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Short Introduction<br>
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Today the P2P Foundation proudly presents The Commons Transition Platform.<=
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Commons Transition ( <a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://commonstransition.org</a> ) is a database of<br>
practical experiences and policy proposals aimed toward achieving a more<br=
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humane and environmentally grounded mode of societal organization.<br>
Basing a civil society on the Commons (including the collaborative<br>
stewardship of our shared resources) would enable a more egalitarian,<br>
just, and environmentally stable society. The proposals presented in our<br=
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web platform go beyond rhetoric and are inspired by successful,<br>
self-organized working communities that maintain themselves and their<br>
environments through Commons Based Peer Production, Property and Governance=
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The Commons, together with Peer to Peer dynamics, represent a third mode<br=
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of societal organization evolving away from the competitive Market State<br=
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and obsolete, centrally-planned systems. It is a system based on the<br>
practices and needs of civil society and the environment it inhabits at<br>
the local, regional, national and global levels.<br>
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The main three policy documents you=E2=80=99ll find in the platform, author=
ed by<br>
Michel Bauwens, John Restakis and George Dafermos, were originally<br>
created for Ecuador=E2=80=99s groundbreaking FLOK Society Project (<br>
<a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org/commons-transition-plans/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://commonstransition.org/commons-transition-plans/</a> ). C=
ommons<br>
Transition, however, features newly revised and updated, non-region<br>
specific versions of these documents. We share them in order to provide<br>
an overview of the many precedents and possibilities pointing toward a<br>
fairer societal order, and to inspire civil society collectives at the<br>
local, regional, national and global levels to adapt them to their<br>
particular contexts.<br>
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As a matter of fact, the proposals originally developed for FLOK are<br>
currently being discussed and adapted by the Catalan Integral<br>
Cooperative. There is a stark difference between these projects, the<br>
former being a state-sponsored study and the latter a completely<br>
pre-figurative, stateless initiative. The Commons Transition website<br>
features material related to both and will reflect the ongoing<br>
development of these projects. (<br>
<a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org/commons-transition-projects-past-an=
d-future/" target=3D"_blank">http://commonstransition.org/commons-transitio=
n-projects-past-and-future/</a> )<br>
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In parallel with these pilot projects, we also highlight the valuable<br>
work of other transnational, commons-oriented collectives, such as Share<br=
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the World=E2=80=99s Resources, the Post Growth Institute, and the Sustainab=
le<br>
Economies Law Center. These, among others, are presented in the Related<br>
Projects section of the website (<br>
<a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org/related-projects/" target=3D"_blank=
">http://commonstransition.org/related-projects/</a> ). Other highlights<br=
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include an FAQ on Commons Transition(<br>
<a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org/frequently-asked-questions/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://commonstransition.org/frequently-asked-questions/</a> ),=
 a News and<br>
Articles section with exclusive interviews and regular updates on<br>
Commons Transition activities=C2=A0 (<br>
<a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org/news-and-articles/" target=3D"_blan=
k">http://commonstransition.org/news-and-articles/</a> ) and a Wiki entirel=
y<br>
dedicated to Commons-oriented policy proposals and transition-oriented<br>
projects. ( <a href=3D"http://wiki.commonstransition.org/wiki/Main_Page" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://wiki.commonstransition.org/wiki/Main_Page</a> )<br>
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To give you a taste of the material contained in this web platform, here<br=
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is Michel Bauwens=E2=80=99 and John Restakis=E2=80=99 overview of the Commo=
ns Transition<br>
project. This text has been adapted from their introduction to our<br>
Commons Transition Book, which features the newly updated policy in an<br>
easy to read, downloadable format. (<br>
<a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org/commons-transition-the-book/" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://commonstransition.org/commons-transition-the-book/</a> =
)<br>
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To continue to read the full article -<br>
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<a href=3D"http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/introducing-the-commons-transition=
-web-platform/2015/01/07" target=3D"_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/i=
ntroducing-the-commons-transition-web-platform/2015/01/07</a><br>
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Towards a Commons-based society<br>
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The Commons Transition Platform is a database of practical experiences<br>
and policy proposals aimed towards achieving a more humane and<br>
environmentally grounded mode of societal organization. The Commons,<br>
together with Peer to Peer dynamics, represent a third mode of societal<br>
organization that evolves away from the competitive Market State and<br>
obsolete, centrally-planned systems. It is a system based on the<br>
practices and needs of civil society and the environment it inhabits at<br>
the local, regional, national and global levels.<br>
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Find out more at <a href=3D"http://www.commonstransition.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank">www.commonstransition.org</a><br>
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@P2P Foundation @Shareable @Share The World&#39;s Resources @OuiShare<br>
#postgrowthalliance #CommonsTransition #Commons #P2P<br>
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Practical experiences and proposals for a #Commons Society<br>
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ture"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at:=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan" target=3D"=
_blank">http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan</a>=C2=A0</div><div>=
<br></div>P2P Foundation: <a href=3D"http://p2pfoundation.net" target=3D"_b=
lank">http://p2pfoundation.net</a>=C2=A0 - <a href=3D"http://blog.p2pfounda=
tion.net" target=3D"_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net</a> <br><br><a hr=
ef=3D"http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation" =
target=3D"_blank"></a>Updates: <a href=3D"http://twitter.com/mbauwens" targ=
et=3D"_blank">http://twitter.com/mbauwens</a>; <a href=3D"http://www.facebo=
ok.com/mbauwens" target=3D"_blank">http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens</a><br>=
<br>#82 on the (En)Rich list: <a href=3D"http://enrichlist.org/the-complete=
-list/" target=3D"_blank">http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/</a> <br>=
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