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A message from Lynne DeSilva-Johnson:

More info: EXIT STRATA CREATORS COLLECTIVE

http://exitstrata.com

via Marc Joffe:

Think Tank Identifies Potential Debt Crisis With Open Source App

— Macdonald-Laurier Institute publishes Canadian government bond study based on predictive analytics modeling software —

SAN FRANCISCO  -- Oct. 18 – Canadian provinces face substantial long term credit risk, according to a study published today by the …

Xnet (http://whois--X.net ) presents the 2012 oXcars and Free Culture  Forum (FCForum)



25 October 2012- 8.30pm - Sala Apolo, Barcelona (Carrer Nou de la  Rambla, 113)

The oXcars, the greatest free culture event of all time, turns five  this year. Once

again, it will be held at Sala Apolo in Barcelona  (Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 113) on 25

October, from…

Please see the following announcement for the 2nd International Conference

on Complementary Currency Systems for June 19-22 2013



http://www.iss.nl/research/conferences_and_seminars/periodic_conferences_deb

ates_and_seminars/chose_language/



contact: …

via Marilyn Mehlmann:

(more info via mmehlmann@gmail.com)

Dear all,…

via Ruby van der Wekken:

info: <rubyvdwekken@gmail.com>, 

Finnish version via https://www.facebook.com/events/294626617318493/

"Program of the Commons Day, Friday 28.9



Co-organised day on peer-to-peer production and commons by Commons.fi- online journal, Helsinki Timebank and the University of Helsinki



All events are…

From a review of the book, "Who Stole the American Dream" by Robert Steele:

The book opens with reflections of Arnold Toynbee on how civilizations fall, from schisms of the society and schisms of the soul. Being an admirer of George Will's collection entitled "Statecraft as Soulcraft," this resonates with me.



The author chooses to start his account in the 1970's, focusing on Justice Powell and the memorandum that created the…

Via Azad Qalamdar:

"the "Hamari Boli Initiative", an opensource People-to-People collaboration and Language Planning enterprise aimed at Hindi-Urdu (the erstwhile Hindustani. Lingua franca of South Asia & 2nd most spoken lanuage in the world) Script, Style, Style, Status & Lexical reform and modernization. 



a full-scale Language Planning initiative,…

Via Layne Hartsell:

Request info via hartsellml@gmail.com

"Recently I wrote an article for the Journal of Nanoethics on an inspiring young philosopher/activist named Donnie Maclurcan, at the University of Technology (Sydney) and the Post-Growth Institute. The article was on the intricacies of nanotechnology and global equity in economics for the…

via Maxime Combes:

Via Donnie Maclurcan:

 On Saturday 15^th September, at various locations worldwide, people will hand out their own money to complete strangers, asking recipients to pass half on to someone else.

Suggested tweet: Make some change this September 15^th… then give it all away: bit.ly/freemoneyday #freemoneyday…

Via Michael Lissack:

info at http://www.rockethub.com/projects/10270-change-academic-research-forever

We are building a one click button to help researchers find one another based on what they read and search. Find an expert instantly.   We want to enable researchers to find out "who should I talk to?" with merely a…

via Franz Nahrada:

Thursday, August  2, 12:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern

The New Energy-Economic Reality

Featuring Dr. Charles A.S. Hall - Professor, School of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York; Co-Author, …

via Silke Helfrich:

“The Economies of the Commons: Reshaping Economic Education”, September 19-23, 2012, in Bonn, Germany



Scholarships for International Fall Academy 2012 (Right Livelihood College, Bonn)



 Organisation/Location: RLC Campus Bonn, Germany



Dates: Deadline for application: August 6, 2012

Website: …

via David Hood:

Gathering '11 gave us the opportunity to connect and discover what's happening and what's possible in the edges. Gathering '12 is an opportunity to build on that…

Via Gaelle Krikorian:

"As discussed with some of you the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament just launched a call for a progressive agenda for creation and innovation.



Full details can be found on the website at:

http://www.greens-efa.eu/forms/286-call-for-a-progressive-agenda-on-creation-and-innovation.html…

Recommended by  Mark Petz:

From: Jonathan Dudding a href="mailto:jdudding@gn.apc.org">jdudding@gn.apc.org>



This is to let you know we have obtained some funding from Grundtvig which allows us to run a free training for people coming from outside the UK- it will be five packed days (plus two for travel) in a lovely rural north west England from August 25th-31st. It will focus on Group Facilitation Methods and Skills for Community…

via Bertram Niessen:

Digicult is inviting proposals for an issue addressing the following call topics, especially from individuals such as: curators, critics, hackers, fabbers, creative producers, lab managers, activists, designers, theorists, independent and academic writers, scholars, artists, etc.

Call for papers: “Places and…