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Fwd: Dadamac Day November 3rd celebrations - and visitors book
by Michel Bauwens 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pamela McLean <pamela.mclean(a)dadamac.net> Date: Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM Subject: Re: Dadamac Day November 3rd celebrations - and visitors book To: You are getting this email because you are: - part of the Dadamac Community - or one of our friends - or some one I met recently who asked for more details. Each November since 2005 Dadamac has an annual online celebration of some kind. We've included video links-ups (very clunky due to bandwith problems but great fun for putting faces to names), a visiting choir performing at Fantuam, and a fringe event at barcamp Africa. Our first celebration was a yahoo chat and have also used the worknets chat room, and skype.This year we are celebrating Dadamac Day on an etherpad and you are invited to join us. The etherpad approach means it will be simple low bandwidth typed chat, with an ongoing summary of what is going on, and no special software required. We hope this will make it easy for everyone who wants to do so to join in. Details below - but main points are Thursday November 3rd. 3pm GMT John Dada will be online for a chat, I'll be there earlier. Other friends will be there too. We'll have a good sociable time, catching up with news from all over the place, from the last year, and you are invited to join us then - or to drop by any time from now to sign our visitors book. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *To join in just click on the link* You don't have to sign in or download anything. You just click on the link - http://etherpad.openstewardship.net/November-First-Thursday-and-Dadamac-Day. . *You can join in on Thursday 3rd November for the celebration online meeting * You are invited to join us online<http://etherpad.openstewardship.net/November-First-Thursday-and-Dadamac-Day>for an etherpad typed chat. Various Dadamac people and friends of Dadamac will be online between 1pm and 4pm GMT. For your local time see The World Clock – Time Zone Converter http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html - and for those of us in countries with daylight saving please note it is around the time that we *change our clocks *so please double check local times. You are not expected to stay the whole time - just drop in when it suits you. John Dada will be joining us around 3 pm Nigerian time (2pm GMT) *You can join in throughout Novemebr by signing the visitors book and saying how you connect with Dadamac * You can simply "drop by and sign our visitors book". You can do that at any time from now. Just click the link<http://etherpad.openstewardship.net/November-First-Thursday-and-Dadamac-Day>Read down the page a bit and you'll find instructions for joining in. Just type in your name and country and leave us a message. If you have time to write something about who you are and how you link with Dadamac better still. However, even if you just put your name and country and there is no message it would be lovely to see that you had visited our celebration. *What if too many people turn up for the celebration?* - I don't think it will be a problem. How if there is a problem please send me a skype or yahoo instant message if you can (even if I don't seem to be online) If I know we have people waiting to get in I'll suggest some people move over to another online space to make room for newcomers. If for some reason you can't get in please come back afterwards to read the archive and sign the visitor's book. * Hoping to connect with you to celebrate Dadamac Day.* Pamela -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Article : "Germany will not accept monetization"
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

below or on http://www.pippamalmgren.com/80.html note : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetization hence in this case, in my understanding, the issuing of ( central bank ) money ( and not, here, commercial bank credit ) in exchange of buying debt / government bonds. also see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_supply#Fractional-reserve_banking ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arno Mong Daastoel <amd(a)daastol.com> Date: Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [gang8] Abolishing the euro To: gang8(a)yahoogroups.com ** Peter Spengler has drawn my attention to a good analyst. Malmgren's point is that Germany is commited to price stability asnd therefore cannot accept a carte blanche to printing money for the euro's souther periphery. She claims the euro may die but only to return more realistic and stronger. Arno http://www.pippamalmgren.com/80.html**** Germany will not accept monetization**** *This commentary was submitted on the 19th of October in response to the Eurasia Group CEO Ian Bremmer's article in the FT entitled "Germany will never leave the Eurozone". The article can be found here<http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2011/10/18/germany-will-never-leave-the-euro…>. ***** I respect Ian's opinion but *he does not capture the issue that is forcing Germany's hand*. They increasingly fear having to choose between permanent price instability and temporary currency appreciation. *What Germany cannot do is accept monetization of the debt*. The *social contract between Germany's citizens and its leaders preclude this option given their history*. **** *If the ECB* under the new leadership of Mario Draghi buys so-called PIG bonds or attempts to *print money*, *Germany will feel it has a central bank that has no "rules*" and which simply *serves as a blank check to the other member states*. This *means permanent price instability*. If the *ECB refuses to monetize* the debt and no other white knight can be found (the IMF cannot fill the hole, Germany and China won't fill the hole, Tim Geithner would love to but the American public won't permit it, and the idea that the G20 can do it provokes howls of laughter from G20 government officials), then* multiple sovereign defaults will occur well beyond Greece. * The Greek *default will continue with new haircuts* leaving investors lucky to get 20 cents on the Euro. That would *mean a substantial fall in the Euro* and no possibility of recovery until the last element of default was done. That *will feel like permanent price instability to the Germans. * *Either way, Germany will find itself hostage* just as a skilled and prepared mountainclimber might find himself fully locked onto the mountainside but his colleagues are dangling in the wind. *National interest will demand self preservation* no matter how much Germany might like to keep the climbing team together. *They don't want to cut the rope but they may be forced to. * *A return to the Deutschemark will not mark the end of Europe, the European Union or the effort to enhance integration*. Instead, *Germany has already begun to emphasize the need for a new EU Treaty that would compel fiscal harmonization, penalties* for those that break the Maastricht Treaty rules and other undertakings that would harden Europe's defenses against economic default risks going forward. 100 years from now the Euro will be a trick question on a history test, given that it only survived for 12 years. How many people in the market today even remember an earlier version of the Euro which was called the Ecu? The FT should start a competition to name the new "Euro" that will have more substance behind it. For those who argue that the Germans will never survive the massive appreciation of the DMark, should they decide to go down that road, they forget that *throughout history the Germans have usually got an appreciated currency and almost never compete on price anyway. They compete on quality*. And, is there really a European export market that would be sacrificed? It's hard to imagine many Greeks or Italians buying Mercedes in the next few years. *The European project will move forward much more robustly once everyone finally realizes that the Euro in its current format is unworkable*. Nothing stops Europe from moving forward other than public opinion. *The fact is that Germany's social contract is very different* from the social contract between the citizens and the state in any of the peripheral countries. *What is required to satisfy Germany brings riots in southern capitals*. *What is required in Southern capitals breaks the social contract in Germany*. The failure of the Euro will bring this conflict into sharper focus and set the stage for new commitments to create a Europe that can satisfy the needs of the members without destroying civil society in Europe **** ** ** __._,_.___ Reply to sender<[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bgang8%5D%20Abolishing%20the%20euro>| Reply to group<[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bgang8%5D%20Abolishing%20the%20euro>| Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gang8/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxcGhrYmkzBF9TAzk3MzU5N…>| Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gang8/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcXZyZzdjBF9TAzk3MzU5N…> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gang8/message/16264;_ylc=X3oDMTM2dnR0ajljBF9T…>( 11) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gang8;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMjUzZ2dqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BG…> The gang8 list is devoted to Creditary Economics. To unsubscribe, email: gang8-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com

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Article : "The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement"
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst/152811/the_shocking%2C_graphic_data_th… The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement The corporate media may obsess about what Occupy Wall Street is all about, but these images should make it clear. *October 23, 2011* | What are the Occupy Wall Street protesters angry about? The same things we’re all angry about. The only difference is the protestors turned their anger into public action. Occupy Wall Street lit the embers and the sparks are flying. Whether it turns into a genuine populist prairie fire depends on all of us. Now is not the time for wonky policy solutions, as the media meatheads are calling for. Rather, it’s time to air our grievances as loudly as possible, which is precisely what Wall Street and its minions fear the most. Here’s a brief list of why we should be angry and the charts to back it up. *1. The American Dream is imploding... * [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223516_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223516_screenshot201…> The productivity/wage chart says it all. From 1947 until the mid-1970s real wages and productivity (economic output per worker hour) danced together. Both climbed year after year as did our real standard of living. If you’re old enough, you will remember seeing your parents doing just a bit better each year, year after year. Then, our nation embarked on a grand economic experiment. Taxes were cut especially on the super-rich. Finance was deregulated and unions were crushed. Lo and behold, the two lines broke apart. Productivity continued to climb, but wages stalled and declined. So where did all that productivity money go? To the rich and to the super-rich, especially to those in finance. *2. Our wealth is gushing to the top 1 percent...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223556_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223556_screenshot201…> Actually the top tenth of one percent. Because of financial deregulation and tax cuts for the rich, the income gap is soaring. Here’s one of my favorite indicators that we compiled for *The Looting of America. *In 1970 the top 100 CEOs earned $45 for every $1 earned by the average worker. By 2006, the ratio climbed to an obscene 1,723 to one. (Not a misprint!) *3. Family income is declining while the top earners flourish...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223531_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223531_screenshot201…> As women entered the workforce, family income made up for some of the wage stagnation. But now even family incomes are in trouble. Meanwhile, the incomes of the richest families continue to rise. *4. The super-rich are paying lower and lower tax rates...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223833_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223833_screenshot201…> To add financial insult to injury, the richest of the rich pay less and less each year as a percentage of their monstrous incomes. The top 400 taxpayers during the 1950s faced a 90 percent federal tax rate. By 1995 their effective tax rate – what they really paid after all deductions as a percent of all their income – fell to 30 percent. Now it’s barely 16 percent. *5. Too much money in the hands of the few combined with financial deregulation crashed our economy...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223713_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223713_screenshot201…> When the rich become astronomically rich, they gamble with their excess money. And when Wall Street is deregulated, it creates financial casinos for the wealthy. When those casinos inevitably crash, we pay to cover the losses. The 2008 financial crash caused eight million American workers to lose their jobs in a matter of months due to no fault of their own. The last time we had so much money in the hands of so few was 1929! *6. We’re turning into a billionaire bailout society...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223577_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223577_screenshot201…> We bailed out the big Wall Street banks and protected the billionaires from ruin. Now we are being asked to make good on the debts they caused, while the super-rich get even richer, some making more than $2 million an HOUR! It would take over 47 years for the average family to make as much as the top 10 hedge fund managers make in one hour. *7. The super-rich still control politics...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223593_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223593_screenshot201…> Both political parties are occupied by Wall Street. For nearly an entire generation they have competed with each other to gain campaign contributions in exchange for tax breaks and regulatory loopholes for the richest of the rich. Today’s so-called financial reforms are porous, while the money continues to flow to both parties. *8. Unemployment is a catastrophe...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223859_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223859_screenshot201…> The reckless gambling on Wall Street tore a hole in the economy sending millions to the unemployment lines. Wall Street caused the enormous spike in unemployment and no one else – not the government, not home buyers, not China. *9. Our prospects for the future are growing dim...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223793_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223793_screenshot201…> It’s bad enough that unemployment is sky-high. But it’s even worse when you can’t find a job for months, even years. Right now the number of unemployed for 26 weeks or more is at record levels. Many of the long-term unemployed will never work again. *10. The big banks are getting even bigger...* [image: Click for larger version]<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223756_screenshot201…> (click for larger version)<http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_1319223756_screenshot201…> Too big to fail is alive and well. Our nation’s biggest banks are growing larger and larger with no end in sight. Despite what politicians say, the taxpayer will bail out the big banks again. And the big banks know it. *Stand up and be counted!* Americans are a patient people. Mass movements do not form very often. Most of us hoped that after the crash, the big banks would be broken up, the casinos would be shut down and the gamblers would be punished. At the very least, we expected that the elite financiers would pay for the damage they created – the jobs destroyed, the neighborhoods wrecked, the services cut. It didn’t happen. Finally something clicked. A small number of kids stood up and got noticed. And now it’s growing. We see an outlet for our frustration, our justifiable anger, our disappointment in leaders who sold out. We don’t know where it’s all going. But this is the time to stand up and be counted – literally. The currency of a populist revolt is numbers in the street. Let’s show our anger where it will be seen. And let us take heart from the words of Franklin Roosevelt who during his first inaugural address in 1933, led the first occupation of Wall Street: Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion, rejected by the hearts and minds of men. True, they have tried, but their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an outworn tradition. Faced by failure of credit, they have proposed only the lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully for restored conditions. They know only the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have no vision, and when there is no vision the people perish. The money changers have fled their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow-men. Recognition of the falsity of material wealth as the standard of success goes hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be values only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit, and there must be an end to a conduct in banking and in business which too often has given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrongdoing. Les Leopold is the executive director of the Labor Institute and Public Health Institute in New York, and author of The Looting of America: How Wall Street's Game of Fantasy Finance Destroyed Our Jobs, Pensions, and Prosperity—and What We Can Do About It<http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_looting_of_america:paperback> (Chelsea Green, 2009).

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Fwd: [Math 2.0] Launch of the UNESCO OER Platform and the UNESCO/COL OER Policy Guidelines
by Maria Droujkova 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caine, Abel <a.caine(a)unesco.org> Date: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM Subject: [Math 2.0] Launch of the UNESCO OER Platform and the UNESCO/COL OER Policy Guidelines To: mathfuture(a)googlegroups.com [image: Description: En_Fr_temple] ** ** *UNESCO OER LAUNCH* To all members of the global OER Community, ** ** On Tuesday 1 Nov, Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO will be officiating the launch of:**** ** ** 1. The UNESCO Open Educational Resources Platform**** 2. The UNESCO/COL Guidelines for OER in Higher Education**** ** ** The UNESCO *Open Educational Resources Platform* is a first-ever, innovative online Platform offering selected UNESCO publications as open educational resources allowing our global community of stakeholders to freely use, copy, adapt, and re-share. ** ** The OER Platform will be launched with an OER version of the UNESCO *Model Curricula for Journalism Education* with shared OER adaptations from the Polytechnic of Namibia and the University of Namibia.**** ** ** The UNESCO/COL *Guidelines on Open Educational Resources in Higher Education * outlines key issues and suggestions for integrating OER into higher education to support quality teaching and learning. The aim of this document, prepared by the Secretariat, is to encourage educational stakeholders to invest in the production, adaptation, and use of OER, and to improve the quality of curricula and teaching.**** ** ** The Launch is scheduled for 6:30pm Paris time (GMT-1) and will be live-streamed in:**** English - mms://stream.unesco.org/live/room_10_en.wmv **** Français - mms://stream.unesco.org/live/room_10_fr.wmv **** ** ** Please refer to the UNESCO OER Programme site ( www.unesco.org/webworld/en/oer) for more information. ** ** We'll be tweeting the Launch on #oerlaunch and would greatly appreciate it if you would please forward this message to all your OER colleagues, and to tweet and retweet.**** ** ** Please excuse the cross-postings and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.**** ** ** Regards,**** *Abel CAINE* ** ** UNESCO OER Programme**** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MathFuture" group. To post to this group, send email to mathfuture(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mathfuture+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mathfuture?hl=en.

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Fwd: Reuters on Greece
by Michel Bauwens 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: George Papanikolaou <georgepapani(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:45 PM Subject: Reuters To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004(a)gmail.com> Protesters disrupt Greece parade / Reuters Last Updated: Friday, October 28, 2011, 14:29 Greeks protesting against austerity measures blocked a major national parade to commemorate the country's resistance to Italy in second World War today forcing president Karolos Papoulias and other officials to leave. The protest in Thessaloniki, echoed across Greece including in Athens where marchers held black ribbons, showed the depth of anger at the higher taxes and cuts to pay and pensions demanded by international lenders to help avert a debt default. The annual military parade in the northern city commemorates Greece's rejection of Italy's ultimatum to surrender in 1940. It was the first time it had been cancelled. "The Greek people are fighting a big battle, they also fought one many years ago today ... We must unite to overcome the crisis," said Mr Papoulias, adding that he had fought the Germans as a 15-year-old boy. "So who is a traitor? They should be ashamed!" "I came to honour this historic city. There are some who want to prevent this celebration. I am very sorry," said Mr Papoulias (82) appealing for unity in the face of the country's economic plight. Austerity measures demanded under an EU-IMF bailout of Greece have helped push its economy into its worst recession in four decades, driving unemployment to record levels about 16 per cent. Incidents marred parades and celebrations in towns and cities throughout Greece, held to commemorate the day when prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected an ultimatum by Italy's leader Benito Mussolini to allow deployment of Italian troops in Greece. The national holiday known as Ohi Day, or "No Day" in Greek, is one of the most important in Greece's national calendar. In Athens, students paraded in front of government officials with raised fists holding black ribbons as a sign of dissent at the austerity measures adopted by prime minister George Papandreou's government. The municipal band also marched with black ribbons tied to their instruments and stopped playing when it reached the official podium where education minister Anna Diamantopoulou was standing. Some small groups of protesters scuffled with police and also shouted "thieves" and "traitors" at officials, but there was no repeat of the widespread rioting seen during last week's 48-hour general strike to protest at the latest round of EU-IMF mandated austerity measures. Despite a deal clinched at an EU summit this week to halve the value of Greece's €200 billion debt in the hands of private bondholders, many Greeks are deeply resentful of what they see as German-led meddling in their affairs. The leader of Greece's conservative main opposition party, New Democracy, blamed the government's policies for sparking social unrest but he condemned the marring of a day of national celebration. "Those who are glad to have ruined our national holiday must know they have injured our national pride. They have insulted the memory of our heroes," Antonis Samaras said in a statement. "They should not confuse our national symbols and our history with a catastrophic government." -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Paul B. Hartzog @ Contact about Interoperability/Flows.
by Michel Bauwens 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul B. Hartzog <PaulBHartzog(a)paulbhartzog.org> Date: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 3:29 AM Subject: Re: end of day @ Contact To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net>, Douglas Rushkoff < rushkoff(a)gmail.com>, Venessa Miemis <venessamiemis(a)gmail.com>, Richard Adler <richardcadler(a)gmail.com> Thanks all, As it turns out, Silicon Angle DID post the interview they did with me about Interoperability/Flows. http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/10/26/video-interview-building-a-more-int… 1) It is why I wasn't in the room in time to do it on stage. 2) It is good to have it captured and online I think. Feel free to spread the word. :-) thx -Paul On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: > we missed our chance to talk as well, > > once published, let me know and we'll promote the text and ideas via the p2p > blog etc .. > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Paul B. Hartzog > <PaulBHartzog(a)paulbhartzog.org> wrote: >> >> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Douglas Rushkoff <rushkoff(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > I was wondering what happened. I'm so sorry. I hope it was nothing I >> > said! >> > I have been getting awful awful migraines myself over the past few >> > months. >> > I'm considering (actually, implementing) a pretty major change in life >> > strategy as a result. Perhaps we can compare notes (or diagnosis codes). >> >> anytime :-) >> >> > It was great to have you there, and I wish we had made that >> > interoperability >> > talk work out. If I may be so bold, is there a version of this online in >> > any >> > form that I can put into the next communication I make to Contact >> > participants and sponsors on Monday? It'd be a great way of following up >> > with some pertinent "education" for people working on projects. >> >> It has been suggested to me that I could put the interoperability talk >> online >> in a variety of ways / formats. It has been languishing as an article on >> the >> "Ask First" principle by me and Sam and Rick for some time. >> >> I'll try to get the whole thing done and will let you know when it's >> online. >> (not by Monday though) >> >> -p >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > All my best >> > Douglas >> > >> > On Oct 22, 2011, at 12:45 PM, Paul B. Hartzog wrote: >> > >> > Dear friends, >> > >> > As you may already know >> > I have been suffering from severe nerve pain >> > in my skull/face the last month. >> > I had a flare up on Thursday >> > and had to leave Contact Summit >> > rather abruptly and did not get to say my "Farewell"s >> > as I would have liked. >> > >> > Rick was kind enough to accompany me. >> > >> > It was great seeing you all, >> > and I hope to continue our many conversations >> > and engagements online. >> > >> > much thx >> > -Paul >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > http://www.PaulBHartzog.org >> > PaulBHartzog(a)PaulBHartzog.org >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > The Universe is made up of stories, not atoms. >> > ~ Muriel Rukeyser >> > >> > Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. >> > ~ William James >> > >> > Perceive differently, then you will act differently. >> > ~ Paul B. Hartzog >> > -------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > --- >> > http://rushkoff.com >> > http://twitter.com/rushkoff >> > http://facebook.com/DouglasRushkoff >> > http://www.orbooks.com/our-books/program/ >> > http://www.rushkoff.com/lifeincorporated >> > Come to Contact! http://contactcon.com >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> http://www.PaulBHartzog.org >> PaulBHartzog(a)PaulBHartzog.org >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> The Universe is made up of stories, not atoms. >> ~ Muriel Rukeyser >> >> Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. >> ~ William James >> >> Perceive differently, then you will act differently. >> ~ Paul B. Hartzog >> -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > > Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; > Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation > Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; > http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > > -- -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.PaulBHartzog.org PaulBHartzog(a)PaulBHartzog.org -------------------------------------------------------- The Universe is made up of stories, not atoms. ~ Muriel Rukeyser Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~ William James Perceive differently, then you will act differently. ~ Paul B. Hartzog -------------------------------------------------------- -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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hola#
by barcelonna 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

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Fw: Avaaz and the challenge of our time - unbelievable response!
by robert searle 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org <avaaz(a)avaaz.org> To: "dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk" <dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2011, 20:09 Subject: Avaaz and the challenge of our time - unbelievable response! Wow. In 3 days this has become our largest fundraiser ever, for any cause. It's humbling --Dear fellow Avaazers, It is wonderful to finally be able to unite with other people on this planet, to stand up, to be heard. I am so happy and so proud to be part of Avaaz. Sometimes I can't believe this is really happening! THANK YOU…from the bottom of my heart to all the people who are part of this movement, united in a common spirit. -- Alexandra, Avaaz member from Germany Something big is happening. From Tahrir Square to Wall St., from staggeringly brave Avaaz citizen journalists in Syria to millions of citizens winning campaign after campaign online, democracy is stirring. Not the media-circus, corrupt, vote-every-4-years democracy of the past. Something much, much deeper. Deep within ourselves, we are realizing our own power to build the world we all dream of. We don't have a lot of time to do it. Our planet is threatened by multiple crises - a climate crisis, food crisis, financial crisis, proliferation crisis... These crises could split us apart like never before, or bring us together like never before. It's the challenge of our time, and the outcome will determine whether our children face a darker world or one thriving in greater human harmony. This is our challenge to meet. With 10 million hopeful citizens and rising, Avaaz is the largest global online community in history. There is no other massive, high-tech, people-powered, multi-issue, genuinely global advocacy organization that can mobilize coordinated democratic pressure in hundreds of countries within 24 hours. Our potential is unique, and so is our responsibility. It's amazing, but just 10,000 of us make our entire community possible with a small weekly donation of £3 or £5, the price of a cup or two of coffee, that funds all of Avaaz's core expenses. But to rise to this moment and win it, we need to accelerate -- by doubling our number of weekly 'sustainers' to 20,000, and doubling our capacity to do everything we do. Click below to make it happen and buy the world a cup of coffee: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sustain_avaaz_uk_a/?vl Making a small but steady weekly contribution enables Avaaz to plan responsibly around long term costs like our tiny but awesome staff team, our website and technology, and the security of our systems (this can get pricey when our campaigns are taking on shady characters!). It also means we have the ability to respond immediately to crises as they occur and jump on opportunities for action without delay. A very small donation of £3 or £5 per week from 10,000 more sustainers would enable our community to expand all our work next year, helping to save lives in humanitarian emergencies, protect the environment and wildlife, support democracy and fight corruption, push for peace and reduce poverty.Donating to Avaaz has a double-impact -- because our donations not only make change now by empowering particular campaigns, every contribution builds our community that will be making change for decades to come. It's an investment with both immediate and long term results for our children's and our planet's future. Click here to contribute: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sustain_avaaz_uk_a/?vl Fundraising is often a problem for social change organizations. Government or corporate funding would profoundly threaten our mission. Funding from large donors also often comes with strings attached. And high-pressure tactics like telemarketing, postal mail, or direct on-the-street programmes often cost nearly as much as they raise! That's why the Avaaz model - online, people-powered donations - is the best way in the world to power an engine of social change, and a huge part of our community's promise. If we can multiply the number of sustainers we have, it will take our community, and our impact, to a whole new level. I can't wait.I know that donating is an act of hope, and of trust. I feel a huge and serious sense of responsibility to be a steward of that hope, and my team and I are deeply committed to respecting the trust you place in us with your hope, time, and resources. It's a special thing we're building here, and if we can keep believing in each other, anything is possible.With hope and gratitude for this amazing community,Ricken PatelAvaazPS - In case you're mulling it over, here's 11 more reasons to donate to Avaaz :) Reason 1 – What we do WorksWith 10 million members in every nation of the world, able to mobilize at a moment's notice to pressing needs and opportunities, Avaaz works –- together we've saved lives in Haiti and Burma, reversed government policies from Brazil to Japan, and won victories on international treaties from banning cluster bombs to preserving oceans. Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says of Avaaz "You have driven forward the idealism of the world... do not underestimate your impact on leaders," while the Economist says Avaaz is "poised to deliver a deafening wake up call to world leaders," and Al Gore says "Avaaz is inspiring, and has already made a difference." We're only 5 years old and growing fast, and the more our members get involved and donate, the more impact we have.Make a donation here: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sustain_avaaz_uk_a/?vlReason 2 – An Avaaz donation is an investment with permanent social change returnsWith Avaaz, our donations fund high impact campaigns that also recruit more people. More people means more donations, and more impact. So you're not only achieving a particular change with your donation, you're helping grow a community with new members that will multiply your donation many times over, and be a permanent and ever-increasing source of change. It's a tremendous philanthropic value to have this kind of double and permanent impact.Reason 3 – We have no bureaucracyAvaaz is a massive network of citizens, but our organization is absolutely tiny – just 20 full time campaigners with operational and technology support. Most large global NGOs have hundreds or even thousands of staff. Our small size means we have no time for red tape, layers of management, or being focused on anything but getting results.Reason 4 – We're regularly audited, and fiscally responsibleThere's a lot of fear out there about misuse of donated money. Most of the fear is misplaced – most organizations are filled with good people trying to do good things. With Avaaz you can be sure – partly because we're required by law to be audited every 12 months. This audit thoroughly checks every aspect of our books and financial practices. We've been audited 4 times since we launched and every time been given a squeaky clean bill of health (for details, click here).Reason 5 – We have a world-class team that does outstanding workCampaigning, advocacy and social change are a serious and demanding business – the more competent the team, the more impact our donations have. Avaaz attracts some of the best campaigners and advocates in the world. Many of our campaign directors joined us after being CEOs of successful multi-million dollar advocacy organizations, and most have degrees from the top universities in the world.Donate now: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sustain_avaaz_uk_a/?vlReason 6 – We're 100% IndependentAvaaz takes absolutely no money from governments or corporations. This is hugely important to ensuring that our voice is exclusively determined by the values of our members, and not by any large funder or agenda. While we received initial seed grants from partner organizations and charitable organizations, 100% of the Avaaz budget now comes from small online donations. This means that the only agenda we have to follow is the people's agenda.Reason 7 – We pass the money on when it makes sense, and give to the best effortsAvaaz has donated more than $5 million to other organizations, because we saw them as better placed than us to have impact on a particular issue. For example, we've granted $1.6 million to Burmese monks and aid groups, $1.3 million to Haitian aid organizations (see this video from the groups that received our donations), and more than $1 million to relief organisations in Pakistan . The way we support organizations is important too. Most foundations have endless process and constraints that make them slow, bureaucratic and risk averse in supporting advocacy. Avaaz finds the best people and organizations and doesn't micromanage them – we just empower them to do what they know best.Reason 8 – We're political (this really matters)Most charities offer tax deductibility for donations. But this means that they are, in a way, partially tax-payer funded, and governments use that to place a very thick set of rules on what they can and can't do. Chief among them is restricting what they can say to criticize, support, or oppose a politician. Avaaz is very rare in that our donations are not tax deductible, leaving us 100% free to say and do whatever we need to to get leaders to listen to people. Since so many important issues are won and lost in the political realm, this makes us much more effective than advocacy groups that shy away from speaking out politically.Reason 9 – We go where the greatest needs and opportunities areMost organizations focus on a single issue over a long period of time. This is very important to do, but that can mean that when desperate needs or amazing opportunities for social change arise, they get ignored because everyone is working on their own issue. Avaaz campaigns target the most urgent needs and opportunities, showing up just when a powerful burst of citizens' attention is needed most. We work continuously with top quality partners in the areas we campaign on, and all describe Avaaz as an amazing added value to their work.Click to donate: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sustain_avaaz_uk_a/?vlReason 10 – Democratic accountability is hard-wired into our modelThe Avaaz model of campaigning is people-powered. Our priorities are set at annual and weekly levels by polls of our membership and every campaign we run is first polled with members. No matter how much work we put into developing a campaign, if it fails to get the greenlight from members, we don't run it. So on a day to day basis, how we spend the donations we receive is determined directly by members.Reason 11 – There's no other organization like usAvaaz is the world's first and only massive, high-tech, people-powered, multi-issue, genuinely global advocacy organization. In a world where the problems we face are consistently global, and the solutions to them increasingly require global democratic action, Avaaz is uniquely placed to effect change. No other organization can rapidly mobilize large-scale, coordinated democratic pressure in over 150 countries within 24 hours. A new model of internet-based, people-powered politics has changed politics in several countries, and Avaaz is taking that proven model global. The result is already the largest global online movement in history, and we're just getting started.Make a secure donation to Avaaz: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sustain_avaaz_uk_a/?vl Support the Avaaz Community! We're entirely funded by donations and receive no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team ensures even the smallest contributions go a long way. Avaaz.org is a 10-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 13 countries on 4 continents and operates in 14 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. This message was sent to dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk. To change your email address, language, or other information, contact us via this form. To unsubscribe, send an email to unsubscribe(a)avaaz.org or click here. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).

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The Roving Cavaliers of Credit.........
by robert searle 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

The following maybe of interest. http://www.debtdeflation.com/blogs/2009/01/31/therovingcavaliersofcredit/

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"Moral reasoning" 's four components ?
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Points to take into account in perspective of (our/p2p?) approaches? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_reasoning There are four components of moral behavior. The first of these is *moral sensitivity*, which is* * *"the ability to see an ethical dilemma, including how our actions will affect others."* The second is *moral judgment*, which is *"the ability to reason correctly about what 'ought' to be done in a specific situation."* The third is *moral motivation*, which is *"a personal commitment to moral action, accepting responsibility for the outcome."* The fourth and final component of moral behavior is *moral character*, which is *a "courageous persistence in spite of fatigue or temptations to take the easy way out."*

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