Category Archives: free labour

Live from Amsterdam, Second Day Networked Labour Seminar

Posted on May 9, 2013 by
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The machines of self-management have been switched on! | Vio.me

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

A great 30-minute documentary shot in the premises of Vio.Me a few weeks before production started. The workers document the shutting down of the company, their decision to self-manage it and the birth of the solidarity movement. VIO.ME.: If they … Continue reading →

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Netwar 2.0: the convergence of streets and networks

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

by GIORGIO GRIZIOTTI, DARIO LOVAGLIO, and TIZIANA TERRANOVA 23 February 2012 To the extent to which we are not witnessing a clash between two capitalisms but a process of reconfiguration realized through the hegemony of finance, information and circulation, the only way to change … Continue reading →

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The unmaking of the working class and the rise of the Maker | Re-Public

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

by Johan Söderberg  One of the many attractions at the New York Maker Faire in 2011 was the ”Print-village”. It gathered twenty-something stands displaying the famous Rep-rap 3D printer and its many derivatives. Next to the Print-village was a much bigger … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Cybertariat: Virtual Work in a Real World

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

by Ursula Huws The workplace has been changed in recent decades by the rise of digital technologies. Parts of a single labor process can be moved around the world, with implications not only for individual workplaces or firms, but for the … Continue reading →

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The Soul At Work by Franco “Bifo” Berardi

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

The Soul At Work From Alienation to Autonomy By Franco “Bifo” Berardi Introduction by Jason E. Smith. Translated by Francesca Cadel and Giuseppina Mecchia. Overview We can reach every point in the world but, more importantly, we can be reached from any point in the … Continue reading →

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In the ewe of massive general strikes: Can we build bottom up networked collaborative economies to support societies in the PIIGS and beyond

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

This is the first part of the audio version (see video version here) answering your questions to the P2P Foundation Reddit page: redd.it/11d4m7 based on the Synthetic overview of the collaborative economy report by the P2P Foundation and Orange Labs. James Burke gathered together the … Continue reading →

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Anonymous and Open Call for #14N: Distributed Systemic General Strike

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Anonymous and Open Call for #14N P2P and Distributed Systemic General Strike This is an anonymous call for a transnational and indefinite General Strike to start on November 14, 2012 Objectives To start building an real general strike that will connect all … Continue reading →

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#14N – PUT YOUR LABOUR IN MAKING OF ANOTHER WORLD!

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Social and political movements related to the P2P (participatory), open (open access to knowledge), and ‘commons’ paradigms | P2P Foundation

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

A directory of social and political movements related to the P2P (participatory), open (open access to knowledge), and ‘commons’ paradigms. Please read: Mapping a Coalition for the Commons. By Philippe Aigrain. Contents [hide] 1 Introduction 2 Sister Organizations 3 Citations 3.1 On P2P dialogue across … Continue reading →

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“One year after Occupy Wall Street: DEBT, CRISES and GLOBAL REVOLUTION” a talk of DAVID GRAEBER with TASOS SAGRIS from Void Network

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

From Void Network Commemorating one year from Occupy Wall street movement and the movement of open public assemblies in thousands of squares, parks and streets all over the world, the anarchist anthropologist David Graeber speaks about the past and the future … Continue reading →

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The Silent Change | The Take: Occupy, Resist, Produce

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

THE FIRST BOOK WRITTEN ABOUT THE RECOVERED FACTORIES IS NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH! The Silent Change, by journalist Esteban Magnani, has been translated to English. This new edition features a foreword by Working World co-founder Brendan Martin that situates the … Continue reading →

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The Article of 2012: Peer to Peer (P2P) Production as the Alternative to Capitalism – A New Communist Horizon

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

by Jakob Rigi  The current crisis of capitalism has provoked protests, revolts and revolutions in major parts of the planet that include 3 billions of inhabitants. Even the mainstream Time Magazine made “The Protester” the person of the year. 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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Blueprint for P2P Society: The Partner State & Ethical Economy

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

By Michel Bauwens, 04.07.12 Image: Dave Gray A new way to produce is emerging. By this I mean: a new way to produce anything and everything, whether it is software, food, or cities. What once required rigid organisations and a society defined by the … Continue reading →

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Extreme Manufacturing | Factor e Farm Blog

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

A brief introduction to the method by Aaron (see script) We are proud to announce the beta release of an the Extreme Manufacturing platformfor Open Source Ecology. We are now testing the platform. Extreme Manufacturing (XM) is an open source hardware development methodology based on … Continue reading →

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Democracia Real Ya: Five Reasons to Take The Streets

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Posted 5 hours ago on April 16, 2012, 10:37 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt The following was translated from Democracia Real Ya (Real Democracy Now) Barcelona, aSpanish protest movement that helped inspire #OWS. While some things are specific to Spain/Europe, they echo our reasons for … Continue reading →

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A pivotal p2p transition moment: Open Source Ecology launches Extreme Manufacturing platform

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Michel Bauwens, 15th April 2012 The birth of the era of mass production, based on economies of scale, which is now ending, was when Ford instituted the Assembly line. The birth of the era of physical peer production, based on economies of … Continue reading →

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SPRING IS HERE. WE ARE COMING | OCCUPY GENERAL STRIKE

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

THE PLAN For May 1st, 2012 Occupy Los Angeles is organizing around a “4 Winds” People’s Power Car and Bike Caravan through the urban sprawl of Los Angeles that will culminate in Direct Action in and around the Financial District … Continue reading →

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15M Global Strike – What is the plan? | Take the Square

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

1/ BACKGROUND AND GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION 2/ PRINCIPLES AND DEMANDS, AIMS OF THE MOVEMENT 3/ 15M GLOBAL STRIKE AND SYSTEMATIC EXPANSION 1.1 Arab Spring: One goal, One strategy The Arab Spring was sparked by the first protests that occurred in Tunisia on 18 … Continue reading →

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