Video with voices from the demonstrators and analysis by José Luis Sampedro. Click on cc below the video for english subtitles. (if that function doesn’t work in this embedded version, go here to the original) Watch this video: This is a good visual representation in english as well:
Date archives "May 2011"
Declaration of Principles – Barcelona Protest Camp
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES #acampadabcn We have come here voluntarily and by free will. After the 15th of May demonstrations we have decided to remain united and grow in numbers on our fight for dignity. We do not represent any political party and they do not represent us. We are united on our rage, our discomfort, our precarious life… Continue reading
Two interviews on open design and economical sustainability
Open design, co-design and p2p production are influencing not only the way we think about designing and making things but also the way we approach economical sustainability, supply chain and business models. In the past weeks Massimo Menichinelli interviewed us (Bertram Niessen and me) on Openwear and Peter Toxler on some issues regarding these topics… Continue reading
Edgar Cahn on the two impulses of human nature and corresponding money systems
Draft interview excerpted from the Money and Life documentary. Edgar Cahn is the founder of the Time Banks. Edgar Cahn interview from StormCloud Media on Vimeo.
Yoga to the People
Yoga to the People is a unique yoga studio with the goal of recapturing what we consider to be the essence of yoga… simply put, yoga made available to everyone. In a time where yoga as a business is getting a lot of attention, the fact that it is being priced out of many people’s… Continue reading
The global commons and the defense the soils, the seas and the skies against commodification
Pat Mooney on the threats against the commons and what is at stake at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 4-6, 2012. Interview made at the World Social Forum in Dakar in February 2011 for « The commons on the global agenda… Continue reading
2021: the tipping point for peer to peer banking and government taxation
If you thought the wars over knowledge and culture were intense, I believe we’ll see much more interesting events unfold in the coming decade. The decentralized, uncontrollable economy where one lifetime employment is no longer central to every human being is something I’ve called the swarm economy, and I predict it will redefine society to… Continue reading
#acampadabcn Barcelona Occupation
UPDATE: front page of Washington Post reporting on the situation in Madrid (pdf)
Kafka in Brazil: Minister Ana de Hollanda’s non-transparent copyright reform consultation process
Excerpted from Pedro Paranaguá: “Despite the nearly 8,000 contributions received in 2010 through an online, open and transparent platform that enables everyone to have full access to all content of the proposals, now the Ministry of Culture’s new administration is launching another consultation. Yes, another. This time, however, one cannot say that it is open… Continue reading
Isabella Lövin – Pillaging the Sea: another tragedy of the Commons
Isabella Lövin is a Swedish Member of the European Parliament. A member of the Green Party, she is a journalist and author of the best seller « Silent Sea » in 2007. She speaks here about how the pillaging of the sea is an example of the tragedy of the Commons and shows its relationship… Continue reading
Douglas Rushkoff’s canonization by the Church of Life After Shopping
In traditional American ‘rant’ style, Douglas Rushkoff makes some really important points about the history of the anti-market system known as capitalism. Really entertaining to boot. Watch this video:
Soil and Health – The Online Open Source Library
Founded by Steve Solomon, the Soil and Health Library – http://www.soilandhealth.org/ – is a source of rare and out-of-print books about agriculture, natural health, personal sovereignty and spiritual freedom. The library is arranged in these four main categories and has been available for more than a decade. Steve Solomon started the site in 1997. Justin… Continue reading
Details on social media and peer governance of Yemen’s young protesters
Excerpt from a report by Tom Finn with interesting details: ” Rafat is the founder of the Civic Coalition of Revolutionary Youth, or CCRY, an organization born on Facebook that was set up in late March by a handful of student activists to help unite Yemen’s anti-government demonstrators. It has swelled to encompass one of… Continue reading
Barcelona Protest Camp #acampadabcn
Statement from the people who have been occupying Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona since yesterday following the marches for real democracy in 60 Spanish cities on Sunday ahead of municipal elections on May 22. A similar camp in Madrid was evicted by riot police this morning. Follow the hashtags #15M #acampadabcn #acampadasol #catalanrevolution #spanishrevolution for up to… Continue reading
Is clean atmosphere a ‘public trust’?
In an attempt to force recognition of the atmosphere being a natural resource to be protected by the state, several attorneys in the US have filed lawsuits in a number of jurisdictions, CNS News reports in an article titled Climate Activists Target States With Lawsuits; Atmosphere As a ‘Public Trust’. The goal is to have… Continue reading
Maintaining critical infrastructures on the other side of the oil peak
In this brilliant, very clear and very rich presentation, a real must-see, Vinay Gupta charges that most Peak Oil debates are western-centric. If this is the case, what is the alternative vision and way forward? Vinay Gupta – An Evening with Vinay Gupta from justmultimedia on Vimeo. Dealing in Security – understanding vital services and… Continue reading