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Invitation to Debate on AI
by Manish Jain 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Dear friends-hope you are well. i invite you to consider hosting a local watch party on your campus for this event. it will be a good opportunity for students and faculty, particularly from the global south, to deepen their understanding and critiques of AI and techno-utopianism. love,manish Hi Manish, On the 7th of November, we are hosting The Future of AI event with Mustafa Suleyman. Mustafa is publishing a new book “The Coming Wave” and this is a book launch event. Mustafa co-founded DeepMind, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies acquired by Google. After a decade at DeepMind and Google, where he was vice president of AI product management and AI policy, Mustafa co-founded Inflection AI. The event will be a dynamic online Q&A conversation about the book and the future of artificial intelligence. The aim is to enable change-makers and educators to comprehend the profound impacts of AI and help them formalize strategies to harness AI’s potential for driving social/environmental progress and mitigating its challenges. This is a great opportunity for members of the Ecoversities Alliance with physical locations to host a “watch-party” and join the online conversation. Everyone physically attending the event will be given a free copy of the book. What we need to know within the next week is: - Which organisations are interested in organising the event in person - How many people do they anticipate will attend the event and how many books do they want for the event? We need this information by next Sunday, 22 October. This is the form interested organisations need to fill out: https://share.hsforms.com/1SOqrgVMeQXeQKzyeZWXUjwc3hgc It includes information on book numbers + their address. - Organisations can use the attached invitation to promote the event. They can contact Kaajal for more information (kaajal(a)xinx.co) Feel free to let me know if you need more information. Thanks so much! Alenka, Complexity University

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Our Living Utopias course and Time bank
by Pallavi Varma- Patil 14 Oct '23

14 Oct '23

Dear PeDaGog members, Some of you might remember our webinar <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2022:learning:01> on Living Utopias hosted by Global Tapestry of Alternatives on 1st April 2022 in which both Sujit and I were reflecting on our hits and misses so far. At this meet , Dan, Melanie, Steven, Laura, Ashish and others were kind enough to share their thoughts and possible ways to make it more impactful. It was this that led to Melanie suggesting her experiential Time Bank pedagogy while Dan talked of his own initiative where discussions happen on the "kitchen tables and dining rooms of participants". Stevan and Laura were also so encouraging and validated our rationale of running such a course for communities. Over the last year Sujit took a version of this course to Indigenous communities in West Bengal villages through a community based organization while my intervention was to stop running it in a University space :) But last week, Sujit and I paired up for the 1st time after the COVID break and decided to offer the course to an urban English speaking audience in India outside of the University space through a non profit environmental organisation based in Bangalore called ATREE. We got a large pool of such diverse applicants (age wise: from a 14 year old to an eighty year old) and interest wise (from Phd students to post docs, health practitioners, univ faculty, experts on bamboo and waste, renewable energy engineers, school teachers, sustainable building architects, farmers, non profit leaders, Masters students, and women community leaders). And so finally the course ran for 25 such diverse participants from across India. It was very stimulating for both us instructors as well as the participants. They were engaged and motivated to design some action in their spheres of influence in a short turnaround time. And I remembered the encouraging words of the GTA group on that webinar day about getting such courses outside of University spaces to the community directly. I also want to share that I tried showing a glimpse of how Time banks run and put up a dummy sheet of offers and needs that Melanie had shared with me; thinking: this is just a glimpse..they may or may not get the whole idea as many of them are from different parts of India and how will they meet etc. BUT to our surprise, we found out that the Bangalore based participants ones are already making weekend plans to meet and and figure out ways to support each other! We are once again amazed at the power of this simple pedagogy! Am sharing a few pictures... Thanks for your time. Pallavi (and Sujit)

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Mutual Aid Software and Processes
by Berhan Taye 06 Oct '23

06 Oct '23

Hi all, I'm researching mutual aid, skillshare, mutual credit, or time banking software and processes. Do you or folk within your community use software or processes to manage these practices? Are you familiar with previous research that has mapped these initiatives? If so, I would be grateful for any links or references. In solidarity, Berhan -- Berhan Taye Sensemaking & Research | One Project <https://oneproject.org/>

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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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