Monthly Archives: June 2012

New Work, New Culture | Context Institute

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Technology and the shrinking job market could liberate us from meaningless work and allow us to do things we care deeply about. An Interview With Frithjof Bergmann, by Sarah van Gelder One of the articles in It’s About Time! (IC#37) Originally … Continue reading →

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Netroots UK 2012

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

26 June 2012: Hundreds of bloggers, tweeters and online campaigners will gather for a day of training, networking and debate on digital activism Photo: John Newman/Flickr The event, which will take place on Saturday 30 June in central London, will have … Continue reading →

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Press Release 19 June 2012 Forum “Another Road for Europe”

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Press Release 19 June 2012 Forum “Another Road for Europe” June 28, 2012, h.9.00 -18.30, European Parliament, Brussels Place de Luxembourg, Building Altiero Spinelli, 3rd floor, section G, room n.3 (ASP 3G3). For information: anotherroadforeurope@gmail.com Participant organisations include Attac France, … Continue reading →

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Assange episode 10 [must watch]: ‘End of the world as we know it?’ with Tariq Ali and Noam Chomsky

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/327380#ixzz1yvnu9A9h

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National Shop Stewards Network conference 2012 UK

Posted on June 24, 2012 by
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Economy of the Commons and Collaborative Consumption

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

By severing cooperativism from its communal origins and and focusing on consumption, British cooperativism and the ICA caused lasting damage to the transformative capacity of cooperativism, which we should not repeat today in the debate between the economy of the … Continue reading →

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A New Age of Revolutions has Arrived | via Domus

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

The fundamental moment in which design becomes a political tool has arrived. Whatever we choose to call it — P2P culture, peer production movement, open-P2P-design — will we be able to find new meaning cooperatively? Will we be able to … Continue reading →

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GLI Conference on International Union Movements: First Readings | via P. Waterman

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Global Labour Institute UK International Summer School – stimulating reading June 20, 2012 | Author Dave We’re setting the scene for our forthcoming International Summer School (9-13 July) with some interesting short articles related to the summer school discussions. Although not essential … Continue reading →

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Transnational Capital vs People’s Resistance | TNI

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

June 2012 How does transnational capital function? Where does it operate? What globalised logic does it follow? What is the magnitude of its abuses and its social, economic and environmental irresponsibility? And what challenge do we see emerge for us, … Continue reading →

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Occupy/15M/DRY/RDN Global mumble CoC meeting Sat 23th June

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

EVENT DETAILS Time: June 23, 2012 from 7pm to 11pm Location: global, mumble, remote, chat voice Event Type: actins, coordination, meeting EVENT DESCRIPTION  We are waitng for you on Sat 23rd of June 18:00 UTC: the channel OPEN SPACE in Mumble – How to connect: http://occupytalk.org/article/how-connect-our-server a more user … Continue reading →

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Call for large Euro-Mediterranean’s mobilizations in autumn 2012 !

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

In solidarity with the Greek people, against illegitimate debts and austerity measures, let us mobilize! For joint actions around the Greek elections, and for large Euro-Mediterranean’s mobilizations in autumn 2012 ! The response to the financial and economic crisis is the … Continue reading →

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The Cyberunion Podcast – Episode 52 That’s What Happens When You Dance With The Devil

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

by MV on JUNE 18, 2012 · LEAVE A COMMENT · in PODCAST Download Ogg Download low quality Ogg Download http://cyberunions.org/wp-content/plugins/audio-player-oogiechetos/assets/player.swf?ver=2.0.4.1 0:42 Stephen has a cold Stephen raises a point about movements and unions to understand what happens when you take on Software Libre and using new technology Established a … Continue reading →

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#USi Greek Election Night – Occupy style -Big Blue Button- conversation with Costas Lapavitsas

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Just joined the last part of a web conference organised by Union Solidairty International. Poeple at the kitchen were Walton Pantland and Andrew Bredy. They have been using BigBlueButton and it was an ultimate social network unionism experience for me. The keynote speaker … Continue reading →

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Nucleus of a new counter hegemonic narrative?: ‘The Commons’ enters in the Resolution of Trade Union Assembly on Labour and Environment in Rio, organised by ITUC and TUCA

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Resolution Meeting at the Trade Union Assembly on Labour and Environment, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11-13 June 2012, organized by Sustainlabour, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), and in the presence … Continue reading →

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New Way of Living the Planet Debated at Rio People’s Summit | ITUC

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

15 June 2012: From today and until 23 June, more than 18,000 activists, trade unionists and other members of the civil society will gather at the People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice in Rio +20 , in Rio de Janeiro. … Continue reading →

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Peoples Summit for Social and Environmental Justice in defense of the commons | RIO+20 Portal

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Also available in Français, Español, Português 9:00 am 15 June 2012 — 6:00 pm 23 June 2012 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. DESCRIPTION(Report of the Brazilian Civil Society’s Facilitator Committee for Rio +20). Between the 15th and the 23rd of June of this year, … Continue reading →

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Infinite Solidarité with Infinite Strike!

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Posted 1 day ago on June 14, 2012, 1:39 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Screen cap showing map of locations holding casserole demos in support of Québec Last night, thousands of people across hundreds of cities once again rallied in solidarity with … Continue reading →

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What Anonymous is fighting for [and against]

Posted on June 16, 2012 by
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#GlobalMay Newsletter – The last issue

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Written by  T_indignadx Dear comrades, we are happy to offer you the last issue of the newsletter that offered updates during 7 weeks related to the Global Spring actions around the world We would like, mainly to thank you all for your … Continue reading →

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Occupy’s Pledge to FIGHT BACK We Didn’t Start the Class War

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

The 1% wreck our economy, kill our jobs, seize our homes, assault our rights, destroy the environment, and sentence us to lives of debt and war. For years, we have petitioned our governments for change without redress and have fought … Continue reading →

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