“We are on the brink of an ecological mega-crisis threatening the future of life on earth and our actions over the next few years may well determine the destiny of our descendants. Between a manifesto and a tactical plan of action, How Soon is Now? by radical futurist and philosopher Daniel Pinchbeck outlines a vision… Continue reading
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New Videos Explore the Political Potential of the Commons
Just released: a terrific 25-minute video overview of the commons as seen by frontline activists from around the world, “The Commons in Political Spaces: For a Post-capitalist Transition,” along with more than a dozen separate interviews with activists on the frontlines of commons work around the globe. The videos were shot at the World Social Forum in Montreal last… Continue reading
The Activist Collective You Need To Know About!
In the first part of this latest Redacted Tonight VIP, Lee Camp talks with author Alnoor, the Executive Director of The Rules. The Rules is a worldwide network of activists, artists, writers, farmers, peasants, students, workers, designers, hackers, spiritualists and dreamers. Inequality is no accident to this group, and they, through a variety of means… Continue reading
Athens UniverSSE 2017 Congress: no one left behind!
This campaign aims to collect money in order to cover travel and accommodation expenses for members of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) groups that are going to participate in the UniverSSE 2017 Congress, and also some of its administration costs. Click here to support the campaign General Information UniverSSE 2017 is the 4th European Congress… Continue reading
Sacred Activism in a Post-Trump World
12th Global to Local Webinar Recording with Alnoor Ladha & Helena Norberg-Hodge, April 19th, 2017 Originally published on localfutures.org. Chat transcript available for download as PDF here. A 500-year-old economic and political system is dying. ‘Trump trauma’ is affecting people around the world, but the current climate (in every sense of the word) is not the… Continue reading
Yochai Benkler (Harvard University) – Closing Remarks OuiShare Fest 2016
While working on our recent article, From Platform to Open Cooperativism, I recalled this memorable closing speech given by Yochai Benkler at the the 2016 OuiShare Fest in Paris. In these closing remarks, Benkler exhorts those present to work together on integrating the commons into the business models and practices. “For cooperatives…there’s a real temptation… Continue reading
Commons Transition and P2P: a Primer
The Commons is a concept and practice that has been steadily gathering increased attention and advocates. Deeply rooted in human history, it’s difficult to settle on a single definition that covers its broad potential for social, economic, cultural and political change. The Commons is now demonstrating its power as a “key ingredient” for change in… Continue reading
International Labor Office releases report on future of work
Cross-posted from Platform.Coop The International Labor Office has released a proposal for “a three-stage implementation plan” for a cooperative future of work. You can find the summary of their report on The Future of Work Centenary Initiative here, and the report in full here. Cooperative responses to technological changes Technological change is recognized as a… Continue reading
Culture, Community, and Collaboration – New Directions for Protecting Indigenous Heritage
Questions about who “owns” or has the right to benefit from Indigenous heritage are at the core of ongoing political, economic, and ethical debates taking place at local, national, and international levels. When it comes to research in this area, Indigenous peoples have typically had little say in how studies related to their heritage are… Continue reading
Gene Youngblood, “The Build: The Challenge To Create On the Same Scale As We Can Destroy”
In 1979, Gene Youngblood was deeply impressed by an idea of Sherrie Rabinowitz, “We must create on the same scale as we can destroy”. He says here: “In one sentence she encapsulated everything I’ve ever wanted to do.” (1:23:10) He is serious, starting out with, “This is about taking things seriously. To take something seriously… Continue reading
Community Land Trusts in a Nutshell
Goofy but informative video about Community Land Trusts produced by CLT Associates. If you want a more in-depth look at their history and possibilities don’t miss our Community Land Trusts, Urban Land Reform and the Commons special report, authored by Pat Conaty and Mike Lewis. From the notes to the video CLTs (Community Land Trusts)… Continue reading
Everything | a short film designed in the public domain
Everything is a coming of age short set in El Paso that tells the story of Sinai, a young woman faced with a life changing decision. “Everything” is an interesting public domain film project. They are currently running a crowdfunding campaign, check it out here. About Established in 2016, Unkut is a nonprofit production company designing… Continue reading
Do Not Make an “Uber Mistake” with Homemade Food Laws!
Christina Oatfield: On Tuesday February 14th, a bill was introduced in the California legislature to expand the types of homemade foods allowed to be sold in California, especially hot meals. The bill, AB 626, was introduced by Assemblymembers Eduardo Garcia and Joaquin Arambula, however, the bill is still in “spot bill” form, meaning that the… Continue reading
Inventing the Future: a Documentary Adaptation
Continuing our ongoing conversation on post-capitalism, Universal Basic Income and other trends, here’s an early look at a documentary version of Nick Srnicek’s and Alex Williams’s Inventing the Future The highly successful book Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work by Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams is being adapted into a documentary called Inventing the… Continue reading
Josef Davies-Coates on Community Shares and Democratic Equity Crowdfunding for Cooperatives
The P2P Foundation is serializing video highlights from last year’s Platform Cooperativism conference. Click here to see all conference videos. (13 mins) Josef Davies-Coates – Josef will be speaking about recent exciting platform and digital co-operative activity in the UK, and why the legal framework that exists there could serve platform co-ops particularly well. This… Continue reading
Interview with Sophie Ghyselen, Community Land Trust
This video offers a good explanation of community land trust in Brussels and its tripartite form of governance. (Video by ZEMOS98).