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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Assemblies emerging in Turkey: a lesson in democracy | ROAR 3 weeks ago
Written by Jerome Roos on June 19th, 2013, re-posted from SnuProject.wordpress.com.The protesters are starting to counter-pose their own direct democracy to the sham of a democracy proposed by Erdogan’s […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Making Worlds: Second Forum on the Commons 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Update: We at The Future of Occupy are collaborating with Making Worlds on this forum and our home page and key resources for the event can be found here.
Friends.. In follow up to the original OWS […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Next Steps for the P2P and Commons networks 3 months, 2 weeks ago
This blog post represents the latest thinking from the founder of the P2P Foundation Michel Bauwens. As part of our collaboration with Making Worlds 2013 (#MW2013) the participants of whom will be figuring out […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Making Worlds 2013: Building the Commons Forum Questions 3 months, 2 weeks ago
“How do communities identify with and participate in the process of commoning?”
We live in a time when competitive individualism is emphasized, the shared and mutual aid obscured. And yet we live every day in […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Occupy calls for Creating Alternatives Occupy calls for Creating Alternatives
Occupy calls for Creating Alternatives
As documented in our most recent Magazine ‘Occupying the Commons‘, the Commons, although not named as such, has been a central issue for Occupy almost since the movement began last year. As can be read in the […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Occupy Has Generated a Multitude of Activist Networks 5 months, 1 week ago
Re-posted from P2P Foundation, curated by Michel Bauwens, 14th January 2013.
The next big idea might very well not be called “Occupy”, which may be a good thing — but the chances are high that, even so, it will […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Irresponsible Requiem 6 months, 2 weeks ago
A beautiful and poignant new years poem posted by Dean Omori and shared by the Future of Occupy Collective, with special thanks to the talents of Dean Omori. Happy New Year and to the future ahead of us. […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, The New Putney Debates: Is a New Agreement of the People emerging? The New Putney Debates: Is a New Agreement of the People emerging?
The New Putney Debates: Is a New Agreement of the People emerging?Throughout this month Occupy London have been hosting the New Putney Debates, with hundreds attending and participating in this huge collective series of events. With the intention to catalyze debate and […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, The New Putney Debates – Programme 8 months, 1 week ago
The New Putney Debates – a series of debates at the edge of the Occupy movement, hosted by Occupy London. Welcoming cross sector engagement on matters of social justice, civil rights and equal access to the […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Making Worlds Forum: “Building the Institutions of the Commons”, October 18-20 Making Worlds Forum: “Building the Institutions of the Commons”, October 18-20
Making Worlds Forum: “Building the Institutions of the Commons”, October 18-20
re-posted from Making Worlds: a Commons Coalition
Making Worlds: a Commons Coalition is a collaborative effort by OWS and other groups and individuals to explore the utility of the commons in creating a […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, David Harvey on The Fetishism of the Local and Horizontal David Harvey on The Fetishism of the Local and Horizontal
David Harvey on The Fetishism of the Local and HorizontalThis post by David Harvey calls for commoning at all scales. Why? Isn’t it just about local community building and horizontal organising? If so how do we effectively self-organize public goods such as water […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post,
Our NEW Website & Magazine are online!! Come and explore the Future of Occupy with us!
The Future of Occupy, which began as a simple website in October 2011 and launched the FoO newsletter in January of […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Occupy Research Occupy Research
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, How could we ask for anything less than the future? How could we ask for anything less than the future?
“It’s time to rock the nation, rock this occupation! Our communities need us. We are all leaders. How could we ask for anything less than the future?”
This powerful video of the Occupy poem by acclaimed […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Mic Check poem from Occupy Eugene Mic Check poem from Occupy Eugene
MIC CHECK POEM
by Samuel J. Rutledge
Mic check
MIC CHECK!
Mic Check!
MIC CHECK!
I would like
I WOULD LIKE
to echo
TO ECHO
your thoughts.
YOUR THOUGHTS.
I want your voice
I WANT YOUR VOICE
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, How Occupy innovates and gives new meaning to “Mass Communication” How Occupy innovates and gives new meaning to “Mass Communication”
The notes below are from Occupy the Conversation, by Carla Kimball.
Emphasis in bold and our comments in italics are added.
• It’s an incredible example of self-organization. There are no identified leaders. […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Building alliances for the long haul Building alliances for the long haul
The original of this note was posted in the Outreach Strategy conversation of Occupy London’s online bulletin board.
Thinking of Occupy as a force of prefigurative politics would open the possibility of scaling […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups
The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative GroupsIt happens over and over again—a group of people come together, fired up with passion to create change. They begin with huge inspiration and enthusiasm—and a year later, it’s all foundered in the mire of conflict. […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, On identity and strategy at Occupy London On identity and strategy at Occupy London
On identity and strategy at Occupy London
The article below by Flaminia Giambalvo was published under the title “On Identity and Strategy at St. Pauls” in The Occupied Times, on November 9th 2011. She wrote:
“What the London occupations have […]
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FoO-Steward wrote a new post, Poetics of the streets Poetics of the streets
Poetics of the streetsWhat follows is an excerpt from veteran community organizer Starhawk‘s blogpost on the Poetics of the Street. She also wrote an ”Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups” that is a must read to members […]
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