---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Conway, Ryan Timothy <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 2:27 AM Subject: Re: [Commoning] Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5), June 18-21, 2014 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]

Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Commoners, I am writing to announce our first live-streamed colloquium. Today, at Noon (EST) in the Ostrom Workshop <http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop/>, distinguished historian Peter Linebaugh will present "The City and the Commons." If you cannot attend the talk, please feel free to watch it either live <http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/liveflash.html?filename=Colloquia> or archived<http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=video&filename=Colloquia_20130919.mp4> . Our Fall Colloquia schedule and links to flyers and videos are and will be posted to the Colloquia Series page<http://communitycommonsproject.tumblr.com/colloquia> of the new (and in-progress) Community Commons Working Group website<http://communitycommonsproject.tumblr.com/> . Please forward this message and these links to anyone that you think would be interested. If you have questions or would like to get involved with the Community Commons Working Group, please feel free to email me at any time. In Commons Camaraderie, Ryan T. Conway ------------------------------ *From:* Conway, Ryan Timothy *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:55 PM *To:* [email protected] *Cc:* [email protected]; [email protected] *Subject:* FW: Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5), June 18-21, 2014 Fellow Commoners, Please see the attached information on participating in an Ostrom Workshop conference that we call the Workshop on the Workshop (WoW). This will be the first WoW conference since the Ostroms' passing and we will likely have a new Executive Director by this time. With those things in mind, this WoW conference could be a pivotal moment in the future of the Ostrom Workshop. As some of you know, there's a small cadre of us Workshoppers who would like to see the Ostrom Workshop maintain the spirit of the Ostroms', as champions of interdisciplinary, applied, cutting-edge research. In this spirit, some of us are hoping for a few things to come from the Workshop, after hearing many voices at the conference: 1. Greater accessibility to the broad, international network of commons enthusiasts, practitioners, and scholars. 2. More recognition of commons that are not the typical natural-resource CPRs that currently get the most attention (forests, fisheries, groundwater basins, etc.). It would be wonderful to see autonomous zones, occupied parks & squares, squatted buildings, greenspaces, soundscapes, social space and Residual Residential Commons receive greater representation in Workshop colloquia and research. 3. Conceptual expansion of what "counts" as commons or common-pool-resources. This includes more attention to the living social behaviors that constitute acts of "commoning." 4. Challenging conversations in political philosophy, specifically between folks fond of the Autonomist traditions and Workshop folks fond of Tocquevillian associationalism. No longer should political divisions restrain the dialogue among these groups, as the conversations had -- however potentially contentious -- are much needed, at this pivotal time of change in the Workshop and, more so, our World. 5. Greater recognition of the theories and actions of commons practitioners, aiming for the cultivation of a praxis born from complementary conversations among practitioners and scholars. To effectively spread and implement commons actions, thinking, and practice, it would be wonderful to see practitioner-scholar working groups develop in the Ostrom Workshop, and beyond. 6. Greater attention given to effective, accessible pedagogy, such that the concepts, practices, and research on the commons can be available to all. 7. Cultivation of an interdisciplinary working group focused on empowerment research and emancipatory research methods. Freirean empowerment pedagogies, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and other action-research methods would enhance existing Workshop research not just toward application, but toward the pursuit of human empowerment, social justice, and self-actualization. This could be coordinated by enthusiasts, practitioners, and scholars both within and outside of the Ostrom Workshop. Lastly, I will be coordinating two Working Groups / Panels: The Radical Commons Working Group: seeking to address issues of political philosophy and social justice, both including and moving far beyond what is listed above. and The Community Commons Working Group: seeking to address issues of practice, praxis, and pedagogy, both including and moving far beyond what is listed above. Please contact me if you are interested in helping to further define these working groups and there aims. Also, please contact me if you wish to collaborate in coordinating and developing the talks, panels, and break-out sessions associated with these groups. These working groups are also in the process of fundraising, in the hopes of being able to offer limited financial support to interested participants who may otherwise not be able to attend. Please join us in developing the future of the Ostrom Workshop, at this pivotal moment in its history. What would you like to see happening at the Ostrom Workshop. Let's have a conversation! In Commons Camaraderie, Ryan Ryan T. Conway PhD Student Indiana University Department of Political Science GPSO Representative (2013-2014) CITL Service-Learning Fellow (2013-2014) Community Commons Colloquium Series Coordinator Health Commons Working Group member Radical Commons Working Group Coordinator The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Rm. 100 505 N. Park Ave Bloomington, IN 47408 Office: 812-855-9512 Cell: 314-520-1176 Fax: 812-855-3150 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ------------------------------ *From:* Higgins, Gayle Lynn *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 4:08 PM *To:* IU List for Workshop Newsletter ([email protected]) *Subject:* [workshop_newsletter] Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5), June 18-21, 2014 Dear Ostrom Workshop community and colleagues! We hope you are looking forward to WOW5. From the number of inquiries we have received regarding the creation of WOW5 (Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop) Working Groups, it's clear that in the true spirit of the Ostrom Workshop that bottom-up collective action is already afoot! This email is to communicate our current timeline and process for WOW5 organization. 1) Working Group submissions – Deadline: September 30, 2013 Working Groups have traditionally been a core component of WOWs. For those unfamiliar, Working Groups are effectively organized sessions where a group of individuals form a session or sessions on a common theme. We encourage these organized sessions and, as noted above, have already received a number of contacts and updates. If you are interested in serving as the contact person/organizer for a Working Group, please send an email to Gayle Higgins at [email protected] by September 30, 2013. We will create Working Group and session IDs from these and post these to the conference website. Then, participants in these sessions can attach their abstract to a specific Working Group/session at the time of submission. 2) Abstract submissions – Deadline: December 6, 2013 We welcome abstract submissions from those planning to participate in a Working Group and *also strongly encourage unaffiliated submissions as well*. Once we have a tentative list of Working Groups, we will post that list to the conference website. If you are affiliated with a Working Group session, you can select that at the time of submission. Otherwise, you can simply submit your abstract as an open submission identifying topical keywords, and the program committee will place your abstract in an appropriate session. Once the abstract submission website is live, we will send an additional announcement. 3) Paper submissions – Deadline: April 1, 2014 We welcome paper submissions for WOW5 associated with presentations, but they are not required. However, if you would like to have your paper part of the WOW5 materials, please plan to submit it by the above date. As has been tradition in the past, papers submitted to WOW5 will become part of the Digital Library of the Commons <http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/>. 4) Accommodation reservations – Deadline: May 15, 2014 A block of rooms has been reserved at two different locations: the Indiana Memorial Union Biddle Hotel and the Willkie Residence Center (student housing). Participants need to make their own room reservation at the Indiana Memorial Union <http://imu.indiana.edu/hotel/index.shtml>. You will need to include the block code, which is WOW5. Gayle Higgins will make reservations for those participants choosing to stay at Willkie Residence Center. Please see the information for Willkie Residence Center <http://www.rps.indiana.edu/willkierescenter.cfml> and then send an email to: [email protected] with your requirements. *After May 15, 2014, any remaining rooms in our reserved block will be released back to IMU*. In early spring, we will distribute a list of additional hotels that are within walking distance of campus. We are in the process of building the WOW5 website<http://www.indiana.edu/~wow5/>. Accommodation information will be available on our website within the next 30 days. 5) Book display – There will be a book display in the conference office, which will be located in the Charter Room. All participants are invited to send or bring copies of their recent publications to be exhibited at the book display. If your work may be ordered through a publisher, please feel free to include flyers or order forms. For further information, please see our website or contract Emily Castle at [email protected]. 6) We will send information about Registration by mid-September. * * *All sessions will be held at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU).* *Registration, conference materials, book exhibit, and message center will be located in the IMU Charter Room.* If you have additional questions or will need a letter of invitation for WOW5, please contact Gayle Higgins at [email protected]. Tom Evans and Burney Fischer Co-Directors, Ostrom Workshop *Conference Team* Gayle Higgins, *Conference & Finance Coordinator* Emily Castle, *Book Display & Library Material Coordinator* * and Digital Library of the Commons* Ray Eliason, *Information Technology Director* Julie England, *Information Technology* Patty Lezotte, *Design, Layout, and Publishing Coordinator* David Price, *Conference Assistant, Catering and Meeting Rooms* Conference website: http://www.indiana.edu/~wow5 Conference email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ Gayle Higgins Accounting & Financial Support Specialist / Events Scheduler The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Indiana University, 513 N. 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