Apr 3 2012in Activism, Commons, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Social Innovation by George Pór No Comments »
This post is about an event that will happen tomorrow, a continent away, the other side of the Atlantic. Few of you reading it will have a chance to read it in time to decide to go there and be part of it. Yet, I’m writing about it because its portent goes way beyond the [...]
Mar 15 2012in Big Picture, Identity & Strategy, Social Innovation by FoO-Steward A promise from Occupy London: this is only the beginning
Reposted from Occupy London, authored by Press, originally published on: 10 March 2012 Video by Inka Stafrace of Polly Tikkle Productions, an occupier who resided at the Occupy London Stock Exchange occupation for 3 of the 4.5 month occupation. Featured song is “Why we build the wall” by Anais Mitchell, one of the artists featured on Occupation Records’ upcoming album, Folk the Banks, [...]
Jan 2 2012in Big Picture, Commons, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Social Innovation by George Pór Under Assemblies what might national, European and global governance look like?
This article was sent us by Mark N. Barrett, a long-time democracy campaigner, and supporter of Occupy London. Asking this question raises profound questions about sovereignty, representation and justice. In an age characterised by the sovereignty of the nation-state, since the Treaty of Westphalia, globalisation has brought about the rise of the new, unaccountable king, [...]
Dec 30 2011in Big Picture by Anna Betz Personal vision from Occupy London for the movement in 2012
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 grown into a massive global movement enabled by networks of trust. The creation of the General Assembly is beyond doubt [...]
Dec 9 2011in Big Picture, Commons, Direct Democracy, Essays, FoO Media, Social Innovation by George Pór General Assemblies: the primordial soup of social life in the 3rd millennium
— an essay about evolutionary dynamics and the Occupy movement — Part One 1. How life assembled itself The origins of life Where were you and I, and what did we do, 3.5 billion years ago? Most likely, swimming in one of the Earth’s before-life oceans, close to the shoreline, as self-replicating but [...]
Dec 9 2011in Activism, Commons, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Movement Documents, Process Documents by andypaice Spokes Councils: an effort to improve Occupy’s decision making
At the end of October, as a response to the multiple challenges faced by the General Assemblies, Occupy Wall Street adopted the Spokes Councils, which have continued to run in conjunction with the GAs. They have the role of bringing together various working groups in order to hammer out the day-to-day logistical decisions of the [...]
Dec 4 2011in Assemblies, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Process Documents by FoO-Steward The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups
It 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. We could have changed the world ten times over—if we didn’t have to do it together with other people, [...]
Nov 26 2011in Assemblies, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Key Statements, Movement Documents by FoO-Steward Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on September 29, 2011 Translations: French, Slovak, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that [...]
Nov 20 2011in Assemblies, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Social Innovation by George Pór Real democracy is rising on the horizon at Occupy London
The temperature was cold yet the air was hot last Friday, at the General Assembly of Occupy London at St.Paul’s. It was hot of our enthusiasm, as we were listening, with frequently “sparkling fingers,” to Mark from the “state, real democracy and people’s assemblies” sub-group of the GA’s National Politics Working Group. Mark presented a statement prepared by [...]
Oct 27 2011in Assemblies, Direct Democracy, FoO Media, Key Statements, Movement Documents by FoO-Steward The Structure of the New York City General Assembly
Reposted from http://www.nycga.net/groups/structure/docs/final-proposal-thursday-oct-27-afternoon Structure Improving, organizing, and streamlining the structure of the GA. Meetings at Tuesday @ 6pm at Atrium OWS Structure Proposal (A Living Document) — Submitted by the Structure Working Group Summary Since September 17th Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has grown and inspired occupations around the globe. The General Assembly (GA) is at the [...]
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