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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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Fwd: Congrès du Mouvement des sans terre au Brésil
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Francois Houtart <houtart(a)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:14 PM Subject: Congrès du Mouvement des sans terre au Brésil *VIème Congrès du Mouvements des Sans-Terres à Brasilia* *La lutte contre l'hégémonie croissante de l'agro-industrie* François Houtart[1]<file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/MST%20-%20fran%C3%A7ais.docx#_ftn1> Du 10 au 14 février, plus de 15 000 paysans se sont réunis à Brasilia pour célébrer les 30 de luttes du Mouvements des Sans-Terres (MST), avec un seul mot d'ordre : Une réforme agraire populaire. 1. *Le contexte * En effet la situation est intolérable : en 2010, on dénombrait 175 millions d'hectares non cultivés/en friche alors que 4 millions de familles paysannes étaient sans terres ; une constitution inappliquée et une loi agraire qui peine à faire sentir ses effets. A cet égard, l'année 2013 a été catastrophique : seules 100 exploitations ont été redistribuées au bénéfice de 5 000 familles quand près de 100 000 familles attendent en vain dans les campements du MST que leur soit octroyée une terre. Il ne s'agit plus d'une lutte dirigée contre les seuls latifundistes traditionnels, elle s'étend désormais aux multinationales de l'agro-industrie (elles ont acquis plus de 30 millions d'hectares sur les vingt dernières années) et au capital financier. Depuis les années 1990, la production agricole provient essentiellement de monocultures et se destine majoritairement à l'exportation. Depuis lors, la production d'aliment a baissé de 27%, la production de canne à sucre a augmenté de 122% (pour la fabrication d'éthanol) et le prix des aliments a augmenté. Le Mato Grosso (état amazonien de l'Ouest du Brésil) par exemple, grand producteur de Soja transgénique, importe 90% de ses aliments d'autres états, il a vu 6 millions de ses habitants déplacés (dont 700 000 vers l'état de Sao Paulo) et détient le triste record de la plus grande quantité de produits toxiques utilisée par habitants (5 kilos). En 2013, le Mato Grosso a importé quelques 16 millions de tonnes de fertilisants, sur la même année les exportations de maïs vers les Etats-Unis ont atteint 18 millions de tonnes (pour la production d'éthanol). Entre 2003 et 2010, le nombre de grandes exploitations agricoles sont passées de 95 à 127 000, passant d'une superficie de 182 à 265 millions d'hectares.[2]<file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/MST%20-%20fran%C3%A7ais.docx#_ftn2> Du fait que l'activité agro-industrielle soit majoritairement financée par un capital transnational, le Brésil n'a pas pu connaitre une réforme agraire classique, défendue par la bourgeoisie industrielle comme ce fut le cas en Corée du Sud par exemple. La production agricole est passée directement d'un modèle latifundiste à celui de l'agro-industrie exportatrice exploitant les paysans avec pour effets (externalités) la destruction de l'environnement (surtout la forêt Amazonienne), la suppression d'emploi et la migration rurale. Cette << modernisation conservatrice >> s'est faite sous le leadership d'un groupe de 450 000 entreprises possédant 300 millions d'hectares et contrôlant la production et ce, au mépris des 4,2 millions d'ouvriers agricoles, des 4,8 millions de petits paysans produisant plus de 70 % de l'alimentation et des 3,8 millions de sans terres. Quand 15 000 paysans chantent l'Internationale dans le gymnase de Brasilia, cela prouve que la lutte des classes n'est pas un concept obsolète. De 2003 à 2011, les réformes mises en place par le Président Lula ont permis à des millions de pauvres de sortir de la misère via une série de subside provenant de l'état. Mais cette amélioration est aujourd'hui menacée, tant le gouvernement de Dilma Roussef subit de pression, notamment de la part des Ruralistas, lobby agricole comptant de nombreux appuis dans le monde politique et des médias. L'agro-industrie domine de tout son poids la politique agricole brésilienne. Dans un tel contexte, quelle stratégie adopter pour le MST ? 2. Les stratégies La stratégie du MST s'est toujours adaptée à la conjoncture socio-économique du pays et à sa situation politique. Depuis sa création, en 1984, il a pour objectif de parvenir à une meilleure répartition des terres. Au commencement, la stratégie consistait à former des groupes de paysans sans terres pour qu'ils occupent les friches appartenant à de grands propriétaires terriens. Les paysans étaient rassemblés en colonies/communautés, vivant sous tentes, organisés par groupes de 12 familles, se répartissant collectivement les tâches, prenant en charge l'éducation des enfants ainsi que les soins de santé de toute la population. Taches qu'ils ont pu réaliser notamment grâce au soutien des mouvements de solidarité nationaux et internationaux. Ces situations pouvaient durer des mois. Au moment opportun, ils s'emparaient des terres, développaient la production agricole en coopérative et construisaient leur logement. L'origine chrétienne de plusieurs leaders a influencée l'orientation du mouvement, comme l'a rappelée durant le congrès une religieuse française proche du MST. La commission de la Pastorale de la terre de la Conférence épiscopale a accompagné ses luttes. Cependant le MST a toujours tenu à son autonomie. Avec l'arrivée du Capitalisme agricole, leur analyse en termes de classe s'est affinée et l'apport du courant marxiste a été cardinal dans la formation des leaders. Lors de la présidence de Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002), l'imposition du modèle néolibéral s'est poursuivie. Par exemple, quand le MST a reçu le Prix Roi Baudouin en 2001, le gouvernement brésilien a été jusqu'à accuser la Belgique de vouloir financer un mouvement terroriste. Le roi Phillipe, qui n'était alors qu'un Prince, a même été déclarée *persona non grata* et n'a pu mener à bien la mission économique qu'il devait diriger. En réaction, le MST a participé activement à la constitution du PT qui a permis l'élection de Lula en 2002. Si la lutte contre la faim qu'il a entreprise à déboucher sur la création de politiques sociales d'aide (représentant moins de 5% de la rente nationale), elle n'est pas parvenue à modifier les structures sociales régissant le monde rural, bien au contraire. Le modèle agro-exportateur s'est développé grâce à l'afflux du capital étranger, à la création de multinationales brésiliennes et à l'expansion du capital financier (en 8 ans, le paiement des intérêts de la dette interne s'est élevé à 320 000 millions de dollars US). C'est de cette manière que Lula a pu parvenir à rassembler autour du << consensus brésilien >>. Depuis l'élection de Dilma Roussef en 2010, le modèle agro-exportateur s'est encore développé. Des lois sociales (laborales ?) et environnementales favorables à l'agriculture << moderne >> ont été votée et la réforme agraire quasi bloquée. Le remboursement de la dette externe a continué. Pendant trois ans la présidente n'a daigné recevoir le MST, qui la veille du Congrès, a envoyé une lettre contenant 10 propositions. Elle les a finalement reçu pour leur annoncer que 2 de leurs propositions étaient acceptées , l'accélération des programmes permettant aux familles de s'installer sur des terres récupérées (pour 36 000 des 100 000 en attentes) et la formation des petites paysans et de leurs familles. Malgré ce geste, la déception du PT était grande. A un moment où de nombreux indicateurs témoignent de la fragilité du modèle brésilien, et par conséquent, de son compromis social, une telle politique pourrait se révéler désastreuse et mettre en péril la stabilité du gouvernement. 3. L'avenir des luttes Pour le MST, il est clair que l'objectif ne se limite pas à améliorer la situation des seules populations rurales. Devant le chômage massif des jeunes (24 millions), l'analphabétisme de 14 millions de travailleurs et la dégradation rapide de l'environnement, il s'agit d'une lutte contre un modèle qui a atteint ses limites. On ne peut se contenter de modifier les règles. Il s'agit d'une lutte des classes, il faut abolir les inégalités plutôt qu'éliminer la pauvreté. Ce qui signifie qu'une réforme agraire classique ne suffira pas à satisfaire le monde rurale, elle doit s'attaquer aux monopoles protégeant les semences, défendre la biodiversité, promouvoir la reforestation, revoir la gestion des ressources hydriques. Depuis l'étranger, le capital international détient/domine le modèle agro-exportateur et les exploitations minières, au niveau national, la bourgeoisie locale contrôle les banques et l'appareil judiciaire. C'est pour cela qu'il faut une alliance de toutes les forces contestataires pour remettre en cause l'hégémonie du capital. Au début, le MST plaçait beaucoup d'espoir dans l'action gouvernementale du PT. Mais au fil du temps, les trahisons s'accumulant, la déception se faisait chaque fois plus grande, et pas seulement parce que le PT a du faire des alliances. L'appui critique du MST à l'action gouvernementale s'est transformé en opposition frontale. Ce qui l'a placé dans une position inconfortable, d'un coté, il n'existait aucune alternative politique sérieuse, de l'autre, la majorité de ses membres soutenaient Lula et Dilma, compte tenu de leurs programmes de lutte contre la pauvreté. C'est ce qui a poussé le MST à s'émanciper progressivement du champ politique pour profiter de toutes les possibilités d'action qui s'offre à lui, que ce soit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur du gouvernement. A cette fin, le MST s'est doté d'un programme détaillé. A la base du modèle qu'il propose se trouve une agriculture biologique et familiale, impliquant une répartition équitable des terres, des semences et une redéfinition des relations avec l'industrie. Ensuite, il propose un nouveau rapport à la nature avec une rationalisation de l'usage des ressources naturelles, de l'eau et de l'énergie. Après, viennent l'établissement de conditions de vie dignes, ce qui comprend à la fois le développement d'un système éducatif égalitaire et la garantie de conditions de travail irréprochables. Enfin, il s'agit également de modifier le rapport au politique, notamment la structure de l'état et le fonctionnement es autorités compétentes dans le domaine de l'agriculture. Un tel programme n'est pas socialiste (il prévoit par exemple l'octroi d'une compensation financières pour les terres expropriées), parce que le MST estime que les conditions nécessaires ne sont pas encore réunies pour qu'un mouvement vers le socialisme soit envisageable. D'un point de vue pratique, cela signifie premièrement qu'il faut reprendre l'occupation des terres, comme c'est le cas depuis juin 2013, et ce malgré les risques que cela comporte. On sait qu'une loi est en préparation, qualifiant de terroriste toute occupation d'autoroute et de rue. Il s'agit également de maintenir la pression sur le gouvernement, pour obtenir des mesures concrètes et des changements institutionnels, comme ce fut le cas avec la lettre en 10 points envoyée à la madame la Présidente. De plus, il s'agit de ne pas négliger les alliances avec d'autres mouvements contestataires, non seulement avec les mouvements paysans et les syndicats ouvriers, mais aussi avec les nouvelles manifestations urbaines. Enfin, la formation des membres et des futurs leaders est le dernier pilier d'une stratégie permettant de préparer l'avenir. ------------------------------ [1] <file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/MST%20-%20fran%C3%A7ais.docx#_ftnref1>Professeur à l'Institut National des Hautes Etudes (Quito-Equateur) [2] <file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/MST%20-%20fran%C3%A7ais.docx#_ftnref2>Tous les chiffres cités dans l'article proviennent du *Programa del MST*, septembre 2013. -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* 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-es] experiencias cultura libre y abierta en América Latina para investigación FLOK
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rubén Caravaca <ruben(a)lafabricadeideas.net> Date: 2014-02-28 15:12 GMT-05:00 Subject: Re: [P2P-es] experiencias cultura libre y abierta en América Latina para investigación FLOK To: "P2P Foundation - Lista de correo en españ ol" < p2p-lang-es(a)lists.ourproject.org> Hola a todas; os pasamos esta reflexión que hemos realizado en el C4C y que hoy ha salido publicada en La Marea, la idea es abrir el debate y reflexión sobre algunas iniciativas que se están realizando en Madrid. El que quiera comentar lo mejor es que lo haga directamente en la misma revista, para propiciar un debate más abierto y amplio. http://www.lamarea.com/2014/02/28/la-nueva-movida-madrilena-o-como-hacer-de… Buen fin de semana. *De:* p2p-lang-es-bounces(a)lists.ourproject.org [mailto: p2p-lang-es-bounces(a)lists.ourproject.org] *En nombre de *Bernardo Gutiérrez *Enviado el:* jueves, 27 de febrero de 2014 23:23 *Para:* P2P Foundation - Lista de correo en espa&#241, ol *Asunto:* [P2P-es] experiencias cultura libre y abierta en América Latina para investigación FLOK Amigos, Daniel Araya, uno de los investigadores del proyecto FLOK Society nos pregunta sobre experiencias, textos, papers, de cultura libre en América Latina. Abajo está su mail. Gracias de antemano Bernardo On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Daniel Araya <daniel.araya(a)singularityu.org> wrote: Hey guys, I'm 2/3 through writing the policy doc on Open/Free culture and I'm looking for academic research articles that focus on Ecuador (and/or Latin America). A lot of the research I'm finding is looking at cultural industries through a market lens. The problem is finding research that goes over this space from the commons. Any suggestions would be appreciated: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/06/17/experts-and-citizens-discuss-free-… thanks! -- *MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.bernardogutierrez.es" claiming to be* www.futuramedia.net <http://www.bernardogutierrez.es> www.codigo-abierto.cc / http://codigoabiertocc.wordpress.com www.bernardogutierrez.es @bernardosampa (twitter) São Paulo +55 11 43044380 (fijo) +55 11 84881620 (celular) Madrid +34 669 098365 _______________________________________________ Wiki: http://p2pfoundation.net/Spanish_P2P_WikiSprint Lista https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-lang-es -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* 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: [chinaconcern] ICIJ: People's Republic of Offshore Files shed light on nearly 22, 000 tax haven clients from HK and China.
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: peter waterman <peterwaterman1936(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 4:01 PM Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: [chinaconcern] ICIJ: People's Republic of Offshore Files shed light on nearly 22, 000 tax haven clients from HK and China. To: networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: au loongyu <auloongyu(a)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 3:43 PM Subject: [chinaconcern] ICIJ: People's Republic of Offshore Files shed light on nearly 22,000 tax haven clients from HK and China. To: "chinaconcern(a)lists.riseup.net" <chinaconcern(a)lists.riseup.net> People's Republic of Offshore Files shed light on nearly 22,000 tax haven clients from Hong Kong and mainland China. <http://www.icij.org/offshore/leaked-records-reveal-offshore-holdings-chinas…> http://www.icij.org/offshore -- 1. *EBook, November 2012: Recovering Internationalism <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/recovering_internationalism/>. [A compilation of papers from the new millenium. Now free in two download formats] <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/> <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/>* 2. *EBook (co-editor), February 2013: World Social Forum: Critical Explorations http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/ <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/> * 3. *Interface Journal Special (co-editor), November 2012: For the Global Emancipation of Labour <http://www.interfacejournal.net/current/>* 4. *Blog: http://www.unionbook.org/profile/peterwaterman. <http://www.unionbook.org/profile/peterwaterman.> * 5. *Interface Journal Special (Co-Editor) Social Movement Internationalisms. See Call for Papers <http://www.interfacejournal.net/>, (Deadline: May 1, 2014). * 6. *Needed: a Global Labour Charter Movement (2005-Now!) <http://interfacejournal.nuim.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Interf…>* 7. *Under, Against, Beyond: Labour and Social Movements Confront a Globalised, Informatised Capitalism <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/under-against-beyond/>(2011) Almost 1,000 pages of Working Papers, free, from the 1980 <1980>'s-90's.* 8. *Google Scholar Citation Index:* *http://scholar.google.com.pe/citations?user=e0e6Qa4AAAAJ <http://scholar.google.com.pe/citations?user=e0e6Qa4AAAAJ> * - _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* 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: FW: How much does violence cost?
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: RUCHE Alain (EEAS) <Alain.RUCHE(a)eeas.europa.eu> Date: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 7:47 AM Subject: FW: How much does violence cost? To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> *From:* Vision of Humanity [mailto:info= visionofhumanity.org(a)mail16.wdc01.mcdlv.net] *On Behalf Of *Vision of Humanity *Sent:* Friday, February 28, 2014 1:11 PM *To:* RUCHE Alain (EEAS) *Subject:* How much does violence cost? The very latest peace research, news and events from Vision of Humanity. <http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358…><http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358…><http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358…> The cost of violence is crippling the global economy. Our latest research report identifies just how much violence is costing and which countries are paying the most. HOW MUCH DOES VIOLENCE COST? The economic cost of violence containment has surpassed the combined GDPs of Germany and Japan. Our latest research calculates the cost preventing and containing violence in 152 countries. The global economic impact of violence has reached an astonishing *US$9.46 trillion*, which is equivalent to *11% of Gross World Product*, according to a report from the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report, The Economic Cost of Violence Containment<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…>, calculates the cost of violence containment in over 152 countries according to 13 different types of violence related spending. The findings outlined in the report show that violence containment costs *US$1,300* per person per year and is almost double the size of the world's agriculture industry. To put this in perspective: violence containment spending is over 2.4 times the size of the total GDP of Africa. For more results and to find out how we calculate the cost of violence, download the report below. *DOWNLOAD THE REPORT*<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> <http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> Share<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> <http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> Tweet<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358…> Looking ahead Parlez-vous français? Based on the success of the Spanish version of Vision of Humanity, we have decided to enter the French speaking world and will shortly launch our French website. Don't worry, you can still access in English and Spanish if you are a little rusty on your français. [image: Facebook]<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> [image: Twitter]<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> [image: Website]<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358…> [image: Email] <info(a)visionofhumanity.org> [image: Google Plus]<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> [image: YouTube]<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358…> [image: LinkedIn]<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=529ead4d8fb93358f…> *Copyright (c) 2014 Institute for Economic and Peace, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because subscribed to the Institute for Economics and Peace, and/or Vision of Humanity. unsubscribe from this list<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=529ead4d8fb93358…> update subscription preferences<http://visionofhumanity.us7.list-manage2.com/profile?u=529ead4d8fb93358f778…> -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* 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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GNU MediaGoblin
by Vasilis Kostakis 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

Very interesting (and ambitious) : "GNU MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing system for the web. It's a freedom-respecting replacement for sites like Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Thingiverse. We've come pretty far, but we need you to join our goblin force and help us take back the net!" Watch a 3 min long video: http://mediagoblin.org/pages/campaign.html -- Dr. Vasilis Kostakis Research Fellow Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance Research Director P2P Lab: http://p2plab.org

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Fwd: Michel Video Conference on FLOK transition for integral audience in India
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ii-2KHTo4 PART 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rS9tNO1U-0 PART 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6YbhWxoE0 PART 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FusKyeg9lik PART 4 -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* 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: ZNet Commentary: Juan Cole: 4 Darknesses
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: peter waterman <peterwaterman1936(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 4:10 PM Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: ZNet Commentary: Juan Cole: 4 Darknesses To: networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ZCommunications <sysop(a)zmag.org> Date: Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:40 AM Subject: ZNet Commentary: Juan Cole: 4 Darknesses To: pwaterma(a)gmail.com Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://email.zsocial.org/wf/click?upn=9PHos1J7-2FD2Lw6jereECeNLGs3ocss1O2kc…>. Z Communications Daily CommentaryJuan Cole: 4 Darknesses Researchers on online behavior have shown that internet trolls (people who use insincere techniques to disrupt conversations) really are psychopaths, marked by narcisssism, sadism,<http://email.zsocial.org/wf/click?upn=9PHos1J7-2FD2Lw6jereECeNLGs3ocss1O2kc…>Machiavellianism. Professors Eric Buckels, Paul Trapnell, and Delroy Paulhus administered surveys to students and found that about 6 percent of them enjoyed messing with other people's heads on the internet, or trolling. This same group scored high on the four most vicious personality traits, known as the dark tetrad. They agreed when asked questions like this: I have been compared to famous people (narcissism) It's not wise to tell your secrets (Machiavellianism) Payback needs to be quick and nasty (psychopathy) Hurting people is exciting (sadism) In video games, I like the realistic blood sports (vicarious sadism) Now it turns out that Western intelligence agencies who say that they are fighting al-Qaeda are actually spending time trolling the internet, displaying all the same Dark Tetrad characteristics. Their victims include "hacktivists," but note that they are targeting these individuals on suspicion of hacking and that the persons targeted have not been convicted of any crime. Glenn Greenwald at Firstlook reveals the powerpoint slides used by British intelligence (GCHQ) <http://email.zsocial.org/wf/click?upn=9PHos1J7-2FD2Lw6jereECeNLGs3ocss1O2kc…>to train its operatives in how to deceive Western publics. It must also be underlined that we simply don't know who exactly is targeted in cyberspace in this way or why. Some anti-war activists, e.g., may be among the victims. The powerpoint slides instruct cyber-spies to entrap their "targets" in sex scandals (the "honey trap"), to write deceptive emails to their friends and colleagues (did anyone you know suddenly stop talking to you and wouldn't explain why?), to change their photos on social media, and to create a blog in which the individual posed as a purported victim of some alleged dastardly deeds falsely attributed to the target. Where the target is a company, the slides advise "post negative information on appropriate forums," "ruin business relationships". The mantra of these dirty tricks units is the "4 D's": deny, disrupt, degrade, deceive. The slides, in short, exhibit signs of sadism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism, the Dark Tetrad. The "d's" in "four d's" are best understood as standing for "Darknesses." Again, these things were being done by government employees to people they just didn't like. There is no pretense of law or due process here. When political organizations and political cults, or when corrupt politicians pull these tricks, it makes them disreputable. Nixon used this playbook, e.g. But here we have civil servants being paid to act this way. To have such institutions, pay for by tax payers, engaging in trolling the internet is highly corrosive of the values of a democratic country. Democratic politics depends on citizens knowing each other and knowing where they stand politically. To have secret government officers manipulating the reputations of people, breaking up their friendships and associations, and entrapping them with sex set-ups creates a situation where it is impossible to trust democratic process. Whenever you hear of a powerful person being embroiled in a scandal, you have to now at least ask, was this an intelligence agency that took him or her down? Was it because they were in the way of some corrupt goal? For when there is no real civilian oversight over invisible government, the opportunity for graft and other criminal behavior is enormous. While it might suit narcissists to be paid to be internet trolls for a living, their government-sanctioned activities are destroying the internet as a legible means of communication and undermining democracy, which depends on transparency. Conservatives who mind paying taxes so much don't seem to mind paying taxes to support psychopaths and sadists who are employed by the government to undermine civil society. ZCommunications, 18 Millfield St., Woods Hole, MA, USA, 02543 Unsubscribe<http://email.zsocial.org/wf/click?upn=9PHos1J7-2FD2Lw6jereECeNLGs3ocss1O2kc…>| Manage Subscription<http://email.zsocial.org/wf/click?upn=9PHos1J7-2FD2Lw6jereECeNLGs3ocss1O2kc…> -- 1. *EBook, November 2012: Recovering Internationalism <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/recovering_internationalism/>. [A compilation of papers from the new millenium. 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Fwd: Your webcam
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 5:13 PM Subject: Fwd: Your webcam To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004(a)gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tiffiniy Cheng <info(a)list.fightforthefuture.org> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:49 PM Subject: Your webcam To: Dear Fight for the Future member, Government spying is out of control. Click here to shut down one piece of the nightmare.<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> Just this morning, The Guardian revealed possibly the most disturbing revelation yet from the Snowden documents. British spy agency GCHQ has intercepted and stored images from millions of innocent people's webcams, including a "large quantity" of sexually explicit images, under a program un-ironically codenamed "Optic Nerve." (1). This is literally the nightmare scenario that everyone has been thinking since we first started to learn the grotesque scope of dragnet government surveillance. The UK government is literally watching millions of people through the cameras on their computers -- pe ople who are suspected of no wrongdoing. We can only assume they've collected and stored images of people having sex, arguing, using the bathroom, images of our children and elders. It turns my stomach as I write about it. The worst part? Abusive spying like this isn't limited to top secret agencies like NSA and GCHQ.Outdated privacy laws make it way too easy for literally hundreds of government agencies, from the IRS to local cops, to invade your privacy for no good reason (2). Right now, we have an urgent opportunity to make a crucial fix to one of these laws and shut the cops out of our computers. We need your signature. Click here to tell your reps to support the Email Privacy Act and keep the U.S. government from reading your email. <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> We can't stop all the privacy abuses in one day, but it's clear from today's news that -- if we don't push back on runaway government surveillance every chance we get -- there is literally nothing that these agencies won't do in their misguided quest to collect everything The Email Privacy Act would reform key pieces of ECPA, the outdated law that government agents currently use as a loophole to snoop on people's email without a warrant. There's serious momentum for it in Congress right now, we just have to push it over the edge. Click here to take action to defend online privacy.<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> Dozens of groups are mobilizing this week and next to make sure that this bill gets passed and restores some sanity to our online privacy laws. Thanks for being part it. Please forward this email to everyone you know. They'll thank you. More soon, -Tiffiniy, Holmes, and Evan Fight for the Future P.S. You can help spread the word about this campaign by sharing it: Share on Facebook<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> | Share on Twitter<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> SOURCES: 1) The Guardian, GCHQ intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users worldwide<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> 2) Center for Democracy and Technology, ECPA resource page<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> ------------------- Want more awesome more often? *Like us on Facebook<http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> *Follow us on Twitter <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/lAA/ZgwNAA/njQo9TzCQ4CWrpty-5JhxA/…> -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* 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: Tom Hayden on Venezuela
by Michel Bauwens 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tikkun/NSP <info(a)spiritualprogressives.org> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:14 PM Subject: Tom Hayden on Venezuela To: Michelsub2004(a)gmail.com <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mcLLNEBS7jjWrl9tSKreWz%2FtKduJ…> My comrade from the 1960s Tom Hayden has an important perspective on the current conflict in Venezuela that you won't get from NPR or most of the media, much less from the politicos who every day send you emails begging for your money. We at the NSP support an extension of democracy both to countries around the world and also to us in the U.S.--please read our "money out of politics" plan called the ESRA Environmental and Social Responsibility Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Until it has mass support in this country, there is no stopping US corporations and the super wealthy from getting their way both here in the US and around the world. www.tikkun.org/ESRA<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TCOcBSn5%2F6iPILfw371UiD%2FtKd…>.--Rabbi Michael Lerner RabbiLerner.Tikkun(a)gmail.com Tom Hayden discussing the crisis in Venezuela, February 25, 2014. It's difficult to grasp the facts behind the murky fog of Venezuelan crisis. Based more or less on intuitions, but also credible documents, some blame most of the crisis on the CIA. Some national security types, abhorring populism, claim that the Venezuela state is consolidating dictatorial power precisely by winning so many elections! Others, while friendly to Venezuela, blame the Caracas government for failing to address the problems of violent crime and economic malaise. President Barack Obama may or may not know what various US operatives are doing. We have seen evidence of a "state within the state" before, going back as far as the CIA's operations against Cuba. In Obama's time, the president correctly named the 2009 coup in Honduras a "coup", and then seemed powerless to prevent it. At his first Summit of the Americas, a friendly Obama shook the hand of Hugo Chavez before Obama's top adviser tried to sabotage the warming of relations. Call me naive, but I do not believe President Obama wants to see President Maduro overthrown. Chaos would follow. The US would be blamed. Relations with Latin America would freeze below zero. The president probably thinks Maduro should thrash in his own domestic contradictions. But there's another US "government", a secret network that works tirelessly to undermine any Latin American threat to the dominance of American capital and military power. They understand that the president must be provided with "plausible deniability", and so they keep Obama out of the loop. Sometimes they operate through the CIA, sometimes under Republican-Democratic "democracy promotion" programs, sometimes through third parties such as the Florida-based FTI Consulting. Democratic Party political consultants and pollsters have worked for Venezuela's opposition. It's difficult even for a president to keep a grip on it all. And that being the case, transparency disappears for the US Congress and public. Obama's public statements this week certainly gave moral support to the street demonstrations. While also including a vague call for "dialogue", Obama is playing with fire. Obama immediately needs to rein in the entire entourage of US-supported agents of destabilization and issue them a clear cease-and-desist order, or he and the US government will be blamed for what may happen in the weeks ahead. He needs request and support whatever consensus emerges this week from the region's elected governments and the United Nations. The American Congress and public are becoming used to street protests overthrowing elected governments regardless of the issue of national sovereignty. "Humanitarian intervention" in the affairs of other nations means willfully ignoring sovereignty where egregious human rights abuses are at stake and no negotiations are possible. The argument is somewhat attractive up to the point where it revives the Law of the Jungle. In the case of Venezuela, not only sovereignty but representative democracy are at stake, in a region which only recently began to shed the US-supported rule of oligarchs and generals. The forgotten facts amidst the mounting frenzy is that President Maduro won the April 2013 Venezuelan election by slightly under two percent, and his alliance were victors by ten percent in last December's nationwide municipal elections. The losers of those Venezuelan elections have turned into Leninists of the Right, seeking to create a counter-revolutionary situation in which the government apparatus crumbles and they seize power. The leaders want martyrs in the streets. In their apocalyptic view, a coup in Venezuela would spiral swiftly into the collapse of the oil-dependent Bolivian, Ecuadoran and Nicaraguan governments, and be a deathblow to Cuba. If this frightening vision fails, the anti-Maduro forces will regroup and resume their strategy of destabilization on a permanent basis, a virtual civil war in the guise of a political conflict, in hopes that a segment of Maduro's present voting bloc - estimated at fifty to 56 percent - switches sides in a future election out of simple desire for "normalcy". The peace and justice movement in the US, along with Congressional allies, have a potentially-important role in pressuring Obama, and secretaries Kerry and Hegel, to rein in the agents of America's dirty wars. A Congressional coalition led by the Miami Cuba Lobby is already agitating for Maduro's demise. Where are the Congressional progressives? Despite frequent denials by US officials, for example, the State Department's own Inspector General<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ga8vXeINNrOGLcaL5D0X1XadjCmem9…> found that the Pentagon and US "democracy programs" supported individuals and groups "actively involved in the brief ouster of the Chavez government" in the 2002 coup attempt. 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