Dear George, once you get access to the blog as author, you can see different articles planned for the next few days on these topics: see already my recent tags but especially http://roarmag.org/2011/06/in-greece-days-of-unrest-and-hope/ http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2011/05/athens-decisions-of-popular-assembl... http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2011/01/ideas-on-peoples-assemblies/ On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 7:52 PM, George Por < [email protected]> wrote:
City-center occupations can work against dictatorships, in some cases, but they don't seem to be a sustainable strategy for radical social transformation.
I heard that our Spanish friends started people's assemblies by neighborhoods. I'd love to learn more about them.
George
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On Jun 13, 2011, at 1:32 PM, [email protected] wrote:
hi all,
I just wrote to Mayo Fuster Morell, from Barcelona, who has initiated a webpage for the 19th june call for a #globalrevolution saying that in case the 19th of june would not spread the revolution sparks starts the fire at the european and the world levels, we may involve all together -p2p community, networks like transform! eu, TNI, Seaatle to Brussles, Our World is not for sale, and who ever wnats to join for a more coordinated glboal camaign.
I have tried to contact to the Yes Man for inventing a trick that would give our message a global out reach.
greetings, Orsan
Quoting Michel Bauwens <[email protected]>:
thank you George!
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 7:36 PM, George Papanikolaou <[email protected]>wrote:
VOTE OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY OF SYNTAGMA SQUARE http://real-democracy.gr/en/vote-peoples-assembly-syntagma-square
George
???? 01/06/2011 10:43 ??, ?/? Michel Bauwens ??????:
thank you George,
if you see any english commentary on the movement, thanks for forwarding!!
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:39 PM, George Papanikolaou < [email protected]> wrote:
Apparently the Greek government will reach an agreement with EU and IMF for a new rescue loan. The basic reason is that they all realized they were not at all ready to absorb a possible default. More than 50.000 people gathered yesterday at Syntagma square.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-eurozone-idUSTRE74Q1YV20110531
George
???? 29/05/2011 04:45 ??, ?/? [email protected] ??????:
To make use of a Yes Man style media action project in order to reach
out
poeple and create a ripple effect!
Citeren Michel Bauwens <[email protected]>:
great Orsan! > > On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 10:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > That would be great! >> I have already pasted acall on a new discussion group i created about >> Global P2P Revolution on p2p ning: >> >> >> >> http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/group/peerlabour/forum/topics/anonymous-call-f... >> >> >> Citeren Michel Bauwens <[email protected]>: >> >> >> I really think we should contribute to this as p2p collectives and >> >>> individuals ... >>> >>> I really think that Amaia has found the right formula with her >>> storify's, >>> which we can easily embed in our blog, and Naomi Klein has already >>> retweeted >>> amaia's story ... >>> >>> what I propose is the following, i.e. that each of you used storify to >>> keep >>> track of developments in your own area, >>> >>> then we need one extra volunteer to do this on the 'global level', >>> >>> an alternative is to use a specific tag for this and I could do a >>> weekly >>> roundup of this global tag ... say Global-P2P-Revolution ?? >>> >>> we can also use Peer Labour at Ning to discuss and spread the word? >>> >>> Michel >>> >>> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Amaia Arcos < >>> [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>> >>> The whole world peacefully rising against all that is unjust on >>> 11.11.11 >>> >>>> would send shivers down God's own spine (:P), I think it is a great >>>> idea. >>>> If >>>> the momentum keeps going until then (and I don't see why not, they >>>> are >>>> surely not going to make it easy for us) I guess we have enough time >>>> to >>>> globally link up and try. >>>> >>>> I'm up for anything, you can only try. And the idea of somehow just >>>> concentrating on linking up people makes sense. There are many who >>>> organise >>>> stuff but are not particularly that well aware of who else is out >>>> there >>>> and/or what else is being done. And having somewhere decent where to >>>> go >>>> and >>>> see who is out there, doing what and when is not a bad idea either. >>>> Many >>>> find the internet disorienting in that there is too much data and >>>> they >>>> don't >>>> know how to search (or they have the idea that they don't and so they >>>> don't >>>> try). >>>> >>>> >>>> On 27 May 2011 15:43, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Unindefined Revolutionary Objects (UROs) are appearing like thunder >>>> >>>>> stike >>>>> around the world and occupying important city centers... where is >>>>> this >>>>> process headed to! >>>>> May be it is time to pool key people from Greece, UK, Tunusia, >>>>> Egypt, >>>>> Wisconsin, and Spain like you Amaia in order to forge for a >>>>> harmonised >>>>> city >>>>> center occupations in all G20 or even glibally? >>>>> You might have the right names Michel. We are entering into an >>>>> critical >>>>> time zone, I think the climate is getting ready for such an action. >>>>> So >>>>> we >>>>> need to link up! >>>>> There are already several calls for world strike or similar global >>>>> uprising. One anaymous call suggests 11.11.11 for such uprising! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Citeren Samuel Rose <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> take care of yourself out there, Chris! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 7:32 AM, [email protected] < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> ok, the police have retreated from the Plaça firing rubber bullets >>>>>> in >>>>>> >>>>>> the >>>>>>> air & it is occupied again, now without infrastructure >>>>>>> >>>>>>> sent from my mobile device >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 27/05/2011, at 12:53, Amaia Arcos < [email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sure, no worries, I'm in. What email address do I send stuff to so >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> don't end up spamming people unnecessarily? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I agree with Michel, to me this looks like something big could >>>>>>> come >>>>>>> out >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> it. I'd never dreamt of what is happening when I started "being a >>>>>>> pain" >>>>>>> about the need to go out on May 15th in Spain. I was only hoping >>>>>>> for a >>>>>>> decent turnout that day. Italy happily obliging within a couple of >>>>>>> days >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> then Greece and then this #europeanrevolution being organised for >>>>>>> Sunday >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> a massive surprise. I thought Europe was dead, there might be hope >>>>>>> o.O >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 27 May 2011 09:24, Michel Bauwens < < [email protected]> >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Chris, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> in a short intro to a piece on spain, I wrote the following >>>>>>>> endorsement, >>>>>>>> so I think we should follow this very closely and support this >>>>>>>> evolving >>>>>>>> global movement to the best of our abilities, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I hope you can be our point man, perhaps with Amaia as >>>>>>>> pointwoman, in >>>>>>>> Spain, I think her storyify format would be great for regular >>>>>>>> updates >>>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I also copying vasilis and George in Greece, in the hope they can >>>>>>>> contribute stories about how this develops in Greece, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Michel >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When people agree on what they don't want, i.e. a market >>>>>>>> dictatorship >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> the hands of a financial predatory class, but are open-minded >>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> future, what should they ask for? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The answer is very simply: true democracy, as this leaves all >>>>>>>> options >>>>>>>> open >>>>>>>> to create 'other worlds'. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is why the relative indeterminacy of the Spanish movement is >>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>> bug, but a feature. 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