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Re: [P2P-F] [NetworkedLabour] The class structure of the "solidarity economy" or any alternative community
by Michel Bauwens 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

hi peter, I don't question the general process, but orsan is very specific and so he must base himself on specific documentation example, it is one thing to say, "it is possible or probable that some of the terror attacks are false flag operations' but when you say "all recent attacks in the US are false flag operations', then you need proof I am just a bit surprised that Gulen would fund james bourne movies, and also speficially that the CIA would fund films that are devastating for its image, contrast that to the funding of the pentagon of hollywood war movies, which always have an important positive role for the army .. On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 2:23 PM, peter waterman <peterwaterman1936(a)gmail.com > wrote: > Surely, Orsan and Michel, parallels between cultural products and > socio-political processes may be 'funded' as part of inter/national class > or state warfare. I recall the CIA-funded Congress for Cultural Freedom > (details need checking) of the 1950s. > > However we really 'have no need of that hypothesis'. For instance the > brilliant dystopian novel of Dave Eggers, 'The Circle' - essential reading > for everyone on this site - has no need of such. > > Likewise neither 1984 nor Animal Farm, even if Orwell did - later? - get > involved in the CIA activities mentioned above. And then even if the Eggers > novel was funded by Microsoft or Apple or Homeland (in)Security, it would > seem to be profoundly counter-productive, a dreadful warning. > > P > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 5:35 AM, Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> > wrote: > >> >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 5:01 AM, Orsan Senalp <orsan1234(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On one side there is Gore-Clinton-Soros-CIA-gulen-moon-current Vatican >>> and associated groups (Bourne movie represents) and on the other neo-cons, >>> Wall Street-western oil giants-pentagon, FBI, Zionist Israeli capital sort >>> of constellation (Bond movies represents). >>> >> >> interesting hypothesis that the CIA would back movies that are so >> devastating of its practices ... and infuse it with so much left-wing >> themes and left-wing activist actors ... >> >> I'm curious to your evidence ? >> >> In particular, what is the link between Gulen and the Bourne movies ? >> >> >> >> -- >> Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: >> http://commonstransition.org >> >> 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/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetworkedLabour mailing list >> NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org >> http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour >> >> > > > -- > *Click here for Peter's recent writings* > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/o8s52g2y905rq6w/WatermanGmailSignaturePanel%20%20…> > > -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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] Net Neutrality: High quality connectivity and net neutrality go hand in hand
by Michel Bauwens 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <contact(a)laquadrature.net> Date: Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 5:15 PM Subject: [opennetcoalition] Net Neutrality: High quality connectivity and net neutrality go hand in hand To: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net Press Release *Tags : *NET NEUTRALITY, BEREC, GUNTHER OETTINGER, ANDRUS ANSIP La Quadrature du Net — For immediate release Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/NetNeutrality-5G-letter Net Neutrality: High quality connectivity and net neutrality go hand in hand Paris, 8 August 2016 — *Today, a coalition of more than 30 NGOs and civil liberties organisations from around the world sent an open letter to lawmakers in charge of telecoms regulation encouraging them to support the development and implementation of robust net neutrality rules alongside the deployment of high quality broadband and next-generation networks. The letter is a response to the recently published “5G Manifesto” in which telecoms operators threaten to withhold 5G investment unless regulators water down European Union rules on net neutrality and other rules, including provisions on network access and privacy. This attack comes at a time when the Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC) is currently developing guidelines for the implementation of the adopted net neutrality rules.* Dear Vice-President of the European Commission, Dear Commissioner, Dear ICT Ministers, We encourage you to support the development and implementation of robust net neutrality rules alongside the deployment of high quality broadband and next-generation networks around the world. The telecom industry has often warned of reluctance to invest in its own networks, when lobbying against proposed regulations that promote competition and protect internet users. In reality, telecommunications companies always realised the economic benefit of investing in their own networks and such negative assumptions are quickly disproven. Recently, a group of 17 telecommunications companies – with the support of equipment manufacturers that rely on them as a market for their products – published a “5G Manifesto” in which they threaten to withhold 5G investment unless regulators water down European Union rules on net neutrality and other rules, including provisions on network access and privacy. These threats are unsubstantiated and not credible. It is clear that telecommunications companies will invest based on demand and competition, not just based on weak regulation. The current threats in the "5G manifesto" are also false insofar as they allege that net neutrality rules actually harm their financial returns. Extensive economic research on investment in several jurisdictions with strong net neutrality rules in place demonstrates that open internet safeguards do not harm their profits or diminish their investments. Net neutrality is at the core of the internet’s functionality and is crucial in ensuring the protection of users’ rights to free expression and privacy online. Protecting the open nature of the internet is compatible with – if not an absolute prerequisite for – the availability and the development of the Internet of Things and the ever-increasing number of innovative products and services, such as connected cars and e-health. In fact, the principles on which net neutrality is based, including innovation without a need to obtain permission, end-to-end connectivity, transparency, and non- discrimination, are essential for these innovative products and services. Since these products often rely on significant and constant bandwidth, regulation – rather than a "free pass" rule or blind inattention – will be needed. Net neutrality rules will ensure that the number of innovative internet-based services and applications will continue to increase. With global demand for faster and better access to the internet on the rise, internet access providers will continue to have a strong incentive to develop and invest in enhanced network capacity. This so-called “virtuous circle” illustrates the long-term economic benefit for telecommunications companies to invest in infrastructure. Users and, indeed, regulators and lawmakers should not have to endure hollow threats and blackmail everytime a new technical evolution appears. We now have open internet rules in place in a large number of countries around the world, including the European Union, Chile, the UnitedStates and India, and they must be applied. We urge you to clearly reiterate that the principles of open, competitive, innovative and neutral internet are not negotiable. Clear and robust net neutrality and the deployment of high speed broadband must go hand in hand to respond to the technological challenges of the 21st century. We urge you to protect users’ rights to receive and impart information online without interference by telecommunications companies and resist the unsubstantiated demands posited in the 5G Manifesto. We look forward to working together to safeguard an open, secure and fast internet. Sincerely, - Access Now, International - ACI-Participa, Honduras - AKVorrat.at - Working Group on Data Retention, Austria - ARTICLE19, International - Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC), Argentina - Asociatia pentru Tehnologie si Internet (ApTI), Romania - Bits of Freedom, The Netherlands - Center for Cyber Security, Pakistan - Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Germany - Derechos Digitales, Latin America - Digitalcourage, Germany - European Digital Rights (EDRi), Europe - Espacio Público, Venezuela - Fight for the Future, International - Free Press Unlimited, The Netherlands - Föreningen för Digitala Fri-och Rättigheter (DFRI), Sweden - Fundación Acceso, Costa Rica - Initiative für Netzfreiheit, Austria - Internet Democracy Project, India - Internet Freedom Foundation, India - Internet Policy Observatory, Pakistan - IT for Change, India - IT-Political Association of Denmark - IPANDETEC, Panamá - La Quadrature du Net, France - OpenMedia, International - Open Rights Group, United Kingdom - Public Knowledge, International - quintessenz, Austria - R3D, Mexico - Susiendo, Comunicación y Cultura Digital, Mexico - TEDIC, Paraguay - Usuarios Digitales, Ecuador - The Unwanted Witness, Uganda - VE Inteligente, Venezuela - Xnet, Spain 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 *To unsubscribe, click here <http://www.laquadrature.net/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=251&qid=1004…>* *La Quadrature du Net60, rue des OrteauxParis, 75020* _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net https://lists.laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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] A left discussion of universal basic income
by Michel Bauwens 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: peter waterman <peterwaterman1936(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 12:38 AM Subject: [NetworkedLabour] A left discussion of universal basic income To: "<networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org>" < networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org> Anyone who wishes to hear a new argument on the matter might like to check this: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2013/05/curious-utopias/. -- *Click here for Peter's recent writings* <https://www.dropbox.com/s/o8s52g2y905rq6w/WatermanGmailSignaturePanel%20%20…> _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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 militarization of social science...
by Michel Bauwens 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Becky Lentz <roberta.lentz(a)mcgill.ca> Date: Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:15 AM Subject: The militarization of social science... To: wsf2016(a)lists.p2pfoundation.net, comites-fsm(a)googlegroups.com, fsm2016quebec(a)googlegroups.com, environnement-fsm-2016(a)googlegroups.com, participants(a)internetsocialforum.net This should be of interest to many of us attending the WSF this week in Montreal… Pentagon Preparing For Mass Civil Breakdown > By Nafeez Ahmed, www.theguardian.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_en…> > August 7th, 2016 > https://www.popularresistance.org/pentagon-preparing-for-mas > s-civil-breakdown/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.popularresistance.…> > > *Social science is being militarized to develop ‘operational tools’ to > target peaceful activists and protest movements* > > A US Department of Defense (DoD) research programme is funding > universities to model the dynamics, risks and tipping points for > large-scale civil unrest across the world, under the supervision of various > US military agencies. The multi-million dollar programme > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__minerva.dtic.mil_cois.h…> is > designed to develop immediate and long-term “warfighter-relevant insights” > for senior officials and decision makers in “the defense policy community,” > and to inform policy implemented by “combatant commands.” > > Launched in 2008 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.wired.com_2008_12_e…> – > the year of the global banking crisis – the DoD ‘Minerva Research > Initiative’ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__minerva.dtic.mil_funded…> partners > with universities “to improve DoD’s basic understanding of the social, > cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world > of strategic importance to the US.” > > Among the projects awarded for the period 2014-2017 is a Cornell > University-led study managed by the US Air Force Office of Scientific > Research > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_ed…> which > aims to develop an empirical model “of the dynamics of social movement > mobilisation and contagions.” The project will determine “the critical mass > (tipping point)” of social contagians by studying their “digital traces” in > the cases of “the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the 2011 Russian Duma > elections, the 2012 Nigerian fuel subsidy crisis and the 2013 Gazi park > protests in Turkey.” > > Twitter posts and conversations will be examined “to identify individuals > mobilised in a social contagion and when they become mobilised.” > > Another project awarded this year to the University of Washington “seeks > to uncover the conditions under which political movements aimed at > large-scale political and economic change originate,” along with their > “characteristics and consequences.” The project, managed by the US Army > Research Office, focuses on “large-scale movements involving more than > 1,000 participants in enduring activity,” and will cover 58 countries in > total. > > Last year, the DoD’s Minerva Initiative funded a project to determine ‘Who > Does Not Become a Terrorist, and Why?’ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__minerva.dtic.mil_doc_ab…> which, > however, conflates peaceful activists with “supporters of political > violence” who are different from terrorists only in that they do not embark > on “armed militancy” themselves. The project explicitly sets out to study > non-violent activists: > > “In every context we find many individuals who share the demographic, > family, cultural, and/or socioeconomic background of those who decided to > engage in terrorism, and yet refrained themselves from taking up armed > militancy, even though they were sympathetic to the end goals of armed > groups. The field of terrorism studies has not, until recently, attempted > to look at this control group. This project is not about terrorists, but > about *supporters* of political violence.” > > The project’s 14 case studies each “involve extensive interviews with ten > or more activists and militants in parties and NGOs who, though sympathetic > to radical causes, have chosen a path of non-violence.” > > I contacted the project’s principal investigator, Prof Maria Rasmussen of > the US Naval Postgraduate School, asking why non-violent activists working > for NGOs should be equated to supporters of political violence – and which > “parties and NGOs” were being investigated – but received no response. > > Similarly, Minerva programme staff refused to answer a series of similar > questions I put to them, including asking how “radical causes” promoted by > peaceful NGOs constituted a potential national security threat of interest > to the DoD. > > Among my questions, I asked: > > “Does the US Department of Defense see protest movements and social > activism in different parts of the world as a threat to US national > security? If so, why? Does the US Department of Defense consider political > movements aiming for large scale political and economic change as a > national security matter? If so, why? Activism > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_en…>, > protest, ‘political movements’ and of course NGOs are a vital element of a > healthy civil society and democracy – why is it that the DoD is funding > research to investigate such issues?” > > Minerva’s programme director Dr Erin Fitzgerald said “I appreciate your > concerns and am glad that you reached out to give us the opportunity to > clarify” before promising a more detailed response. Instead, I received the > following bland statement from the DoD’s press office: > > “The Department of Defense takes seriously its role in the security of the > United States, its citizens, and US allies and partners. While every > security challenge does not cause conflict, and every conflict does not > involve the US military > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_us…>, > Minerva helps fund basic social science research that helps increase the > Department of Defense’s understanding of what causes instability and > insecurity around the world. By better understanding these conflicts and > their causes beforehand, the Department of Defense can better prepare for > the dynamic future security environment.” > > In 2013, Minerva funded a University of Maryland project in collaboration > with the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to > gauge the risk of civil unrest due to climate change. The three-year $1.9 > million project > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.livescience.com_381…>is > developing models to anticipate what could happen to societies under a > range of potential climate change scenarios. > > From the outset, the Minerva programme was slated to provide over $75 > million over five years for social and behavioural science research. This > year alone it has been allocated a total budget of $17.8 million by US > Congress. > > An internal Minerva staff email communication referenced in a 2012 > Masters dissertation > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__repository.asu.edu_atta…> reveals > that the programme is geared toward producing quick results that are > directly applicable to field operations. The dissertation was part of aMinerva-funded > project on “counter-radical Muslim discourse” > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__cidse.engineering.asu.e…> at > Arizona State University. > > The internal email from Prof Steve Corman, a principal investigator for > the project, describes a meeting hosted by the DoD’s Human Social Cultural > and Behavioural Modeling (HSCB) programme in which senior Pentagon > officials said their priority was “to develop capabilities that are > deliverable quickly” in the form of “models and tools that can be > integrated with operations.” > > Although Office of Naval Research supervisor Dr Harold Hawkins had assured > the university researchers at the outset that the project was merely “a > basic research effort, so we shouldn’t be concerned about doing applied > stuff”, the meeting in fact showed that DoD is looking to “feed results” > into “applications,” Corman said in the email. He advised his researchers > to “think about shaping results, reports, etc., so they [DoD] can clearly > see their application for tools that can be taken to the field.” > > Many independent scholars are critical of what they see as the US > government’s efforts to militarise social science in the service of war. In > May 2008, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) wrote to the US > government > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aaanet.org_issues_p…> noting > that the Pentagon lacks “the kind of infrastructure for evaluating > anthropological [and other social science] research” in a way that involves > “rigorous, balanced and objective peer review”, calling for such research > to be managed instead by civilian agencies like the National Science > Foundation (NSF). > > The following month, the DoD signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) > with the NSF to cooperate on the management of Minerva. In response, the AAA > cautioned > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aaanet.org_-5Fcs-5F…> that > although research proposals would now be evaluated by NSF’s merit-review > panels. “Pentagon officials will have decision-making power in deciding who > sits on the panels”: > > “… there remain concerns within the discipline that research will only be > funded when it supports the Pentagon’s agenda. Other critics of the > programme, including the Network of Concerned Anthropologists, have raised > concerns that the programme would discourage research in other important > areas and undermine the role of the university as a place for independent > discussion and critique of the military.” > > According to Prof David Price, a cultural anthropologist at St Martin’s > University in Washington DC and author of *Weaponizing Anthropology: > Social Science in Service of the Militarized State*, “when you looked at > the individual bits of many of these projects they sort of looked like > normal social science, textual analysis, historical research, and so on, > but when you added these bits up they all shared themes of legibility with > all the distortions of over-simplification. Minerva is farming out the > piece-work of empire in ways that can allow individuals to disassociate > their individual contributions from the larger project.” > > Prof Price has previously exposed > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__zeroanthropology.net_20…> how > the Pentagon’s Human Terrain Systems (HTS) programme – designed to embed > social scientists in military field operations – routinely conducted > training scenarios set in regions “within the United States.” > > Citing a summary critique of the programme sent to HTS directors by a > former employee, Price reported that the HTS training scenarios “adapted > COIN [counterinsurgency] for Afghanistan/Iraq” to domestic situations “in > the USA where the local population was seen from the military perspective > as threatening the established balance of power and influence, and > challenging law and order.” > > One war-game, said Price, involved environmental activists protesting > pollution from a coal-fired plant near Missouri, some of whom were members > of the well-known environmental NGO Sierra Club. Participants were tasked > to “identify those who were ‘problem-solvers’ and those who were > ‘problem-causers,’ and the rest of the population whom would be the target > of the information operations to move their Center of Gravity toward that > set of viewpoints and values which was the ‘desired end-state’ of the > military’s strategy.” > > Such war-games are consistent with a raft of Pentagon planning documents > which suggest that National Security Agency (NSA) mass surveillance is > partially motivated to prepare for the destabilising impact of coming > environmental, energy and economic shocks > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_en…> > . > > James Petras, Bartle Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University in > New York, concurs with Price’s concerns. Minerva-funded social scientists > tied to Pentagon counterinsurgency operations are involved in the “study of > emotions in stoking or quelling ideologically driven movements,” he said, > including how “to counteract grassroots movements.” > > Minerva is a prime example of the deeply narrow-minded and self-defeating > nature of military ideology. Worse still, the unwillingness of DoD > officials to answer the most basic questions is symptomatic of a simple > fact – in their unswerving mission to defend an increasingly unpopular > global system serving the interests of a tiny minority > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_en…>, > security agencies have no qualms about painting the rest of us as potential > terrorists. > > *Dr. Nafeez Ahmed > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nafeezahmed.com_&d=…> is > an international security journalist and academic. He is the author of A > User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization: And How to Save It > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__crisisofcivilization.co…>, > and the forthcoming science fiction thriller, ZERO POINT > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__zro.pt_&d=DQMF-g&c=clK7…>. > Follow him on Facebook > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.facebook.com_DrNafe…> and Twitter > @nafeezahmed > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.twitter.com_nafeeza…>.* > > -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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: Federation to hold its 49th Annual Meeting on August 18-20, 2016
by Michel Bauwens 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Haugen <bob.haugen(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 7:52 AM Subject: [NetworkedLabour] Fwd: Federation to hold its 49th Annual Meeting on August 18-20, 2016 To: "networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org" <networkedlabour(a)lists.contrast.org > A little history for y'all. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund < ebonithomas(a)federation.coop> Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 7:47 PM Subject: Federation to hold its 49th Annual Meeting on August 18-20, 2016 To: bob.haugen(a)gmail.com Please Join Us in Birmingham and Epes, Alabama *Federation of Southern Cooperatives* *Land Assistance Fund* * For Immediate Release: August 11, 2016 Contact: Eboni Thomas ebonithomas(a)federation.coop <ebonithomas(a)federation.coop> 404 765 0991 <404%20765%200991> www.federation.coop <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EHlG8AHLF2wLQyDBCPEq0VJ81U_WTnPlqO1jX_cZuEhx…> * * Federation to hold its 49th Annual Meeting on August 18-20, 2016Please Join Us in Birmingham and Epes, Alabama * *ATLANTA...*The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund will hold its 49th Annual Meeting next week, from August 18 to 20, 2016. The Federation is the primary organization working with Black farmers and landowners in rural communities across the South and operates a Rural Training and Research Center near Epes, Alabama, in Sumter County. The theme of the meeting is *"A Legacy of Hope, Vision and Collective Wealth Building"*. According to Cornelius Blanding, Federation Executive Director, "*Our theme speaks to almost half a century of work and progress in developing cooperatives and credit unions in economically distressed communities, assisting Black farmers and landowners to retain and utilize their land, and advocating for progressive public policies to improve the lives of our membership in rural communities.*" The Annual Meeting begins on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Sheraton Civic Center Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama with a Board of Directors meeting, roundtables of supporters and the 15th annual Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award Banquet. "*This award is named for a founding member of the Federation, who was Manager of the Freedom Quilting Bee in Wilcox County, Alabama. This year we are honoring three veteran civil rights workers:** David "Dave" J. Dennis, Sr., Robert "Bob" Moses, and Hollis Watkins Muhammad. These three played an instrumental role in organizing, guiding and implementing the '1964 Freedom Summer Project' in Mississippi. They also helped to develop local Black community leaders who formed some of the cooperatives that played a role in the creation of the Federation in 1967,*" said Blanding. David "Dave" J. Dennis, Sr. from Louisiana was the Director of the Mississippi Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and Co-Director with Bob Moses of COFO and the Mississippi Summer Project.After working in the civil rights movement in Mississippi and Louisiana, he received a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He opened a law office in Lafayette, Louisiana. Father A. J. McKnight and the Southern Cooperative Development Fund were among his clients. At a SNCC reunion in 1989, he reunited with Bob Moses and set up the Southern Office of the Algebra Project. Robert "Bob" Parris Moses was the leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) who established SNCC Mississippi Project in 1961. He was a Co-Director of COFO, which developed the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project and helped to form the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which challenged the all-white Mississippi Delegation to the 1964 Democratic Convention. More recently Bob Moses developed the nationwide Algebra Project to enhance teaching of mathematics to minority students based on broad based community organizing and collaboration with parents, teachers and students. Hollis Watkins Muhammad is also a SNCC activist in Mississippi. He was involved with the 1964 Freedom Summer and Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party activities. He was a founder of Southern Echo, which shared office space with the Mississippi Association of Co-ops in Jackson, MS. He is also the founder and President of Mississippi Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement. On Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20, the Annual Meeting shifts to the Federation's Rural Training and Research Center near Epes, Alabama. On Friday there will be a series of workshops on agriculture, forestry and cooperative development, including participation by representatives of USDA agencies explaining their programs and services. The Friday sessions will end with a fish fry, auction and entertainment. Saturday's program begins with a Prayer Breakfast and continues with board reports, the Executive Directors report, state caucuses and a membership business meeting to chart the future directions for the organization. Blanding said, *"As we complete this meeting, we will begin planning for the Federation's Fiftieth (50th) Annual Meeting in August 2017. 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Fwd: Health Commons - Summary
by Michel Bauwens 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fabio Balli <info(a)fabioballi.net> Date: Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 2:16 AM Subject: Health Commons - Summary To: "F. Balli" <info(a)fabioballi.net> Dear commonners, I hope you had a great time at the WSF! Unfortunately, I was not able to join Commons@WSF. However, I am glad to share you the summary of last weekend gamejam. :-D English http://www.breathinggames.net/sites/docs/breathinggames_net_2016_gamejam_mtl .pdf French http://www.breathinggames.net/sites/docs/breathinggames_net_ 2016_gamejam_mtl_fr.pdf Hopefully we meet soon in another gathering! 8-) Best regards, Fabio -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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] [NetworkedLabour] a list of supporters of the UBI
by Anna Harris 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

Where is the article to which Michel is referring please? > On 12 Aug 2016, at 17:46, Bob Haugen <bob.haugen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Michel Bauwens > <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: >> the rest of the article is stimulating, > > As was this discussion. And Daniel, I did not find most of it boring, > although I did start to think it wasn't going anywhere except people > restating their positions over and over. > > Dmytri seemed to be confusing me with several other people. I granted > a couple of his arguments, and did not argue against the others, > although I did have the same response to the "plot" angle. > _______________________________________________ > NetworkedLabour mailing list > NetworkedLabour(a)lists.contrast.org > http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour

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Re: [P2P-F] [NetworkedLabour] The class structure of the "solidarity economy" or any alternative community
by Orsan Senalp 13 Aug '16

13 Aug '16

I see, one the other hand, this sort of behavior patterns can be temporary or permanent; and vary from written to face to face communication. Like I feel some times I am doing that too, but in real meeting with someone I am most of the times extremely nice and cooperative :) Orsan > On 14 Aug 2016, at 00:02, Bob Haugen <bob.haugen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Orsan Senalp <orsan1234(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> And Bob, did you mean only as class-individual behaving or do you think >> these people you identify are may be linked to some conscious and collective >> efforts; infiltration, intelligence and information gathering reasons for >> example? > > Most of the time, no. A lot of people are enculturated to feel > superior in several different ways. Comes from the polarities in the > culture. You can feel superior in one polarity and inferior in > another. But the whole social-economic-system, as Riane Eisler was > quoted to say in this list, is based on domination and subordination, > so that is a constant feature. > > We talked in the 1960's about people from PB backgrounds who came into > oppositional movements to achieve the recognition of their superiority > that was denied them in the larger system. > > We did have one person in one group that Lynn thought was an agent, > but most of the time it is just people doing what they were > enculturated to do.

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Fwd: Nomad & Coworking Conferences
by Michel Bauwens 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Keith Bennett <keithrbennett(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 4:10 AM Subject: Nomad & Coworking Conferences To: barcamp-chiang-mai(a)googlegroups.com Hi, all. I'm looking into attending the following conferences in Chiang Mai in February of next year: - C U Asia (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coworking-unconference-asia- cuasia-2017-tickets-22140326312 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coworking-unconference-asia-cuasia-2017-ticket…> ) - Nomad Summit (http://www.nomadsummit.com/) I realize this may be a little off topic, but a couple of questions... - In which venue will C U Asia be held? - Is the Nomad Summit really going to happen? After a few seconds the web site goes to a page that says "This Sold Out Event is Over", even though the date underneath is Feb. 4, 2017. Also, I realize this is a hugely broad question, but are there any other conferences in Chiang Mai (or anywhere in Southeast Asia really) between September and March that might interest someone like me who cares about both technical and social issues? (I'm a Ruby software developer but have other technical and other interests as well.) I'm already aware of Barcamp Bangkok on October 15th (http://www.barcampbangkok.org/) Thanks, Keith -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Barcamp Chiang Mai" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to barcamp-chiang-mai+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to barcamp-chiang-mai(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-chiang-mai. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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] [NetworkedLabour] a list of supporters of the UBI
by Michel Bauwens 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Dmytri, why not couch your argument in the following way: "Amongst the diverse forces arguing or mobilizing for the basic income, we should be aware that there are neoliberal forces, with an entirely specific agenda that is dangerous for xxx", and then make your arguments that way we don't have to conclude that you meant the whole thing is a neoliberal plot : I can assure you that I'm not the only one who believes that what was written was what you meant; on many fb groups the article is simply dismissed because of it, and it does a disservice to the interesting critical elements in it ; they won't read it because the title implies something that is obviously empirically false the two major problems with your article for me are this apparent reduction of the diverse UBI movement to one single plot, and your presumption to predict the outcome of the class or social struggle in a defeat people would benefit from knowing that this is not what you meant; the second is just a predictive opinion, that people can disagree with, it doesn't affect the credibility of the whole article the rest of the article is stimulating, Michel On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Dmytri Kleiner <dk(a)trick.ca> wrote: > On , Michel Bauwens wrote: > > I am claiming that UBI has a long and varied history that includes >> neoliberal positions >> >> my claim can be proved simply by showing the diversity of UBI forces >> and propositions >> > > Those two claims are not mutually exclusive, and nobody, not me, nor > anybody else, has denied that second claim. > > Yet, your continuing to make this argument has hopelessly derailed this > discussion. > > Best, > > > > > -- > Dmytri Kleiner > > http://dmytri.info > @dmytri > -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org 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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