---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jay Walljasper <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:54 PM Subject: News on the commons: April Fools 2011 To: Jay Walljasper <[email protected]> Dear Friends: Because we all need a good laugh these days, plus snickers and guffaws, I am forwarding you the April Fools Edition of the On The Commons newsletter. The rest of the year we do more serious reporting about the key issues and opportunities of our time. You can sign up for the newsletter at www.OnTheCommons.org. Happy April Fools, Jay Walljasper [image: On the Commons] APRIL FOOLS EDITION, 2011 What’s on the Commons [image: President Obama making a speech at a podium] Obama Creates Cabinet Post for Commons In a policy shift, Adminstration highlights importance of equity, environment and public spaces *READ MORE …*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Fsc54LShetszMPSYdCEhHkYGiz%2BdPFJC> On the Commons<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Bvp5uoSRnCggvjTJV2IGFkgT%2Fh7MPxq4>is a network of citizens and organizations working toward a commons-based society. The commons refers to the natural and socially-created commons belonging to all of us that-when used wisely and fairly-will benefit everyone, including future generations. INITIATIVES AND IDEAS FROM *ON THE COMMONS* Key Voting Bloc Targeted by Both Parties in 2012 Common Security Club members are the new soccer moms … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SMasoEat8tsQcKMH4Z4Ny0gT%2Fh7MPxq4> NEWS OF THE *COMMONS* COMMONERS Koch Brothers In a shocking exposé, energy moguls and privatization gurus are found to use the commons almost every day … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1XW1Qb%2BuR%2F0qncYooyIlC0gT%2Fh7MPxq4> Elinor Ostrom on New Postage Stamp Nobel-winning commons economist honored alongside Eleanor Roosevelt and Rachel Carson … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EuNgj2W1Bv6EcE8JJEZ0o0gT%2Fh7MPxq4> [image: GE logo] GE Logo Now Tops Washington Monument National Park Service complaints overruled by Supreme Court decision … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6tRIFrT1MILKKp%2Fnc3I%2FoUgT%2Fh7MPxq4> Bill Gates Funds $10 Billion Open Source Software Initiative Not to be outdone, Mark Zuckerberg throws in $12 billion … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=olaJM6Mqnk%2By162r4RZTVkYGiz%2BdPFJC> [image: Bill Gates] [image: A map of the Ogallala Aquifer] T. Boone Pickens Drops Bid to Buy Ogallala Aquifer Legendary raider stopped in his tracks by coalition of farmers, greens, and native people … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fl9a105%2FnY5GiTiVnww%2FuUgT%2Fh7MPxq4> Wal-Mart Hounds Richer than Most U.S. Families Net worth of Walton family dogs ten times higher than average American household … *READ MORE*<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=clPAuCf2ztSX%2FUxzUFGJ4kgT%2Fh7MPxq4> [image: An Afghan hound] [image: On the commons] Click here to unsubscribe<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2lWOaPXDr9aIJkMNeNtdh0gT%2Fh7MPxq4> Jay Walljasper **Writer *Speaker *Storyteller* JayWalljasper.com <http://www.jaywalljasper.com/> * * * * -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens