[P2P-F] Fwd: News on the commons: November 2011 ; Occupy the Commons

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: On the Commons <office at onthecommons.org>
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Subject: News on the commons: November 2011
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NOVEMBER 2011

What’s on the Commons

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Occupy
the Commons

How the values of collaboration and sharing fuel the success of Occupy
protests … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=klSbXLHRxg0%2Ffg5EUZd6atjeEQygeQxA>

On the Commons<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PtdBc9TwOtw2UJVHaO0NbYrsMIV5d3A9>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*
OTC Co-Sponsors Commons Festival

How what we share can be managed sustainably and equitably … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NAuq%2FIenue%2FTwc%2F%2BzxufadjeEQygeQxA>

NEWS OF THE *COMMONS*
Why is the GOP Targeting Bicyclists?

Minneapolis’ rise as a top bike city owes a lot to federal funding … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FTq9OZlutE3dRI3hNlCHQdjeEQygeQxA>

COMMONER
Naomi Klein [image: Naomi
Klein]<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SBqUikM00lVHomrY8frtL4rsMIV5d3A9>

Why Occupy Wall Street “is the most important thing in the world” … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Bd3rRTWhwxvPZiIkuNx%2B99jeEQygeQxA>
The War Comes Home to Wall Street

After 10 years, change is in the air … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1isBozJDH5dlS82S1%2FHPwtjeEQygeQxA>
Live From Wall Street

A dispatch from Zuccotti Park … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UOymY%2F1WFFOFaAofoL2IstjeEQygeQxA>

COMMONS *QUOTES*

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built
a factory out there, good for you, but I want to be clear—you moved your
goods to market on roads the rest of us paid for.”

—Elizabeth Warren

“My earlier political work was all about scarcity. The commons is more
about abundance”

—Ana Micka, On the Commons co-director

“I store my surplus grain in my neighbors' bellies”

—-A saying from India

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Five
Rule Changes to Help the 99 Percent

Putting the commons into practice, by David Morris … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RwxUqvaX7rCFl5odHn2eG9jeEQygeQxA>
    We Power

The Occupy movements reinvigorate hope in America. Julie Ristau and Alexa
Bradley explain why it took so long … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JOrnm4N7%2FuA4i0PIsyo8vdjeEQygeQxA>

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Elinor
Ostrom’s Strategies for Managing the Commons

Nobel Prize winner headlines OTC’s Festival of the Commons … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pS7BDkTc17oUO%2BLKyLlSHNjeEQygeQxA>
    Occupy Main Street

Frustration about Wall Street greed boils over in Middle America. A report
from Traverse City, Michigan … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BCqrFcQYJgAz31F50O%2BQ49jeEQygeQxA>

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Tea
Party vs. Occupy Wall Street

Finally, a real populist movement rises … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5zdjeoBJLrdeWmMZmHsLgNjeEQygeQxA>

COMMONING
The Little Library That Could

Free neighborhood libraries pop up on street corners everywhere … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9CmEL4CkDaOUmARCpf4I9NjeEQygeQxA>

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COMMONER
Commons Arises on the Campaign Trail

Elizabeth Warren evokes what we share in Massachusetts Senate Race … SEE
THE VIDEO<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ylhr%2FgfwLFY8jBOclE55JtjeEQygeQxA>
    How 1 Percent Grabbed So Much of Our Wealth

The economic benefits of knowledge—which belong to all of us—flow to the
rich, says Gar Alperovitz … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BVSbH80%2FRLYUNtaDjwJO4IrsMIV5d3A9>

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The
Architect Has No Clothes

Why so much modern design looks harsh and feels inhospitable … READ
MORE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tqqaNdV6%2BhKcNIq8eeBcCNjeEQygeQxA>
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