Forwarded, tweeted, and facebooked!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Mary Beth Steisslinger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marybeth.steisslinger@gmail.com">marybeth.steisslinger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font color="#008382">Hello Michel,</font></div>
<div><font color="#008382"><br></font></div><div><font color="#008382">Please share the Common Course info below with others you think may be interested. �</font></div><div><font color="#008382"><br></font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 131, 130);"><div>
<b>Peace,</b></div></span></div><div><font color="#008382">mbs</font></div><div><font color="#008382"><br></font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 131, 130);">Mary Beth Steisslinger, MS</span></div><div><font color="#008382"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;">
<div><div><div><div><font color="#008382">Integral Systems Biologist</font></div><div><div><font color="#008382">Global Commons Trust,</font></div><div><font color="#008382">Commons Action for the UN</font></div><div><font color="#008382"><a href="http://www.globalcommonstrust.org" target="_blank">www.globalcommonstrust.org</a>�</font></div>
<div><div><div><font color="#008382">Commons Learning Alliance</font></div><div><font color="#008382"><a href="http://www.commonslearning.org/" target="_blank">http://www.commonslearning.org/</a></font></div></div></div></div>
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</font></font></div></font></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#008382"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#008382">p.s. You can "cc" me or put me on the "reply to:" bar if you'd like, so people know who to come to with questions.</font></div>
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<div><div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><b><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Hello Friends Around the World,</span></font></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><b><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br>
</span></font></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><b><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">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. </span></font></b><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">��</span></font></div>
<p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">�</span></font></p><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">We are 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.�</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">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.��</span></font><b><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">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.</span></font></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); min-height: 17px;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">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, via creative commons licensing.��</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); min-height: 17px;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">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.</span></font></div>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Hope to have your participation,�</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">
Mary Beth Steisslinger, MS</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;">For the Common Course Team</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(72, 12, 9); min-height: 14px;">
<br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>The Common Course - an Overview</b></p><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(41, 81, 169);">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><a href="http://www.commonslearning.org/pluginfile.php/2/course/section/1/Common%20Course%20July%202011%20Curriculum.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">�</span></font></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.commonslearning.org/pluginfile.php/2/course/section/1/Common%20Course%20July%202011%20Curriculum.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(41, 81, 169);"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The full Common Course Curriculum�</span></font></span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(72, 12, 9); min-height: 14px;"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sponsors</span></font></b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">: The Anthroposphere Institute, The Commons Learning Alliance, Commons Action for the United Nations</span></font></div>
<div><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Forma</span></font></b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">t:</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">�1. Self-study; materials available on-line</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">�2. Regular participation in on-line discussion group (request that you give input 1-2x/week)</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
<font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">�3. Participation in 1 hr weekly conference call</span></font></div>
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<b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Academic Directo</span></font></b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">r: Leo Burke</span></font></div>
<p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Online Discussion Facilitators</b>: ��Jan Inglis,�Mary Beth Steisslinger,�and Robin Temple</p>
<div><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Webmaster</b>:� Robin Temple</p><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
<b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Tuition: �Free for a short period of time while international webpayment system is being developed</span></font></b></div><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Register here at the Website</b>: <a href="http://www.commonslearning.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(41, 81, 169);">The Commons Campus</span></a></span></p>
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<b>Materials</b>:� All text materials will be posted on the website in PDF format; audio materials in MP3 format; videos in YouTube format (.flv)</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Course orientation conference call:</b> Saturday,<b>�July 9</b>, 2011.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">This orientation conference call will be the official start of the Common Course.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">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 <span style="color: rgb(0, 13, 98); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.commonslearning.org/mod/page/view.php?id=359" target="_blank">here</a></span></p>
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�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Week I�Introduction to the Commons (July 10-16)</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�Overview of the commons, including history, current usage and definitions.� Major issues facing the commons today.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�<b>Conference call Week I</b>: July 16</p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Week II: The Enclosure of the Commons (July 17-23)</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
�History of the enclosure process.� Current attempts at enclosure, privatization, monetization of the commons.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�<b>Conference call Week II</b>: July 23</p>
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<b>Week III: The Commons and Climate Change (July 24-30)</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">The impact of climate change on the commons and the use of commons trusts to protect the climate.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�<b>Conference call Week III:</b>�July 30</p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�</p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
�</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><b>Week IV: The Depth and Breadth of the Global Commons: From Philosophy to Action (July 31-Aug 6)</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
Examining the philosophical underpinnings of the global commons and looking at ways of taking effective action to create a sustainable future.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">
�<b>Conference call Week IV</b>: Aug 6</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 13, 98);">�<span style="font-family: Arial;">Common Course Working Group�</span></p>
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<a href="mailto:globalcommons@gmail.com" target="_blank">globalcommons@gmail.com</a> <br>
</p><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 13, 98); background-color: rgb(255, 252, 76);"><b>THE COMMONS</b>, 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.</div>
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