Archives for 2016

This is how people power wins an election: the story of Ahora Madrid

By: Commons Transition On: December 21, 2016 Ahora Madrid, Commoners in Transition, Miguel Arana, Urban Commons, Victoria Anderica 1 Comment

This is how people power wins an election: the story of Ahora Madrid

Ahora Madrid,Commoners in Transition,Miguel Arana,Urban Commons,Victoria Anderica

How do you win an election? According to Ahora Madrid’s activist councillors, the key is keeping it real - with real openness and participation.

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Common space for exchange: cities in transition and citizen struggles

By: Commons Transition On: December 20, 2016 Ann Marie Utratel, Articles, Commonspolis, P2P Cultures and Politics, Urban Commons 2 Comments

Common space for exchange: cities in transition and citizen struggles

Ann Marie Utratel,Articles,Commonspolis,P2P Cultures and Politics,Urban Commons

How has activism in Spain produced new political platforms that are victorious in municipal elections? These are the stories of the cities in transition.

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Solidarity in Brussels: the voices of the European Commons Assembly

By: Commons Transition On: December 12, 2016 Articles, European Commons Assembly, Partner State, Sophie Jerram 1 Comment

Solidarity in Brussels: the voices of the European Commons Assembly

Articles,European Commons Assembly,Partner State,Sophie Jerram

On Wednesday 16th November about 100 commoners were swarming outside the doors of the European Parliament for the first European Commons Assembly.

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Policies for a Post-Growth Economy

By: Commons Transition On: December 01, 2016 P2P Cultures and Politics, Post Growth Institute, Samuel Alexander, Special Reports 1 Comment

Policies for a Post-Growth Economy

P2P Cultures and Politics,Post Growth Institute,Samuel Alexander,Special Reports

Offsetting the limits to growth: Here's a range of bold policy interventions to produce a stable and flourishing post-growth economy.

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Digital Generative Economies and the New Guilds: A Conversation between Michel Bauwens and Douglas Rushkoff

By: Commons Transition On: November 18, 2016 Commoners in Transition, Douglas Rushkoff, Michel Bauwens, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Foundation No Comments

Digital Generative Economies and the New Guilds: A Conversation between Michel Bauwens and Douglas Rushkoff

Commoners in Transition,Douglas Rushkoff,Michel Bauwens,Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods,P2P Foundation

An audio conversation between Michel Bauwens and Douglas Rushkoff covering finance, the commons how to replace the extractive economy with generative models

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Unifying commons-based projects in a self-organised solidarity economy

By: Commons Transition On: November 16, 2016 Commons Institute, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, Special Reports No Comments

Unifying commons-based projects in a self-organised solidarity economy

Commons Institute,Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods,Special Reports

An idea for unifying commons-based projects in a self-organised solidarity economy that’s both easy and convenient to join.

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Silke Helfrich on Patterns of Commoning

By: Commons Transition On: October 20, 2016 100 Women of P2P, Commons Strategy Group, Global Commons, Michel Bauwens, Silke Helfrich 2 Comments

Silke Helfrich on Patterns of Commoning

100 Women of P2P,Commons Strategy Group,Global Commons,Michel Bauwens,Silke Helfrich

What are the patterns of commoning? Michel Bauwens interviews Silke Helfrich on her work in the commons, and her latest Commons Stategies Group anthology

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Re-imagine the Future: A List of Resources for Commoning

By: Commons Transition On: September 27, 2016 Anna Grear, Articles, David Bollier, Knowledge Commons, Video 3 Comments

Re-imagine the Future: A List of Resources for Commoning

Anna Grear,Articles,David Bollier,Knowledge Commons,Video

Commons-oriented resources and links on the growing world of system-change activism, legal and policy innovation, academic research and political analysis.

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10 Ways to Accelerate the Peer-to-Peer and Commons Economy

By: Commons Transition On: September 15, 2016 Articles, Michel Bauwens, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Foundation 2 Comments

10 Ways to Accelerate the Peer-to-Peer and Commons Economy

Articles,Michel Bauwens,Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods,P2P Foundation

What is peer production and commons economics? More importantly, how can they help bring about a thriving economy that work for people and planet?

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Connecting the Dots the P2P Way: The Commons as the Response to the Structural Crises of the Global System

By: Commons Transition On: June 20, 2016 Articles, Global Commons, Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation 1 Comment

Connecting the Dots the P2P Way: The Commons as the Response to the Structural Crises of the Global System

Articles,Global Commons,Michel Bauwens,P2P Foundation

Against pseudo-abundance, scarcity engineering and perpetually increasing social injustice… Enter the Commons. An article by Michel Bauwens

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