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Travellers' University: A two-part Webinar series on the TU Journey and Alivelihoods
by mugdha trifaley 05 Oct '23

05 Oct '23

Hello, everyone! I'm Mugdha, a recent addition to the GTA's space, and I wanted to inform you about *an upcoming two-part Webinar series with Ashik Krishnan and the Travellers’ University, *on the *29th of September and 6th of October, at 1pm GMT. *Ashik is a part of the GTA's general assembly, and a part of Vikalp Sangam's Facilitation Team as well. Below is some information on the TU and the brief flow of the two webinars: The Travellers’ University is a unique initiative focussed on facilitating learning through travel-based experiential learning programmes, through multiple short and long-term explorations. In the former session of the two-part webinar series, we have 4 co-creators of TU introducing their work, along with sharing their own experiences that led them to thinking of alternatives to mainstream educational practices. They will also be talking about ‘Alivelihoods’, livelihoods of intentional living & lifelong learning for a sustainable, equitable & just world. In the latter session, we plan to host fellows from the ‘52 Parindey Fellowship’, TU’s 8-month long immersive program for exploring research interests through ‘Parindeys’ who are practising Alivelihoods: *“52 represents the number of weeks in a year, and Parindey translates to birds in English, which loosely captures the essence of mentors we intend to learn from.”* The webinars are between 45 minutes to an hour long each, and designed in such a way that they connect with each other, yet are able to be viewed separately. We hope that this will be suitable for participants who cannot attend both, but will be able to attend either session. *The GTA webpage's link is * *https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2023:learning:travellers_university * <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2023:learning:travellers_…> *The link for registration is * *https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VA-Kddb9SzOVWjDXQR26Kg#/registration* <https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VA-Kddb9SzOVWjDXQR26Kg#/registr…> Links for further information on Travellers' University, the 52 Parindey Fellowship and Alivelihoods can be found below: https://www.travellersuniversity.org/52-parindey-fellowship https://www.alivelihood.org/ -- Hoping you have a wonderful week ahead of you, Thanks and regards, Mugdha Trifaley

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Re: [PeDAGoG] Seminar on *Asset Based Community Entrepreneurship* by Prof Helen Haugh on Oct 3 (Out of office : September 18th to 29th, 2023)
by Marion Regina Mueller 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

Thank you for your Email! I will be out of office between September 18th to 29th, 2023, and will be able to respond to your Email only upon my return. In case of any urgent matters, kindly do get in touch with my colleague Shalini Yog Shah: Shalini.Yog(a)in.boell.org >>> Israr Qureshi <israr.qureshi(a)anu.edu.au> 29.9.23 09:14 >>> This research seminar might be of interest to members. Please help circulate in your network. Professor Helen Haugh, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, will speak on *Asset Based Community Entrepreneurship* on October 3, 6 pm AEDT (3 pm HKT/SGT; 12:30 pm IST; 9 am CET; 8 am UK time) This will be an online seminar, and you can find information about registration here https://tinyurl.com/bdvt3mzd [cid:[email protected]] Best, Israr I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of the Canberra region, where I live and work. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and recognise their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationships with the land. Israr Qureshi Director Australian Social Cohesion: Exploring New Directions<https://bit.ly/3CtqG5Y> Professor, Social Entrepreneurship The Australian National University Linkedin<https://bit.ly/3wkY4rM>, Google Scholar<https://bit.ly/3QWVkJ1> @qisrar Associate Editor: Business & Society Associate Editor: Information Systems Journal Guest Editor: Special Issue on Digitally Enabled Sharing Economy Models at the BoP, ISJ<https://bit.ly/3ptq7Sh> Guest Editor: Special Issue on Developing Inclusive Markets Through Social Entrepreneurship, MOR<https://bit.ly/3weulRd> Guest Editor: Special Issue on Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid: Societal Impact and Challenges, B&S<https://bit.ly/3wke5OV> Guest Editor: Special Issue on Causes, Symptoms and Consequences of SMIP, ISJ Recent publications: * Bhatt B., Qureshi, I., Shukla, D. & Hota, H. (2023). Prefiguring alternative organizing: Confronting marginalization through projective cultural adjustment and tempered autonomy. Organization Studies. * Sutter, C., Bhatt B., & Qureshi, I. (2023). What makes resource provision an effective means of poverty alleviation? A resourcing perspective<https://bit.ly/3zOLdjO>. Organization Science. * Qureshi, I., Bhatt, B., Sutter, C. & Shukla D. M. (2023). Social Entrepreneurship and Intersectionality: Mitigating Extreme Exclusion. Journal of Business Venturing. * Hota, P., Bhatt, B. & Qureshi, I. (2023). Navigating ethical dilemmas through institutional work: Evidence from a social enterprise<https://bit.ly/3WxD77T>. Journal of Business Venturing. * Zou, H., Qureshi, I., Fang, Y., Sun, H., Lim, K. H., Ramsey, E., & McCole, P. (2023). Investigating the nonlinear and conditional effects of trust-The new role of institutional contexts in online repurchase. Information Systems Journal. * Bhatt, B., Qureshi, I., & Sutter, C. (2022). How do intermediaries build inclusive markets? The role of the social context<https://bit.ly/3JnS6fa>. Journal of Management Studies. * Qureshi, I., Bhatt, B., Parthiban, R., Sun, R., Shukla, D. M., Hota, P. K., & Xu, Z. (2022). Knowledge Commoning: Scaffolding and Technoficing to Overcome Challenges of Knowledge Curation<https://bit.ly/3zPPrYv>. Information and Organization.

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Re: [PeDAGoG] "Can we do better? Climate Science and Colonialism" webinar next week (Out of office : September 18th to 29th, 2023)
by Marion Regina Mueller 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

Thank you for your Email! I will be out of office between September 18th to 29th, 2023, and will be able to respond to your Email only upon my return. In case of any urgent matters, kindly do get in touch with my colleague Shalini Yog Shah: Shalini.Yog(a)in.boell.org >>> <singhvan(a)rcn.com> 29.9.23 03:47 >>> Dear All, Below is information about an event I'm helping organize under the auspices of My Climate Risk, a project of the World Climate Research Programme. It is the first part of a series. Please consider attending and sharing with interested people in your networks. The event is on October 5 (Thurs) and October 6 (Fri) and the times are in UTC . Each session is two hours long, with a little over one hour of panelists speaking and the remaining time for discussion. Please see below - the flyer is also attached. Thanks, Vandana " Can We Do Better? Climate Science and Colonialism " What does climate science, in its epistemology, methodology and practice, have to do with colonialism? While climate impacts clearly reveal the vulnerability of colonized and formerly colonized nations and spaces, what about the science itself? This first event in the My Climate Risk Education Working Group series on Climate and Colonialism explores these questions through the collective insights of eight scholars from disciplines as varied as history, energy policy, ocean diplomacy, interdisciplinary studies, environmental studies and sociology. 5 October 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 UTC (11 AM (UK); 6PM ( Philippines)) [ https://wmo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdO-pqzMjGNAUDWma-ORuf6Q4LXq20g… | REGISTER ] 6 October 2023, 13:30 - 15:30 UTC ( 5:30 AM (Alaska), 10:30 AM (Brazil), 2:30 PM (UK), 3:30 PM (France)) [ https://wmo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvduyprzItEtGE6AaIphdM0MApxPJy4Q… | REGISTER ] This two-day webinar series is part of the MCR Education Working Group's exploration of Colonialism and Climate. We are honored to host esteemed speakers who will delve into the complex relationship between climate science and colonialism. (PDF attached)

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"Can we do better? Climate Science and Colonialism" webinar next week
by singhvan＠rcn.com 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

Dear All, Below is information about an event I'm helping organize under the auspices of My Climate Risk, a project of the World Climate Research Programme. It is the first part of a series. Please consider attending and sharing with interested people in your networks. The event is on October 5 (Thurs) and October 6 (Fri) and the times are in UTC . Each session is two hours long, with a little over one hour of panelists speaking and the remaining time for discussion. Please see below - the flyer is also attached. Thanks, Vandana " Can We Do Better? Climate Science and Colonialism " What does climate science, in its epistemology, methodology and practice, have to do with colonialism? While climate impacts clearly reveal the vulnerability of colonized and formerly colonized nations and spaces, what about the science itself? This first event in the My Climate Risk Education Working Group series on Climate and Colonialism explores these questions through the collective insights of eight scholars from disciplines as varied as history, energy policy, ocean diplomacy, interdisciplinary studies, environmental studies and sociology. 5 October 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 UTC (11 AM (UK); 6PM ( Philippines)) [ https://wmo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdO-pqzMjGNAUDWma-ORuf6Q4LXq20g… | REGISTER ] 6 October 2023, 13:30 - 15:30 UTC ( 5:30 AM (Alaska), 10:30 AM (Brazil), 2:30 PM (UK), 3:30 PM (France)) [ https://wmo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvduyprzItEtGE6AaIphdM0MApxPJy4Q… | REGISTER ] This two-day webinar series is part of the MCR Education Working Group's exploration of Colonialism and Climate. We are honored to host esteemed speakers who will delve into the complex relationship between climate science and colonialism. (PDF attached)

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Re: [PeDAGoG] Travellers' University: A two-part Webinar series on the TU Journey and Alivelihoods (Out of office : September 18th to 29th, 2023)
by Marion Regina Mueller 25 Sep '23

25 Sep '23

Thank you for your Email! I will be out of office between September 18th to 29th, 2023, and will be able to respond to your Email only upon my return. In case of any urgent matters, kindly do get in touch with my colleague Shalini Yog Shah: Shalini.Yog(a)in.boell.org >>> mugdha trifaley <mtrifaley.vs(a)gmail.com> 25.9.23 14:50 >>> Hello, everyone! I'm Mugdha, a recent addition to the GTA's space, and I wanted to inform you about *an upcoming two-part Webinar series with Ashik Krishnan and the Travellers University, *on the *29th of September and 6th of October, at 1pm GMT. *Ashik is a part of the GTA's general assembly, and a part of Vikalp Sangam's Facilitation Team as well. Below is some information on the TU and the brief flow of the two webinars: The Travellers University is a unique initiative focussed on facilitating learning through travel-based experiential learning programmes, through multiple short and long-term explorations. In the former session of the two-part webinar series, we have 4 co-creators of TU introducing their work, along with sharing their own experiences that led them to thinking of alternatives to mainstream educational practices. They will also be talking about Alivelihoods, livelihoods of intentional living & lifelong learning for a sustainable, equitable & just world. In the latter session, we plan to host fellows from the 52 Parindey Fellowship, TUs 8-month long immersive program for exploring research interests through Parindeys who are practising Alivelihoods: *52 represents the number of weeks in a year, and Parindey translates to birds in English, which loosely captures the essence of mentors we intend to learn from.* The webinars are between 45 minutes to an hour long each, and designed in such a way that they connect with each other, yet are able to be viewed separately. We hope that this will be suitable for participants who cannot attend both, but will be able to attend either session. *The GTA webpage's link is * *https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2023:learning:travellers_university * <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2023:learning:travellers_…> *The link for registration is * *https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VA-Kddb9SzOVWjDXQR26Kg#/registration* <https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VA-Kddb9SzOVWjDXQR26Kg#/registr…> Links for further information on Travellers' University, the 52 Parindey Fellowship and Alivelihoods can be found below: https://www.travellersuniversity.org/52-parindey-fellowship https://www.alivelihood.org/ -- Hoping you have a wonderful week ahead of you, Thanks and regards, Mugdha Trifaley

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A new article on the Radical Ecological Democracy website, "‘Susu’: Ghana’s Informal Economy is a Case Study in Postcapitalist Development
by Pallav Das 17 Sep '23

17 Sep '23

Friends, A new article, "Susu": Ghana's Informal Economy is a Case Study in Postcapitalist Development, has just been published on the Radical Ecological Democracy website. As the world looks for alternatives to neoliberal fundamentalism, many economic and financial systems rooted in tradition are providing renewed hope for restructuring our lives around collective effort and sharing. Caroline Shenaz Hossein and Natalie Holmes explore the Susu System of Ghana to understand its remarkable bottom up functioning and its prudent promise as a replicable model for other parts of the world. https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/susu-ghanas-informal-economy-is-a-ca… Please take a look and share the article with your networks. Best wishes, Pallav

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Meet the 2023 Municipalism Cohort Fellows
by Yvonne Yen Liu 15 Sep '23

15 Sep '23

CORRECTION: We will share links to recordings to the lectures at least one week after each session. The recordings will be password-protected and intended only for fellows and their colleagues in their organizing projects. My apologies for the mistake, this is my brain when I write emails at 1:00 AM. 🤪 Please share far and wide! Meet the 2023 Municipalism Cohort Fellows We the Municipalism Learning Series (a project of Solidarity Research Center) are extremely excited about our inaugural Municipalism Cohort Fellows <https://municipalism.org/offerings/cohort-fellowship/>. We accepted 26 participants, representing a number of local organizing initiatives from around the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico, including the Lucy Parsons Labs in Chicago, La Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico, Common Ground Collective in Baltimore, Paterson People's Assembly in New Jersey, and Aetna Street Solidarity in Los Angeles. Some of our participants organize workers, others the unhoused, and others the area along the US-Mexico border. All seek to build democratic power at the municipal level. The fellowship starts this Saturday, 9/16 and runs for 12 weeks until 12/2. We will be sharing recorded lectures from our sessions for fellows and their colleagues only. Topics for our sessions include decoding municipalism, mapping local power, base building, popular assemblies, and building a strategy plan. We will be joined by guest speakers including the Black Nashville Assembly and Kali Akuno, Cooperation Jackson. Read more at https://municipalism.org/2023/09/14/meet-the-2023-municipalism-cohort-fello… Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) Solidarity Research Center <http://solidarityresearch.org/> yvonne(a)solidarityresearch.org 323 539 7654 646 321 5710 We build solidarity economy ecosystems using data science, story-based strategy, and action research. Follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/solidarityresearch/>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/researchjustice>, Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/solidarityresearch/>

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NO ONE DESERVES THIS - OUR CALL FOR SOLIDARITY
by Alessandra Pomarico 15 Sep '23

15 Sep '23

dear friends tomorrow Sept 16 2023 we are calling for an* International Day of Solidarity with Boris *Kagarlitsky, a prominent Russian socialist thinker arrested last July. Please circulate* - *especially among those in the academic community. It is urgent and needed! And if you are in Paris, join the Arkadiy Kots concert on Oct. 1st *We call for the immediate release of Kagarlitsky and Miftakov and express solidarity with all political prisoners in Russia arrested for their antiwar and antiregime views.* in solidarity, and rage alessandra > Dear comrades close and far, > > we are the Arkadiy Kots Band - Russian protest punk group standing > against Putin’s dictatorship and his war in Ukraine. We are calling for > your solidarity to stand with us in support of Boris Kagarlitsky and Azat > Miftakhov. Both of them have been our dear friends and comrades for many > years. > > > > Here are the cases of Boris and Azat. > > Boris Kagarlitsky (65 years old), prominent Russian socialist thinker, > was arrested in Moscow on July 25, 2023 on fabricated charges accusing him > of "justifying terrorism". > > Kagarlitsky is an academic and refined scholar whose sociological and > philosophical work is internationally well known. His articles, books, and > interviews are published in many languages. Since February 2022 he has > consistently denounced the Russian state aggression against Ukraine, > underscoring how this horrifying war causes unspeakable harm not only to > the Ukrainian people, but also to ordinary Russians. This is the real > reason behind his incarceration. > > He chose to stay in Russia, where he has resisted the militarization > narrative and demanded for radical change, especially through the YouTube > channel "Rabkor" that he run. > > Boris Kagarlitsky is now among the dozens of thousands of Russians > subjected to state repression. > > The solidarity campaign has received already over 1200 signatures in > support of Boris, including Jeremy Corbyn, Slavoj Žižek, Alex Callinicos, > Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Etienne Balibar among others. > ~~~~~~ > > This is Arkady Kots Band’s dub-recital piece based on Boris’s open letter > to the international comrades where he clarifies his position against the > war in Ukraine. > Arkadiy Kots band \\ Boris Kagarlitsky \\ A plea to my Western progressive > friends > > https://youtu.be/1bpJ_wMriIc?si=cYrmspAN15mVI5gI > > ~~~~~~ > > Azat Miftakhov (30 years old ) is a Tatar-Russian mathematician and > anarchist convicted for acts of hooliganism against the United Russia ruling > party. After a false accusation and an absurd trial, he was convicted and > sentenced for 6 years in prison. > > While imprisoned, Azat endured torture, threats, and other mistreatment by > the Russian authorities. > > On September 4, 2023, immediately upon his release from the correctional > colony, Azat was arrested again by the FSB agents. > > In the past years the broad international scientific community expressed > their solidarity with Azat. Harvard University chapter of Scholars at Risk > awarded Azat a *Scholars at Risk Fellowship*. The Fondation Mathématique > Jacques Hadamard (FMJH) and the Laboratoire de Mathématiques d’Orsay (LMO) > awarded Azat a laurea in "junior scientific visibility" program. > > Azat Miftakhov was then named an honorary student of Paris-Saclay > University. French Mathematical Society (Société mathématique de France, > SMF) also expressed their solidarity with Azat. > > ~~~~~~ > > Here is our version of an iconic Italian song, whose lyrics were written > by anarchist Belgrado Pedrini in prison in 1968. We dedicate this piece to > Azat and other anarchist and antifascist prisoners in Russia and > Belorussia, whose drawings you will see in the video. > Arkadiy Kots band \ Галеон \ Il Galeone > > https://youtu.be/ahmUh7oj7Z8?si=rSWxGzt4_HtSuHXN > > ~~~~~~ > > *We call for the immediate release of Kagarlitsky and Miftakov and express > solidarity with all political prisoners in Russia arrested for their > antiwar and antiregime views.* > > Our goal is to raise awareness and reinforce the planetary network of > solidarity. > > Take action for Boris Kagarlitsky and Azat Miftakhov! > > Share this letter, sign a petition, come to action, organize (single > picketing or in a group, on your street or in front of the Russian > embassy), spread the word! > > Sept 16, 2023 – * International Day of Solidarity with Boris* > > Oct 1, 2023, 19:30 pm – *concert of Arkadiy Kots band in solidarity with > Azat in Paris (venue: **Au Soleil de la Butte, 32 Rue Muller)* > > > Learn more about their cases: > > https://freeboris.info/ > > https://caseazatmiftakhov.org/ > > YOURS, COMRADELY > > ARKADIY KOTS BAND >

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Meet the 2023 Municipalism Cohort Fellows
by Yvonne Yen Liu 15 Sep '23

15 Sep '23

Please share! Meet the 2023 Municipalism Cohort Fellows We the Municipalism Learning Series (a project of Solidarity Research Center) are extremely excited about our inaugural Municipalism Cohort Fellows <https://municipalism.org/offerings/cohort-fellowship/>. We accepted 26 participants, representing a number of local organizing initiatives from around the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico, including the Lucy Parsons Labs in Chicago, La Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico, Common Ground Collective in Baltimore, Paterson People's Assembly in New Jersey, and Aetna Street Solidarity in Los Angeles. Some of our participants organize workers, others the unhoused, and others the area along the US-Mexico border. All seek to build democratic power at the municipal level. The fellowship starts this Saturday, 9/16 and runs for 12 weeks until 12/2. We will be sharing recorded lectures from our sessions with the public on our website <https://municipalism.org/offerings/cohort-fellowship/>. Topics for our sessions include decoding municipalism, mapping local power, base building, popular assemblies, and building a strategy plan. We will be joined by guest speakers including the Black Nashville Assembly and Kali Akuno, Cooperation Jackson. Read more at https://municipalism.org/2023/09/14/meet-the-2023-municipalism-cohort-fello… Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) Solidarity Research Center <http://solidarityresearch.org/> yvonne(a)solidarityresearch.org 323 539 7654 646 321 5710 We build solidarity economy ecosystems using data science, story-based strategy, and action research. Follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/solidarityresearch/>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/researchjustice>, Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/solidarityresearch/>

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The Global Tapestry of Alternatives meets in Kenya | Meer
by Ashish Kothari 14 Sep '23

14 Sep '23

Friends, this article on the first physical Assembly of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives may be of interest: https://www.meer.com/en/75735-the-global-tapestry-of-alternatives-meets-in-… Comments welcome, but pl. mail me directly. Sorry for cross-posting if any. thanks Ashish -- Ashish Kothari Ashish Kothari Kalpavriksh Apt 5 Shree Datta Krupa 908 Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004, India Tel: 91-20-25654239 https://ashishkothari.in Kalpavriksh<https://kalpavriksh.org/> Vikalp Sangam <http://vikalpsangam.org/> Radical Ecological Democracy<http://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/> Global Tapestry of Alternatives <http://www.globaltapestryofalternatives.org/> https://ashishkothari51.blogspot.com Twitter <https://twitter.com/chikikothari>LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishkothari1961> Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/ashishkotharivikalp/> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ashish.kothari.1297>

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