fyi: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stacco Troncoso <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 12:44 AM Subject: Commons Transition and FairCoop follow-up material *Commons Transition* - *The Commons Transition Website <http://commonstransition.org/>* (for the front-end of the project, and to share with a wider audience) - *The Commons Transition Wiki* <http://wiki.commonstransition.org/wiki/Main_Page> (for the backend, featuring an expanding database of cross-referenced policy proposals and practical ideas). - *Commons Transition: Policy Proposals for an Open Knowledge Society* <http://commonstransition.org/commons-transition-the-book/> (our free downloadable e-book) For a general introduction to Commons Transition, I would recommend the website's "About page <http://commonstransition.org/about-commons-transition-2/>", our FAQ <http://commonstransition.org/frequently-asked-questions/> and a special introduction <http://commonstransition.org/what-is-commons-transition/> written by Michel and our associate John Restakis. The following is extracted from the "About" page and I think that it's great overview of the scope of the project: "*The Commons Transition Platform* is a database of practical experiences

and policy proposals aimed toward achieving a more humane and environmentally grounded mode of societal organization. Basing a civil society on the Commons (including the collaborative stewardship of our shared resources) would enable a more egalitarian, just, and environmentally stable society.

The proposals in this web platform go beyond rhetoric and are inspired by successful, self-organized working communities that maintain themselves and their environments through Commons Based Peer Production, Property and Governance. The Commons, together with Peer to Peer dynamics, represent a third mode of societal organization that evolves away from the competitive Market State and obsolete, centrally-planned systems. It is a system *based on the practices and needs of civil society and the environment it inhabits* at the local, regional, national and global levels." Additionally, we also talked about our proposed new License, which Michel mentioned to you and Jean Louis Rancell back in December. The materialization of this project will both protect and enrich the cooperative sector and the social economy and we are currently seeking allies and funders to contribute to its success. To get a general idea, here's an extract from our introductory page on the CopyFair License: "Commons Based Reciprocity Licenses (or "CopyFair") will provide for the

free use and unimpeded commercialization of licensed material within the Commons while resisting its non-reciprocal appropriation by for-profit driven entities, unless those entities contribute to the Commons by way of licensing fees or other means. Our intention is to stimulate wealth circulation within the Commons and strengthen the resilience of P2P as a proto-mode of production with a constructive, rather than extractive, relationship with the corporate sector."

- *An Introduction to the CopyFair License* <http://commonstransition.org/commons-based-reciprocity-licenses/> (for the full text and a video where Michel explains the need for this license) *FairCoop * FairCoop is an open cooperative building a more efficient economic system based on cooperation, abundance and new technologies to empower those values. An economic system needs efficient economic tools, FairCoin combines the most interesting aspects of cryptocurrencies and mutual credit with an overarching structure oriented towards circulation of benefits for the common good. - This animated video <http://vimeo.com/109479717> is a​n excellent introduction to FairCoop and some of its innovative financial instruments. - For more in depth information, please visit the FairCoop website <https://fair.coop/>. - Additionally, I have attached a PDF Open Letter with an introduction to the project. Thanks again Nicole, I hope you find this material both interesting and useful so it can be shared with potential allies in both the social economy and the cooperative sector. We believe that both Commons Transition and FairCoop can be very beneficial for all. Best, Stacco ​ -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan 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/