Joining forces for another Europe by Tomasso Fattori | Red Pepper
In November, European social movements will meet in Florence to plan continent-wide responses to austerity and the European crisis of democracy. Tommaso Fattori calls for us to make ‘Firenze 10+10’ a...
View ArticleSocial and political movements related to the P2P (participatory), open (open...
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...
View ArticleTWEETS AND THE STREETS: SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTEMPORARY ACTIVISM
TWEETS AND THE STREETS: SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTEMPORARY ACTIVISM by Paolo Gerbaudo London: Pluto Press, 2012 Tweets and the Streets analyses the culture of the new protest movements of the 21st century....
View ArticleCALL TO ACTION ! Dec. 21st The Judgement Day For the 1%: Most Awaited Day in...
Help Make Dec. 21st, 2012 the Most Momentous Day in the History of the World ! The day we realize it is not about nations, and the whole world is one.. oh, that will be the grandest of days” ~ Gandhi...
View ArticleGlobal Unionism: The Social Network Model
The network is the vanguard. Dan Gallin, Chair of the Global Labour Institute The union movement and FaceBook are about the same size, as of October 2012. That’s about one billion members, or one...
View ArticleOpen Source / Libre Training Material (in progress) on Social Media for...
P2P AND TRANSNATIONAL EXCHANGE AT THE SHOP-FLOOR LEVEL: Social media and online networking guide for shop stewards and union activists MODULE I – prepared for and by the support of TIE-Netherlands...
View ArticleBARCELONA 15M Newsletter nr 31: Spain provides blue print for systemic...
This is the weekly newsletter that will inform you about the activities of 15M movement in Barcelona, Catalonia and occasionally the main events in Spain. This week’s issue provides blue prints for...
View ArticleTHE COMING OF THE INDEFINITE STRIKE IN GREECE – LETS CREATE A MASSIVE STRIKE...
Greece Jumpstarts Week of Protests as General Strike Takes on Austerity End of austerity cuts as likely as ‘Father Christmas’ - Common Dreams staff Greek workers began a week of anti-austerity strikes...
View Article#14N: millions join largest European strike ever
By Jerome Roos On November 15, 2012 Street battles break out and large parts of Europe are paralyzed as millions of workers walk off their jobs in the biggest coordinated EU strike ever. Europe’s...
View Article#1D European day of action against precariousness and social insecurity [En,...
1st December: European day of action against precariousness and social insecurity 1 de dezembro: Dia europeu de acção contra a precariedade e injustiça social 1 de diciembre: ¡Jornada europea de...
View ArticlePaolo Gerbaudo presents “Tweets and the streets” | via P2P Foundation
Paolo Gerbaudo presents “Tweets and the streets” book at the MIT Center for Civic Media. Watch the book presentation here: Filed under: 15M, Activism, Movements, Networks, Occupy, Organising, Theory
View Article#Walmartstrike and the union resurgence | Godfrey’s Blog of Claims
The #Walmartstrike on Black Friday was an historic moment for the global labour movement. It represents the public coming out of the synthesis of occupy direct action tactics and sustainable union...
View ArticleOccupy-15M World Social Forum Planning (Mumble) Meeting – 30 November 19:00 GMT
This is a Call for a Mumble Meeting / Open Space on 30 November 2012 at 19.00 pm GMT What? World Social Forum 2013 will be taking place in Monastir, Tunis in March. This Forum might be a strategic...
View ArticleComplete LaborTech 2012 Schedule
Download Pdf here LaborTech 2012 Schedule FRIDAY, November 30 5:00 – 7:00 PM Registration – (McLaren Center rm. 252) 7:00 PM Plenary – (McLaren Center rm. 252) Welcoming – Dorothy Kidd, Professor,...
View ArticleGlobal Unionism: The Parecon Model
In a speech given at the Global Labour Institute summer school in Manchester earlier this year, life-long trade unionist Dan Gallin stated: The need of the hour is a serious challenge to global...
View ArticleCALL FOR THE SECOND OCCUPY THE WSF MEETING – 7TH DECEMBER 2012 AT 19.00 PM GMT
This is a Call for the second Occupy the WSF Meeting MEETING LOCATION: MUMBLE PLATFORM The date of the meeting is 7th December 2012 at 19.00 pm GMT Agenda for next meeting to be build up collectively,...
View ArticleGlobal Unionism Dicussion Papers IV: The Direct Unionism Model
“What can we do today so that tomorrow we can do what we are unable to do today?” - Paulo Freire We have reached a moment in the technological development of human society where we are limited not by...
View Article#21D Public Debate on World General Strike: How to Hack / Crack Capitalism
Today at around 8 pm UK time there will be an online and informal open debate taking place on how to network and organise a global, indefinite, new generation emancipatory mass action. Please join us...
View ArticleCall for the fourth Occupy the WSF Online Meeting on Thursday 3rd January...
From 26-30 March 2013 the World Social Forum (WSF) will take place in Tunis. The WSF is a global meeting bringing together civil society organisations, social movements and activists to discuss our...
View Article#14th-15th March: What is the Plan?
The anonymous text posted below was spread before the 15th October 2011. It was clearly targeting the enemy any stating the way we need to walk forward in terms of methodology and form, not the...
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