January 2014 - P2P-Foundation - lists.ourproject.org

Fw: Fw: Info
by Natalie Golovin 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Mark: You and your compatriots on P2P view the world from revisionism. Go ahead and keep looking through your microscope-provided by your "teachers." Or take the time and read some very old documented evidence available at a library near you= but you may need to stay there awhile on microfiche. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Janssen Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 4:39 PM To: P2P Foundation mailing list Subject: Re: [P2P-F] Fw: Info On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Natalie Golovin <10natalie(a)cox.net> wrote: > The European Tribes treated the Natives no worse than they treated each > other. Whoa. You should really stop talking. You have NO idea what you're talking about. How about forced acculturation, not allowing them to speak their own language (which hold the record of their own history), confined them under threat of violent force into reservations, among other things. But, really, that's probably not even the worst of it -- the worst of it is that for reasons they couldn't ever understand is why you were doing all of these cruel things when they were willing to share it it all with you. Why, when they handed out their hand to be friends, you chopped it off. Remember, they're the ones who gave us Thanksgiving which is still "celebrated" in this nation today. Read the reports made of making first contact with the Native peoples here. You really should read up before propagating the attitudes of conquest. Sorry.... marcos _______________________________________________ P2P Foundation - Mailing list http://www.p2pfoundation.net https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation

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Re: [P2P-F] Feral Honey & Bee
by Michel Bauwens 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

thanks Bryan! On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Bryan Hugill <bryan.hugill(a)gmail.com>wrote: > http://feralhoney.com/ > > Bartering honey for whatever they need from people in their area...pretty > neat idea that takes cold hard cash out of the immediate equation and > transforms the exchange into more of a social venture. Sounds like damn fine > honey too, which obviously helps :) > -- 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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Fwd: [opennetcoalition] EU Parliament Still Divided on the Issue of Net Neutrality
by Michel Bauwens 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <jz(a)laquadrature.net> Date: Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 5:22 AM Subject: [opennetcoalition] EU Parliament Still Divided on the Issue of Net Neutrality To: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net Themes: NET NEUTRALITY, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, PILAR DEL CASTILLO VERA, CATHERINE TRAUTMANN, JENS ROHDE, NEELIE KROES La Quadrature du Net Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/eu-parliament-still-divided-on-the-issue-of… EU Parliament Still Divided on the Issue of Net Neutrality *** The proposal [1] of the European Commission on Net neutrality is currently discussed within the European Parliament. Committees appointed for opinion have already expressed their point of view on this text - except the Civil liberties (LIBE) committee, whose report will be voted on February 12th. *** ** Opinion Reports bring potential improvements ** Since last summer, La Quadrature du Net and others have expressed several doubts and concerns [2] on the proposal of the European Commission. In order to fill those legal voids, on December 2013, La Quadrature du Net proposed a batch of amendments [3], whose main goal was to help Members of the European Parliament to: - follow the BEREC guidelines for Quality of Service in the scope of Net neutrality [4], clarifying specialised services have to be operated within closed electronic communications networks; - stress that a specialised service shall not reiterate a service functionally identical to a service already available on the open Internet, in order not to circumvent Net neutrality and boost innovation in the digital economy; - better define the nature of a reasonable traffic management practice; - cover the freedom to connect any devices to the network; - endow regulatory authorities with legal instruments geared to: monitor and report on Internet traffic management measures; put in place clear procedures to address citizens'complaints on the infringement of Net neutrality; be in capacity to sanction Net neutrality breaches. The outcomes of this first "round of voting" open a window on the future and crucial steps of the procedure. Committees appointed for opinions have indeed proposed some improvements to the original text of the European Commission such as the deletion of article 19 on Assured Quality of Services products, the introduction of an enforcement mechanism or the deletion of "serious crime" as a condition for the implementation of any traffic management measure. However, it remains to be seen whether Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee will accept to take these opinions into account when its own report - directed to influence the final position of the European Parliament as a whole - will be adopted on February 24th. In any case, on specialised services and the definition of Net neutrality, which are crucial aspects of any Net neutrality legislation, much remains to be done. ** Key aspects of Net neutrality still missing ** The last week vote in Internal Market (IMCO) committee demonstrates how the Net neutrality principle is still in danger. For example, the definition of specialised services therein adopted, is very far from being satisfactory: the compromise reached does not clarify indeed that the dividing line between a specialised service and an internet access service is whether or not that service is operated within closed network and is already available over the open Internet. Furthermore the provision aimed at "deploying traffic management to ensure the appropriate level of network capacity and quality", if maintained, will de facto become a gaping loophole in the Regulation, allowing providers to discriminate on the basis of contents. The same kind of approach on specialised services has been adopted in Legal Affairs (JURI) committee, where the amendment carried also opens the doors to anti-competitive practices. The Members of the European Parliament have to be aware that refusing to complete the definition of specialised services would mean to definitely compromise the free choice of Internet users and their wonderful potential of creativity and innovation [5]. Furthermore, JURI committee rejected the excellent amendment 61, tabled by Marietje Schaake (NL - ALDE) and Cecilia Wikström (SE - ALDE), pleading for a reinforcement of the Net neutrality principle, by protecting the right of every single user to connect any hardware device to access the Internet. Del Castillo and Rohde against everyone else? On February 24th, the text will be voted in ITRE committee, responsible for the file; the report adopted at that time will be thereafter submitted to the whole European Parliament, during the last plenary sitting of this legislation, currently scheduled for April 2nd. Unluckily, this committee raises several concerns. First of all, the rapporteur, Pilar del Castillo Vera (ES - EPP), has refused, since the beginning of the decision-making process, to introduce or promote amendments guaranteeing a true protection of Net neutrality. Although she is wary of clearly displaying her opposition to a definition of specialised services BEREC-oriented, her public statements plead in favour of "an inclusive approach" supposed to guarantee the fruition of an open Internet. But what does she mean exactly? Why a stricter definition of specialised services could harm any player's possibility to navigate and benefit of an open Internet? Why a greater guarantee for European citizens to benefit of their right to communicate without interferences would challenge the existence of an open Internet? Why does she not have the political bravery to state that Net neutrality is not something she cares about, as potentially problematic for telecom giants? At least, it would be more clear and honest for her constituency. Secondly, Jens Rohde (DK - ALDE), shadow rapporteur for the ALDE group, did not even make the effort to table amendments on those critical subjects and he did nothing but state to share Pilar del Castillo Vera's positions. This passive attitude is quite deplorable; all the more so as there is considerable number of dissenting voices within his group. Excellent amendments have been tabled in various committees by his fellow party members Sophia in 't Veld (NL - ALDE), Marietje Schaake, Cecilia Wikström, Nadja Hirsch (DE - ALDE), Alexander Alvaro (DE - ALDE), who genuinely defend and reinforce the Net neutrality principle. These voices cannot go unheeded. ** The fate of Net neutrality in the hands of socio-democrats? ** However, the Net neutrality fringe within the ALDE group is not the only one in the European Parliament. Aside the excellent work made by the Greens - headed by their shadow rapporteur Amelia Andersdotter (SE - Greens/EFA) - we also observed good inputs coming from socialists, headed by Mrs. Catherine Trautmann (FR - S&D), as shadow rapporteur for her group, and Dimitrios Droutsas (GR - S&D), as Vice-president of ITRE committee. As Mrs. Herczog (HU - S&D) recently stated speaking on behalf of Catherine Trautmann, the Socialists seem to attach a great importance to a clearer definition of specialised services. Unluckily, even if the amendment 3606 - cosigned by Trautmann, Madurell (ES - S&D), Droutsas and Herczog - goes in the right direction, it really needs to be improved in order to prevent that a service functionally identical to another available on the open Internet could be commercialised. This provision is essential to guarantee a fair competition and innovation within the European single market for electronic communications and create all guarantees necessary to a genuine implementation of the Net neutrality principle. Mrs. Trautmann, as the person with the most authority for her role, competence and experience on this kind of issues, is the only one in capacity to fight against the anti-Net neutrality and anti-competitive positions existing within ITRE committee. And she can do it, all the more so as her colleague Dimitrios Droutsas, with who she signed the insufficient amendment 360 on the definition of specialised services, realised the importance of a further clarification on that field. As a matter of fact, in view of the adoption of LIBE opinion, Mr. Droutsas later tabled the amendment 54, which includes civil society suggestions and clearly addresses the anti-competitive risk raised by specialised services. Let's hope Droutsas' input, with the unconditional support of Mrs. Trautmann, can become the firm and official position of the S&D group as a whole, in order to have a powerful counterbalance to the unacceptable positions entrenched so far by Pilar del Castillo Vera, and endorsed by Jens Rohde. In the wake of the civil society organisations' calls and the amount of amendments tabled in defence of Net neutrality, it would be completely unacceptable if the members of ITRE committee were to capitulate in the face of the telecom lobby. The European Parliament must bring comprehensive protections to Net neutrality, so as to protect freedom of expression and promote innovation in the digital economy. Next four weeks will thereby determine the fate of Net neutrality in Europe; every European citizen can act and have an actual influence on the evolution of this file, by getting in touch with their MEPs and calling on them to bring comprehensive protections to the free Internet. To get on board, please visit the campaign website http://savetheinternet.eu . By Miriam Artino, in charge of legal and political analysis for La Quadrature du Net * References * 1. http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2013/EN/1-2013-627-EN-F1-1.Pdf 2. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/eu-parliament-still-divided-on-the-issue-of… 3. https://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/LQDN_proposal_for_amendements_on_Single_M… 4. http://berec.europa.eu/files/news/bor_12_32_guidelines.pdf 5. After the adoption of the Regulation, a reflection could be launched to consider the possibility of allowing prioritization of Internet communications, as long as three main conditions are met: i) that such Quality of Service be application-agnostic (applied indiscriminately to different online services or applications); ii) that such Quality of Service be under the full control of the user so as to preserve the key architectural features of the Internet; iii) that the best-effort Internet be protected from degradation caused by the development of guaranteed QoS, for instance by ensuring a "sufficient quality of service" for the best-effort traffic delivery model (a notion already in use in some EU countries). On propositions for such positive discrimination and its relationship to Net neutrality, see the work of prof. Barbara van Schewick: https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2012/06/network-non-discrimination-and-q… ** About La Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net ** Contact ** Miriam Artino, ma(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0) 9 72 29 44 26 https://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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(no subject)
by Michel Bauwens 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

dear nicolas, marco and kevin in cc should be able to direct you to the right mailing list for this topic, Michel Message: 2 Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:22:59 -0300 From: Nicol?s Reynolds <fauno(a)endefensadelsl.org> Subject: Re: [P2P-F] Where is the p2pfoundation chatroom? To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net>, Josef Davies-Coates <jdaviescoates(a)gmail.com> Cc: , P2P-F Community Dev <communitydev(a)p2pfoundation.net>, p2p-foundation <p2p-foundation(a)lists.ourproject.org>, "platform(a)p2pfoundation.net" <platform(a)p2pfoundation.net>, Dorotea Mar <Dorotea(a)accorda.org>, Kevin Flanagan <kevin(a)p2pfoundation.net>, Helene Finidori <hfinidori(a)yahoo.com>, Javier Arturo Rodriguez <javier(a)rodriguez.org.mx> Message-ID: <87a9epdtrg.fsf(a)endefensadelsl.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> writes: > I'm personally in favour of integration, i.e. to integrate chat, > twitter updates, and social media (buddypress) in the wordpress blog > so that we don't have to go to many different places there's a wordpress plugin that can integrate facebook comments and twitter to post comments (in paper, i haven't tested it yet) what's nice from conversejs is that it uses regular xmpp/jabber so you don't need to use that exactly same plugin to communicate and use whatever you prefer. it could be used with google accounts until google decides to close federation altogether. same for irc and any other well stablished protocol that has more than one software implementation :) i'm in the irc channel and you can find me in jabber using this address. ps: in which list are we discussing this on? i see email addresses amassing and i'm not sure if i should reply to all. -- :{

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Fwd: [Networkedlabour] a conversation between Michel Bauwens, Dmytri Kleiner and John Restakis
by Michel Bauwens 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marco Berlinguer <marco.berlinguer(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 4:49 PM Subject: [Networkedlabour] a conversation between Michel Bauwens, Dmytri Kleiner and John Restakis To: Networked Labour <networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org> Here you find the transcription of a very interesting conversation between Michel Bauwens, Dmytri Kleiner and John Restakis. On commons and cooperative forms of production and the FLOK society project. http://guerrillatranslation.com/2014/01/28/towards-a-material-commons/ _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: Hello! Fraud-ridden Banks Are Not Our Only Option
by Michel Bauwens 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ellen Brown / Web of Debt <ellenhbrown(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 6:25 PM Subject: Hello! Fraud-ridden Banks Are Not Our Only Option To: michel(a)p2pfoundation.net Hi, here is my latest article, posted on Alternet -- Hello! Fraud-ridden Banks Are Not Our Only Option <http://wordpress.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8829ce026276832f7fc66a1…> Best wishes, Ellen Brown http://webofdebt.com<http://wordpress.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8829ce026276832f7fc66a1…> http://publicbankinginstitute.org<http://wordpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8829ce026276832f7fc66a1a…> http://ellenbrown.com *I'm running for California State Treasurer on a state bank platform. To sign a petition or donate, click here -- http://ellenbrown4treasurer.org <http://ellenbrown4treasurer.org>* <http://wordpress.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8829ce026276832f7fc66a1…> Unsubscribe<http://wordpress.us7.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=8829ce026276832f7fc66a1…> michel(a)p2pfoundation.net from this list. Update your profile<http://wordpress.us7.list-manage2.com/profile?u=8829ce026276832f7fc66a1a9&i…> -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: Last chance
by Michel Bauwens 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shareable <Shareable(a)mail.vresp.com> Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:32 AM Subject: Last chance To: michel(a)p2pfoundation.net [image: Shareable] *We have 48 hours left to make our goal!* Yes, I'll contribute<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Shareable/b7af47acf3/41866fb441/1d7550e29f/utm_cont…> Dear Michel, *There's only 48 hours left to go in our Sharing Cities Network crowdfunder.* We need you and all supporters of the sharing economy to bring us all the way to the finish line. *Please share a donation today. <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Shareable/b7af47acf3/41866fb441/3919168e14/utm_cont…>* We are more than 85% of the way there, thanks to nearly 300 readers like you who have already contributed. $0 [image: 85% funded] $50,000 *And if you help us reach our $50,000 goal by Friday, January 31st, at 11:59 pm PST, Shareable will receive a $25,000 matching grant from the SHIFT foundation!* If everyone who reads this email takes action, building the Sharing Cities Network will become a reality. Please help by doing one or more of the following: - *CONTRIBUTE <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Shareable/b7af47acf3/41866fb441/e97d5549fd/utm_cont…>:*We have some amazing thank-you gifts in exchange for your donation, including an *irresistible $99 package that comes with $250 worth of thank-you gifts.* Plus, don't miss live online classes and books from Charles Eisenstein, Lisa Gansky, Beth Buczynski, and others. - *SHARE ON TWITTER:* Here's a sample tweet: *Less than 48 hours left of the Sharing Cities Network crowdfunder! Make your city more @Shareable: www.shareable.net/contribute <http://www.shareable.net/contribute>* - *POST ON FACEBOOK:* Here's a sample post: *There's less than 48 hours left of Shareable's crowdfunder to build the Sharing Cities Network! You can even get $250 worth of thank-you gifts for a $99 contribution: www.shareable.net/contribute <http://www.shareable.net/contribute>* *Thank you for supporting this exciting new vision and please share a donation before it's too late. <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Shareable/b7af47acf3/41866fb441/3525d2d5bf/utm_cont…>* In solidarity, [image: Neal photo] Neal Gorenflo co-founder of Shareable ------------------------------ Click to view this email in a browser<http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/546214/b7af47acf3/1530053189/41866fb441/> If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe <http://cts.vresp.com/u?b7af47acf3/41866fb441/mlpftw> ------------------------------ Shareable 487 Central Avenue Mountain View, California 94043 US Read <http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html> the VerticalResponse marketing policy. [image: Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse!] <http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/ef/?np/b7af47acf3&utm_campaign=foot…> -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: January issue of the TIM Review: Open Source Business
by Michel Bauwens 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TIM Review <newsletter(a)timreview.ca> Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 1:55 PM Subject: January issue of the TIM Review: Open Source Business To: michelsub2004(a)gmail.com Dear Reader, The January issue of the Technology Innovation Management Review (TIM Review) has been published: http://timreview.ca/issue/2014/january This month's theme is Open Source Business, which follows our tradition of devoting the first issue of each year to this topic. This issue includes the following articles: The Business of Open Source Software: A Primer - Michael (Monty) Widenius, Linus Nyman The Businesses of Open Data and Open Source: Some Key Similarities and Differences - Juho Lindman, Linus Nyman Overcoming Barriers to Collaboration in an Open Source Ecosystem - Derek Smith, Asrar Alshaikh, Rawan Bojan, Anish Kak, Mohammad Mehdi Gharaei Manesh TIM Lecture Series - The Business of Open Source - Michael Weiss We invite your comments on the articles in this issue as well as suggestions for future article topics and issue themes. Kind regards, Chris McPhee Editor-in-Chief Technology Innovation Management Review http://timreview.ca Note: The Technology Innovation Management Review (TIM Review) was previously known as the Open Source Business Resource (OSBR). You are receiving this email because you created an account on the TIM Review website or the OSBR website. -- Unsubscribe from this newsletter: http://timreview.ca/newsletter/confirm/remove/b18e33dd02161t6 -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: The taproot of wise democracy
by Michel Bauwens 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

first citation could be the definition of the social knowledge economy , with a few words changed ? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tom Atlee <cii(a)igc.org> Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:19 PM Subject: The taproot of wise democracy To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> Tom Atlee's Co-Intelligence Journal . The Co-Intelligence Symbol . What this message is about: "Co-intelligence is the capacity to call forth the w Like<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-54b6f971b049733969f6374fefe9f68…> Tweet<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-09f2327274be4550b2c2a8327f33de7…> Pin<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-d1d8e33773e5f9d66d85fc0330381d7…> +1<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-52836876271c095633fb7b4aa069a45…> [image: RockEggs] Tom Atlee's Co-Intelligence Journal [image: Cii-logo-smaller]<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-614474d000b25b31611cff1ecdf04fd…> . The Co-Intelligence Symbol . *What this message is about: "Co-intelligence is the capacity to call forth the wisdom and resources of the whole and its members to enhance the longterm vitality of the whole and its members." Collectively, a community has more - and more diverse - information, perspective, and resources than any individual has. A wise community, a wise leader, and a wise democracy will use that rich diversity creatively and interactively. The diversity will then be mutually enhancing rather than mutually problematic. The appropriate role of the state is to create enabling conditions for that to happen at all levels and in all sectors and facets of society.* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO CARRY ON. PLEASE SEND A DONATION TODAY.* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dec 2013-Jan 2014 Co-Intelligence Institute fundraiser progress report: *Funds raised so far: $4981* Our target: $20,000 // Percentage of needed funds raised so far: 24.9% People on our list: 1687 // Days remaining in this fundraiser: 3 Thank you so much to the 48 people who have responded! *If you value our work*, please participate with a donation. See the end of this mailing for how to contribute *As you can see, we could really use your support.* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The taproot of wise democracy<https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-6cee84769d22467e976f327ac37e270…> [image: 220px-Yin and Yang.svg] . . . Unity and Diversity . . . . *Co-intelligence is the capacity to call forth the wisdom and resources of the whole and its members to enhance the longterm vitality of the whole and its members.* . . . Tom Atlee *The appropriate role of the state is to create enabling conditions for civil society to manage the public affairs of the community.* . . . Rajesh Tandon *Deep Democracy and Community Wisdom <https://go.madmimi.com/redirects/1391015604-2718952814c468478c8b6c1e3ad7173…>* by Tom Atlee A wise person has perspective. They can see the big picture without losing sight of the small. They can see the part without losing sight of the whole. They understand the partnerships of day and night, good and bad, the known and the unknown. They have observed how it all fits together, including their own limitations and immense ignorance - and that realization makes them humble, insightful and flexible. They are free to creatively see and respond to what's actually around them. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference." This famous "Serenity Prayer" arises out of, and nurtures, wisdom. Can communities be wise? Interestingly, a community of people (whether a group, a company, a town or a nation) is better equipped to be wise than an individual. This is true despite the fact most of the communities we live in or with are clearly foolish, small-minded, unconscious and/or destructive. Truly wise communities (some of which operate on millennia-old traditions) are seldom seen or publicized by our civilization, preoccupied as it is with bustling off to its own demise. As individuals, we are inherently more limited than a community. Although we can consult books and friends and critics, in the end we are limited to our own single perspective. We are, alas, only one person, looking at the world from one place, one history, one pattern of knowing. A community, on the other hand, can see things through many eyes, many histories, many ways of knowing. The question is whether it dismisses or creatively utilizes and integrates that diversity. Communities are wise to the extent they use diversity well. The wisest know that every viewpoint represents a part of the truth, and that it is through the cooperative, creative interplay of viewpoints that the wisest, most comprehensive and powerful truths emerge. So they engage in that interplay, that dialogue - a creative controversy or consensus process that winds its way to wise public judgment. The best government is that government which enables communities to do this - to nurture and utilize their wisdom and resources - especially their diversity - in such a way that they require less and less government. A community that can manage itself in a wise and sustainable manner is one that has mastered democracy. They know they can't depend on leaders (from dictators to saviours, from representatives to experts) to do things for them. They know that democratic citizens and leaders work best in partnership with each other, co-creating each other's power. They know that leaders must be seen as living extensions of their own will and wisdom, which must be kept active. They know that passive "followership" abandons leaders, deprives them of the wisdom and creativity of the community, and opens them up to the corruptions of alienated power. A democratic community grows beyond dependence and paternalism. In a sense, the more democratic a society is, the more it has "come of age." Movements for democracy might even be seen as the maturation process of a culture. A mature society knows how to handle itself in dynamic context with others, drawing on its inner resources (its diverse members) and relating responsively and creatively with its environment. The more it knows how to nurture and use the rich diversity of individual views and capabilities within it, the more wise (and democratic) a society will be. It will resist small-minded leadership and even the dictatorship of the majority. It will cherish dissent as a wise individual cherishes doubt - as a door to deeper understanding. However, as we all know, it is not easy to do something creative with diverse opinions and experiences. It's much easier to settle for lowest-common-denominator agreements, press for (or give in to) one-sided decisions, or enforce thoughtless compliance. But a wise, democratic society knows that such approaches inevitably overlook important factors and result in poor decisions. A public rush to judgement is comparable to an individual jumping to conclusions. In the long run, it only makes things worse. So a major activity of a democratic community is developing the skills, procedures, and attitudes needed for people to jointly create with their diversity. As more people become artists with these democratic tools, the community's thinking becomes more wise, their collective behavior more intelligent and successful. 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Univ of Westminster: MA in Social Media
by Christian Fuchs 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

If you have 3rd year bachelor students interested in Social Media and studying in London, please point them towards the MA in Social Media at the University of Westminster. The programme focuses on the theoretical, critical and practical skills of social media research and use. Thank you. Christian Fuchs The MA in Social Media offers a flexible interdisciplinary exploration of key contemporary developments in the networked digital media environment. It will benefit those seeking to develop their understanding of contemporary communication and its societal, political, regulatory, industrial and cultural contexts. The MA in Social Media provides students with the opportunity to focus at postgraduate level on: * Studying the ways in which social media and the Internet shape and are shaped by social, economic, political, technological and cultural factors, in order to equip students to become critical research-oriented social media experts. * Developing reflective and critical insights into how social media and the Internet are used in multiple contexts in society, and into which roles social media can play in various forms of organisations that are situated in these societal contexts. The aim is that students are equipped to become reflective and critical social media practitioners. * Gaining in-depth knowledge and understanding of the major debates about the social and cultural roles of social media and the Internet. * Acquiring advanced knowledge and understanding of the key categories, theories, approaches and models of social media's and the Internet's roles in and impacts on society and human practices. * Obtaining advanced insights into practical activity and practice-based work that relate to how social media and the Internet work and which implications they have for social and cultural practices. More information: Full time (1 year): http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica… Part time (2 years): http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica… -- Christian Fuchs Professor of Social Media University of Westminster, Communication and Media Research Institute, Centre for Social Media Research http://fuchs.uti.at, http://www.triple-c.at http://www.westminster.ac.uk/csmr @fuchschristian c.fuchs(a)westminster.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7911 5000 ext 67380

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