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Date archives "November 2011"
Connecting the #OccupyWallStreet Movements and The Spanish May 15th Movement
The creation of alternative institutions and solutions has already begun in the United States. With or without encampments, the constructive phase of the Occupy movement is here, and all indications are that it will not slow down, as it has not slowed down in Spain. Every day on the news and on youtube, we see… Continue reading
Occupy Everywhere: Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the #OccupyWallStreet Movement
I strongly recommend watching the whole program, it’s an excellent discussion: “How does the Occupy Wall Street movement move from “the outrage phase” to the “hope phase,” and imagine a new economic model? In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we bring you excerpts from a recent event that examined this question and much more. “Occupy… Continue reading
The two solid victories of the #OccupyWallStreet movement
it’s undeniable that a mood change had hit Ohio — and in a major way. Pro-worker organizers and volunteers benefited from something their peers in Wisconsin lacked: the wind of public opinion at their backs. Polls conducted in the run-up to Ohio’s November 8th vote showed large majorities of Ohioans agreeing that income inequality was… Continue reading
P2P Foundation what is it good for?
Hey people, We need feedback. Reflection is essential. We’re doing an end of year round of questions on checking with you on our mission and what we produce. Pretty please could you answer a few questions to let us know what you think. We will do a follow up post on reflecting on your answers…. Continue reading
Lauren Anderson: the “We” of the our collaborative age will replace the “Me” of the industrial age
“Is this shift from the Me to the We as significant as the industrial revolution? And should we welcome this revolution with, so to speak, open arms?” Lauren Anderson is the Innovation Director for Collaborative Lab, interviewed here by Andrew Keen:
John Robb on The Art of Pathogenic Warfare and the Wall Street Immune Disease
As we began to unravel these events, it became increasingly obvious that most of the shocks were caused by financial parasites flooding the system with toxins (bankruptcy, uncertainty, etc.). Parasitic pathogens, like the owners of the hedge fund Magnetar Capital, who are willing to severely damage the host system in order to either best the… Continue reading
Tahrir square reoccupied as Eygpt fights to defend the revolution
Appeal republished from Take the Square: “We are in the midst of a decisive battle in the face of a potentially terminal crackdown. Over the past 72 hours the army has launched a ceaseless assault on revolutionaries in Tahrir Square and squares across Egypt. Over 2000 of us have been injured. More than 30 of… Continue reading
The Spanish Revolution & the Internet: From free culture to meta-politics summary
Post by @schock at MIT Center for Civic Media Mayo Fuster Morell, Berkman Center Fellow The Spanish Revolution & the Internet: From free culture to meta-politics http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2011/11/morell These notes were liveblogged, all errors belong to @schock 🙂 Mayo Fuster Morell is a Berkman Fellow and scholar of free culture and social movements. She begins by locating… Continue reading
A potpourri of #OccupyWallStreet Videos (5): the spirituality of #ows
0. A MUST-SEE: #OccupyWallStreet IS Love in Action : Poet Drew Dellinger at Occupy Oakland 1. Ellen Brown on a student loan debt jubilee: 2. Occupy the Church: Hours after the forced eviction of #OWS protestors in Zuccotti Park, church leaders called on people of faith to share resources with the OWS movement. Rev. Michael… Continue reading
P2P History (4): 1968 and #OccupyWallStreet as bifurcation points in the world system
Via: I strongly recommend watching his special talk by Immanuel Wallerstein in full. “Analyzing the chaotic and unpredictable historical conjecture in which we find ourselves, Dr. Wallerstein highlights the instability of a world-system far from equilibrium, where our actions may very well be the factor that decides whether the planet succumbs to the spirit of… Continue reading
Documentary on the internet’s hidden physical infrastructure
Via: Ben Mendesohn: “I want to share a short documentary that I recently produced about the hidden Infrastructure of the Internet called Bundled, Buried and Behind Closed Doors. The video is meant to remind viewers that the Internet is a physical, geographically anchored thing. It features a tour inside Telx’s 9th floor Internet exchange at… Continue reading
Movements today are truly global: The Tahrir Square – #OccupyWallStreet connection
Excerpted from Asmaa Mahfouz: “Movements today are truly global. They work in symbiosis, learning from and imitating each others’ strategies. Occupy Wall Street reflects this: the call for Occupy protests came from Canada, the General Assembly structure came from Spain, and the outcry of “We are the 99%” came from Italy. Many occupiers took inspiration… Continue reading
Paradigmatic of the p2p age: multiple viewpoints on police pepper riot at UC Davis (#OccupyWallStreet Video Update)
Must watch, four concurring videos on same police abuse of peaceful protest:
Updates on the Situation in Egypt: What is Happening
From a document circulated by @RamyRaoof https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1zPCJ8vuyB4Hept3CV-22txCKpSAu4kI9u2CwM2L6EIs [You can help by translating this to your local language and circulate it. If you translated it please send the link to @RamyRaoof. Kindly find below the available translations] Dear All, I am writing to you to tell you about the situation in Egypt at the moment, as I am… Continue reading
Provoking Facebook censorship through professional trolling
Excerpted from Jeremy Ryan: “Post and spam a person’s Facebook articles and posts for a profit. Some get paid up to $20 an hour. There is one individual who has at least fifty fake profiles that he uses to spam Wisconsin activists. It’s not hard to find these services. A quick google search pulled this… Continue reading