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update on TSE p2p research project
by Michel Bauwens 21 May '14

21 May '14

I think this is going to work Angela, I've added you to a preliminary google doc so we can prepare the proposal, Kevin, can you create a special mailing list for this, perhaps called P2P-TSE ? Primavery, I am adding you for the license research, BUT, do you think you make more chance alone ? my idea is that an integrated proposal that covers more than one research area, might make a good chance as well, perhaps even a better one ? I let you decide , in any case, you have our blessings this is the google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E8GN-5SWTFRzLtv93DBRrywk9UjQsiUJkLimB3V… <<Message: 1 Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 05:11:48 +0000 From: "Daly, Angela" <Angela.Daly(a)EUI.eu> Subject: Re: [P2P-F] [berkmanfriends] looking for academics studying the "Sharing Economy" To: Primavera De Filippi <pdefilippi(a)gmail.com>, P2P Foundation mailing list <p2p-foundation(a)lists.ourproject.org> Cc: P2P-F Community Dev <communitydev(a)p2pfoundation.net>, Trebor Scholz <scholzt(a)newschool.edu>, james burke <lifesized(a)gmail.com>, Daniel Araya <daniel.araya(a)singularityu.org> Message-ID: <1400562706813.17039(a)EUI.eu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Hello all, Not sure if I've actually posted on this list yet (but I do already know some of you off-list and I'm editing a special edition of the Journal of Peer Production - so plenty of overlap!). Anyway, myself and colleagues at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia have been looking at practices of sharing and some of the legal barriers/hindrances to doing so, particularly in the context of the 3D printing community (one of the big barriers of course is intellectual property norms). Some of this feeds into discussions around digital labo(u)r - esp since these sharing norms have been co-opted by big corps which monetise them... If you'd be interested in my/our involvement, let me know. Angela -- *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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TSE legal
by Michel Bauwens 21 May '14

21 May '14

Dear Hans, I have added you to the common document with the paragraph below, we will attempt to integrate all the proposals in a common project, Michel <Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 23:03:59 +0200 From: Hans Lammerant <hans.lammerant(a)telenet.be> Subject: Re: [P2P-F] [berkmanfriends] looking for academics studying the "Sharing Economy" To: P2P Foundation mailing list <p2p-foundation(a)lists.ourproject.org> Message-ID: <537BC33F.6010306(a)telenet.be> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Michel, do you also need input from a legal researcher? I am working at the moment at the LSTS (Law, Science, Technology and Society) research group of the Brussels University (VUB). I think this is a project in which we can contribute. Legal discussions arise more often with these new forms of sharing platforms like Uber: when does participation in legal terms become labour, trade, ... and triggers the application of those legal frameworks. Question is then how these frameworks can be adapted in a balanced way, both to avoid it is used to evade legal protection for workers and to protect participants. I am personally interested to participate in this project. At the moment I am working on a project concerning big data and open data, but I have also done work on labour law and privacy/data protection. Best wishes, Hans Lammerant?-- *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: [Commoning] FLOK Society Global Campaign
by Michel Bauwens 21 May '14

21 May '14

thanks for supporting this campaign explained below by Bernardo, Michel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bernardo Gutiérrez <bernardobrasil(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 20, 2014 at 5:16 PM Subject: [Commoning] FLOK Society Global Campaign To: Commoning List <commoning(a)lists.wissensallmende.de> Hello you all We just launched the global campaign to support ‬‪ # BuenConocer in ThunderClap platform. http://thndr.it/1lgxcfi Who supports it, choose whether reports on Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr the 27th (first day of the Summit of the Good Meet) at 12.00 pm from Quito. A strategy for viral communication and getting the global impact. here the message to be disclosed in the profiles of the people who support> "Join the # BuenConocer. Ecuador today takes a giant step towards free knowledge http://cumbredelbuenconocer.ec/ http://thndr.it/1k2FHwm " As you know, Michel BAuwens is working hard in this wonderful and amazing project, the first trial to put a State on the commons path. help us and clik! Bernardo -- www.futuramedia.net www.codigo-abierto.cc @bernardosampa (twitter) / @futura_media São Paulo +55 11 43044380 (fijo) +55 11 84881620 (celular) _______________________________________________ Commoning mailing list Commoning(a)lists.wissensallmende.de http://lists.wissensallmende.de/mailman/listinfo/commoning -- *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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Re: [P2P-F] [berkmanfriends] looking for academics studying the "Sharing Economy"
by Michel Bauwens 20 May '14

20 May '14

This seems like a project that would be ideal for a p2p-f supported consortium, I would focus this one on labor issues, let me know if anyone is interested, orsan / phoebe / trebor: any interest in working with us on this ? I would be interested in adding a part on studying the potential of counter-economies in the vein of the proposals that we have been circulating ; and on the emerging p2p solidarity mechanisms that could improve the conditions of labor in this context here is my key proposal: 1) what effect is the sharing economy having on labor and work 2) can we imagine new solidarity mechanisms to re-balance the negative effects 3) can we re-imagine a new type of economic logic that would altogether transcend the structural problems caused to labor by the for-profit sharing economy On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Primavera De Filippi <pdefilippi(a)gmail.com>wrote: > FYI > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andrés Monroy-Hernández <andresmh(a)andresmh.com> > Date: Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:37 AM > Subject: Re: [berkmanfriends] looking for academics studying the "Sharing > Economy" > To: Berkman Friends <berkmanfriends(a)eon.law.harvard.edu> > > > Hello again, Berkman Friends. To follow up on this, I want to share this > RFP to fund people to do research on this topic. Please help me spread the > word! Deadline: June 6. Two-page proposal. Up to $100K. More info at > http://fuse.microsoft.com/research/award or see below: > > ----- > > Request for Proposals - Peer Economy Research Awards > SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES > > RFP released: May 19, 2014 > Two-page proposal submission deadline: June 6, 2014 > Notification of results: Mid June, 2014 > > OVERVIEW > > A number of technological platforms, often referred to as the "sharing > economy," are disrupting entrenched industries by enabling ordinary people > to monetize excess resources such as cars, bedrooms, and skills. For > instance, Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit have challenged the status-quo in > the hospitality, transportation, and staffing industries. > > These platforms have the potential to create extra income opportunities > for people, reduce the environmental cost of ownership, and foster > interactions among co-located residents. At the same time, they challenge > existing business practices, some of which were originally intended to > protect public safety, health, and labor rights, among others. More > broadly, the term "sharing economy" is in need for examination as these > platforms most often involve the monetization of transactions that > otherwise could have occurred in reciprocity networks. > > Despite the Peer Economy's increased visibility, size, and tensions, not > much independent academic research has been done in this space. We are > seeking to fund academic researchers who can investigate and problematize > this phenomenon, especially in urban environments where they thrive, to > answer questions such as: > > System Design. What sociotechnical tools or design interventions could > help address or examine existing limitations of peer economy platforms? How > might reputation systems be leveraged in new ways to recruit and engage > communities of practice, to increase accountability and quality of labor? > How could mentorship systems be leveraged to improve providers of labor > over time? > > Urbanism. What are the impacts of generalized "ride sharing," space > rentals, and other forms of collaborative consumption in the lives of city > residents? > > Economics. What are the economic impacts of different peer economy > platforms across industries? What sort of industries are susceptible to > disruption by peer economy platforms and in what ways? Can the peer economy > be accessible to communities who may not have access to high value capital > or excess resources? > > Altruism. How is altruistic sharing impacted by the introduction of peer > economy platforms? Is there a crowding out effect? > > Regulation. What is the role of governmental and other forms of regulation > in the peer economy? > Infrastructure. How do peer economy platforms enhance or undermine public > infrastructure? How do these platforms impact communities' resilience? > > Data. What data from peer economy platforms can be leveraged to help > communities? How can individuals' privacy rights, societal benefits, and > the platform's own interest be reconciled? > > Environment. How does the peer economy change the nature of ownership? > What are the environmental effects of these changes? > > Labor issues. How are labor rights undermined or redefined by these new > income earning modalities? What new structures for collective action might > emerge from the peer economy providers? What jobs are being displaced by > peer economy platforms and what alternatives might emerge? > > MONETARY AWARDS > > We will offer unrestricted gift awards totaling up to $100,000 USD, made > payable to the applicant's institution. > > ELIGIBILITY > > We are especially welcoming of proposals that are cross-disciplinary. We > recognize that the knowledge necessary to address this area may come from a > wide range of methodologies and disciplines as diverse as computer science, > urbanism, information science, sociology, design, legal studies, and > economics. We welcome proposals that involve qualitative or quantitative > data collection and analysis. > > To be eligible, your institution and proposal must meet the following > requirements. > > Institutions must have access to the knowledge, resources, and skills > necessary to carry out the proposed research. > The receiving institution must agree that awards are made as unrestricted > gifts, and should provide the necessary tax documents shortly after being > notified of the award. > Applicants may be faculty, researchers, students and affiliates of > institutions that are either an accredited degree-granting university with > a non-profit status or a research institution with non-profit status > Proposals that are incomplete will be excluded from the selection process. > Institutions can be located inside or outside the United States. > > SUBMISSION PROCESS > > FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research shall have no obligation to maintain the > confidentiality of any submitted proposals. Therefore, proposals should not > contain information that is confidential, restricted, or sensitive. FUSE > Labs reserves the right to make the winning proposals publicly available, > except those portions containing budgetary or personally identifiable > information. > > To be considered for this award, submit a CV, and a project proposal (2 > pages) via email at fuselabsaward(a)microsoft.com with the following basic > information: > > Description and approach. What set of questions will be addressed? How > will they be addressed? What are the methodological and theoretical > approaches that the researchers will utilize? > Related research. Briefly summarize and explain how your proposal is going > to build on previous work (references section are not counted towards the > page limit). > Budget and timeline. Describe how the award will be used, along with the > milestones to measure the progress of the project. If the project described > is part of a larger ongoing research program, estimate the time for > completion of this project only. > > SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA > > FUSE Labs reserves the right to fund winning proposals at an amount > greater or lower than the amount requested, up to the stated maximum > amount. We cannot provide individual feedback on proposals that are not > funded. > > All proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: > > Addresses an important research question that, if answered, has the > potential to have a impact on the peer economy. > Potential for wide dissemination and use of knowledge, including specific > plans for scholarly publications, public presentations, and white papers. > Ability to complete the project including adequacy of resources available, > reasonableness of timelines, and qualifications of identified contributors. > Qualifications of principal investigator including previous history of > work in the area, successful completion of previous funded projects, > research or teaching awards, and publications. > > CONDITIONS > > Funded researchers must seek approval of their institution’s review board > for any work that involves human subjects. > > FUSE Labs makes no claims on any of the data collected as a part of this > research, but we encourage the researchers to publish their work broadly. > Funded researchers do not need to seek FUSE Labs' approval prior to > publication. > > ORGANIZERS > > This RFP is being coordinated by Andrés Monroy-Hernández, researcher in > FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research. For more information please email > fuselabsaward(a)microsoft.com > > ABOUT FUSE RESEARCH AWARDS > > Every year FUSE Labs helps fund university researchers doing work in areas > related to social computing and design. Previous winners include faculty > from departments of computer science, information science, and > communications such as: > > Prof. Michael Bernstein, Stanford University, Computer Science. > Prof. Sean Munson, University of Washington, Human Centered Design & > Engineering. > Prof. Aaron Shaw, Northwestern University, School of Communication. > Prof. Elizabeth Liddy and Anthony Rotolo, Syracuse University, School of > Information Studies. > Prof. Robert Mason, University of Washington, Information School. > > > > ---------- > You are subscribed to the BerkmanFriends discussion list. > > Mailing list options: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/lists/info/berkmanfriends > Mailing list members: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/lists/review/berkmanfriends > > Reminder: emails sent through this list are considered on-record unless > otherwise noted. > > > > > -- *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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Re: [P2P-F] update on TSE p2p research project
by Michel Bauwens 20 May '14

20 May '14

we'll keep it in mind Layne, it's a bit early for the proofreading phase <g> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Michael L. Hartsell <hartsellml(a)gmail.com>wrote: > received, just let me know what to do in some type of > advisory/proofreading capacity > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net > > wrote: > >> I think this is going to work >> >> Angela, I've added you to a preliminary google doc so we can prepare the >> proposal, >> >> Kevin, can you create a special mailing list for this, perhaps called >> P2P-TSE ? >> >> Primavery, I am adding you for the license research, BUT, do you think >> you make more chance alone ? >> >> my idea is that an integrated proposal that covers more than one research >> area, might make a good chance as well, perhaps even a better one ? I let >> you decide , in any case, you have our blessings >> >> this is the google doc: >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E8GN-5SWTFRzLtv93DBRrywk9UjQsiUJkLimB3V… >> >> <<Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 05:11:48 +0000 >> From: "Daly, Angela" <Angela.Daly(a)EUI.eu> >> Subject: Re: [P2P-F] [berkmanfriends] looking for academics studying >> the "Sharing Economy" >> To: Primavera De Filippi <pdefilippi(a)gmail.com>, P2P Foundation >> mailing list <p2p-foundation(a)lists.ourproject.org> >> Cc: P2P-F Community Dev <communitydev(a)p2pfoundation.net>, Trebor >> Scholz <scholzt(a)newschool.edu>, james burke <lifesized(a)gmail.com >> >, >> Daniel Araya <daniel.araya(a)singularityu.org> >> Message-ID: <1400562706813.17039(a)EUI.eu> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> Not sure if I've actually posted on this list yet (but I do already know >> some of you off-list and I'm editing a special edition of the Journal of >> Peer Production - so plenty of overlap!). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Anyway, myself and colleagues at Swinburne University of Technology in >> Melbourne, Australia have been looking at practices of sharing and some of >> the legal barriers/hindrances to doing so, particularly in the context of >> the 3D printing community (one of the big barriers of course is >> intellectual property norms). Some of this feeds into discussions around >> digital labo(u)r - esp since these sharing norms have been co-opted by big >> corps which monetise them... >> >> >> If you'd be interested in my/our involvement, let me know. >> >> >> Angela >> >> -- >> *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/ >> > > -- *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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ORGANIC CODE FOR THE SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION ECONOMY
by Michel Bauwens 20 May '14

20 May '14

---------- Message transféré ---------- De : "Maximiliano Marzetti" <maxmarzetti(a)gmail.com> Date : 20 mai 2014 12:16 Objet : [communia-associates] ECUADORIAN TASK FORCE À : "Communia Association" < communia-associates(a)lists.communia-association.org>, < communia-private-members(a)lists.communia-association.org> Hi all, again, Upon Melanie's suggestion I'm making this call for interested members to form a task force provide feedback to the Ecuadorian government's IP code proposal. Ecuador is one of the few developing countries trying to implement an IP policy for development, taking into account its own advantages and disadvantages. Thus, they pretend to lower IP standards to TRIPS' minima. The government has published a draft of the ORGANIC CODE FOR THE SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATIONECONOMY for open discussion. You'll find a wiki page with the complete draft here: http://coesc.educacionsuperior.gob.ec/index.php/C%C3%B3digo_Org%C3%A1nico_d… The text is in Spanish so understanding of the language, in written form at least, is a must. Nevertheless, I believe, eventually, we should also publish a position paper in English for the broadest possible diffusion. This is a golden opportunity to make a difference, preaching by doing and to make of a COMMUNIA a truly international association. Many thanks, Max -- Maximiliano Marzetti, LLM (mult.), EMLE, PhD (c.) http://flacso-ar.academia.edu/MaximilianoMarzetti -- *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: People vs. corporate rule: Some personal notes from Thessaloniki’s #vote4water referendum
by Michel Bauwens 20 May '14

20 May '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Orsan Senalp <orsan1234(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:05 PM Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: People vs. corporate rule: Some personal notes from Thessaloniki’s #vote4water referendum To: networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org Notes on the water referendum in Greece by Teo Begin forwarded message: *From:* Theodoros Karyotis <tkaryotis(a)gmail.com> *Date:* 19 mei 2014 19:08:26 CEST *To:* undisclosed-recipients:; *Subject:* *People vs. corporate rule: Some personal notes from Thessaloniki’s #vote4water referendum* Dear friends, find below some information and reflections on the successful referendum regarding water privatization held yesterday in Thessaloniki. http://www.autonomias.net/2014/05/people-vs-corporate-rule-some-personal.ht… Best wishes, Teo autonomias.net twitter.com/TebeoTeo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...buscar y saber reconocer quién y qué, en medio del infierno, no es infierno, y hacer que dure, y dejarle espacio... _______________________________________________ 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: [Networkedlabour] networked collaboration for the workshop in Berlin
by Michel Bauwens 19 May '14

19 May '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Örsan Şenalp <orsan1234(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:33 AM Subject: [Networkedlabour] networked collaboration for the workshop in Berlin To: "networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org" <networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org > Below is the text from titanpad we use to collaborate to prepare the content of the 'digital labour organising workshop' in Berlin: "TASKS 1. Content: Clear & short content - new organising (2.0), tools, experiences, potential of onine remote exchange for training and organising (via ON & BBB, livesgtreaming kind of tools) 2. Format: Clear & semi-formal format for smooth and productive exchange among key experiences people 3. Technical: 'one click in' for BBB on USI, appratus/information needed s and instructions - email call to and practical info. for participants 1. Content: Title: Organizing Digital Labour and Digital Labour Organising Workshop [LabourStart (http://LabourStart.org) 5th Global Solidarity Conference (http://LabourStart.org/2014 ), Unions and Media - Track (6), 23-25 May, 2014 Berlin] Theme: The digitalising of the economies means major challenges for workers and their unions globally. New ICTs create new structures and new 'cyber-works' that allow the state and capital to reorganise production, consumption, finance and politics alongside global production commodity networks. As a result we are lose social and labour rights that we won after giving long and painful democratic struggles in the centre and the periphery. Yet, the developments in the ICTs also bear great potential for us when re-organising ourselves. The workshop creates a space for fruitful practical and solution focused space to exchange and work on impressive tools and tactics, core issues, main problems and useful lessons on digital labour (self-)organising, especially of the informal and precarious workers'. We invite key labour activists, organiser and researchers who are engaged and observing the most recent experiences, to share ideas and collaborate. 2. FORMAT Short interventions from key persons in addressing the core issues in relevant topic. (5. min max for all interventions ) Opening, welcome and the solution focused framework - Orsan Facts and figures of digital labour: Vincent Mosco (tbc) - Knowledge workers and union density? Trebor Schulz (tbc) - Exploitation of the digital labour, what does it means for unions? Johan Soderberg (tbc) - Digitalisation an computerisation and workers? Christian Fusch (tbc) - Virtual work and Digital tools and union work Duck Zwart: using digital tools for local union work Jack Bos and Irena Marmelstain (FNV Bondgenoten): how we use social media tools for daily union work at national level? Walton Patland (Union Solidarity International - USI and Cyberunions) - Ways and Hows of labour internationalism with digital tools Stephan Mahood (May First / Peoples Link and Cyberiunions) Peter Hall Jones (NUN): Derek Blackedder (LabourStart): facebook and the problems with corporate social media? Umar Karatepe, Kivanc Eliacik (DISK): Gezi, labour, social media Mark Dilley - Wikis and Unions Informal & digital labour/grassroots organising Pat Horn (Street.Net) problems with international informal labour organising Sarah Horowitz (Freelancers Union, USA) Kati Sipp (Hack the Union, USA) Dave Hollis (NetzwerkIT, UK/Gr): How to organize safly using digital communication tools ? Onder Ozdemir (LabourNet, CapulTV Turkey) Steve Zeltzer (LabourTech, USA) Vlad (Global Revolution) and Mehmet (NaberMedya) TO BE ADDED: OWS-Labour Workgroup / 99 Picket Lines … ? - China Labour Bulletin ? - Sacom ***** developing questions and proposals for intervenes: Which issues and questions to address to be able to contribute actual struggles and resistances: " comments are more then welcome. now have to configure short 'to the point questions' for the identified people and communicate/invite them in person. In case you are one of those persons reading it on the list, or you are close to one of them personally, please feel free to talk to them and invite. It may be better to do it after, in case you need to, adding/modifying the content and format. Comrade Walton, of the USI, has created an cyber room for on the USI website here: https://usilive.org/ on the right hand columns, there is a box 'BigBlueButton'. The room called 'digital labour'. here you just enter your name as user, and '123' as password. and we have also tutorial ready: https://usilive.org/using-usi-web-conferencing-for-your-branch-meeting/ Hope you like and can contribute. The actual workshop will take place on 9.30 am in Berlin. Here is the conference website: http://www.labourstart.org/2014/ If there is anyone on the list planning to come already and would like to help and join it is more than appreciated. in global solidarity, Orsan _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [P2P-F] My futuristic lecture in Dublin wednesday May 21
by Michel Bauwens 19 May '14

19 May '14

thanks jaap, I will check and them and share with the mailing list, Michel On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 5:11 AM, Jaap van Till <vantill(a)gmail.com> wrote: > FYI: > > Woensdag 21 s'middags ben ik uitgenodigd om een praatje te houden op de > TERENA Networking Conference in Dublin ( TNC2014 ). > > Here are the slides: > > http://theconnectivist.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/tnc2014_slides_tnc2014jv… > > Paul Budde has commented on my idea here: > > http://www.buddeblog.com.au/frompaulsdesk/hanze-silk-route-and-gigabit-citi… > > Groet van/ Yours Sincerely > ir J.W. Jaap van Till prof. emeritus > Wordpress blog: TheConnectivist > > > -- *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: Venezuela Solidarity Weekly, May 16
by Michel Bauwens 18 May '14

18 May '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alliance for Global Justice <afgj(a)afgj.org> Date: Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:46 PM Subject: Venezuela Solidarity Weekly, May 16 To: michelsub2004(a)gmail.com [image: Alliance for Global Justice]<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IXP9dbaVL48PK4HUrvOI8b5yOvCmR…> Venezuela Solidarity Weekly *From **Correo de Orinoco <http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lzZq%2B4UTO3Hfje8Mth3FWO38w%2…>* *Seven new universities created in 12 months* As the people of Venezuela celebrated and reflected upon the first year of Maduro’s Presidency, the Minister for University Education offered a balance of the advances made in the field since Maduro was elected by popular vote last April. Minister Melendez explained that in the previous 12 months, the Maduro administration has created or rehabilitated no less than seven university institutions, more than were built in the entire 10 years previous to the1998 revolution led by Hugo Chavez. The new public higher education institutions offer university level education free of cost to thousands of citizens in remote parts of the country, and join an increasingly powerful public university system which includes the 36 new institutions built during the Chavez administration. In the last year, university enrollment has increased by 130,000, advancing from 2,503,000 in 2012 to 2,629,312 at the end of 2013. In 1998, before the revolution, only 700,000 students were enrolled in tertiary education. Venezuela now has one of the highest university enrollment figures in the world. *National Minimum Wage Raised 30% in Venezuela to Combat Inflation, Provide Dignified Salary* As International Worker’s Day was celebrated on May 1st, the Venezuelan government made its traditional announcement of an increase in the national minimum wage. President Nicolas Maduro informed this year would see a 40% raise in the minimum wage and indicated that another increase could come in the last trimester of the year. The Venezuelan government also continued with it's economic offensive this week by initiating a series of regional commissions intended to jump start domestic production and ﬁght speculation in the nation's private and public sectors. *Economic Reforms, Fight Against Speculation Continue in Venezuela* The Venezuelan government continued with its economic offensive by initiating a series of regional commissions intended to jump start domestic production and ﬁght speculation in the nation’s private and public sectors. In the states of Zulia, Monagas, and Aragua, government ofﬁcials met with representatives of the nation’s industries to sketch a plan of action that will stimulate growth and help put an end to the problem of shortages that has affected the economy over the past months. Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela’s Oil Minister and Vice President for Economic Affairs, has spearheaded the commissions. “We need to expand our productive forces, amplify our capacity to produce and strengthen national production... It is for this reason that I am again making a call to all of our workers, all of our colleagues who are part of our productive apparatus to create a powerful force which through collective work will take strides to replace an economy based on oil rents,” Ramirez said during a conversation with socialist President Nicolas Maduro on April 22. The meetings are part of a wider package of reforms being implemented by the Maduro administration and which have included a loosening of the South American nation’s capital control policy. In March, the government announced the creation of a new exchange regime, SICAD 2, which has opened access to foreign exchange for businesses and ordinary citizens. The measure has been designed to ﬁght speculation in the price of the dollar on the black market and to relieve the pressure for exchange that has caused a bottleneck for many importers of basic goods and industrial inputs. President Nicolas Maduro commented that the newly formed working groups have the goal of “ﬁne-tuning our productive plans for the reactivation of our economy and for economic growth.”The head of state informed that the government’s aim is to “to resolve speciﬁc problems which each economic sector has in a given state and maintain our productive offensive to strengthen our supply [of basic products]”. Maduro has outlined 11 strategic sectors that will receive increased attention from the national government in the ongoing evolution of its economic reforms. These areas include oil, petro-chemicals, construction, industry, agriculture, agro-industry, textiles, mining, manufacturing, communications, and high technology. A total of 1,689 businesses were represented at Monday’s session which Rafael Ramirez described as “tremendous.” “The Bolivarian Revolution has given visibility to our national development,” he said during the meeting in the eastern state of Monagas.“We have a plan that is profoundly national, revolutionary, and points towards socialism”, Ramirez explained. “Nobody should be afraid of that word. It is socialism with characteristics speciﬁc to our Bolivarian system which allows the state to have control of the fundamental elements of economic planning. But the national private sector should do what it is meant to do: produce. Produce more and produce better.” In accordance with the alliance being forged with private businesses, the government is offering ﬁnancing to productive sectors through its National Development Fund (FONDEN) and the joint Chinese-Venezuelan Fund. “Once again we are reaching out to productive business, commercial enterprises and Venezuelan industries so that we can work together to achieve the ﬁnal objective [of increasing domestic production]”, said Tareck El Aissami, Governor of Aragua state. *FIGHTING ECONOMIC SABOTAGE* Parallel to the national government’s overhaul of economic policy and a reconﬁguration of its foreign exchange regime has been a heightened offensive against criminal activity in the private sector. Andreina Tarazon, Superintendent of the Maduro Administration’s Fair Prices commission, announced that more than a thousand audits of companies and individuals around the country have resulted in the arrest of 18 people for price speculation and fraud. “We are announcing to the country the forceful action that we’re taking in the ﬁght against impunity which is one of the principal elements that we must combat in this second phase of our economic offensive,” Tarazon declared. The Superintendent commented that those detained by the authorities over the past week have been linked to crimes that include the re-selling of price controlled primary food products. Tarazon also mentioned the problem of contraband and illegal trade with Colombia which she considered to be “one of the crimes which lamentably most affects supply in our country.” *According to government estimates, more than 35 percent of Venezuelan products end up in Colombia for resale as a result of smuggling.* The functionary informed that members of the Fair Price Commission have been deployed around the country to inspect “everything that has to do with the distribution, commercialization, and production of food products.” “The principal irregularity is the speculation which occurs at different levels of the productive chain. Many times the vendor ends up having to pay inﬂated prices from the wholesaler. For this reason, we believe that it’s fundamental to address the whole structure of the productive chain,” Tarazon said. This latest round of audits follows on a similar initiative started by the Maduro administration in November and December of last year which saw the forced lowering of prices of consumer products after the government uncovered usury and corruption. The Fair Price Superintendent assured that the work of the commission will continue alongside the working groups established by the national government. “We are incorporating more than 800 people in the second wave of training for the Fair Prices Commission. They are colleagues who are going to join us with a socialist ethic to strengthen the commission”, Tarazon afﬁrmed. *MINIMUM WAGE RAISED* On Tuesday, President Maduro announced a 30% increase in the national minimum wage, bringing the standard salary to 4,251.78 bolivars. In addition to the minimum wage is the food, bonus, required for all workers, which includes an additional 1,351 bolivars, bringing the total wage to 5,602 bolivars per month. 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