[P2P-F] Fwd: [GiftEconomy] moneyless-world.info

Fri Feb 11 10:13:45 CET 2011

I yesterday also posted some links to Stefan (who is currently the editor of 
demonetize.it, besides me), also from weblogs that could feed into our 
"planet" ("zerocurrency" was one of them).

If you google on "sans argent" or "moneyless" you also find a couple of 
internet-fora discussing the issue - more out of "fun" than out of any sense of 
existential necessity, it seems, but anyway.

We must also not forget a whole range of anarchist and communist groups 
that - finally - discover moneyless and wageless society to be what they 
should strive for (some of them, "the best of their generations", see i.e. the 
situationists or a large part of autonomist marxism in the US knew it all the 
time...).

The World Socialist Movement is a case in point.

Also in "The Coming Insurrection" and the "Communiqué from an Absent 
Future", moneylessness and the abolishment of exchange are core message 
(though not in the centre of reflection).

I would especially be interested in workers collectives going in that direction 
since I believe that it will be crucial to become means of production on a large 
scale into our hands - that is where the power of the state and capital has its 
core (I am not Foucaultian in this case, it seems...).

Maybe one must take a much closer look on the Spanish speaking world (but 
I don't really understand Spanish).

> 
> Thanks to Dante and Michel for relaying!
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> Hi elf Pawlik,
> 
> its good to see the idea of moneyless societies grow, even though it
> seems still to be in its infancy, if not embryonic state.
> 
> one step of maturing would be to identify local structures that allow
> for multifaceted reliable moneyless life. The key question is how to
> replenish resources, so there is an intrinsic relation to the commons,
> but the commons are also a phenomenon that needs a bit of new
> understanding in our time. We have a global world and many layers of
> commons must come into interplay.
> 
> it would be good to also include and make visible the traditional
> networks that focus on this, including some monastic and community
> approaches.
> 
> With the advent of the internet, their global resonance is now
> possible. Maybe the lifestyle itself helps us to bridge between
> cultures. Israeli Kibbuzzim and Turkish or Arab clan economies could
> decide to freely exchange knowledge about technologies. Open Source
> Ecology (www.openfarmtech.org) could be an inspiring spark. Kai Ehlers
> in Germany is doing a lot of research in the post - soviet world....
> Western communities are maturing ....
> 
> We started demonetize.it just weeks ago. You will find a lot of people
> and ideas there already. and its just one first approach to foster
> communication.....
> 
> There are also many individuals that feel stongly drawn to realize
> demonetization. Here for example comes the Moneyless Man:
> http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/09/the- moneyless-man/
> 
> more links that you discover by simply googling:
> http://zerocurrency.blogspot.com/,
> http://sites.google.com/site/livingwithoutmoney/... an endless journey
> begins....
> 
> I added some links, but I feel this needs serious research. And the
> research and experimentation is needed because the world is moving
> like never before.
> 
> Franz
> 
> 
> Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> schreibt:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 7:17 AM
> Subject: Fwd: [GiftEconomy] moneyless-world.info
> To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
> http://moneyless-world.info/
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: elf Pavlik <perpetual-tripper at wwelves.org>
> Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:08 AM
> Subject: [GiftEconomy] moneyless-world.info
> To: gifteconomy <gifteconomy at lists.gifteconomy.org>
> 
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> Hi Everyone,
> I have just put up a preview version (a prototype) of a new website I
> work on currenlty. http://moneyless-world.info/ I aim to provide
> visual overview on worldwide development of networks related to
> moneless sharing and mutual support. Here I have list of other
> networks I would like too work on adding soon:
> http://typewith.me/7T78Jc1Ng4 Please feel free to add links with
> recommendations of networks which you see related (preferably which
> have participants worldwide). Also, if you know people working on
> those networks who can help with providing geografical data about
> those networks, please help me get in touch with them =) Thanks and I
> look forward to hear your feedback! elf Pavlik
> 
> http://wwelves.org/perpetual-tripper
> (living strictly moneyless for over 1.5 year)
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