[P2P-F] "The Future of Occupy" is published!

Tue Jan 3 20:02:56 CET 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For several months, during the unfolding events of the Occupy movement,
supporters, media and world observers have been wondering, where is this
movement heading?'

To help provide both a signpost and a compass for that question, The Future
of Occupy collective, an international initiative supporting the movement¹s
self-reflection, is announcing the opening of its website. It is a virtual
library of actionable movement documents, blogposts, and a platform for
conversations that matter. It provides the media, activists, academics, and
an engaged public with one-stop access to information and insights about the
future of the movement, as it emerges.

The Future of Occupy Collective is an open and expanding group of
individuals from different parts of the world, inspired to bring their
talents to serve the global Occupy movement by curating an online platform
that mirrors its best thinking and most innovative practices. It brings into
focus the news and views related to the movement¹s identity, future, and
strategy, scattered in various print and electronic media, including
bloggers and websites sympathizing with Occupy.

On January 3rd, 2012, The Future of Occupy Collective has announced the
publication of the first issue of its newsletter, dedicated to the Future of
Assemblies.  As we enter the new year and the movement enters a new phase of
its development, many sites are evicted or facing eviction. Continuing to
hold General Assemblies, in one way or another, seems more important than
ever, since they are one of the movement¹s potent life-giving forces. That¹s
why we focus the first issue of the newsletter on them. You can find it
here:
<http://thefutureofoccupy.org/thematic-issues/20121-the-future-of-assemblies
/>

The FoO Collective recognized the movement¹s need to learn fast from its
experience in order to remain a vibrant, living laboratory for overcoming
the democracy deficiency of present social systems. There¹s a section of the
website focused on Movement Sense-Making, which says ³Collaborative sensing
and thinking is a crucial part of the movement and essential for boosting
capabilities to the scale of transformation it seeks... Our aim is not to
produce a uniform perspective on the future of the movement, but to present
the diversity of existing views.²

The originator of the FoO site is the School of Commoning, an international
group of commons educators, partnering with the
University of Notre Dame in the US, and other organizations. The FoO
Collective is now an autonomous project and has members with no connection
to the School of Commoning.

CONTACT in the US: Mary Beth Steisslinger, Contributing Editor
 1-412-916-8716 marybeth.steisslinger(at)gmail.com                
skype: marybeth.steisslinger

CONTACT in the UK: George Pór, Founding Editor
+44 7780 181 865 team(at)thefutureofoccupy.org                
skype: georgepor

Notes to the Editor:
1.    George Pór can be available for an interview by phone, skype or email,
if need be.

2.   To subscribe to the monthly The Future Occupy newsletter, click on the
³Get Our Newsletter² button on the right margin of the FoO homepage:
<http://thefutureofoccupy.org/>

3.    To follow new blog posts on the FoO site as they appear, click on the
³Follow Blog Via Email² link on the right margin of the FoO homepage:
<http://thefutureofoccupy.org/> 

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