Excerpted from an interview with Red Pepper magazine (conducted by Ronan Burtenshaw and Aubrey Robinson): “RP: You have said often recently that one of the things we should be doing on the left is engaging our postcapitalist imagination, starting to ask the question of what a postcapitalist world would look like. Why is that so… Continue reading
Project of the Day: Means of Exchange
Means of Exchange 1. John Thackara: “The good news is that a wave of social innovation – its impact amplifed by new technologies – is emerging within the solidarity economy – in the North as well as the South. A new web portal called Means of Exchange, for example, recently launched by Ken Banks, is… Continue reading
Jeffrey Spies explains the Open Science Framework
Very clear presentation:
How the free software movement got tamed, and can we do something about it?
* Essay: From Free Software to Artisan Science. By Dan McQuillan.· In the special issue: The Critical Power of Free Software. Journal of Peer Production, Issue #3. Excerpted from Dan McQuillan’s excellent essay: Introduction “My personal journey with Free Software began in the 1990?s when I was working on technology projects in the UK non-profit… Continue reading
Project of the Day: the West Marin Commons
West Marin Commons Introduction Jessica Conrad: “In 2006, a group of community members expressed a strong desire “to foster a social complement to the scenic landscape and natural ecology of West Marin,” and after a series of discussions about the commons and its life-enriching capacities, an organization called West Marin Commons emerged. Today West Marin… Continue reading
Solidary for All in Greece (2): Imagine the City
Excerpted from Julia Amalia Heyer‘s report for Der Spiegel: “For Karantza, the crisis represents an opportunity for change. She and Stephania Xydia, 26, founded a non-governmental organization called “Imagine the City.” It is both a coordination office for citizens’ initiatives and a reeducation program of sorts, with the aim of improving the management of cities… Continue reading
Optimism is a Political Act
Excerpts from a text by Alex Steffen : “Optimism is a political act. Entrenched interests use despair, confusion and apathy to prevent change. They encourage modes of thinking which lead us to believe that problems are insolvable, that nothing we do can matter, that the issue is too complex to present even the opportunity for… Continue reading
Spanish study: collaborative culture in the entreprise
From Ernesto Van Peborgh: “El Viaje de Odiseo investigates the potential of social networking related to communication, knowledge management and collaborative work inside big corporations. Since 2005, Odiseo has been creating collaborative platforms for companies and institutions to enable actors to engage and interact together in the design of solutions for a more sustainable future…. Continue reading
Project of the Day: Next System Project
Next System Project Introduction “a multi-year initiative aimed at developing the carefully researched and comprehensive proposals required to deal with the systemic challenges—environmental, economic, social and political—the United States faces. It hopes thereby to help stimulate a broad national dialogue on longer term political economic directions. The Next System Project will bring together leading thinkers,… Continue reading
Open machining status update: Open Tech Forever’s Cooperative Barn Raise
“Open Tech Forever is an open source hardware co-operative based in Denver CO. We’re building a micro factory 10 minutes North of Denver. This video documents stage one of our barn // workshop renovation.” To find out more visit opentechforever.com Watch the video here: http://vimeo.com/72794995?