A publication from P2P Foundation Introducing the third commons Reflection on the three commons: from the digital commons to the common stock commons Most readers will be familiar with two types of commons, which have often been discussed. The first commons is the natural commons, consisting of all that nature …
Introducing the third commons
A publication from P2P Introducing the third commons Reflection on the three commons: from the digital commons to the common stock commons Most readers will be familiar with two types of commons, which have often been discussed. The first commons is the natural commons, consisting of all that nature and …
Social Revolution Taps Ict Tools
SOCIAL REVOLUTION TAPS ICT TOOLS Pro-reform activists across the Middle East and North Africa are turning to online forums to spread their message to a global audience and reinforcing ICT tools as 21st century drivers of change. ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY AIMS TO END CONFLICT MINERAL TRADE Electronics industry aims to end …
The #Spanish Revolution
Published on Monday, May 23, 2011 by El País The #Spanish Revolution Nobody expected the Real Democracy Now grassroots movement that overshadowed an election campaign to capture the imagination of the world by Joseba Elola Last Tuesday, at about 8pm, something magical took place in Puerta del Sol square, in …
The Coupling of Gender Equality & Clean Energy
Two leaps forward are needed to attain the transition from consumerism to sustainability: a leap from sexism to gender equality, and a leap from fossil fuels to clean energy. The April 2011 issue was focused on gender equality for human development. This issue reiterates the need for gender equality and …
Conscious Partnering Conference 2011, May 23-27
Whether you’re birthing a business, building a movement for a new world, starting a marriage or raising a family, true partnership is essential for success. Partnership leads to loving relationships, stronger teams and deeper friendships – and a lot more fun. The only problem is most of us never learned how …
Ban Underlines The Role Of Information Technologies In Accelerating Development
BAN UNDERLINES THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT New York, May 16 2011 1:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in accelerating socio-economic development, highlighting their potential to enable the delivery of basic social services to even the remotest areas of …
An interview with Julian Assange
UK, London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a debate on the subject of whistle-blowing with prominent public figures on secrecy and transparency issues at Kensington Town hall in central London on April 9, 2011 This video is part of an extensive talk with Julian Assange on a variety of subjects …
Michel Bauwens Interviewed by Furtherfield
An interview from P2P Foundation Excerpted from an interview conducted for Furtherfield, by Lawrence Bird on 17/12/2010 It’s a commonplace now that the peer-to-peer movement opens up new ways of creating relating to others. But you’ve explored the implications of P2P in depth, in particular its social and political dimensions. …
Connecting the Dots: Saving PBS, NPR, the Internet and Democracy
A newsletter from FreePress Connecting the Dots: Saving PBS, NPR, the Internet and Democracy Most people don’t realize that prior to the 1970’s, there were no corporate lobbyists on K Street. But since that time, they have built an unprecedented web of power. And you can’t appease people who are …