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Anna Betz wrote a new post, The dangers of Working Groups 11 months, 4 weeks ago
The biggest mistake we can make about WGs is to idealize them. There’s a great conversation going on about that in one of the forums of Occupy London.
There, Jonathan Lamb wrote
“In my opinion, the danger of […]
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Anna Betz wrote a new post, Working groups are seeds for a healthier healthcare infrastructure 11 months, 4 weeks ago
We often talk about “an idea whose time has come”, but have you ever wondered how we can be sure that its time has really come? I have and here’s what I concluded: its time has come when it helps us see new kinds […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, Is Occupy leaderless or leaderful: insights from Working Groups 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Since the birth of the Occupy movement, there have been lively discussions about the meaning of leadership and how the movement can be successful without leaders or a leading idea. Occupy stands for different […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, James Quilligan’s talk about why we have to Occupy the Commons 11 months, 4 weeks ago
James Quilligan the renowned commons thinker, activist, and founder of the Global Commons Trust, gave the following talk at the Occupy Wall Street Forum on the Commons, February 16, 2012. The event was […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, Surveying Commons Activism on the International Stage 12 months ago
Reposted from Bollier.org, authored by David Bollier, originally published on Friday, February 24, 2012
The following is an adaptation of my notes for my talk at the Occupy Wall Street “Making […]
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Anna Betz wrote a new post, Grow, Deepen, Build, Liberate and Fight! 1 year ago
An article by Yotam Marom speaks not only for OWS although Yotam was clearly inspired by that. He has a message relevant for the whole of the Occupy movement. He summarised his message to the movement of how to […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, Occupy Economics – Economists declaring solidarity with Occupy 1 year ago
On November 13th 2011, economists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst drafted an open statement to the Occupy Wall Street movement pledging their support. Since then, more than 200 economists from […]
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Anna Betz wrote a new post, Personal vision from Occupy London for the movement in 2012 1 year ago
One active member of Occupy London shared his vision for the Occupy Movement in 2012 on Occupy London Forum which inspired many others to reflect on theirs. What started as a revolution in the Arab world has […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, Occupy Wall Street is stepping in where government failed 1 year ago
The following text is reposted from Complex Systems and Occupy Wall Street by Yaneer Bar-Yam of the New England Complex Systems Institute.
I am impressed by the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement and its […]
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Anna Betz wrote a new post, Occupy Facebook: Protesters Planning Their Own Social Network 1 year ago
Watch out Facebook, the Occupy protest is making its own social network. The Global Square is expected to launch in January 2012, providing a secure space for Occupy protestors to organize, share, and meet […]
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Anna Betz wrote a new post, An inspiring plan of action for broadening the social base of the movement 1 year, 4 months ago
An intriguing suggestion was published in the blog of Tina Louise, a supporter of Occupy London, which, if it was taken up, could have significant impact of broadening the social base of the movement and reach […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, Next Move: Occupy Foreclosed Homes? 1 year, 4 months ago
Is that where the movement of “99-percenters” fighting economic inequality and corporate greed decides to go next? http://occupyourhomes.org/ <a […] -
Anna Betz wrote a new post, OWS Teach-In with Douglas Rushkoff 1 year, 5 months ago
Rushkoff uses a style of teaching that is practical, participatory, and oriented toward action. Can this style of teaching help the occupy movement to become recognised as the […][Read more]
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