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A new evaluation of the FLOK experience in Ecuador: what’s next?

By: Commons Transition On: June 19, 2015 Articles, FLOK Society, Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation No Comments

A new evaluation of the FLOK experience in Ecuador: what’s next?

Articles,FLOK Society,Michel Bauwens,P2P Foundation

Michel Bauwens reflects on the highly innovative qualities of Ecuador's FLOK Society project while offering ideas on how to transcend its local context.

How Peer to Peer will Change the World: An Interview with Michel Bauwens

By: Commons Transition On: June 05, 2015 Michel Bauwens, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Foundation, Partner State, Peer Property, Video 1 Comment

P2P Foundation co-founder Michel Bauwens talks about his personal background, the ongoing development of the P2P Foundation and how P2P could save the world.

Research for Transition

By: Commons Transition On: April 16, 2015 Articles, David Charles, Michel Bauwens, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Foundation, Partner State No Comments

Research for Transition

Articles,David Charles,Michel Bauwens,Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods,P2P Foundation,Partner State

The problem with this current economic model is that most of the value created is not put back into the commons.

Civil Power and the Partner State

By: Commons Transition On: April 02, 2015 Articles, John Restakis, P2P Cultures and Politics, P2P Foundation, Partner State 2 Comments

Civil Power and the Partner State

Articles,John Restakis,P2P Cultures and Politics,P2P Foundation,Partner State

John Restakis speaks about the Civil Economy as a contrast to the the crisis that has gripped Europe, and the western democracies, over the last 30 years.

Civil Power and the Path Forward for Greece

By: Commons Transition On: January 14, 2015 Articles, John Restakis, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Cultures and Politics, P2P Foundation, Partner State 5 Comments

Civil Power and the Path Forward for Greece

Articles,John Restakis,Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods,P2P Cultures and Politics,P2P Foundation,Partner State

That Syriza is taking the social economy seriously is a good sign. The social economy represents one of the very few bright spots in Greece, with hundreds of new groups being formed to provide goods and services in a way that is entirely new.

Janice Figueiredo: From Buen Conocer to Commons Transition

By: Commons Transition On: December 15, 2014 Commoners in Transition, Janice Figueiredo, P2P Foundation No Comments

Janice Figueiredo: From Buen Conocer to Commons Transition

Commoners in Transition,Janice Figueiredo,P2P Foundation

We present an interview with Janice Figueiredo, who was part of the FLOKSociety project launched in Ecuador. Janice spoke to us about her own experience collaborating with and learning from the indigenous people of the region.

The Cooperative Model Revisited: Michel Bauwens

By: Commons Transition On: December 15, 2014 Michel Bauwens, Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Foundation, Video 1 Comment

This video from the Open Everything Convergence features Michel Bauwens exploring the relationship between the cooperative movement and the Commons.

The Cooperative Model Revisited: John Restakis

By: Commons Transition On: December 10, 2014 Open Coops & Sustainable Livelyhoods, P2P Foundation, Video No Comments

John Restakis independent researcher and teacher on co-operative economies and globalization discusses the challenges facing the cooperative movement.

What is P2P? An Introduction

By: Commons Transition On: December 01, 2014 Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation, Video 1 Comment

“We can’t continue with a system that creates wealth, but that’s also destroying the planet and creating so much social inequality. I think that after 400 years of this, we know it doesn’t work. We need a new system to reclaim all these communal values”