.</span><br/><br/><span>It aims to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the Economics </span><span>Commons Conference (ECC) that will take place from 22 to 24 of may in </span><span>Berlin, to share initiatives that converge around commons based rights </span><span>approaches, especially in European Union.</span><br/><br/><span>The workshop would bring together some 25/30 people (mainly) from </span><span>Europe, to discuss, share information on the campaigns and agendas, </span><span>do links between initiatives in particular on :</span></p>
<p><br/><span>- legislative changes or frameworks used by commons</span><br/><span>- ongoing work on services of general interest within the European </span><span>legislation.</span><br/><br/><span>We would like to offer the opportunity to share, build and renew</span><br/><span>common arguments, used within the struggles dedicated to the different </span><span>types of commons ressources (material / immaterial, Globa / local, ... </span><span>etc), at the local, national and European level.</span><br/><br/><span>The invitation is open to people, registered and not registered in the </span><span>ECC. It is also open to people from other régions that could share </span><span>their own researches and experiments and take advantage from the </span><span>European one.</span><br/><br/><span>The methodology is a work in progress. It is based on an open</span><br/><span>discussion with short presentations of initiatives, depending of the </span><span>participants registered.</span></p>
<p><br/><span>You can follow the preparation here:</span></p>
<p><br/><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/How_to_change_the_international_rules_for_the_commons_in_Europe%3F_-_2013#Invited_Participants" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net/How_to_change_the_international_rules_for_the_commons_in_Europe%3F_-_2013#Invited_Participants</a><br/><br/><span>We would very much like you to participate in this meeting. The number </span><span>of participants is limited to ~35 people. If you are willing to do so, </span><span>please give us a reply as soon as possible and (for the participants </span><span>to ECC, consider the changes that this may imply in your travel </span><span>arrangements and schedule.</span><br/><br/><span>In solidarity</span></p>
<p><br/><span>Nicole Alix, Confrontations Europe,</span><br/><span>Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation, Commons Strategies Group,</span><br/><span>Frédéric Sultan, VECAM, Remix The Commons,</span></p>Furtherfield Appeal: create and share a culture that means more to more peopletag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-04-19:2003008:BlogPost:511172013-04-19T08:48:15.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p><span> <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery</a><span>></span><br></br><br></br><span>***Furtherfield Appeal: Just 3 weeks left to raise £7000***</span><br></br><br></br><span>Furtherfield <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/</a><span>></span><br></br><span> - A living, breathing, thriving network for art, technology and</span><br></br><span>social change since…</span></p>
<p><span> <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery</a><span>></span><br/><br/><span>***Furtherfield Appeal: Just 3 weeks left to raise £7000***</span><br/><br/><span>Furtherfield <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/</a><span>></span><br/><span> - A living, breathing, thriving network for art, technology and</span><br/><span>social change since 1997</span><br/><br/><span>A big thank you to all of those people who have responded so</span><br/><span>generously to our appeal for donations. We have raised nearly £3000 in</span><br/><span>5 weeks and have been very heartened by the appreciation that people</span><br/><span>have shown with their support.</span><br/><br/><span>We are still aiming to raise another £7000 by the end of the month so</span><br/><span>if you would like to see Furtherfield's work continue, please do help</span><br/><span>out if you can.</span><br/><br/><span>To make a single or monthly donation press here.</span><br/><br/><span> <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/get-involved/donate/donate-now" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/get-involved/donate/donate-now</a><span>></span><br/><br/><span>Then please come to the gallery and allow us to kiss you on both</span><br/><span>cheeks (or at least shake your hand) at the Furtherfield Donor's</span><br/><span>Gratitude and Appreciation Party.</span><br/><br/><span>*What people say about Furtherfield*</span><br/><br/><span>"You have created a true Peer 2 Peer philosophy of art, with a great</span><br/><span>network and reach!!" - Michel Bauwens, Founder of the P2P foundation</span><br/><br/><span>"The People's Serpentine Gallery of North London" - Erica Scourti.</span><br/><span>Labkultur.tv (DE)</span><br/><br/><span>"The multifaceted levels of cultural production at Furtherfield</span><br/><span>signal to those "in the know" that, curatorially speaking, they are</span><br/><span>the 21st century version of Pound's "antennae" picking up</span><br/><span>transmissions before most of us can even make a connection..." - Mark</span><br/><span>Amerika. Artist, writer, media art and performance.</span><br/><br/><span>*Read more</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/about/what-they-say-about-Furtherfield" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/about/what-they-say-about-Furtherfield</a><span>></span><br/><span>*</span><br/><br/><span>*More about the Furtherfield Appeal*</span><br/><br/><span>For 16 years we have worked in solidarity with artists, techies,</span><br/><span>activists, adventurous art audiences to create and share a culture</span><br/><span>that means more to more people.</span><br/><br/><span>Last year 160,000 people visited Furtherfield's online platforms from</span><br/><span>around the world. At our new gallery in the heart of Finsbury Park</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery</a><span>></span><br/><span>, North London, we have connected with over 5000 more people from the</span><br/><span>local area, visitors from across London, the UK and internationally.</span><br/><br/><span>We have never asked you for money before. The talent and generosity</span><br/><span>of contributors and participants and the support of Arts Council</span><br/><span>England and Haringey Council have kept the engine running till now.</span><br/><span>But if we are to go on with this work we have to ask for your help.</span><br/><br/><span>*With your donation *Furtherfield's programme of three Summer</span><br/><span>exhibitions will feature a festival of glitch art, renowned artists of</span><br/><span>culture hacking such as Cornelia Solfrank, followed by legendary</span><br/><span>network MCs Mark Amerika and Shu Lea Cheang. See our past exhibitions</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibitions" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibitions</a><span>></span><br/><span>.</span><br/><br/><span>*With your donation *our gallery Clear Spots programme</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery/clear-spots" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery/clear-spots</a><span>></span><br/><span> will continue to act as a showcase space for artists, techies and</span><br/><span>activists to shape the world in a way that enables everyone to get</span><br/><span>involved.</span><br/><br/><span>*With your donation *Furtherfield will continue to develop community</span><br/><span>technology workshops <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/events" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/events</a><span>></span><br/><span> to get as many people as we can involved in building their own layer</span><br/><span>of digital culture in and around Finsbury Park, with games, tech</span><br/><span>recycling, making music, film, robots and community blogs.</span><br/><br/><span>All donors of more than £50 will be listed for public thanks on the</span><br/><span>Furtherfield Supporters webpage</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/furtherfield-supporters" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/furtherfield-supporters</a><span>></span><br/><span> and on the gallery walls at Furtherfield for 2013/14.</span><br/><br/><span>You have our heartfelt thanks. We'll let you know how we get on and</span><br/><span>that invitation will be winging its way to you shortly.</span><br/><br/><span>*The Furtherfield Crew*</span><br/><br/><span> <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/appeal/appeal-extra.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org/appeal/appeal-extra.pdf</a><span>></span><br/><br/><span>Furtherfield is supported by Haringey Council and Arts Council</span><br/><span>England through the National Portfolio funding programme.</span><br/><br/><span> <</span><a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/</a><span>></span><br/><span>Furtherfield <</span><a href="http://www.furtherfield.org/" target="_blank">http://www.furtherfield.org</a><span>></span><br/><span> - A living, breathing, thriving network</span><br/><br/><span>for art, technology and social change since 1997</span></p>Announcing: Pixelache Helsinki 2013tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-04-14:2003008:BlogPost:509132013-04-14T07:33:30.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>via Andrew Paterson:</p>
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<p><span>Pixelache Helsinki welcomes participants to join in the four day</span><br></br><span>trans-disciplinary festival during 16th -19th May 2013. This year the </span><span>festival will take place as a dual-city event in both Helsinki (Finland) </span><span>and Tallinn-Naissaar (Estonia), including a ferry journey between both </span><span>cities.…</span><br></br><br></br></p>
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<p><span>Pixelache Helsinki welcomes participants to join in the four day</span><br/><span>trans-disciplinary festival during 16th -19th May 2013. This year the </span><span>festival will take place as a dual-city event in both Helsinki (Finland) </span><span>and Tallinn-Naissaar (Estonia), including a ferry journey between both </span><span>cities.</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/</a><br/><br/><span>The overall festival theme is entitled 'Facing North - Facing South'. With </span><span>this theme, Pixelache expands it?s on-going 'Signals from the South' </span><span>programme, that has focused on presenting media, art and technology </span><span>projects from Africa, South America and Asia since 2009. It explores </span><span>further the relationships between South and North, looking at these notions </span><span>from various perspectives, including geo-political, cultural, economical, </span><span>both on global, regional and local level.</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/facing-north-facing-south-introduction/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/facing-north-facing-south-introduction/</a><br/><br/><span>The Helsinki section of the festival organised around the Suvilahti area </span><span>(16.-17.May) consists of several events, including presentations, workshops </span><span>and guest-curated programme by trans-national Bricolabs Network . Members </span><span>of Bricolabs will be present from various European as well as Latin </span><span>American countries and many others, from Pakistan, Mexico, Indonesia etc </span><span>will participate in discussions during the conference planned for 17th May </span><span>on the theory and practice of networks. A process orientated and open </span><span>approach to creating (making) will be conveyed through ?brico-things? an </span><span>exhibition (collaboratively curated) opening on the evening of 15th May.</span><br/><span>Workshops & Demos on 16th May will offer opportunities to learn, discuss</span><span>and share ideas on digital fabrication & plastic recycling, open source </span><span>tools for festivals and more!</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/guest-curated-programme-by-bricolabs-network/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/guest-curated-programme-by-bricolabs-network/</a><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/exhibitions/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/exhibitions/</a><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/workshops/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/workshops/</a><br/><br/><span>The Tallinn-side of the festival (18.-19. May) will be based on previous</span><br/><span>unconference/bar camp-style experiments in recent years called 'Camp</span><br/><span>Pixelache'. The main venue for this 'camp' part will be a small</span><br/><span>nature-reserve island near to Tallinn called Naissaar. The infrastructure</span><br/><span>on the island allows for about 100 people to participate. We are still</span><br/><span>calling out for presentations and workshops proposals for Camp Pixelache.</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/camp-2013/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/camp-2013/</a><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naissaar" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naissaar</a><br/><br/><span>Three keynote speakers have also been invited to give presentations in</span><br/><span>three different festival locations: Escher Tsai, Master of Art History of</span><br/><span>National Taiwan University of Art, devoted into digital art research,</span><br/><span>promotion and creation will present in Helsinki on 16.5 at the Finnish</span><br/><span>Academy of Fine Arts. Spatial Intelligence Unit's and Kristi Gri?akov's</span><br/><span>keynote is the first public Tallinn-Helsinki twin city presentation and</span><br/><span>discussion to be held on a common ground, an in-between place ? the ferry</span><br/><span>between the two cities on 17.5. On Naissaar, rumoured to be ?Terra</span><br/><span>Feminarum? (the island?s Estonian name literally translates as ?island of</span><br/><span>women?), Mary Mellor, Social Science Professor at Northumbria University,</span><br/><span>Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) will address issues of alternative, green and</span><br/><span>feminist economics.</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/keynotes/" target="_blank">http://www.pixelache.ac/festival-2013/keynotes/</a></p>UN Training on the Commonstag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-03-30:2003008:BlogPost:507832013-03-30T18:07:24.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>via <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Lisinka Ulatowska</font></p>
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<p>more info, <a href="http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org" title="Go back to the front page">Commons Action, </a> Commons Cluster for the United Nations, at <a href="http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/">http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/</a></p>
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<p><b>The UN Training Part II will take place on Wednesday, April 3<sup>rd</sup></b> <b>9:00-11:00…</b></p>
<p>via <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Lisinka Ulatowska</font></p>
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<p>more info, <a href="http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org" title="Go back to the front page">Commons Action, </a> Commons Cluster for the United Nations, at <a href="http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/">http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/</a></p>
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<p><b>The UN Training Part II will take place on Wednesday, April 3<sup>rd</sup></b> <b>9:00-11:00 am PDT; noon-2:00 pm EDT; 6:00-8:00 pm CET. </b></p>
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<p>The 2-hour training will consist of two equal parts</p>
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<li>A slide show on diverse aspects of the commons, as described below. This is open to all. No registration required</li>
<li>A workshop with hands-on training in presenting a commons perspective in a UN context. The number of participants in the workshop is limited to 8 to give each an opportunity to practice . For this registration is required. <b><u>The deadline for registration is Monday, April 1<sup>s</sup></u><sup>t</sup> noon PDT (3:00 pm EDT and 9:00 CET.</b> (Registration form attached). Those wishing to attend will also be asked to complete an assignment to prepare for participation (See below).</li>
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<p><b><u>Here is how to connect</u></b> for all, including the actual workshop participants:</p>
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<p>Go to <br/> 1. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=39839403" target="_blank">http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=39839403</a></p>
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<p>2. Primary dial in number: <b>(206) 402-0100</b> <br/> Secondary dial in number: <b>(703) 344-2171</b></p>
<p><br/> 3. Guest pin code: <b>926179#</b></p>
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<p><b><u>Please call in at least 15 minutes ahead</u></b> of the scheduled time because complications with connecting tend to arise and it will be hard to connect you once the slide show has begun. <b><i>To provide adequate time for practice, only those enrolled in the workshop will be able to participate actively. All others will be on mute.</i></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>UN TRAINING PART II</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>GROWING THE COMMONS TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP</u></b></p>
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<p>Training Part II is meant for anyone who is interested in advocating a commons approach to dealing with issues the UN focuses on. This could take two forms: either by joining one of our teams and actually attending a UN conference, or else giving input from your own home where you can remain updated by our Instant Response Network.</p>
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<p>Part I of this Training focused on the UN. Part II will focus on diverse aspects of the commons and on how a commons approach can be applied to the resolution of global problems as they emerge from global to local levels. The workshop will provide hands-on experience of presenting your commons approach to delegates and the UN in several steps.</p>
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<p>Speakers will be:</p>
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<p><b><u>Akiwa Gizzel</u></b>, Director of Human Affect, who will speak on Indigenous Peoples, some special ways in which they make contact with Nature and their particular vulnerabilities and concerns when lobbying at the UN</p>
<p><b><u>Rob Wheeler,</u></b> UN Representative of the Global Eco Villlage Network (GEN) and one of the leaders of the Commons Cluster will describe his personal experience of actually living in a commons community. He will also describe how GEN builds Ecovillages worldwide. For instance, 46000 are planned for Senegal.</p>
<p><b><u>Alanna Hartzok</u></b>, MA, Director of the Earth Rights Institute will discuss the approach of Henry George and a commons approach to financing as a tool to help bring about sustainability.</p>
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<p><b><u>Facilitator and designer of the Training and workshop:</u></b> Dr. Lisinka Ulatowska. (Coordinator NGO Major Group Commons Cluster at the UN.)</p>
<p><b><u>Technical Director:</u></b> Myra Jackson</p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>Those wishing to participate in the workshop</u></b></p>
<p>Please</p>
<p><b><u> </u></b></p>
<p>1. complete the attached form and send it to <b><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:Lisinka.Ulatowska@gmail.com" target="_blank">Lisinka.Ulatowska@gmail.com</a>.</b></p>
<p>2. prepare for participation as follows:</p>
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<li>download from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/" target="_blank">http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/</a> the advocacy resource booklet: <b><i>Growing the Commons Top-Down and Bottom-Up.</i></b></li>
<li>read <b><i>Measures to Shift to an All-Win, Sustainable, Commons-Based Economy</i></b> on page 50. This chapter also deals with measures to alleviate poverty.</li>
<li>Prepare a one-minute rationale for using a commons approach to a sustainable economy as if you were talking to a delegate. (You are free to adjust this to a particular country or just to delegates in general).</li>
<li>Make a list of measures that seem most important to you to mention to the delegate if s/he agrees to extend the conversation. In this way your prepared presentation will consist of two separate parts.</li>
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<p> We shall both practice our presentations and learn more about the measures you choose to bring up.</p>
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<p>3. Please also listen to and watch the slide show section of Part I if you did not attend Training I or if you have not yet attended a UN conference on sustainability. The slide show can be found on: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/" target="_blank">http://www.commonsactionfortheunitednations.org/un-rep-training/</a> by clicking in the grey section on Part One UN Decision Making/ view the page.</p>
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<p><b><u>Please note:</u></b> Part II is being held much later than planned. This made it possible for us to present speakers who would otherwise have been unavailable.</p>
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<p><b><u>Part III will deal with Strategy</u></b> and build on the work that the Commons Cluster will be preparing in the coming weeks.</p>
<p><br clear="all"/>With warmest greetings,<br/><br/>Lisinka Ulatowska<br/>-- <br/>Dr. Lisinka UlatowskaCoordinator Commons Cluster and<br/>Commons Action for the United Nations<br/>UN Rep. Association of World Citizens;<br/> Institute for Planetary Synthesis</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 15px;">Hij is de enige Belg die opgenomen is in de "<a href="http://mailing.plan-c.eu/t/j-l-jjduydl-jjdrjtdrd-jr/" style="color: #00707b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The (En)Rich List</a>", de lijst van 100 meest inspirerende personen die bijdragen tot een duurzame toekomst.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 15px;">Op 26 april organiseert Plan C in samenwerking met<span> </span><a href="http://mailing.plan-c.eu/t/j-l-jjduydl-jjdrjtdrd-jy/" style="color: #00707b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">shiftN</a><span> </span>een workshop om het peer-to-peer concept te vertalen naar een Vlaamse context. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 15px;">Deze workshop is een gesloten evenement met een beperkt aantal deelnemers. Maar wie Michel Bauwens graag wil zien en horen kan terecht op de derde editie van<span> </span><a href="http://mailing.plan-c.eu/t/j-l-jjduydl-jjdrjtdrd-jj/" style="color: #00707b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Het Groene Boek</a><span> </span>op zondag 28 april in het Kaaitheater in Brussel. Het volledige programma van Het Groene Boek #3, vind je<span> </span><a href="http://mailing.plan-c.eu/t/j-l-jjduydl-jjdrjtdrd-jt/" style="color: #00707b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">hier</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 15px;">Lees meer en ontdek andere boeiende evenementen in de<span> </span><a href="http://mailing.plan-c.eu/t/j-l-jjduydl-jjdrjtdrd-ji/" style="color: #00707b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">agenda</a>van Plan C.</p>
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<p>Via Orsan Senalp:</p>
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<p>The international seminar ‘Networked Labour: Rethinking labour in an age of networks’. We are<br></br> now please to confirm that the seminar will be held in Amsterdam between 7-9 May 2013.<br></br> <br></br> Our work will be focusing on the changing worlds of labour and<br></br> production, and emerging new movements, political actors and their politics. We will mainly be discussing these topics in relation to the accelerating developments in the ICTs. Our hope is to create…</p>
<p>Via Orsan Senalp:</p>
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<p>The international seminar ‘Networked Labour: Rethinking labour in an age of networks’. We are<br/> now please to confirm that the seminar will be held in Amsterdam between 7-9 May 2013.<br/> <br/> Our work will be focusing on the changing worlds of labour and<br/> production, and emerging new movements, political actors and their politics. We will mainly be discussing these topics in relation to the accelerating developments in the ICTs. Our hope is to create new synergies by bringing together many contributors and observers of the recent changes, movements, protests, and mobilisations. We hope this will enable us to increase our collective understanding of the new<br/> possibilities emerging in front of us for a radical social change.<br/> <br/> The seminar is initially supported by Networked Politics, Transform! Europe, Transnational Institute and IGOPNET (Institut de Govern the Polítiques Públiques)</p>Sharing commons sprint. Barcelona. March 20th & 21st 2013tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-03-17:2003008:BlogPost:508672013-03-17T07:32:08.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<div class="im">Sharing commons sprint. Barcelona. March 20th & 21st 2013.<br></br> <br></br> A series of events in occasion of Michel Bauwens (P2P Foundation) visit to Barcelona. Brought to you collaboratively by IGOPnet.cc, OuiShare, Spanish Chapter of Open Knowledge Foundation & Amical Viquipedia, with the support of BCN The Lab.<br></br> <br></br> Website complete program:…</div>
<div class="im">Sharing commons sprint. Barcelona. March 20th & 21st 2013.<br/> <br/> A series of events in occasion of Michel Bauwens (P2P Foundation) visit to Barcelona. Brought to you collaboratively by IGOPnet.cc, OuiShare, Spanish Chapter of Open Knowledge Foundation & Amical Viquipedia, with the support of BCN The Lab.<br/> <br/> Website complete program: <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Sharing_Commons_Spring_Barcelona_March_2013" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net/Sharing_Commons_Spring_Barcelona_March_2013</a><br/> <br/> Program:<br/> <br/> March 20th 14-17h - Wikisprint<br/> Wikisprint is a coordinated effort to map and document the P2P initiatives in Latin America and Spain, promoted by the P2P Foundation. #P2PWikiSprint<br/> Place: Centre d'Estudis Jurídics i Formació Especialitzada - Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, 40, 08010 Barcelona<br/> More information: <a href="http://wikisprint.p2pf.org/" target="_blank">http://wikisprint.p2pf.org/</a><br/> Registration: <a href="http://4fcec02c7b72.fikket.com/event/p2pwikisprint-en-barcelona" target="_blank">http://4fcec02c7b72.fikket.com/event/p2pwikisprint-en-barcelona</a><br/> <br/> March 20th 20-21:30h - Conference: Sharing and P2P economy by Michel Bauwens<br/> Place: Makers of Barcelona (MOB) - Bailen 11 bajos, 08010, Barcelona<br/> More Information: <a href="http://ouishare.net/events/ouishare-talk-with-michel-bauwens-in-barcelona/" target="_blank">http://ouishare.net/events/ouishare-talk-with-michel-bauwens-in-barcelona/</a><br/> Registration: <a href="http://ouishare-talk-michelbauwens.eventbrite.es/" target="_blank">http://ouishare-talk-michelbauwens.eventbrite.es/</a><br/> <br/> March 21st 10-18:30h - Seminar ... a day with Michel Bauwens<br/> What: Seminar addressed to those already working on P2P topics. Limited participation to 20 people.<br/> Where: Escola de l'IGOP. Urrutia, 17. 08042 Barcelona. <a>+34 648877748</a><br/> Further details & subscription: <a href="http://igopnet.cc/a-day-with-michel-bauwens-barcelona-21st-march-2013/" target="_blank">http://igopnet.cc/a-day-with-michel-bauwens-barcelona-21st-march-2013/</a><br/> <br/> March 21st 19h - Conference: Institutions for/of the commons. State & Commons: An impossible match?. Reflections from a worldwide perspective by Michael Bauwens<br/> Where: Address: Escola de l'IGOP. Urrutia, 17. 08042 Barcelona. <a>+34 648877748</a><br/> Traducción simultánea al castellano a demanda. Traducció simultània al català si es precisa.</div>
<p>Live Streaming: <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Sharing_Commons_Spring_Barcelona_March_2013" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net/Sharing_Commons_Spring_Barcelona_March_2013</a><br/> <br/> #P2P</p>CFP: The Political Economy of the Commons (University of Helsinki Seminar)tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-03-08:2003008:BlogPost:502852013-03-08T23:28:58.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p><b class="gmail_sendername">via Tero Toivanen</b><span> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tero.tapio.toivanen@gmail.com" target="_blank">tero.tapio.toivanen@gmail.com</a>></span><br></br></p>
<p><span>CFP: The Political Economy of the Commons (Seminar at the University of Helsinki 25th May 2013)</span><br></br><br></br><b>In the past two decades the commons has become a widely debated concept within various academic disciplines, such as environmental studies, social sciences, law and…</b></p>
<p><b class="gmail_sendername">via Tero Toivanen</b><span> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tero.tapio.toivanen@gmail.com" target="_blank">tero.tapio.toivanen@gmail.com</a>></span><br/></p>
<p><span>CFP: The Political Economy of the Commons (Seminar at the University of Helsinki 25th May 2013)</span><br/><br/><b>In the past two decades the commons has become a widely debated concept within various academic disciplines, such as environmental studies, social sciences, law and political economy. The commons has also become a central part of the vocabulary of contemporary social movements.</b></p>
<p><b><br/><span>The commons is often seen as an alternative to ”the market economy”, as well as the capitalist mode of production and its core element, the commodity form. The abundant logics of network commons, apparent for instance in open code and varieties of peer-to-peer production, would thus stand in an antagonistic relationship to commodification of knowledge by means of copyrights and patents. It has also been argued, for example, that new commons can be identified when non-commodified social relations are strengthened through arrangements such as collaborative consumption and participatory budgeting.</span><br/><br/><span>On the other hand, it can be argued that the future of capitalist societie</span><span>s will depend on</span> <span>the appropriation of the production of the commons. In this case the commons is not seen so much as an alternati</span><span>ve to b</span><span>ut more as a consolidation of capitalism. For example the post-Fordist organisation of work can embrace autonomy, democracy and commons-based production, but it is also constantly coming up with new ways to capture and commodify the value produced from the commons.</span><br/><br/><span>We welcome papers that aim to engage with these already existing dive</span><span>rgent de</span><span>bates on the commons, as well as ones proposing new critical perspective</span><span>s on</span> <span>the political economy of the commons. We are also interested in questions on the relationships between the commons and democracy, social movements, nation states and world politics. Possible themes could include, but are not limited to, the following theoretical questions:</span><br/><br/></b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- What is / how to define the common/s?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- What is the relationship between enclosure and the commons?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- How are the concepts of value and the commons related?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- What distinguishes the commons from the public and the private?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- What are the historical specificities of commons-based production and how does it differ from the capitalist mode of production?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- How are the commons produced within networks, communities, metropolises or social movements?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- What is the meaning of the commons for the future of world politics?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>- What is the role of the commons in building sustainable futures?</span></p>
<p><b><br/><span>The eve</span><span>nt will take place as a part</span> <span>of Professor Teivo Teivainen’s research seminar on Global Capitalism on the 25th of May 2013. The keynote spe</span><span>ech will be given by Pro</span><span>fessor Tere Vadén from Aalto University.</span><br/><br/><span>Abstracts of no more than 200 word</span><span>s should be sent to</span> <span>Tero Toivanen (<a href="mailto:tero.toivanen@helsinki.fi" target="_blank">tero.toivanen@helsinki.fi</a>). The deadline for the abstracts is 18th of April 2013. The seminar is co-organised by the Department of Political and Economic Studies of the University of Helsinki and the Commons.fi online journal. </span></b></p>Case studies: ten social entrepreneurs who raised funds through crowdfundingtag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-03-02:2003008:BlogPost:494472013-03-02T10:58:20.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p><span>Natasha Akib of StartSomeGood writes:</span></p>
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<p><span>"I thought you might be interested in a short ebook we've just published which showcases ten of the social entrepreneurs who raised funds through crowdfunding on our site last year, and their goals and predictions for this year.</span></p>
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<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The entrepreneurs interviewed for <i>Let’s Start Some Good:…</i></font></p>
<p><span>Natasha Akib of StartSomeGood writes:</span></p>
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<p><span>"I thought you might be interested in a short ebook we've just published which showcases ten of the social entrepreneurs who raised funds through crowdfunding on our site last year, and their goals and predictions for this year.</span></p>
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<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The entrepreneurs interviewed for <i>Let’s Start Some Good: What’s Next in 2013</i> have launched projects in fields such as aid work, cancer awareness, socially responsible tourism and more. The eBook documents their goals and predictions for 2013, practical advice and innovative ideas for crowdfunding & social change . </font></p>
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<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Considering the focus of your blog on peer to peer practices and crowdfunding, I think that these stories of successful crowdfunding projects would be very relevant to your audience and I’d like to invite you to share the eBook with your networks if possible - it's available for embedding via Scribd.</font></p>
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<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The link to the eBook can be found here: <a href="http://bit.ly/whatsnext2013" target="_blank"><i>Let’s Start Some Good: What’s Next in 2013</i></a>.</font></p>CFP: Special issue on the Commons and Political Ecologytag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-02-27:2003008:BlogPost:493412013-02-27T16:52:00.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
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<pre>-- Gabriel Weber:<br></br><br></br></pre>
<p>We are writing to you on behalf of <i>Ecologia Politica</i>, a semi-annual journal in Spanish addressing environmental questions and their link to society. The journal is more than 20 years old and distributed mainly in Spain and Latin America. Its target is academics and environmental/social organisations. You can find more information under<a href="http://www.ecologiapolitica.info/" target="_blank">www.ecologiapolitica.info</a>, where you can…</p>
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<pre>-- Gabriel Weber:<br/><br/></pre>
<p>We are writing to you on behalf of <i>Ecologia Politica</i>, a semi-annual journal in Spanish addressing environmental questions and their link to society. The journal is more than 20 years old and distributed mainly in Spain and Latin America. Its target is academics and environmental/social organisations. You can find more information under<a href="http://www.ecologiapolitica.info/" target="_blank">www.ecologiapolitica.info</a>, where you can also download the digital version of the first 41 issues.</p>
<p>The next issue will be focused on "Commons" which will be published in June, 2013. We would like to invite you to send us proposals of articles about this topic or proposals of people who could write a good article about it. We publish the following types of articles:</p>
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<li><b>In-depth articles</b> related to the main subject of the issue. These are articles which analyse the topic in detail, and their length should be approximately 8 pages.</li>
<li><b>Short articles</b> with a regional approach and related to the main subject of the issue. They analyse a concrete case study and are approximately 4 pages long.</li>
<li><b>Opinion articles</b> related to the subject of the issue. They give a personal and critical vision of the subject matter. </li>
<li><b>Articles about resistance or social movements</b> related to the subject matter.</li>
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<p>The proposals should include an abstract of the article. <b>Deadline for sending proposals of articles will be 8/03/13 </b>and deadline for sending the final version will be 3/05/13. The proposals have to be sent to<a href="mailto:secretariado@ecologiapolitica.info" target="_blank">secretariado@ecologiapolitica.info</a>.</p>
<p>We are looking forward to receive your proposals. If you have any questions or you want more information about details please don't hesitate to contact us.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br/>Coordination of Ecología Política journal.</p>
<p>(<a href="mailto:secretariado@ecologiapolitica.info" target="_blank">secretariado@ecologiapolitica.info</a>)</p>
<pre></pre>Crowdfunding campaign for documentary on the Economy for the Common Goodtag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-02-27:2003008:BlogPost:493372013-02-27T16:24:30.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Projecjt website via <a class="external free" href="http://ecg-documentary.com/">http://ecg-documentary.com</a></p>
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<p>Gonzalo Miranda Carrera:</p>
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<p>"AttacTV Team and Production Film Cooperative La Antena works since late 2011 in the production of a documentary <a class="external autonumber" href="http://ecg-documentary.com/">[1]</a> on the Economy for the Common Good …</p>
<p>Projecjt website via <a class="external free" href="http://ecg-documentary.com/">http://ecg-documentary.com</a></p>
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<p>Gonzalo Miranda Carrera:</p>
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<p>"AttacTV Team and Production Film Cooperative La Antena works since late 2011 in the production of a documentary <a class="external autonumber" href="http://ecg-documentary.com/">[1]</a> on the Economy for the Common Good <a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.gemeinwohl-oekonomie.org/en/">[2]</a> proposal by Christian Felber of Attac Austria.</p>
<p>The aim of the film points to get to know this proposal and the process where many people and companies are involved. Film emphasizes on human experiences, personal and collective, that are applied in Europe. The ECG proposal has generated a great impact and debate in Europe and Latin America. So we want to dig into the process of change that, for many, has already begun."</p>
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<p>We are writing to ask for your support and the support of your organization for the crowdfunding campaign to make this documentary.</p>
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<li>This is the link to the ECG Documentary <a class="external free" href="http://ecg-documentary.com/">http://ecg-documentary.com</a></li>
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<p><<a class="external free" href="http://ecg-documentary.com/">http://ecg-documentary.com/</a>> , where you can find all the info about the film, some videos and news.</p>
<p>And these are the links of the first videos of the campaign;</p>
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<li>Happy? <a class="external free" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myP40nX5Gio">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myP40nX5Gio</a></li>
<li>The unhappiness <a class="external free" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TAuVqqbkWo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TAuVqqbkWo</a></li>
<li>The Common Good <a class="external free" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGUdc_ozShQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGUdc_ozShQ</a></li>
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<p align="center"><b>Property and Commons</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>The new issues of shared access and innovation</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>International Seminar</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>Paris, 25-26 April 2013</b></p>
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<p>This seminar will present for discussion the results of three years of surveys and research carried out in the framework of the PROPICE…</p>
<p align="center"><b>Property and Commons</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>The new issues of shared access and innovation</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>International Seminar</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>Paris, 25-26 April 2013</b></p>
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<p>This seminar will present for discussion the results of three years of surveys and research carried out in the framework of the PROPICE project (Intellectual Property, Commons and Exclusivity), sponsored by the French National Research Agency.</p>
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<p>Info via <a href="http://www.mshparisnord.fr/ANR-PROPICE/">http://www.mshparisnord.fr/ANR-PROPICE/</a></p>
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<p>The research contributes to the fundamental observation that the rise and reinforcement of intellectual property rights over the last thirty years, marked by exclusivism, has generated strong tensions that often conflict with the needs of the numerous communities or innovators and creators.</p>
<p>Consequently, the formation of commons in the domain of scientific, technical or artistic creation can be seen as a series of attempts to build legal and organisational tools to surmount the obstacles and limits imposed by the strengthening of diverse intellectual property rights.</p>
<p>By combining historical and empirical studies in multiple fields (ICT, biotech, pharmaceuticals, cultural goods, etc.) with economic and legal approaches, the research carried out in PROPICE is intended to help portray the promises and difficulties inherent in the construction of commons as alternatives to the implementation of exclusive IPR</p>
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<p>The PROPICE project, under the scientific direction of Benjamin Coriat, brings together three partners:</p>
<p>- The CEPN (UMR CNRS 7234) from the University of Paris 13, (Sorbonne, Paris Cité); PROPICE team directed by B. Coriat</p>
<p>- The CRDST (Centre de Recherche sur le Droit des Sciences et des Techniques) from the University of Paris 1; PROPICE team directed by C. Noiville</p>
<p>- The SESSTIM (UMR INSERM/IRD/University of Aix-Marseille); PROPICE team directed by F. Orsi</p>
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<p><b>Working Langages : French and English (simultaneous traduction provided)</b></p>Towards a 'more-than-human' participatory frameworktag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-02-22:2003008:BlogPost:491982013-02-22T08:24:00.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p><span>From: Christian Nold <</span><a href="mailto:christian@softhook.com" target="_blank">christian@softhook.com</a><span>></span><br></br><br></br><span>.</span><br></br><span>More-than-Human Participation</span><br></br><br></br><span>Christian Nold (University College London); Royal Geographical Society with IBG, 28th-30th August 2013, London.</span><br></br><br></br><span>Addressing the conference theme of ‘new geographical frontiers’, this is one of three RGS-IBG sessions, dedicated to participatory…</span></p>
<p><span>From: Christian Nold <</span><a href="mailto:christian@softhook.com" target="_blank">christian@softhook.com</a><span>></span><br/><br/><span>.</span><br/><span>More-than-Human Participation</span><br/><br/><span>Christian Nold (University College London); Royal Geographical Society with IBG, 28th-30th August 2013, London.</span><br/><br/><span>Addressing the conference theme of ‘new geographical frontiers’, this is one of three RGS-IBG sessions, dedicated to participatory science, to be held at the Science Museum’s Dana Centre. Entrance to these sessions is free.</span><br/><br/><span>Sponsored by HGRG, SCGRG, PyGyRG and GIScRG (research groups of the Royal Geographical Society with IBG) in association with London’s Science Museum and UCL's Extreme Citizen Science Research Group.</span><br/><br/><span>Deadline: Saturday 23rd February 2013</span><br/><br/><span>Currently, in the fields of Citizen Science, Participatory Sensing and the Internet of Things, people are being encouraged to use technical systems to record and measure the external environment. Innovatively, this session adopts a 'more-than-human' framework (Latour 2004, Bennett 2010), to draw attention to the agency and activities of non-human actors such as living animals and plants, technical devices, concepts and places. This session aims to explore the often surprising consequences of research where technologies gain their own agency, and the environment starts to speak back: what happens when researchers try to turn citizens into sensors (Goodchild 2007) and sensor assemblages start to becoming citizens? This session asks for papers that examine Citizen Science, Participatory Sensing or the Internet of Things, with a focus on the activities of more-than-human actors and addresses these questions:</span><br/><br/><span>- What kinds of new knowledge emerge when we pay attention to the participation of more-than-human actors?</span><br/><span>- What kinds of power relationships emerge when institutional actors have to deal with more-than-humans?</span><br/><span>- How can we co-design for the participation of more-than-human collaborators?</span><br/><br/><span>Please send all abstracts (max. 300 words including title, name, contact details, abstract) and/or questions to Christian Nold (</span><a href="mailto:christian@softhook.com" target="_blank">christian@softhook.com</a><span>). Please submit abstracts by Saturday 23rd February so that I have time to get the session organised.</span></p>Lisbon Summer School: FROM COLLABORATIVE DESIGN TO DIGITAL FABRICATIONtag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-01-23:2003008:BlogPost:479132013-01-23T06:40:45.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY FUTURES:</b></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><i><b>FROM COLLABORATIVE DESIGN TO DIGITAL FABRICATION</b></i></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US">Info via …<u><a href="http://sttf2013.iscte-iul.pt/" target="_blank"></a></u></p>
<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY FUTURES:</b></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US">Info via <u><a href="http://sttf2013.iscte-iul.pt/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>http://sttf2013.iscte-iul.pt</font></font></a></u></p>
<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><b>STTF2013 Summer School * July 8-12 * ISCTE-IUL University Institute of Lisbon</b></font></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>STTF2013 invites you to apply for a one week intensive programme of social and technical methods, in a transdisciplinary environment that will engage participants in both conceptual and practical activities with all four pillars of sustainability as background.</font></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>STTF2013 is intended for Master and PhD students, researchers, and professionals from STS, Product and Service Design, Social Sciences and Humanities, Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Media, Environmental Studies, Economics and Management, Computer Sciences, and others.</font></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>Regardless of individual experience, everyone will have the opportunity to work in sociotechnical processes of design, construction and discussion of concrete objects, through Introductory Sessions, Masterclasses and Hands On Workshops.</font></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>> Jerry Ravetz (University of Oxford UK)</font></font></p>
<p lang="fr-FR" xml:lang="fr-FR"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>> Liz Sanders (MakeTools US)</font></font></p>
<p lang="fr-FR" xml:lang="fr-FR"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>> Tomas Diez (FabLab Barcelona ES)</font></font></p>
<p lang="fr-FR" xml:lang="fr-FR"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>> Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (Université Panthéon-Sorbonne FR)</font></font></p>
<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>> Alex Schaub (FabLab Amsterdam NL)</font></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>> Late Registration and Payment Deadline – JUNE 1</font></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><span lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US">> For more information on How To Apply, Fees, Programme, Speakers, or Venue, please visit our website </span></font></font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://sttf2013.iscte-iul.pt/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>http://sttf2013.iscte-iul.pt</font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><span lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US">> STTF2013 is a joint initiative of </span></font></font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.vitruviusfablab.iscte-iul.pt/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>VitruviusFabLab-IUL</font></font></a></u></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><span lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"> (Digital</span></font></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><span lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US">> For any additional inquiries, contact us at </span></font></font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:sttf2013@iscte.pt" target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>sttf2013@iscte.pt</font></font></a></u></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><span lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"> or call CIES-IUL Front Desk </span></font></font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><u><a target="_blank"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>+351 210 464 018</font></font></a></u></span></font></p>
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<p><span>Unconference for Social Good Chiang Mai </span><br></br><br></br><span>February 23rd</span><br></br><br></br><span>Connecting Travelers, IT experts and Business Professionals with Non-Profit Organizations in S.E. Asia. </span><br></br><br></br><span>Join like minded professionals in a day of idea sharing, networking and collaboration to seek more effective ways of helping the most disadvantaged in the world.</span><br></br><br></br><br></br><span>Background</span><br></br><br></br><span>Business has undergone a major…</span></p>
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<p><span>Unconference for Social Good Chiang Mai </span><br/><br/><span>February 23rd</span><br/><br/><span>Connecting Travelers, IT experts and Business Professionals with Non-Profit Organizations in S.E. Asia. </span><br/><br/><span>Join like minded professionals in a day of idea sharing, networking and collaboration to seek more effective ways of helping the most disadvantaged in the world.</span><br/><br/><br/><span>Background</span><br/><br/><span>Business has undergone a major transformation in the last two decades. The dream of a couple people working on a startup in a garage and reaching the world has become more viable than ever. A laptop and internet connection are often the only ingredients necessary to bring world changing technologies to market. </span><br/><br/><span>The ethos of the start up and programming cultures are starting to have a massive impact on the social good sector as well. However, the culture of sharing, collaboration and the focus on action over planning are not widespread yet. </span><br/><br/><span>Attend the Unconference for Social Good in Chiang Mai to push the conversation further. </span><br/><br/><span>What can we do now to help alleviate the social problems that still exist in the world?</span><br/><br/><br/><span>Find out more information and register at: </span><a href="http://usgcnx.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://usgcnx.eventbrite.com/</a></p>CFP: Conference in Greece on Collective ventures, solidarity economy and the urban spacetag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2013-01-16:2003008:BlogPost:481222013-01-16T12:42:50.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>CHANGING CITIES’</p>
<p>Spatial, morphological, formal, & socio-economic dimensions</p>
<p>Skiathos, Greece, 18-21 June 2013</p>
<p>special session on</p>
<p>Collective ventures, solidarity economy and the urban space</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Call for Papers</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Concepts and practices related to social and solidarity economy, complementary currencies, time banks, consumers’ cooperatives, cooperatives of production and distribution, social management of water, social management of…</p>
<p>CHANGING CITIES’</p>
<p>Spatial, morphological, formal, & socio-economic dimensions</p>
<p>Skiathos, Greece, 18-21 June 2013</p>
<p>special session on</p>
<p>Collective ventures, solidarity economy and the urban space</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Call for Papers</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Concepts and practices related to social and solidarity economy, complementary currencies, time banks, consumers’ cooperatives, cooperatives of production and distribution, social management of water, social management of waste, crowdsourcing, microfinance, open source, commons and P2P production, manufacturing on small scale, community supported agriculture, social groceries, social medical centres, etc. show a remarkable expansion. While this kind of alternative collective ventures have appeared in some countries already some decades ago, in Greece there has been a rapid development of these ventures only in recent years. However, there has been a remarkable proliferation of them at global level, with considerable geographical diversity, on the advent of the new millennium.</p>
<p>Associated debates deal with the specific features of this kind of ventures and corresponding practices that emerged under the condition of a shrinking Keynesian welfare state and the transition to a post-fordist era. To some degree this debate is also associated with the emergence and institutionalization of New Social Movements. It is also acknowledged that the abovementioned ventures transform the geography of urban spaces in several ways.</p>
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<p>Thus relevant research questions may regard different aspects such as: issues about the kind and grade of alterity of these ventures with respect to diverse practices in everyday life in the cities, the role of urban areas for the evolution of such ventures, the relation with sustainability issues, the transformation of social relations in the course of these ventures entailing the creation of new future visions for the cities, the role of citizenship, participation and democracy and the impact on planning issues, the “transition cities” debate, alternative approaches to urban development (e.g. post-development, de-growth), localization issues in the era of globalization, the impact of alternative ventures’ networking on urban space, the role of e-networking and ICT, revisiting creativity and “smart cities” approaches under the focus of such alternative collective practices, the role of suburban areas with the mixture of land uses and any emerging contradictions with conventional agricultural practices.</p>
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<p>The aim of the Special Session is to bring together researchers from across a wide spectrum of disciplines geographers, spatial planners, political scientists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, engineers, psychologists, philosophers, etc. who are interested in collective ventures, solidarity economy and the urban space. This multi-disciplinary call for papers intends to highlight the inter-disciplinary approaches that these ventures need for a comprehensive and integrated interpretation. At the same time, it aspires to facilitate academic networking and be the sparkle for a debate on policy issues around alternative routes in the era of crisis.</p>
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<p>Please send your title to the session organisers by 14 January 2013:</p>
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<p>Giogos Gritzas, <a href="mailto:ggritzas@auth.gr" target="_blank">ggritzas@auth.gr</a><a href="mailto:ggritzas@auth.gr" target="_blank"><br/></a></p>
<p>(School of Spatial Planning & Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)</p>
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<p>Karolos Kavoulakos <a href="mailto:kkavoula@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:kkavoula@gmail.com" target="_blank">kkavoula@gmail.com></a></p>
<p>(School of Political Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)</p>
<p>For more information on the conference please visit its website: <a href="http://www.changingcities.prd.uth.gr/" target="_blank">http://www.changingcities.prd.uth.gr/</a></p>NEW PUBLICATION MCD#69 NET ART: Artists take over the networktag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-12-11:2003008:BlogPost:475882012-12-11T13:30:00.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>MORE INFOS : <a href="Http://www.wj-s.org">Http://www.wj-s.org</a></p>
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<p>NOUVELLE PUBLICATION/ NEW PUBLICATION MCD#69 " NET ART - WJ-SPOTS#2" Les artistes s'emparent du réseau Artists take over the network</p>
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<p>The artists, critics, researchers and curators invited to contribute to this publication are giving us the keys, references and insights to comprehend the various art forms that coexist on the net, in its interstices and its peripheries. From an artistic point of…</p>
<p>MORE INFOS : <a href="Http://www.wj-s.org">Http://www.wj-s.org</a></p>
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<p>NOUVELLE PUBLICATION/ NEW PUBLICATION MCD#69 " NET ART - WJ-SPOTS#2" Les artistes s'emparent du réseau Artists take over the network</p>
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<p>The artists, critics, researchers and curators invited to contribute to this publication are giving us the keys, references and insights to comprehend the various art forms that coexist on the net, in its interstices and its peripheries. From an artistic point of view, the authors reflect upon what has taken place on the internet in the last two decades, and express how they perceived, experienced and lived through this era. From a social, political and artistic point of view, the contributors tell us: - how the network changed their relationship to the world, time and space, - how it transformed their uses, practices and ways of thinking - how it became a space for sharing, exchanging and creating. In a prospective approach, they are forecasting the coming years, wondering if the internet can stay a territory worth exploring in the future and if it will still be a fertile ground to produce hybrid art forms in which the physical and virtual worlds merge, rub off on each other and collide. The contributors also present a selection of websites they regard as significant, iconic and essential.</p>Aux sources de l'utopie numérique : De la contre-culture à la cyberculturetag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-12-10:2003008:BlogPost:476692012-12-10T14:30:00.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>via Hervé Le Crosnier<br></br> <br></br> <a href="http://cfeditions.com/Turner" target="_blank">http://cfeditions.com/Turner</a></p>
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<p>C'est avec le plus grand plaisir que je vous annonce la<br></br> sortie du livre :<br></br> <br></br> Aux sources de l'utopie numérique :<br></br> De la contre-culture à la cyberculture,<br></br> Stewart Brand, un homme d'influence<br></br> par Fred Turner<br></br> …</p>
<p>via Hervé Le Crosnier<br/> <br/> <a href="http://cfeditions.com/Turner" target="_blank">http://cfeditions.com/Turner</a></p>
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<p>C'est avec le plus grand plaisir que je vous annonce la<br/> sortie du livre :<br/> <br/> Aux sources de l'utopie numérique :<br/> De la contre-culture à la cyberculture,<br/> Stewart Brand, un homme d'influence<br/> par Fred Turner<br/> <a href="http://cfeditions.com/Turner" target="_blank">http://cfeditions.com/Turner</a><br/> <br/> Il s'agit de la traduction en français d'un ouvrage publié<br/> aux Presses de l'Université de Chicago, et qui a connu le<br/> plébiscite de la presse anglo-saxonne (New York Times,<br/> Guardian,...).<br/> <br/> Dans cet ouvrage magistral, Fred Turner revisite ce que<br/> nous croyons savoir de l'histoire de l'internet. Plutôt<br/> que de se focaliser sur les techniciens, il a choisi Stewart<br/> Brand commme fil directeur... et c'est un choix des<br/> plus judicieux, qui met en pleine valeur le fait que l'internet<br/> est autant une construction sociale et culturelle<br/> qu'un réseau technique.<br/> <br/> "Information wants to be free"... c'était Steward Brand<br/> "We owe it all to the hippies"... idem<br/> "Stay hungry. Stay foolish"... du Stewart Brand repris<br/> par Steve Jobs devant les étudiants de Stanford<br/> <br/> Tous ces messages qui fondent les discours de l'internet,<br/> dont chacun s'accordera à penser qu'il furent et restent<br/> essentiel dans la construction et l'envol du réseau,<br/> furent produit par un petit groupe réuni par Steward Brand<br/> autour du "Whole Earth Network".<br/> <br/> Le livre de Fred Turner revisite toute cette histoire de<br/> la relation entre les Nouveaux Communalistes, ceux qui<br/> à la fin des années soixante rêvaient de construire des<br/> communautés à la campagne, et les sphères des ingénieurs et<br/> techniciens de la Silicon Valley. Il montre le pouvoir culturel<br/> des journaux et réseaux qui ont créé et diffusé les mythes de<br/> l'internet, au premier chef le journal Wired, dont Steward<br/> Brand fut un des initiateurs.<br/> <br/> Ce livre n'hésite pas non plus à montrer les contradictions et<br/> les dérives de ces discours, sans jamais se départir d'un<br/> mélange d'attirance et de critique. A l'image de la complexité<br/> des rapports que nous entretenons avec l'internet.<br/> <br/> Une passionnante plongée dans la contre-culture et son legs<br/> à la construction du cyberespace.<br/> <br/> Des pages denses, instructives, mais qui se lisent comme une<br/> découverte passionnante, un dévoilement bien au delà des<br/> rituels techniques. On regarde autrement l'internet, ses mythes<br/> et ses gourous après avoir lu ce livre.<br/> <br/> <br/> Aux Sources de l'Utopie numérique : De la contre-culture à la<br/> cyberculture, Stewart Brand, un homme d'influence<br/> par Fred Turner<br/> (traduction en français par Laurent Vannini)<br/> Préface de Dominique Cardon<br/> C&F éditions, décembre 2012<br/> ISBN : 978-2-915825-10-7 -- 430 p. -- 32 €</p>Dec. 4: Commons evening in Berlin with David Bollier and Silke Helfrichtag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-11-28:2003008:BlogPost:475442012-11-28T21:11:51.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>via Silke Helfrich:</p>
<p></p>
<p>Event in the American Academy in Berlin:</p>
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<p><span>Creative Commons is turning 10 this year in December. We would like to </span><span>invite you to an evening lecture on December 4, 7:30 pm, where the </span><span>author, activist, and co-founder of the Commons Strategies Group, </span><span>Academy fellow David Bollier, will discuss "The Commons as a New/Old </span><span>Paradigm of Governance, Policy and Political Action" at the…</span></p>
<p>via Silke Helfrich:</p>
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<p>Event in the American Academy in Berlin:</p>
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<p><span>Creative Commons is turning 10 this year in December. We would like to </span><span>invite you to an evening lecture on December 4, 7:30 pm, where the </span><span>author, activist, and co-founder of the Commons Strategies Group, </span><span>Academy fellow David Bollier, will discuss "The Commons as a New/Old </span><span>Paradigm of Governance, Policy and Political Action" at the Academy's </span><span>Hans Arnhold Center. The evening will be moderated by Silke Helfrich and </span><span>followed by a reception.</span><br/><br/><span>In his lecture, Bollier will explore the increasing international</span><br/><span>interest in the current discourse of Commons as a paradigm of governance </span><span>shared by an entire community. The appeal of the Commons stems both from a</span><span>n insightful critique of neoliberal economics and policy, as well as</span><br/><span>from its practical systems for managing value. Eschewing homo</span><br/><span>economicus, the standard economic model of human behavior, the Commons </span><span>draws upon understandings of human action that also encompass our </span><span>capacities for cooperation and collaboration. The result has been a</span><br/><span>recent explosion of innovative commons-based projects such as free and </span><span>open source software, the re-localization of food, collaborative </span><span>consumption, open-access publishing, and alternative currencies. This </span><span>lecture concentrates on the global Commons movement as a federated,</span><br/><span>transnational movement of movements to overcome the limitations of </span><span>centralized institutions and markets in favor of commons-based models.</span></p>
<p><br/><span>David A. Bollier aims to produce a strategy memorandum as a foundation </span><span>for further discussion, planning, and action in the commons world.</span><br/><br/><span>To attend, please submit the enclosed form via fax, respond to this </span><span>invite, or register online</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.americanacademy.de/home/program/upcoming/commons-newold-paradigm-governance-policy-and-political-action" target="_blank">http://www.americanacademy.de/home/program/upcoming/commons-newold-paradigm-governance-policy-and-political-action</a><span>>. </span><br/><br/><br/><br/><span>The Academy also offers this lecture as a livestream</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://www.livestream.com/americanacademy" target="_blank">http://www.livestream.com/americanacademy</a><span>>.</span><br/><span>Eight Points of Reference for Commoning</span><br/><span><</span><a href="http://bollier.org/blog/eight-points-reference-commoning" target="_blank">http://bollier.org/blog/eight-points-reference-commoning</a><span>></span><br/><span>The Commons, Short and Sweet <</span><a href="http://bollier.org/commons-short-and-sweet" target="_blank">http://bollier.org/commons-short-and-sweet</a><span>></span><br/><br/><span>**</span></p>Collaborative Economy workshop by Michel Bauwens in Sao Paulo - December, 1sttag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-11-28:2003008:BlogPost:474502012-11-28T12:38:39.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Via <span>Janice Figueiredo:</span></p>
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<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span>Dear colleagues,</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span> </span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span>Bauwens will be in Sao Paulo this coming week-end. If you know folks who will be in Sao Paulo, there will…</span></font></div>
<p>Via <span>Janice Figueiredo:</span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span>Dear colleagues,</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span> </span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span>Bauwens will be in Sao Paulo this coming week-end. If you know folks who will be in Sao Paulo, there will be an opportunity to see a lecture with him on Saturday, Dec, 1st, from 2pm to 5pm.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#333333" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span><span>This is the link of the event on facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/447766738613899/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/447766738613899/</a></span><br/></span></font></div>
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<div><span>Imperdível oportunidade de estar com Michel Bauwens - um dos maiores especialistas mundiais em processos p2p, economia colaborativa, modelos abertos - e seu colaborador na Argentina, Franco Iacomella.</span></div>
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<div><span>Vejam o fascinante estudo que fizeram sobre Economia Colaborativa : </span><a href="http://p2p.coop/files/reports/collaborative-economy-2012.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://p2p.coop/files/reports/collaborative-economy-2012.pdf</a></div>
<div>Recepcionados pela fantástica Lala <a href="https://www.facebook.com/laladeheinzelin2" target="_blank">Deheinzelin</a> da Crie Futuros</div>
<p><span> </span></p>Digital Agenda Priorities to strengthen the environment for web-entrepreneurs in Europetag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-11-17:2003008:BlogPost:474382012-11-17T15:43:54.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>via Isidro Laso Ballesteros</p>
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<p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8835" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8835</a>*/</p>
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<p>With a budget of around €80 billion, the EU’s new programme for research and innovation, Horizon 2020 (2014- 2020), is part of the drive to create new growth and jobs in Europe. It will place a particular focus on innovation, relying on a number…</p>
<p>via Isidro Laso Ballesteros</p>
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<p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8835" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8835</a>*/</p>
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<p>With a budget of around €80 billion, the EU’s new programme for research and innovation, Horizon 2020 (2014- 2020), is part of the drive to create new growth and jobs in Europe. It will place a particular focus on innovation, relying on a number of specific financial instruments.</p>
<p>One of the Digital Agenda Priorities is <b>to strengthen the environment for web-entrepreneurs in Europe</b>, facilitate the increase in the number of web start-ups, as well as support their growth.</p>
<p>In the context of the current process of identifying the most appropriate activities to be carried out in this domain, we are inviting you to share <b>ideas on any actions</b> in the area of ICT innovation <b>for the benefit of web based entrepreneurship / web businesses</b>, which could be undertaken and <b>financed by the EU</b>. These could cover technological research, innovation issues, as well as business environment aspects.</p>
<p>Please, tell us a brief description of your idea, an estimate of the budget that should be allocated to that idea in order to have an impact on Europe and why you think it is important for tech startups in Europe. Finally, please also include who you are or who you represent while submitting the idea.</p>
<p>The web page of the consultation is at: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8835" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8835</a></p>
<p>Be aware that we are <b>focused on aspects related to funding/supporting measures</b> and not regulation/legislation. You could imagine things like:</p>
<p>- For web entrepreneurs who only have the idea: launching pilots to test new ideas,</p>
<p>- For latent web entrepreneurs: making calls to supports web entrepreneurs with grants to start their startups</p>
<p>- for established web startups: using inducement prices to support startups that have already some maturity</p>
<p>- for successful web startups – but not global leaders yet - launching big pilots to support successful web startups to become global leaders</p>
<p>- for all type of web startups: using financial instruments such as debt/equity facility.</p>
<p>- for all type of web startups: supporting online networking platforms, launching mentoring programs, supporting awareness creation events/campaigns, supporting accelerators programs in Europe, supporting crowd funding platforms to act as platforms to get first customers for the startups and access to pre-seed funding, etc.</p>
<p>We would be grateful if you would send your ideas to the e-mail address <b><a href="mailto:CNECT-WEBENTREPRENEURS@EC.EUROPA.EU" target="_blank">CNECT-WEBENTREPRENEURS@EC.EUROPA.EU</a></b> <b>by 05.12.2012</b>.</p>
<p>We will make an interim analysis of the ideas received by 21/11/2012 with the objective of starting drawing the scenario for Work Programme 2014. Therefore, you are welcome to send your input before 21/11/2012. You can submit your ideas before the day of the closing of the consultation on 5/12/2012.</p>
<p>Related Link:</p>
<p>1. Information about Horizon 2020: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020</a></p>
<p align="left">Isidro Laso Ballesteros<br/> Scientific Officer</p>
<p>Follow me at: <a href="https://twitter.com/isidrolaso" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/isidrolaso</a></p>
<p>twitter: @isidrolaso</p>
<p>skype: lasobis</p>
<p>tf: <a target="_blank">+32 2 2960557</a> email: isidro.laso<u>@</u><a href="http://ec.europa.eu" target="_blank">ec.europa.eu</a></p>
<p>Assistant: Mr. Jeoffrey Istasse Tf: <a target="_blank">+32 2 29 98798</a>. email: <a href="mailto:Jeoffrey.Istasse@ec.europa.eu" target="_blank">Jeoffrey.Istasse@ec.europa.eu</a></p>Announcing a P2P Theory and Action book for 2013tag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-11-16:2003008:BlogPost:475242012-11-16T23:10:17.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>After request by Glyn Moody, I'm putting this communication here on Ning as well.</p>
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<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Dear friends,<br></br> <br></br> I feel it is really imperative that I write a book about the p2p transformations, and I plan to do this in the 2nd half of 2013. The problem is I can't afford to take time off without income, but lecturing tours pretty much preclude the concentration necessary for writing a…</span></span></h5>
<p>After request by Glyn Moody, I'm putting this communication here on Ning as well.</p>
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<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Dear friends,<br/> <br/> I feel it is really imperative that I write a book about the p2p transformations, and I plan to do this in the 2nd half of 2013. The problem is I can't afford to take time off without income, but lecturing tours pretty much preclude the concentration necessary for writing a book. Two options are crowdfunding and grants.<br/> <br/> @David Assai suggested the Soros fellowship, see below<br/> <br/> The criteria of "the promotion of civil society and social inclusion" certainly seems to fit.<br/> <br/> However, I'm not good at this. Anybody familiar with the SF who can do some handholding and offer support in the admin process would be very welcome. I can do this starting mid-december when I'm back home in Chiang Mai for two months.<br/> <br/> <a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/open-society-fellowship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow"><span>http://</span><span>www.opensocietyfoundations.org/</span>grants/open-society-fellowship</a></span></span></h5>Announcing the P2P Rio WikiSprinttag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-11-16:2003008:BlogPost:475212012-11-16T13:14:16.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>This is the initial announcement of the project by Clovis Lima of IBICT.</p>
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<p>More will follow. Please note this will evolve into a distributed project that will allow remote participation by grassroots groups as well.</p>
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<p>Please send Portuguese-language info requests to:</p>
<p></p>
<p>"clovis lima" <clovismlima@gmail.com>, "Vinicius Braz Rocha" <vr.self.media@gmail.com>,</p>
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<p>Invitation below in Portuguese:</p>
<p></p>
<h1>Mapa P2P…</h1>
<p>This is the initial announcement of the project by Clovis Lima of IBICT.</p>
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<p>More will follow. Please note this will evolve into a distributed project that will allow remote participation by grassroots groups as well.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Please send Portuguese-language info requests to:</p>
<p></p>
<p>"clovis lima" <clovismlima@gmail.com>, "Vinicius Braz Rocha" <vr.self.media@gmail.com>,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Invitation below in Portuguese:</p>
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<h1>Mapa P2P</h1>
<p style="text-align: justify;">O Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia – IBICT e a P2P Foudantion estão iniciando um trabalho colaborativo para mapeamento de iniciativas e atividade de produção colaborativa, de economia solidária e de produção de riquezas comuns (digitais ou não) no Brasil.</p>
<p>Uma primeira atividade de mapeamento será coordenada pessoalmente por Michel Bauwens no dia 28 de novembro, em uma das reuniões de pesquisadores organizadas pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Filosofia e Política da Informação do IBICT.</p>
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<p>Data: 28 de novembro<br/> Horário: 14h e 17h<br/> Endereço: Av. Pasteur, 436 – Biblioteca Central da UNIRIO, sala Santander.</p>
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<p>More Information:</p>
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<p>Mailing list to prepare and participate:</p>
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<p>* "mapap2pbrasil" <mapap2pbrasil@gmail.com>,</p>
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<p>* very provisional description of project via Google Doc, ask michel@p2pfoundation.net for access:</p>
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<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7L1S1woMmfzxfw1lvImtMV-mA3ch2vmD2ZBajl87cc/edit#">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7L1S1woMmfzxfw1lvImtMV-mA3ch2vmD2ZBajl87cc/edit#</a></p>Invitation for a live discussion of community–based cultural productiontag:p2pfoundation.ning.com,2012-11-15:2003008:BlogPost:473432012-11-15T20:03:08.000ZMichel Bauwenshttp://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/MichelBauwens
<p>Below, is the general release for Global Concept Exchange:<br></br> <br></br> I would like to extend an invitation to join us online via Adobe Connect for the Global Concept Exchange on Friday, November 16th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT. The event showcases London new media collective Furtherfield with founders Marc Garrett and Ruth Catlow for a live discussion of community–based cultural production.<br></br> <br></br> Joining the online panel will be new media artists from the US,…</p>
<p>Below, is the general release for Global Concept Exchange:<br/> <br/> I would like to extend an invitation to join us online via Adobe Connect for the Global Concept Exchange on Friday, November 16th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT. The event showcases London new media collective Furtherfield with founders Marc Garrett and Ruth Catlow for a live discussion of community–based cultural production.<br/> <br/> Joining the online panel will be new media artists from the US, Europe and New Zealand, including: Andy Deck, Annie Abrahams, Helen Varley Jamieson, and Nathaniel Stern. Participating artists will discuss their collaborative work with Furtherfield, including: peer-to-peer projects, live cyber performance, net art, and forms of social and political activism.<br/> <br/> Moderated by Randall Packer, the Global Concept Exchange is held in conjunction with the graduate seminar Open Source Studio, a project of the Center for Integrated Media, California Institute of the Arts. Please see relevant information below for instructions to login to the online event. Feel free to write if you have questions.<br/> <br/> Hope to see you there!<br/> <br/> Randall Packer<br/> Visiting Artist, Center for Integrated Media<br/> <br/> *******<br/> <br/> Global Concept Exchange<br/> Friday, November 16th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMT<br/> To login to Adobe Connect, use the Firefox browser and follow the link to:<br/> <a href="https://meet21737069.adobeconnect.com/oss" target="_blank">https://meet21737069.adobeconnect.com/oss</a><br/> Click on "Enter as Guest"<br/> Complete your full name<br/> As a Guest you can follow the session and participate in the live chat<br/> <br/> For more information on Open Source Studio and the event:<br/> <a href="http://oss.calarts.edu/2012/08/13/artists-roundtable-networked-performance/" target="_blank">http://oss.calarts.edu/2012/08/13/artists-roundtable-networked-performance/</a><br/> <br/> *******<br/> <br/> Furtherfield: Founded by Marc Garrett and Ruth Catlow, co-creates extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change.<br/> <br/> Center for Integrated Media: Directed by Tom Leeser at the California Institute of the Arts, is a project based, integrated learning environment for graduate students interested in an interdisciplinary means to explore and critique performance, immersion, programming, interactivity, the Internet, digital video and digital audio as part of a multimedia based cultural practice.</p>