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Fwd: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: <nettime> 'fuck europe!' then what?
by Michel Bauwens 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

I agree with this perspective of Alex Foti, i.e. that progressive popular movements should be pro-European, but against the EU elites, factors to consider is that many people, despite their frustrations and the rise of right-wing anti-european populism, are still attached to the structures, fearing adventurism, which is why a party like Syriza is so circumspect in its policies, Michel *Resent-From:* nettime(a)kein.org *From:* Alex Foti <alex.foti(a)gmail.com> *Date:* 20 november 2014 12:42:02 CET *Resent-To:* Nettime <nettime-l(a)kein.org> *To:* nettime-l(a)kein.org *Subject:* *<nettime> 'fuck europe!' then what?* is the european question the analog of the habsburg question or the ottoman question in the 19th century? i don't think so, but there's certainly room for the belief that the 'sick man of europe' is europe itselft, or rather the EU. One could counter that the stagnation that Merkel and the eurocracy are casting upon Europe is actually limited to the eurozone. EU countries that are issuing their own currency have escaped the Greek fate. And the UK is timidly recovering (wages are still way depressed everywhere, though) while Italy and Spain accumulate record after record in youth unemployment. So the euro is the problem, and especially the deflationary bias intrinsic to the Maastricht Treat, that monetarist cadeau poisonn?? wrapped up by market theologists in good times when the neoliberal economy seemed to deliver the goods (growth and low inflation). The much-praised Draghi is actually not doing enough against the sound money balanced budget dogma of Ordoliberismus. He hasn't gone fully QE and unlike the Fed he doesn't have to care about escalating unemployment in Southern Europe, save for the periodic staid sermons about 'structural reform' of public finances and labor markets. In macroeconomic terms, monetary policy is not expansionary enough (and the extra liquidity to shore up reckless banks doesn't translate in extra loans) while fiscal policy stays viciously restrictive to the point that it's hurting Germany itself, a country that can now finance itself at negative real interest rates (imagine: you pay back to the bank less than what you owe, perhaps for that student loan you were forced to take for your studies). But of course the point is that in political terms the European citizenry has sent a huge 'fuck europe!' to Council and Commission at the last European Parliametary elections, where less than 50% cares to vote and right-wing, xenophobic, nationalist or populist parties clearly and sadly won the election (just think of FN and Marine Le Pen in France). The eurocracy responded the usual way, by castling against any pressure from either right or (red and/or green) left and covering the EU credibility gash with a used band-aid like Juncker (in the pocket of banks and corporations since day one, Luxembourg being synonymous with corporate tax evazione) in a Commission still committed to austerity and backed the three major EU parties: Merkel's european popular party, Hollande's european socialist party, and Verhofstadt's european liberal party, i.e. the political forces that are the self-proclaimed founders of Europe in 1957. I have long argued that a Great Recession would come and its political consequences would be similar to the Great Depression, namely a shift to the right in Europe, which is happening everywhere except Spain (podemos) and Greece (syriza). Even in Italy, where Renzi won the elections for the PD, the League is rearing its ugly head with a no euro campaign and future alliance with the elected faction of Italian neofascism (the aim being that of equaling the FN's meteoric rise at the polls). The only antidote to the racist drift in the peninsula has been the #socialstrike organized by centri sociali, anti-precarity activists and radical unions (sindacati di base) in 45 Italian cities (especially Rome, Milan, Naples, Genoa, Padua, Turin, Pisa, Rimini) last November 14. It brought the country to a grinding halt, its success totally unexpected. Let's hope the practice extends to Brussels, Frankfurt, and the rest of Europe, cos we desperately need to go beyond the nation-state to defeat precarity and solve mass youth unemployment. Europe is not a good sell. Not in Western Europe, not in Eastern Europe, and most particularly on the left, where accusations of eurocentrism and denunciations of the arbitrary political notion of "Europe" (where does it end? when did it start?) abound. The position, best argued by Streeck, that only by returning to the nation-state what's left of the left can hope to shelter citizens from the inequalities of global financial capitalism, seems to me nostalgic of the fordist age of (patriarchal and paternalist) social democracy. In fact, the very notion of the left seems to be a trap which the political movements born out of the revolutions of 2011 often try to avoid (although podemos sits with the red left in strasbourg, it has smashed the competition of izquierda unida at home and is posed to threaten the pp-psoe power duopoly in the next political elections). What we need more of in europe and elsewhere is progressive populism from below, which is nevertheless structured in organizations that are able to wield significant counterpower against increasingly repressive governments. In Italy and France, sinistra and gauche are increasingly associated in the popular imagination with ideological conservatism and political inaction, while social fear and misery spread unchecked in the banlieues of Europe. Populism is in fact the bane of the eurocratic consensus above described. Because it would bridge the democratic deficit in the only possible way: by getting rid of failed ??lites. On the other hand, liberals agitate the threat of the extreme right to present themselves as the defenders of last resort of political Europe. Of course, the very antisocial policies they pursue (bailing out banks and restoring capital gains at the expense of everybody else) make the growth of the radical right ever more likely. I think there is no alternative to opposing this Europe other than in the name of Europe itself, the Europe of individual and social rights. Knowing full well that the remnants of the left in Europe will provide little assistance in the task of building a left-oriented (but not left-proclaimed) populist front, we cannot refrain from the task of fighting nationalism at home and overthrowing the EU government in Brussels in the name of the people. Only then, in this act of self-assertion against the European oligarchy, will a truly European people constitute itself as the sovereign subject from which all power descends. Next December 19 in Brussels (where a particularly rowdy anti-austerity general strike ended up in major clashes with the police on November 6 #manif6nov; a flashmob launched my young labor activists of mixed descent had weeks earlier raided the European Parliament to protest against LePen's press conf) could be the first stage of such a process of euroradical self-awareness. Last year they stormed the European Commission and Business Europe against the TTIP. The D1920 is an assorted transnational coalition of activists, unionists, farmers, public employees, students and young precarious workers. We must bring toghether various social interests around the common priorities of jobs and welfare, and the establishment of real democracy in europe against appropriation by oligarchic interests. We need social advocacies and structured political movements for this. In their absence, rabid nationalism will only grow, until France and Germany part ways and the whole European architecture collapses. In that scenario (which some on the left welcome as it would entail the end of the euro and the return of national economic sovereignty) war could return to Europe. It's already at its doorsteps in Ukraine and Kurdistan, not to mention Syria and Libya. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime(a)kein.org _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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: [opennetcoalition] Is EU Giving Up Net Neutrality?
by Michel Bauwens 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <contact(a)laquadrature.net> Date: Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 12:02 AM Subject: [opennetcoalition] Is EU Giving Up Net Neutrality? To: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net Themes: NET NEUTRALITY, MATTEO RENZI, LEAKED DOCUMENT, FAST LANES, COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/is-eu-giving-up-net-neutrality Is EU Giving Up Net Neutrality? *** Paris, 20 November 2014 — After EU Commissioner Oettinger's outrageous blog post [1], the bad news keeps on coming from the front of Net Neutrality. The principle, strongly defended [2] by the Members of the European Parliament on April 3rd is worryingly jeopardized by an agreement currently discussed within the Council of the European Union. Governments are about to give in to the demands of big telecom operators by creating Internet fast-lanes whose access will be sold to dominant online services like YouTube or Netflix. Such unacceptable move, amounting to discriminating communications of all EU citizens, must be denounced by our representatives at the EU Parliament! *** A leaked document (note [3] and addendum [4]), presented by the Italian Presidency on November 14th, reveals the bad turn that EU Member States are taking on Net Neutrality during the negotiations of the EU telecom regulation. Last April, EU Parliament adopted a first-reading version of the text that included a strong protection [5] of Net Neutrality, designed to protect EU citizens against discrimination of their communications online. Right now, EU governments are about to dismantle it all. The proposal of the Italian Presidency suggests, inter alia, the deletion of “Net Neutrality” and “specialised services” definitions, which erases all the protections that the European Parliament's resolution brought to the open Internet against the harmful commercial strategies of the Internet biggest companies. Furthermore, the Italian Presidency – and many other Member States, like France, seem to welcome the idea – also proposes to limit the restrictions imposed on the ISPs, for the implementation of traffic management measures. In particular, the text would allow websites censorship decided by government agencies in charge of regulating the telecom sector without any judicial intervention. “The turnabout of the Italian Presidency – with the active complicity of Member States such as France or the UK – is a regretful betrayal, especially if we recall the good intentions proclaimed at the beginning of its mandate [6]. The working document currently discussed by the EU governments is a slap in the face of all the EU citizens and lawmakers who fought for a true protection of Net Neutrality in the Spring. Just when Barack Obama is taking strong positions in favour of Net Neutrality and is calling on banning paid prioritization, EU governments are giving in to the shameless lobbying of dominant telecom operators. By doing so, they are effectively preparing the end of the Internet as we know it, and of all the benefits it brings to democratic participation and innovation”, said Félix Tréguer, co-founder of the advocacy group La Quadrature du Net. “We call on Commissioner Ansip – whose declarations about Net Neutrality during his confirmation hearing have been encouraging – as well as on Members of the EU Parliament to intervene in this debate to ensure that meaningful provisions protecting Net Neutrality remain in the text. Failure to do so would be a sign of major political weakness, democratic renunciation and would stick with them until the end of their term”, concluded Miriam Artino, legal and policy analyst of the organisation. * References * 1. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/does-commissioner-oettinger-want-to-discard… 2. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-a-great-step-forward-for-the… 3. http://www.laquadrature.net/files/Note-NN-14.11.2014.pdf 4. http://www.laquadrature.net/files/Addendum-to-the-note-14.11.2014.pdf 5. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-a-great-step-forward-for-the… 6. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/will-the-italian-presidency-of-the-eu-counc… ** 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 ** Press contact and press room ** contact(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)972 294 426 https://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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: La Peer Production Licence recommandée dans un rapport français sur la Transition numérique de l'économie (et autres bonnes nouvelles)
by Michel Bauwens 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

thanks for helping to spread the word, Michel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Louis David Benyayer <ld.benyayer(a)withoutmodel.com> Date: 2014-11-18 12:35 GMT+07:00 Subject: Re: La Peer Production Licence recommandée dans un rapport français sur la Transition numérique de l'économie (et autres bonnes nouvelles) To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> Cc: Lionel Maurel <calimaq(a)gmail.com>, Louis David Benyayer < ld.benyayer(a)withoutmodel.com>, Silvère Mercier <smercier(a)silvae.fr> Bonjour Michel, on a créé une campagne Thunderclap <http://thndr.it/1xHCh8M> pour faire entendre nos propositions pour une économie ouverte, si tu ne l'as pas encore fait, je t'invite à la rejoindre cette semaine et si tu peux communiquer le lien, ça nous permettra d'avoir le maximum d'echo. Tu trouveras plus bas quelques actus du bouquin, ce sont vraiment de très bonnes nouvelles et on est ravis du démarrage. Si jamais tu es à Paris le 15/12, rejoins nous pour la soirée de fête de sortie du livre. A très bientôt Bonjour, comme tu le sais la campagne de précommande du livre Open Models a démarré le 15 octobre et les résultats après un mois sont bien au-delà de ce qu’on avait imaginé : - plusieurs centaines de précommandes, - des présentations du livre à l’Open World Forum <http://youtu.be/25R4CAbmFt8?list=PLZQbEigpCyl94U-xEaMdy_GXfwEGCNX4f>, au Lab Postal, au meet up Open data transport, à fOSSA, - des demandes de journalistes - des conférences chez Orange, PMP, EDF - la reprise de nos propositions dans le rapport Lemoine <http://www.withoutmodel.com/without-model/14-propositions-economie-open/> On est ravis de ce bon démarrage car l’économie du livre est presque assurée après un mois et aussi car son contenu est diffusé bien au-delà des cercles habituels de l’écosystème de l’open et du numérique. Un grand merci car le succès du livre doit beaucoup à la qualité de ses contributeurs et à leur implication dans la visibilité du livre. Nous allons fêter l’arrivée du livre physique ensemble le lundi 15 décembre à 19h au Sous Marin <http://www.sousmar.in/> (8, rue Edouard Locroy, 75011), on compte évidemment sur toi. Alors pour nous confirmer ta présence, réponds par retour de mail à la question : T’aimes quoi comme champagne ? Si tu as encore un peu de temps et d’envie pour soutenir la visibilité du livre, voici quelques actions simples et très utiles : 1. rejoindre la campagne Thunderclap <http://thndr.it/1xHCh8M> pour faire entendre nos propositions pour une économie ouverte 2. communiquer avec le lien vers le site de précommande <http://www.openmodels.fr/> où figurent des extraits et des citations 3. mentionner le livre lors de tes interventions publiques 4. sur twitter on communique avec #openmodels, libre à toi de contribuer, retweeter, ... 5. faire un blog post sur ton blog autour du livre ou du sujet Pour mémoire, l'intégralité des revenus que nous générerons serviront à financer les coûts d'édition et d'impression et nous avons envie d'aller beaucoup plus loin pour financer une dotation pour un concours d'Open Business Models. Voici les articles et blog posts publiés récemment autour du livre : - Présentation de l’ouvrage <http://www.withoutmodel.com/without-model/open-models-les-business-models-l…> - Site du livre avec citations, extraits, … <http://www.openmodels.fr/> - Itw où je présente quelques unes des thèses et le modèle économique du livre <http://magazine.ouishare.net/fr/2014/10/open-models-livre/> - L’histoire du livre <http://bzg.fr/open-experience-open-models.html> - article sur l'open au delà de l'open <http://scinfolex.com/2014/10/23/open-models-un-livre-a-soutenir-sur-les-mod…> - open science <http://hackyourphd.org/2014/10/sortie-du-livre-open-models-comprendre-les-m…> Le 11 novembre 2014 13:05, Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> a écrit : vraiment de tres bonnes nouvelles, > > connaissez vous quelqu'un qui pourrait rapporter ces nouvelles en anglais ? > > Michel > > 2014-11-11 1:05 GMT+07:00 Lionel Maurel <calimaq(a)gmail.com>: > >> Bonjour Michel, >> >> Je voulais te signaler la parution d'un rapport commandé par le >> gouvernement français sur la Transition Numérique de l’Économie : >> http://static.pcinpact.com/medias/rapportlemoine.pdf >> >> Tu verras que plusieurs mesures vont dans le sens du soutien aux >> approches du Libre et de l'Open et il y a également un appel à s'appuyer >> sur la Peer Production Licence et la Reciprocity Licence. C'est une >> première en France. >> >> Tu verras aussi que le rapport met en avant parmi 9 projets emblématiques >> la construction d'un modèle de voiture connectée en Fablab, en s'inspirant >> de la démarche Wikispeed. >> >> C'est Louis-David Benyayer de Without Model, que tu connais déjà, qui a >> beaucoup oeuvré pour faire valoir ces propositions auprès de la mission >> chargée de rédiger ce rapport. >> >> C'est un peu de l'esprit du projet FLOK qui transparaît dans ce rapport, >> même si cela reste beaucoup moins ambitieux, mais nous allons essayer de >> pousser ces mesures notamment dans le cadre d'une consultation lancée pour >> préparer une loi sur le numérique l'an prochain en France : >> http://contribuez.cnnumerique.fr/ >> >> Ci-dessous, les propositions retenues : >> >> Les propositions retenues : >> >> >> - >> >> Mesure n°9 : Soutenir les fondations de type Wikipédia, Mozilla >> OpenStreetMap pour créer des liens entre services publics et biens communs >> - >> >> Mesure n°13 : Créer le “1% Open” pour inciter les entreprises à se >> consacrer à des projets Open >> - >> >> Mesure n°14 : Créer un classement des entreprises valorisant leur >> implication dans des démarches Open : notion de Responsablité Numérique des >> Entreprises (RNE) >> - >> >> Recommandation n°98 : développer la notion de bien commun des >> innovations technologiques en s’appuyant sur de nouvelles licences de type >> Peer Production Licence & Reciprocity Licence (usage libre et non >> commercial) >> - >> >> Recommandation n°101 : Créer le DIC (Droit Individuel à la >> Contribution), pour permettre aux salariés de consacrer du temps à des >> projets Open, par exemple en transformant du du Droit Individuel à la >> Formation (DIF) en DIC >> - >> >> Recommandation n°111 : Lancer un programme de recherche économique >> visant à démontrer le retour sur investissement et les externalités >> positives des démarches Open >> - >> >> Recommandation n°112 : Abonder systématiquement, par des fonds >> publics à 1 pour 1, toute campagne de crowdfunding respectant des critères >> Open préalablement définis >> - >> >> Recommandation n°113 : Lier tout ou partie des subventions publiques >> des établissements et opérateurs publics sous tutelles à la quantité d’Open >> Source et d’Open Access >> >> >> Un des 9 projets emblématiques mis en avant dans le rapport, inspiré su >> projet collaboratif Wikispeed, s’inscrit également dans la démarche >> d’ouverture promue par Without Model >> >> >> - >> >> Projet emblématique n°2 - Secteur Industrie : Automobile pour la >> génération connectée, conçue à plusieurs et prototypée en Fablab. >> >> >> Bien à toi, >> >> Lionel >> -- >> *Calimaq * >> >> Auteur du blog S.I.Lex <http://scinfolex.wordpress.com/> >> Profil Twitter <http://twitter.com/calimaq> >> Page Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/Calimaq> >> <http://www.netvibes.com/calimaq#Accueil> >> Co-fondateur du collectif SavoirsCom1, politiques des biens communs de >> la connaissance <http://www.savoirscom1.info/> >> >> Administrateur de la Quadrature du Net <http://www.laquadrature.net/> >> >> > > > -- > Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: > http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan > > 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/ > -- Commander *Open Models, les business models de l'économie ouverte* <http://www.openmodels.fr/> Louis-David BENYAYER +33(0)6 18 90 74 02 -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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: White People Have Contraband But Black People Get Arrested: Data from Ferguson
by Michel Bauwens 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kyle McCarthy <kyle(a)silk.co> Date: Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 7:33 AM Subject: White People Have Contraband But Black People Get Arrested: Data from Ferguson To: michelsub2004(a)gmail.com Hi Michael, *I know you have covered the situation in Ferguson.* We analyzed racial profiling and arrest data from Ferguson and found: - Black drivers are over-represented in every aspect of vehicle stops - except on an Interstate Highway - White People Have Contraband But Black People Get Arrested We have compiled an interactive database which visualizes data involving racial profiling by the Ferguson Police Department: http://ferguson-racial-profiling-data.silk. <http://ferguson-racial-profiling-data.silk.co/>co. You can post any visualizations as an embed in your article (Here's how) <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxwKx397ZMOYZjBqOUdSejdpOVU/view>. About Silk: Silk is a place to explore the world through data <http://www.silk.co/home>. Silk displays data as beautiful interactive charts, maps and web pages. These free interactive data visuals can be embedded into articles and blog posts, providing a more interactive visualization than a static infographic. With Silk, anyone can convert a spreadsheet into interactive data visualizations in minutes for free. Regards, -- Kyle McCarthy Data Journalism Outreach www.silk.co / @silkdotco <http://www.twitter.com/silkdotco> ᐧ -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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: [opennetcoalition] Does Commissioner Oettinger Want to Discard Net Neutrality?
by Michel Bauwens 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <contact(a)laquadrature.net> Date: Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 4:45 PM Subject: [opennetcoalition] Does Commissioner Oettinger Want to Discard Net Neutrality? To: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net Themes: NET NEUTRALITY, OETTINGER, ANSIP, TELCOS, EUROPEAN COMMISSION La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release Permanent link: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/does-commissioner-oettinger-want-to-discard-… Does Commissioner Oettinger Want to Discard Net Neutrality? *** Paris, 18 November 2014 — Günther Oettinger, Digital Commissioner made his first post on his blog[1] in which he clearly introduces garanteeing internet access in rural zones as justification to give in to the demands of the Telcos to consolidate or increase their unwarranted earnings. Although the author has tried to avoid mentioning Net Neutrality, this blog post reveals his intended strategy regarding this principle. *** There are indeed a number of crucial inequalities in the capacity to use Internet as an autonomous mean of expression, creation, innovation and construction of social bonds. These inequalities separate those who have the means to choose the tools and services they use from those who are limited to the services operators have decided to offer them. If Internet access spreads and has generalised in Europe, including in rural zones, it is precisely because we have refrained Telco policies of which Oettinger rephrases the worst arguments. If he wants to accelerate rural coverage, Mr. Oettinger should rather open the spectrum to citizen use and stop reducing publicly-run systems to unprofitable activities. To implicitely weigh a fast Internet against a neutral internet by stating that what prevails are hasty (understated, no matter what the conditions) investments for network access is a fools game. By taking that position, Mr. Oettinger simply joins the brutal investment blackmail of American Telcos in reaction to Barack Obama's statement[2] in favor of Net Neutrality. Their reaction against a position favourable to Net Neutrality is the expression of their will to dictate the implementation of market rules favorable to them but oblivious to the respect of loyal and open competition. While La Quadrature du Net fights daily for the affirmation of this principle in order to protect the interest of all those who are acting on internet – whether big or small companies, individuals or organisation – Mr. Oettinger has made it clear that, according to him, the concept of competition has nothing to do with maintaining and defending an open digital economy. Neutrality and end-user choice are not only the possibility of changing from one to another operator (that Mr. Oettinger seems to imply), but the possibility to access all services available on internet in fair conditions. It is not surprising that the telco industry would be so short sighted in terms of competition and consumer free choice and that only recalls the positions of Neelie Kroes, predecessor of Oettinger, that had repeatedly taken positions[3] in favor of the mightiest operators. But it most regrettable for those to be the sole inspirations of Mr. Oettinger's first public declarations on the subject. Besides, Mr. Oettinger's position is just as hypocritical and dangerous as the trap of “platform neutrality” concept that has been sprouting these last months leading to believe that Net Neutrality can not be defined without solving the problem of Internet giants monopoly and fiscality. “The implementation of a two speed internet would alter its very essence as knowledge sharing space and democratic expression tool. Far from justifying the crippling of Net Neutrality, the goal of giving to all the means to fully benefit from the digital era requires on the contrary to push for a neutral and free Internet” declares Miriam Artino in charge of legal and political analysis for La Quadrature du Net. “These strategies to avoid the fundamental right to a free and open internet do not fool La Quadrature du Net. We will continue to motivate European citizens to their absolute right to an Internet that respects them and leaves them the freedom to choose, innovate and inform. That Mr. Oettinger's first declaration attempts to drown Net Neutrality with side problematics reveals a poor understanding of the subject and a stance devoted to the interests of operators. Citizens must help him to remember the April 2014 vote[4] of the European Members of Parliament” concludes Adrienne Charmet, Campaign Coordinator for La Quadrature du Net. * References * 1. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/oettinger/blog/connected-europe-b… 2. http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality 3. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-neelie-kroes-yields-to-opera… 4. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-a-great-step-forward-for-the… ** 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 ** Press contact and press room ** contact(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)972 294 426 https://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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 Dark Fiber Community Launches New Industry Social Media Website
by Michel Bauwens 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

who has any judgment on this ? Michel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dark Fiber Community <Lauren.Sauer(a)darkfibercommunity.com> Date: Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:05 PM Subject: The Dark Fiber Community Launches New Industry Social Media Website To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004(a)gmail.com> Web Version <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-e-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-r/> [image: Facebook icon] <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-fb-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-y/> Like <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-fb-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-j/> [image: Twitter icon] <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-tw-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-t/> Tweet <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-tw-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-i/> [image: Forward icon] <http://alliedfiber.forwardtomyfriend.com/r-tuphluhkd-D018C94C-cjuutdy-l-d> Forward <http://alliedfiber.forwardtomyfriend.com/r-tuphluhkd-D018C94C-cjuutdy-l-h> ------------------------------ [image: http://www.darkfibercommunity.com/] <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-a/> NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: North 6th Agency, Inc. 212-334-9767, alliedfiber(a)n6a.com ------------------------------ The Dark Fiber Community Launches New Industry Social Media Website For Companies Serving Communications Network Infrastructure Development *NEW YORK, NY (November 19, 2014)* – The Dark Fiber Community <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-f/> (DFC), the industry social media site for communications network infrastructure development, today announces that it has launched its new and significantly improved interactive website. The DFC is introducing numerous new features that allow its members and users to gain market intelligence and collaborate more efficiently and effectively. Originally launched in 2010, the Dark Fiber Community’s mission is to give companies the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Companies use the Dark Fiber Community to increase their brand awareness, create and find business opportunities and to stay connected with what their peers and competitors in the industry are doing. Each member profile includes a display of the company’s logo, company description, contact information, and the option to include market information, such as press releases, videos, social media handles and to list their upcoming events. Members can link their social media handles to their profiles to acquire new followers, develop conversations, mentions and to easily interact and share information with customers and partners. With the DFC’s searchable content features, users can easily locate current information based on key search terms, such as company name, category, sub-category, media coverage, industry mentions, events, photos, products and services, and individuals. The DFC Event calendar feature allows members to view a listing of upcoming industry conferences, events, meetings and conventions where Members have additional opportunities for media coverage and brand awareness. Members and users can click on any event in the calendar to view details and gain access to free, discounted and, or special access passes for select events. “The Dark Fiber Community empowers brands by facilitating social interactions and business transactions amongst the companies and people that support and require communications network infrastructure development,” said Lauren Sauer <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-z/>, Director of Marketing for Allied Fiber <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-v/> and the Dark Fiber Community. “The DFC has more than 200 members in 14 categories and 53 sub-categories and counting. We look forward to providing our growing membership base with access to current information, networking and business opportunities.” “The Dark Fiber Community has been a valuable resource and Media Partner of the Fiber to the Home Council for many years,” stated Heather Gold, President, Fiber to the Home Council Americas <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-e/>. “We look forward to the DFC continuing to bring high visibility and drive awareness to our event series using their wide range of effective social media channels.” Basic membership in the DFC is open to all companies involved in the development of communications network infrastructure at no cost. For companies that wish to enhance their profile in and knowledge of the industry the DFC offers multiple programs designed to create maximum engagement. Through both online and offline efforts, the DFC’s targeted branding and awareness programs offer members a variety of value-added features including; social media intelligence, interactive surveys, email campaigns, blogging, tagging, search and press release distribution to and through the entire member and user base as well as analytics and reporting on all features. For more information on the Dark Fiber Community, please visit www.darkfibercommunity.com <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-s/>. To become a member of the Dark Fiber Community, click here <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-g/>. ### *About the Dark Fiber Community* The Dark Fiber Community <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-w/> (DFC) is an online resource for the global communications network infrastructure development industry. The DFC helps companies increase brand awareness, target messaging and acquire information to solve planning, construction, operations, network access and finance issues for those looking to build, buy and, or lease communications network infrastructure. By facilitating interactions between numerous providers of all aspects of physical network infrastructure with those that seek these services, the DFC is a platform for innovation to drive economic development growth. With hundreds of Members already represented and more being added, the Dark Fiber Community serves as a unified and evolving portal for access to current information, pricing and contacts within this industry. For more information, visit www.darkfibercommunity.com <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-yd/>. Follow the Dark Fiber Community on Twitter <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-yh/>, LinkedIn <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-yk/> and Facebook <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-yu/>. *Media Contact:* Jason Abrams North 6th Agency, Inc. (for the Dark Fiber Community) jabrams(a)n6a.com <jabrams(a)n6a.com?subject=Dark%20Fiber%20Community> 212-334-9750 Lauren Sauer Dark Fiber Community Lauren.sauer(a)darkfibercommunity.com Follow Us: [image: Connect with us on LinkedIn] <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-jl/>[image: Visit us on Facebook] <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-jr/>[image: Follow us on Twitter] <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-l-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-jy/> Edit your subscription <http://alliedfiber.updatemyprofile.com/r-cjuutdy-D018C94C-tuphluhkd-k> | Unsubscribe <http://news.alliedfiber.com/t/r-u-cjuutdy-tuphluhkd-u/> The Dark Fiber Community PO Box 20212 New York, NY 10009 -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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: [P2P] dutch-language interview for flemish...
by Michel Bauwens 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Dutch-language interview for social-democratic journal in the flancers, Michel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jaap van Till <vantill(a)gmail.com> Date: 2014-11-19 21:37 GMT+07:00 Subject: Re: [P2P] dutch-language interview for flemish... To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004(a)gmail.com>, Michel Bauwens < michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> Goed en helder verhaal !! Dank. Groet van/ Yours Sincerely, ir J.W. Jaap van Till prof. emeritus Wordpress blog: TheConnectivist Mobile: +31 655303210 Op 19 nov. 2014 om 10:29 heeft "Michel Bauwens" < notification+kjdmumui_pv_(a)facebookmail.com> het volgende geschreven: Michel Bauwens posted in P2P <https://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2Fp2p.open%2Fpermalink%2F846731548704359…> [image: Michel Bauwens] <https://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=528245547&aref=65647036&medium=e…>Michel Bauwens <https://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=528245547&aref=65647036&medium=e…> 9:29am Nov 19 dutch-language interview for flemish social-democratic journal: http://chateaudampsin.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/michel-bauwens-we-hebben-een… <http://l.facebook.com/l/oAQGE_YM4/chateaudampsin.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/m…> <http://l.facebook.com/l/lAQFkKJBXAQE788oejy7KKERlb6eiTjxc3jcM4e7aleWycQ/cha…>Michel Bauwens: ‘We hebben een digitale sociaaldemocratie nodig’ <http://l.facebook.com/l/bAQHknoLXAQFNFyogJyuDWk09EG0mh9GgecRdTtdr6EwR3A/cha…> chateaudampsin.wordpress.com <http://l.facebook.com/l/bAQHknoLXAQFNFyogJyuDWk09EG0mh9GgecRdTtdr6EwR3A/cha…> Hij woont nog steeds in Thailand, maar dat is een kwestie van tijd. Cyberfilosoof en peer-to-peer ac... View Post on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2Fp2p.open%2Fpermalink%2F846731548704359…> · Edit Email Settings <https://www.facebook.com/n/?settings&tab=notifications&section=group_notifi…> · Reply to this email to add a comment. -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: [Blockupy International] #14N: a social strike
by Michel Bauwens 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Örsan Şenalp <orsan1234(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:29 PM Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: [Blockupy International] #14N: a social strike To: "networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org" <networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org>, "CRITICAL-LABOUR-STUDIES(a)jiscmail.ac.uk" < CRITICAL-LABOUR-STUDIES(a)jiscmail.ac.uk>, WSF L&G < wsf-l-and-g(a)lists.contrast.org> ... On the #14N thousands of people took the streets in Italy against precarity, unemployment and "free jobs". Here a small video of the day: http://youtu.be/ITnNEo-wIPw Ciao, Vanessa _______________________________________________ International_blockupy-frankfurt.info mailing list international(a)blockupy-frankfurt.info https://ml06.ispgateway.de/mailman/listinfo/international_blockupy- frankfurt.info _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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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Michael Wayne on his new book "Red Kant: Aesthetics, Marxism and the Third Critique" (CAMRI Seminar, Nov 19)
by Christian Fuchs 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Kant’s Aesthetics and Marxism Talk by Michael Wayne CAMRI Seminar Wed Nov 26, 14:00 University of Westminster Harrow Campus Room A7.01 Registration is possible by e-mail to christian.fuchs(a)uti.at until November 17. http://www.westminster.ac.uk/camri/research-seminars/kants-aesthetics-and-m… The contest between a sociology of culture and a philosophy of the aesthetic often resolves itself into an unsatisfactory antinomy between a reduction of the aesthetic to its conditions of production or a transcendence of the aesthetic from those selfsame social conditions. Suspicion of the ideology of the aesthetic has led materialists of various stripes to embrace the former, while an idealist celebration of transcendence has often drawn on Kant’s aesthetic philosophy. In this talk on the subject of his new book 'Red Kant: Aesthetics, Marxism and the Third Critique' (Bloomsbury 2014) Michael Wayne argues that Kant’s aesthetic turn represents a break from the problems which his philosophy encountered in the first and second Critiques. Through the aesthetic Kant begins to develop ideas that will be important to Marxist philosophy, but more importantly can help us think about the specificity and significance of the aesthetic today as a special kind of cognition, with the potential to re-wire our affective responses to the world, expand our imaginations, articulate utopian desires and retain a special connection to our materialist conditions of existence. Michael Wayne is a Professor of Screen Studies at Brunel University. He has written widely on Marxist theory. His books include 'Political Film: the dialectics of Third Cinema' (2001), 'Marxism and Media Studies: Key Concepts and Contemporary Trends' (2003), 'Marx’s Das Kapital For Beginners' (2012) and 'Red Kant: Aesthetics, Marxism and the Third Critique' (2014).

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Re: [P2P-F] [tapas] Greek documentary on creative - commons oriented communities in Greece
by Vasilis Kostakis 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Thank you Josef for sharing another great documentary. One of our aims here in Greece is to bring together these two "types" of communities/initiatives, so that a diverse but Commons-oriented counterpower can be formed. By the way, the link of the full documentary ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iCZgZEYm0w) was just added on the relevant page of the p2p foundation wiki. On 17 November 2014 13:43, Josef Davies-Coates <josef(a)uniteddiversity.coop> wrote: > Thanks, look forward to watching it soon and sharing it around. > > A while ago I saw this 'Another World' documentary about all sorts of > grass roots alternatives in Greece that I also thought was very good > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX8cEfV8l4U > > Enjoy! > > Josef. > > > On 17 November 2014 07:24, Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> > wrote: > >> We would really appreciate if you could spread the word about this great >> documentary on the commons in Greece, >> >> http://p2pfoundation.net/Communities_of_Production_and_Sharing_in_Greece >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: George Papanikolaou <georgepapani(a)gmail.com> >> Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 4:37 AM >> Subject: [tapas] Greek documentary on creative - commons oriented >> communities in Greece >> To: tapas(a)lists.p2pfoundation.net >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> Below you can find the link for the documentary "Knowledge as a common >> good: communities of production and sharing in Greece" >> >> >> http://common-knowledge.eu/2014/11/15/knowledge-as-a-common-good-communitie… >> >> http://common-knowledge.eu >> >> There are subtitles in English which you can activate (somehow...) >> The director, Ilias Marmaras (e-mail: mbholgr(a)gmail.com) will greatly >> appreciate any effort to subtitle it in Spanish. >> Please if you notice any errors in the English translation let us know. >> I hope you will enjoy it! >> >> Best regards >> George Papanikolaou >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: >> http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan >> >> 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/ >> > > > > -- > Josef Davies-Coates > 07974 88 88 95 > > *United Diversity* > http://uniteddiversity.coop > > > > *Together We Have Everything*Follow us on Twitter > <http://twitter.com/uniteddiversity> and Facebook > <http://facebook.com/uniteddiversity> > > > -- Dr. Vasilis Kostakis Research Fellow Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance Research Director P2P Lab: http://p2plab.org

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