A Policy Agenda for the Sharing Economy. Sharing is an old idea.
But its potential to generate new economic opportunities is only just beginning. Under the name “collaborative consumption,” or sometimes simply “the sharing economy,” a new type of enterprise is emerging that strives to make it easy for people who don’t know each other to share resources. Habits of sharing that have existed within small, informal networks for most of human existence (say, borrowing your neighbor’s lawnmower or letting a friend crash on your couch) have now blossomed into a market for micro-entrepreneurship that spans the globe.
This new enterprise is fundamentally capitalist yet simultaneously more socially and environmentally conscious. And it has been made possible by the emergence of new, networked social tools and a cultural shift toward peer-to-peer commerce that makes trust and efficient exchange between strangers possible. Collaborative consumption represents a major economic, social and cultural shift. In Mexico, Reclaiming the Forests and the Right to Feel Safe. Deluded Individualism. Occupy Oakland is Dead. Long Live the Oakland Commune. : BayofRage. Occupy Oakland is Dead.
Long Live the Oakland Commune. Posted by OaklandCommune on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment May 1, decomposition and the coming antagonisms For those of us in Oakland, “Occupy Wall Street” was always a strange fit. While much of the country sat eerily quiet in the years before the Hot Fall of 2011, a unique rebelliousness that regularly erupted in militant antagonisms with the police was already taking root in the streets of the Bay.
If we had chosen to follow the specific trajectory prescribed by Adbusters and the Zucotti-based organizers of Occupy Wall Street, we would have staked out our local Occupy camp somewhere in the heart of the capitol of West Coast capital, as a beachhead in the enemy territory of San Francisco’s financial district. Web Site: About Us. The Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC) nurtures connections and cooperation among communitarians and their friends.
FIC is a 501(c)(3) Non Profit that provides publications, referrals, support services, and sharing opportunities for a wide range of intentional communities, cohousing groups, ecovillages, community networks, support organizations, and people seeking a home in community. You can read more about FIC on Wikipedia. Promoting Community Living and Cooperative Culture Intentional Communities have for many centuries been places where idealists have come together to create a better world. Although there are thousands of intentional communities in existence today, and many others in the formative stages, most people are unaware of them or the roots from which they spring.
The Fellowship for Intentional Community is increasing public awareness of existing and newly forming communities. “To make community accessible to all those who seek it.” Staff Sky Blue – Executive Director.
IOPS. Crash Course In Resilience by Sarah van Gelder. We can strengthen our communities and ourselves to prepare for the uncertain world of failing economies, climate change, and oil depletion. posted Sep 17, 2010 To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.
—Wendell Berry When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. —Victor Frankl Not long ago, a rocket took off from a Florida launching pad taking Americans to the moon. Today, in another part of Florida, toxic oil is washing up on beaches. Future historians may see this time as a turning point for Western civilization. The End Of Cheap Oil More secular folks also warn of big changes ahead.
Fossil fuels contain millions of years of stored sunlight. The U.S. In quiet conversations, many admit that they are learning to grow food and wondering how their children will survive life on a very different planet. This is not to say that oil will suddenly become unavailable. The Economy. The Battle Over Climate Science. There's no police tape across Michael Mann's office doorway this morning.
"Always a good start," he says, juggling a cup of coffee as he slides his key into the lock. Occupy as a New Societal Model & Ways To Improve It. One of the compelling attractions of Occupy is that it is modeling a possible socio-economic-political paradigm for how society can run.
It is a model the whole world is beginning to watch. For those who come and participate in it, its a learning experience, a training in this new paradigm. Occupy's general assemblies model a participatory democratic method. This method has been crucial in allowing people joining the movement to feel they have an integral part in it, and it has been key to not allowing one voice or agenda to take over the show. Without it, Occupy would probably be a much smaller movement. Here are notes for how the general assembly works from a guide found on howtooccupy.org: Live Within Contradictions: Ernest Callenbach’s Last Message by Ernest Callenbach. The author of Ecotopia, who died in April, left behind his final thoughts on hope and transformation. posted May 07, 2012 Editor's note: This document was found on the computer of Ecotopia author Ernest Callenbach (1929-2012) after his death on April 16, and published by TomDispatch.
