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Why Ivan Illich Still Matters Today by David Bollier David Bollier bollier.org/blog/why-ivan-… "Illich therefore proposed the concept of “convivial tools” that honor human agency and creativity"

My suggestion in my book 'Free, Fair and Alive', with Silke Helfrich, is the idea of 'relationalized property' in a commons. Instead of the Lockean scenario, people have social, emotional and sometimes spiritual relations with care-wealth (aka 'resources').

A great conversation with three pioneering commoners on their respective fields of action: community-based Solar Commons; post-capitalist clothing systems; and open source technologies for regenerative agriculture!

Norman Lear described himself as "another version of you." Which helps explain why his shows were so hilarious: they found humor in the human condition we all share. Laughter as a metaphysical dimension of the Cosmos! Deep gratitude for your 101 years, my friend!

Just booked in for this January 6 treat with Commons activist David Bollier taking place Sparks Bristol with Coexist : hdfst.uk/e100968

An impressive project to reimagine and enrich learning about economics for the coming generation!

Pithy wisdom! It's why the commons offers an attractive alternative to conventional politics.

Solar Commons's brilliant model: use solar arrays to generate new 20-year streams of revenue for community wealth-building. Commoners manage partnerships via a trust & allocate funds. Kathryn Milun explains on my latest 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast: tinyurl.com/32sr76m2

Honored and happy to share this talk with David Bollier on developing protocols from traditional economics. ♥️🌱 #commons Podcast david-bollier.simplecast.com/episodes/will-… Blog bollier.org/blog/will-rudd…

There appears to be a pre-monetary resource coordination practice in nearly every indigenous culture that involves accounting, credit and debt, settlement and advanced planning with multiple cycles and a network of connected associations. This traditional practice #ROLA seems

Highly recommended for a unique & enlivening There Are Many Alternatives (TAMA instead of Thatcher's TINA) take on our economy: David Bollier's Frontiers of Commoning podcast. Start w/ his interview of Nathan Schneider about his new book, "Governable Spaces." bollier.org/blog/nathan-sc…

Impressive collection of essays dealing with commons and political economy. Thanks to co-editors Hendrik Wagenaar and Koen Bartels!

In his new book 'Governable Spaces,' Nathan Schneider Nathan Schneider explores the rich possibilities for democratic governance on the Internet. Check out his interview at 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast. tinyurl.com/4x8ntwnh

But legal hacks such as community land trusts can decommodify land, making it noncapitalist in perpetuity. "Property on the outside, commons on the inside." Peer owned rather than state owned.

“I use the metaphor of nature as the - network of assemblies - acting like the mycelium in nature, a way to communicate and allow [the] people and communities to react to corruption, to domination, to degradation of the environment, to whatever is happening around them in an

Land conservation as wilderness or eco-tourism? Bram Büscher proposes a third way: address capitalist growth itself through "convivial conservation." Bridge the human/nature divide with eco-respectful collaborations. Frontiers of Commoning podcast: tinyurl.com/uj75pmun

An exciting convergence of commoners and friends this Friday at the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, England! festival-of-commoning.org Dil Green: Novel: -Money/-Governance/-Wisdom #BuildCommons #Commoning

'An Atlas of Commoning' showcases dozens of fascinating urban commons projects worldwide. Carnegie Mellon architect-urbanist Stefan Gruber explains on 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast: tinyurl.com/2s3a8j3y

Just an alert to let you all know that I can now be found on Bluesky, a much nicer place. (But I'll be hanging on to my account here to prevent impersonators -- something you need to worry about on X).