[P2P-F] Fwd: Registration for New Commons Course, July 2011: Operationalizing Sustainability

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Commons Action <planning at becommons.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Subject: Registration for New Commons Course, July 2011: Operationalizing
Sustainability
To: Commoners <marybeth.steisslinger at gmail.com>


**
*Hello Friends Around the World,*

>      *
> *
> *We are sending you this email as we thought you might be interested in
> participating in the next Common Course, beginning in early July, 2011. *
>
>
>
> We am putting this out to people we know who are working towards
> sustainability and justice in various fields and in myriad ways, locally,
> regionally, and globally.  In general, commons can be defined as the wealth
> of nature and society we inherit or create together and must pass on,
> undiminished or enhanced, to future generations.
>
> Those who are part of the growing commons movement  believe our
> contemporary sustainable development and other local to global challenges
> can be traced to the collective difficulties, to date, to manage and
> preserve such resources as forests, oceans, atmosphere, and social commons
> such as the internet, education and cultures.  *The commons movement
> provides means to operationalize sustainability and enable engagement,
> transparency, sharing and justice in ways that have not been possible until
> recent times.*
>
> Outreach and development for the Common Course is through the Commons
> Knowledge Alliance and Commons Action for the United Nations.   Common
> Courses will soon be available for universities and organizations around the
> world, including UNITAR, via creative commons licensing.
>
> You can learn about this free 4 week intensive course, including viewing
> the curriculum, by following the links below.  The free course is open to
> anyone and will take about 2-4 hours of your time each week for 4 weeks, 3
> hrs/wk being average for past participants (including the 1 hour conf call
> or skype call each week).  Please share this announcement widely.  Another
> course will be offered in September for $25.
>
> Hope to have your participation,
>
> Mary Beth Steisslinger, MS
>
> For the Common Course Team
>
>
>
>
> *The Common Course - an Overview*
>  <http://www.commonslearning.org/pluginfile.php/2/course/section/1/Common%20Course%20July%202011%20Curriculum.pdf>The
> full Common Course Curriculum <http://www.commonslearning.org/pluginfile.php/2/course/section/1/Common%20Course%20July%202011%20Curriculum.pdf>
>
> *Sponsors*: The Anthroposphere Institute, The Commons Learning Alliance,
> Commons Action for the United Nations
>
>
> *Forma*t:
>  1. Self-study; materials available on-line
>  2. Regular participation in on-line discussion group (request that you
> give input 1-2x/week)
>  3. Participation in 1 hr weekly conference call, Saturday 10:00 - 11:00
> AM, Eastern Standard Time
>
>
>
> *Academic Directo*r: Leo Burke
>
>
>
> *Online Discussion Facilitators*:   Jan Inglis, Mary Beth
> Steisslinger, and Robin Temple
>
>
>
> *Webmaster*:  Robin Temple
> *Tuition:  Free for a short period of time while international webpayment
> system is being developed*
>
>
>
> *Register here at the Website*: The Commons Campus<http://www.commonslearning.org/>
>
> *Materials*:  All text materials will be posted on the website in PDF
> format; audio materials in MP3 format; videos in YouTube format (.flv)
>
>
>
> *Course orientation conference call:* Saturday,* July 9*, 2011.
>
>
>
> This orientation conference call will be the official start of the Common
> Course.
>
>
>
> The orientation call will give you a chance to be introduced to your
> instructors on the Common Course, hear from others who are also
> participating, and ask any technical questions you may have about using this
> online learning platform for the course.
>


>      You can find instructions about how to join the conference call and
> call-in times here<http://www.commonslearning.org/mod/page/view.php?id=359>
>

>
> *Topics:*
>
>
>
> *Week I—Introduction to the Commons (July 10-16)*
>
>  Overview of the commons, including history, current usage and
> definitions.  Major issues facing the commons today.
>
>  *Conference call Week I*: Saturday,* *July 16
>
>
>
>
>
> *Week II: The Enclosure of the Commons (July 17-23)*
>
>  History of the enclosure process.  Current attempts at enclosure,
> privatization, monetization of the commons.
>
>  *Conference call Week II*: Saturday,* *July 23
>
>
>
>
>
> *Week III: The Commons and Climate Change (July 24-30)*
>
> The impact of climate change on the commons and the use of commons trusts
> to protect the climate.
>
>  *Conference call Week III:* Saturday,* *July 30
>
>
>
>
>
> *Week IV: The Depth and Breath of the Global Commons: From Philosophy to
> Action (July 31-Aug 6)*
>
> Examining the philosophical underpinnings of the global commons and looking
> at ways of taking effective action to create a sustainable future.
>
>  *Conference call Week IV*: Saturday,* *Aug 6
>
>
>  Common Course Working Group
>
> globalcommons at gmail.com
> *THE COMMONS*, n., gifts of nature and society; the wealth we inherit or
> create together and must pass on, undiminished or enhanced, to our children;
> a sector of the economy that complements and counterweights the corporate
> sector.
> ~ ~ ~
>
>
>
>


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