Podcast appearances and mentions of David Bollier

Playing for Team Human today, activist, Blogger, and Director of the Reinventing the CommonsProgram at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, David Bollier.Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone's Earth.Learn more about Everyone's Earth: https://everyonesearth.com/Change Diapers: https://changediapers.com/Cobi Dryer Sheets: https://cobidryersheets.com/Support Team Human on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.comGet bonus content on Patreon: patreon.com/teamhuman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radio Kingston host and executive director Jimmy Buff interviews David Bollier about his new, updated and revised edition of 'Think Like a Commoner,' originally published in 2014. This popular introduction now includes material on the commons as a living, relational organism, bioregionalism and the relocalization of economies, governance of digital commons, legal hacks to support commons, and new ways for state power to facilitate commoning. More about the book at https://www.thinklikeacommoner.com. More on Bollier and the commons at https://www.Bollier.org.

David Bollier, author, co-author and co-editor of 12 books on new, more earth- and human-aligned paradigms, presents his views of our current economic, political and social systems -- why they are failing us, and how a parallel system of self-growing communities he calls "the Commons" or "the Commonsverse" is popping up in different parts of the world to rekindle a sense of agency, belonging and self governing.

Building on a recent interview with climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann where he talked about the severity of the climate crisis and the urgent necessity of action, Clearing the FOG speaks with David Bollier of the Schumacher Center for a New Economy about the paradigm-shifting concept of The Commons. Bollier travels around the world, particularly to European and Global South countries where The Commons is part of everyday public discourse and activities to learn about ways that people are creating structures to meet their needs outside of the market and the demand for growth. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

If God calls us to seek the common good of our communities—what does that mean in real life? The commons, a shared community place or resource, is a critical idea in this conversation. Even better: it's not just an idea; it's been practiced around the globe in many times and places. David Frank talks with friend and fellow housemate Brendan Johnson about the ways we could start thinking differently—really differently—about our public, private, and shared resources. Our goal is to inspire you to imagine new ways of flourishing and to open the conversation further. Shoot us a message with any comments, questions, or critiques. There's so much around this topic left to discuss! __________ Timestamps (1:21) What is “the commons”? (5:47) Commons vs., say, a public park (14:24) Seeking the common good in common life (18:59) Rights to common air, water vs. privatization (24:50) Who are “the commoners”? (30:22) Example of 3M and the (failure of) water commons (35:53) The tragedy of the commons (39:17) “Beating the bounds” (42:47) Healthcare and the mental commons (45:23) Joy and the desire to contribute (50:15) What it means to be human (53:06) The commons of communion (57:23) What we can do now __________ Links and References Our Guest Today is D. Brendan Johnson: https://linktr.ee/dbrendanjohnson "A Short History of Enclosure in Britain" by Simon Fairlie (The Land, 2009; link to publisher) Small is Beautiful by E.F. Schumacher (1973, link to publisher) Christ and the Common Life by Luke Bretherton (2019, link to publisher) “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garrett Hardin (Science, 1968; link to JStor) Governing the Commons by Elinor Ostrom (1990, link to publisher) Podcast: "Frontiers of Commoning with David Bollier" https://david-bollier.simplecast.com/ Free, Fair, and Alive by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich https://freefairandalive.org/ Cooperation Jackson in Mississippi https://cooperationjackson.org/ Mondragon Corporation in Spain https://www.mondragon-corporation.com/en/ __________ If you like this podcast, please consider… →Sharing feedback or questions! www.podpage.com/communion-shalom/contact →Supporting us on Patreon! patreon.com/communionandshalom →Following us on Instagram! @communionandshalom — Credits Creators and Hosts: David Frank, TJ Espinoza Audio Engineer: Carl Swenson (www.carlswensonmusic.com) Podcast Manager: Elena

In this episode, Michael and Hita speak with David Bollier. David is an author, activist, blogger and consultant who spends a lot of time exploring the commons as a new paradigm of economics, politics and culture. In 2010, David co-founded the Commons Strategies Group, a consulting project that works to promote the commons internationally. More recently, he became the Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. David has authored and co-authored many books, and we focus in particular on his book Free, Fair, and Alive: the Insurgent Power of the Commons, which he co-autherd with the late Silka Helfrich. Much of this book and our conversation focus on the idea of commoning. This is a different take on the commons, think about it less as a physical description of the environment and more about the relationships that we have with each other and the environment. It is also seen as a response to historic enclosures of the commons and a western emphasis on governance and property as inherently exclusionary practices. This approach is an important alternative to the dominant way in which the commons are thought about.   David's website: http://www.bollier.org/   References: Bollier, D., and S. Helfrich. 2019. Free, Fair, and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons. New Society Publishers.

We talk with David Bollier about his sourcebook for Commoning, THE COMMONER'S CATALOG. Then Katha Pollitt talks about abortion rights. The post David Bollier THE COMMONER'S CATALOG & Katha Pollitt, PRO appeared first on Writer's Voice.

Author, academic, and podcaster David Bollier! David works with the Schumacher Center for a New Economics and has studied and written extensively on commoning for the last two decades. For those who aren't familiar with that word, commoning is simply the act of managing shared resources like land or information. We talk about how he came to study the commons as an alternative for change after being disillusioned with the political system, can't say it's gotten any better, starting from where you are, however small, and examples of commoning in our everyday life that we simply don't have words for, and often overlook. You can find his writing, books, and podcast on his website. Mentioned in the show... Think Like a Commoner (book) Frontiers of Commoning (podcast) Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles of Managing a Commons My two favorite episodes of FoC... Treating Food as Commons, Not Commodity Why Ivan Illich Still Matters Thank y'all so much for listening. This podcast is brought to you by Certified Naturally Grown & Growing for Market Magazine. It's also brought to you by growers like you. If you got something from this podcast, or any of our podcasts, you can support our work for a few bucks a month at notillgrowers.com/support. Please rate/review, follow us on Instagram @collaborativefarming or @notillgrowers, share this podcast with your farming friends, and let us know who/what you'd like to hear on The Collaborative Farming Podcast. Remember, many hands make light work.

In this conversation, Philip spends time with scholar and commons activist David Bollier. They discuss his latest book The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking and what are the ways activist and organizer can continue to strengthen the commons as an alternative to late stage extractive capitalism. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip's Drop: The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community and The Land – Edited by Norman Wirzba https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/674983/the-essential-agrarian-reader-by-norman-wirzba/ David's Drop: How Forests Think – Eduardo Kohn https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520276116/how-forests-think Special Guest: David Bollier.

The “tragedy of the commons” is an idea that has so thoroughly seeped into culture and law that it seems normal for people and corporations to own land, water, and even whole ecosystems. But there's a BIG problem: the “tragedy” part of it has been debunked – it really should be the triumph of the commons. Learn the origin story of privatization and explore the true meaning of commons and how to manage them for sustainability and equity. Also check out our suggestions for championing the commons (beyond Robin Hood's strategy of stabbing the aristocracy). For episode notes and more information, please visit our website.Support the show (https://www.postcarbon.org/supportcrazytown/)

We are joined by David Bollier, one of the world's leading theorists and evangelists for the idea of the “commons” —  a new (old) paradigm for re-imagining economics, politics, and culture. He pursues this work as Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics and as cofounder of the Commons Strategies Group, an international advocacy project. His classic book on the topic is Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons. And his most recent book is The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking, inspired by the format and spirit of The Whole Earth Catalog, but focused on commons and commoning as a countercultural force.Follow David on twitter here.Learn more at Bollier.org.Get a copy of The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking here.Get a copy of Think Like a Commoner here.Get a copy of Free Fair and Alive here.Listen to Frontiers of Commoning here.Learn more about the Democracy Policy Network at DemocracyPolicy.network.Our theme song is from "Come Spring" by Noble Dust.

#21: Eine Zukunft ohne Wachstum? / Barbara Muraca, Benjamin BestWeshalb kann die Wirtschaft aus philosophischer Sicht nicht stetig weiterwachsen? Aus welchen Gründen lässt sich eine nachhaltige, tragfähige und gerechte Zukunft nur durch einen gesellschaftlichen Umbau erreichen? Sind kollektive Einschränkungen tatsächlich ein Ausdruck von Freiheit? Wie unterscheidet sich die Wachstumskritik des internationalen Diskurses von der Debatte in Deutschland? Verbirgt sich hinter der vermeintlich negativen Postwachstumsdebatte die positive Idee, dass ein gutes Leben nicht mehr vom Wachstum abhängig sein muss? Diese und viele weitere spannende Fragen beantwortet die Philosophin Prof. Dr. Barbara Muraca, Associate Professor an der University of Oregon, im Gespräch mit Dr. Benjamin Best, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Forschungsbereich Strukturwandel und Innovation am Wuppertal Institut. Reinhören und informiert bleiben: #zukunftswissenfm #wupperinst #postwachstum #degrowth #gemeinwohl *** Lesetipps: Brandt, Muraca et al. (2021): From planetary to societal boundaries: an argument for collectively defined self-limitation, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15487733.2021.1940754 Frei, fair und lebendig – Die Macht der Commons von Silke Helfrich und David Bollier, https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-4530-9/frei-fair-und-lebendig-die-macht-der-commons/ Gut leben – Eine Gesellschaft jenseits des Wachstums von Barbara Muraca, https://www.wagenbach.de/buecher/titel/971-gut-leben.html *** Links: Prof. Dr. Barbara Muraca, https://philosophy.uoregon.edu/profile/bmuraca/ Dr. Benjamin Best, https://wupperinst.org/c/wi/c/s/cd/1053 Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH, https://wupperinst.org @Wupperinst Zukunftswissen.fm, https://zukunftswissen.fm Kontakt: zukunftswissen_fm@wupperinst.org #zukunftswissen #zukunftskunst #wuppertalinstitut Produktion: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH Impressum: https://wupperinst.org/impressum GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de

Weshalb kann die Wirtschaft aus philosophischer Sicht nicht stetig weiterwachsen? Aus welchen Gründen lässt sich eine nachhaltige, tragfähige und gerechte Zukunft nur durch einen gesellschaftlichen Umbau erreichen? Sind kollektive Einschränkungen tatsächlich ein Ausdruck von Freiheit? Wie unterscheidet sich die Wachstumskritik des internationalen Diskurses von der Debatte in Deutschland? Verbirgt sich hinter der vermeintlich negativen Postwachstumsdebatte die positive Idee, dass ein gutes Leben nicht mehr vom Wachstum abhängig sein muss? Diese und viele weitere spannende Fragen beantwortet die Philosophin Prof. Dr. Barbara Muraca, Associate Professor an der University of Oregon, im Gespräch mit Dr. Benjamin Best, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Forschungsbereich Strukturwandel und Innovation am Wuppertal Institut. Reinhören und informiert bleiben: #zukunftswissenfm #wupperinst #postwachstum #degrowth #gemeinwohl *** Lesetipps: Brandt, Muraca et al. (2021): From planetary to societal boundaries: an argument for collectively defined self-limitation, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15487733.2021.1940754 Frei, fair und lebendig – Die Macht der Commons von Silke Helfrich und David Bollier, https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-4530-9/frei-fair-und-lebendig-die-macht-der-commons/ Gut leben – Eine Gesellschaft jenseits des Wachstums von Barbara Muraca, https://www.wagenbach.de/buecher/titel/971-gut-leben.html *** Links: Prof. Dr. Barbara Muraca, https://philosophy.uoregon.edu/profile/bmuraca/ Dr. Benjamin Best, https://wupperinst.org/c/wi/c/s/cd/1053 Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH, https://wupperinst.org @Wupperinst Zukunftswissen.fm, https://zukunftswissen.fm Kontakt: zukunftswissen_fm@wupperinst.org #zukunftswissen #zukunftskunst #wuppertalinstitut Produktion: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH Impressum: https://wupperinst.org/impressum GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de

Episode #48 Notes0:30 - What do you mean by a “commons” and where does it orginiate?2:30 - On The Tragedy of The Commons, and why it's BS.6:00 - What are some commons in our everyday lives that we might take for granted?9:00 - How is a food commons different than our current food system?15:50 - How do market relations interface with the commons?30:15 - What is preferable about a food commons?35:00 - What happens to the private market in a food commons system?42:30 - How do social movements and activism interface with food commons?48:00 - Book recommendations!Routledge Handbook of Food as a Commons, Jose Luis Vivero-PolFree, Fair, and Alive, David Bollier and Silke HelfrichRe-Enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons, Silvia FedericiMutual Aid, Peter KropotkinGoverning The Commons, Elinor Ostrum

When it comes to resource management, there are two dominant forces that exert tremendous influence on who gets what: the market and the state. Sometimes these two entities compete or conflict. Other times they collaborate, and even conspire—to the great detriment of communities. Either can result in environmental exploitation, extreme inequality or poverty, erasure of culture and place, and invite an alienation that is generated by people having limited say in what happens to their communities.   Yet there remains a resource management system whose history runs deeper than either the market or the state—and that is the commons. Distinguished by its clearly demarcated membership, it is fiercely democratic and practices a more locally-oriented governance regime. A given resource is apportioned and stewarded by members according to norms they determine within their community. For the most part, neither the market nor the state are expected or encouraged to intervene. One is either a contributing member of the commons or they are not.   But if commons have such a rich heritage, then why have they become less prevalent in the United States and in what are considered "developed countries"?   Jeffrey Howard speaks with Neal Gorenflo. He is the executive director of Shareable, an award-winning nonprofit news outlet, action network, and consultancy focused on the latest innovations in resource sharing, the commons, and the solidarity economy. He is also the author of Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons (2018). In addition to the state and the market, he proposes the commons as a way to foster small-scale experiments to see what works best in any given community. This pragmatic approach to solutions is geared toward addressing needs more than trying to satisfy any particular ideology. As the saying goes, ideologies divide us, while needs unify us.   Now, looking further into the twenty-first century, what would it take for the commons to become a prevailing paradigm for resource management? What does a Sharing Cities approach to urban development look like? And what prevents a commons from being co-opted or captured by market or state forces?   Show Notes: A Year of Living Locally by Neal Gorenflo (2020) Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons by Neal Gorenflo (2018) Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons by David Bollier (2014) Shareable Ep. 11 A Small Farm Future w/ Chris Smaje (2021) Ep. 8 Embracing Subsistence Agriculture During the Collapse of Industrial Capitalism w/ Ashley Colby (2021) Ep. 3 Placemaking and the Benefits of Local Scale w/ Jaime Izurieta (2020) "Coops in Spain's Basque Region Soften Capitalism's Rough Edges" by Peter S. Goodman (2020) Mondragon Coop "A Land Value Tax Fosters Strong Community" by Matthew Downhour (2020) "The Tragedy of the Commons" by Garrett Hardin (1968) "All the Lonely People: The Atomized Generation" by Willow Liana (2020) Elinor Ostrom "Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action" by Elinor Ostrom (1990) "A General Framework for Analyzing Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems" by Elinor Ostrom (2009) "Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms" by Elinor Ostrom (2000) "Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems" by Elinor Ostrom (2010) "America Needs to Build Strong Towns, Not More Infrastructure" by Jacqueline M. Kory-Westlund (2020)

Hello, we hope you will enjoy -part 2- of this inspirational talk with MICHEL BAUWENS, he is the founder and director of the P2P Foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. Michel is also research director of CommonsTransition.org a platform for policy development aimed toward a society of the Commons and a founding member of the Commons Strategies Group, with Silke Helfrich and David Bollier, organizers of major global conferences on the commons and economics. In this conversation -part 2- we talked about how Michel keeps balance in his life, his challenges and how he overcame them, the pitfalls and upside of projecting, the need for tragedy to change, the commons, how to most effectively distribute our abundant global resources so that everyone's needs are met, Buddhism, how to best implement Artificial Intelligence, forms of self-governance by citizens, algorithms, where we can find more info to inform ourselves, media-filters and censorship, the challenge of (de-)fragmented news channels and the promise of new media platforms, personal filters, P2P-dating creating hierarchy and the effect on block-chain communities, anti-oligarchic protocols, distribution overflow of ‘extra' votes and wages, value for co creating, and profit-sharing by social media platforms. Note: See episode 6 for part 1. Your Hosts: Robert Schram & Gabor Kiss Sound-production: Robert_DK Thank you for listening :-) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbauwens/ https://p2pfoundation.net/ https://commonstransition.org/

We welcome you to listen to this inspirational talk with MICHEL BAUWENS, he is the founder and director of the P2P Foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. Michel is also research director of CommonsTransition.org a platform for policy development aimed toward a society of the Commons and a founding member of the Commons Strategies Group, with Silke Helfrich and David Bollier, organizers of major global conferences on the commons and economics. In this conversation (part 1) we talked about Michel's P2P Foundation, the commons, our crisis and how to overcome them, Nation States, usage of data, the accountability of our financial systems, cosmo-localisation, open-sourcing, the transition, smart contracts, commons centric economics, the language of the ants, feedback-loops, how 2021 is a pivot year, are investors waking up?, his motivation to become a change-maker and the basis for change and revolution, ownership on data and new types of institutions and governance which are not Nation States, Napoleon, and our ingrained habits. Note: See episode 7 for part 2. Your Hosts: Robert Schram & Gabor Kiss Sound-production: Robert_DK Thank you for listening :-) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbauwens/ https://p2pfoundation.net/ https://commonstransition.org/

Ralph welcomes back former Nader’s Raider, David Bollier to update us on his latest work protecting and appreciating what we possess together as a community, the Commons. Then, we take a look back at highlights from some of our best 2020 interviews, featuring Dr. Bandy Lee, Dr, Michael Olsterholm, Professor Adolph Reed, broadcaster Glen Ford, socialist Nathan Robinson, environmentalist, David Freeman, journalist, David Dayen, and activist Katey Fahey.

In this episode of Mutations, I speak with Michel Bauwens about the role of the commons for cultural evolution, the resurgence of P2P (Peer-to-Peer) networks during the global pandemic, and glimpses of integral, post-capitalist futures. Michel Bauwens is the founder and Vision Coordinator of the P2P Foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. Michel is also the director of research of CommonsTransition.org. a platform for policy development aimed toward a society of the Commons and a founding member of the Commons Strategies Group, with Silke Helfrich and David Bollier, who have organised major global conferences on the commons and economics. Three recent books, amongst which (with Vasilis Kostakis), Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy have been published in English, Dutch and French. Michel currently lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand and is currently finalizing a Commons Transition Plan for the city of Ghent in Belgium. https://twitter.com/mbauwens https://p2pfoundation.net https://commonstransition.org/peer-to... MUTATIONS: Join our Patreon community, which offers perks like weekly Zoom calls, Discord channel, and unpublished writing: https://www.patreon.com/jeremyjohnson Listen to Mutations as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/mutations Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdj_writes Mutations on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mutat... #P2P #IntegralTheory #Commons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mutations/message

Ralph Nader: We Own This Country! Why Do We Give Corporations All the Power? | What Is the Commons? Howell Underground on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/HowellUnderground/videos #RalphNader #TheCommons Nader - Why Do Americans Give Away So Much Control to Corporations? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/19/why-do-americans-give-away-so-much-control-corporations https://www.breakingthroughpower.org/ David Bollier https://www.bollier.org/ The Commons, Short and Sweet http://www.bollier.org/commons-short-and-sweet How to Make Protest Signs https://youtu.be/tphh4aTooPk Contact me directly: https://www.facebook.com/allen.kit.howell https://twitter.com/HwlUnderground --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revolutionorbust/support

David Bollier is a noted author, lecturer, activist and blogger whose most recent book is Free, Fair and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons. He speaks authoritatively on the emergence of numerous self-organizing and self-governing communities of people who are creating alternative economies and social systems throughout the world and how this is leading to promising pathways of social change and resource conservation.

In the previous two episodes Owen Kelly looked at cultural commons from a geographical and then an historical perspective. He played music and introduced a vintage radio programme. In this episode he joins Sophie Hope for a detailed examination of the commons, and its possible relationship to ideas of cultural democracy. They base their discussion on a reading of Guy Standing’s book Plunder of the Commons. They also borrow ideas from David Bollier’s book Think Like a Commoner.

Welcome to the Voices of the Commons Podcast!The Voices of the Commons Transition follows from our web interview series, "Commoners in Transition".The first episode features Free, Fair and Alive authors Silke Helfrich and David Bollier answering the question, "How can people get into the commons?" and much more. They explore ways to relate the narrative of the Commons to everyday lives and circumstances while also exploring possible Commons futures.

Ob in der Wikipedia, kollektiven Produktionsgemeinschaften oder sogar in den oft so gescholtenen sozialen Medien: Überall sprießen derzeit neue kollektive Formen. Wie sie zu verstehen sind und wie aus ihnen eine neue Gesellschaft wachsen kann, ist derzeit ein höchst interessantes intellektuelles Projekt. Eine der Ansätze wird unter dem Begriff der Commons diskutiert. Unser Gast Silke Helfrich hat zusammen mit David Bollier zuletzt einen ambitionierten gesellschaftlichen Entwurf zum Thema vorgelegt. Wir versuchen zu verstehen, was die Commons ausmacht. Zunächst müssen wir unser Denken umstellen. Commons zu sehen bedeutet, so Helfrich, Muster zu identifizieren, nicht Prinzipien. Dabei geht es ihr nicht um eine geschlossene Gesellschaftstheorie, sondern um Formen gelingender Praxis. Commoning ist gemeinsames Handeln, das sich an Bezogenheit, Bedürfnisbefriedigung und gleichheitlicher Selbstbestimmung orientiert. Indem die Qualität der sozialen Beziehungen ins Zentrum gerückt wird, erscheinen liebgewonnene Einrichtungen in kritischem Licht: Lohnarbeit, Privateigentum, Warenkonsum, staatliche Repräsentation. Dabei bemühen wir uns, die Leistungen der funktional differenzierten und technisierten Moderne nicht zu unterschlagen. Können Technologie und Organisationen, die wir zum Leben brauchen, überhaupt in Commons reintegriert werden? Einen „one best way“, das lernen wir dabei nachhaltig, wird es nicht geben. Commons ist Stückwerk, das sich auf gesellschaftliche Komplexität einlässt, anstatt sie zu negieren.

Wie können wir so wirtschaften, dass weder die Umwelt noch die Menschen darunter leiden? Wie können wir uns organisieren, dass weder wenige über viele herrschen, noch keine Regeln mehr gelten? Gibt es dafür überhaupt einen allgemein gültigen Weg? Nein, sagen Silke Helfrich und David Bollier in ihrem Buch „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“: Die eine Methode, das eine Modell gibt es nicht. Aber sie haben weltweit agierende erfolgreiche Initiativen untersucht, die nach bestimmten Prinzipien arbeiten. Um diese sozialen Praktiken, die sogenannten Commons, geht es in diesem Podcast von Emily Thomey. Interviewpartner/innen: Silke Helfrich, Autorin des Buchs „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“ Hartmut Rosa - Soziologe und Politikwissenschaftler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Robert Habeck - Bundesvorsitzender Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Elisabeth von Thadden - Redakteurin, DIE ZEIT Bettina Barthel - Beraterin für das Mietshäuser Syndikat in Berlin und Brandenburg Albrecht Menzel - Fahrer und Mitorganisator der SoLaWi Sterngarten Odyssee

Wie können wir so wirtschaften, dass weder die Umwelt noch die Menschen darunter leiden? Wie können wir uns organisieren, dass weder wenige über viele herrschen, noch keine Regeln mehr gelten? Gibt es dafür überhaupt einen allgemein gültigen Weg? Nein, sagen Silke Helfrich und David Bollier in ihrem Buch „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“: Die eine Methode, das eine Modell gibt es nicht. Aber sie haben weltweit agierende erfolgreiche Initiativen untersucht, die nach bestimmten Prinzipien arbeiten. Um diese sozialen Praktiken, die sogenannten Commons, geht es in diesem Podcast von Emily Thomey. Interviewpartner/innen:Silke Helfrich, Autorin des Buchs „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“ Hartmut Rosa - Soziologe und Politikwissenschaftler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Robert Habeck - Bundesvorsitzender Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Elisabeth von Thadden - Redakteurin, DIE ZEIT Bettina Barthel - Beraterin für das Mietshäuser Syndikat in Berlin und Brandenburg Albrecht Menzel - Fahrer und Mitorganisator der SoLaWi Sterngarten Odyssee

Wie können wir so wirtschaften, dass weder die Umwelt noch die Menschen darunter leiden? Wie können wir uns organisieren, dass weder wenige über viele herrschen, noch keine Regeln mehr gelten? Gibt es dafür überhaupt einen allgemein gültigen Weg? Nein, sagen Silke Helfrich und David Bollier in ihrem Buch „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“: Die eine Methode, das eine Modell gibt es nicht. Aber sie haben weltweit agierende erfolgreiche Initiativen untersucht, die nach bestimmten Prinzipien arbeiten. Um diese sozialen Praktiken, die sogenannten Commons, geht es in diesem Podcast von Emily Thomey. Interviewpartner/innen:Silke Helfrich, Autorin des Buchs „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“ Hartmut Rosa - Soziologe und Politikwissenschaftler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Robert Habeck - Bundesvorsitzender Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Elisabeth von Thadden - Redakteurin, DIE ZEIT Bettina Barthel - Beraterin für das Mietshäuser Syndikat in Berlin und Brandenburg Albrecht Menzel - Fahrer und Mitorganisator der SoLaWi Sterngarten Odyssee

Wie können wir so wirtschaften, dass weder die Umwelt noch die Menschen darunter leiden? Wie können wir uns organisieren, dass weder wenige über viele herrschen, noch keine Regeln mehr gelten? Gibt es dafür überhaupt einen allgemein gültigen Weg? Nein, sagen Silke Helfrich und David Bollier in ihrem Buch „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“: Die eine Methode, das eine Modell gibt es nicht. Aber sie haben weltweit agierende erfolgreiche Initiativen untersucht, die nach bestimmten Prinzipien arbeiten. Um diese sozialen Praktiken, die sogenannten Commons, geht es in diesem Podcast von Emily Thomey. Interviewpartner/innen:Silke Helfrich, Autorin des Buchs „Frei, Fair und Lebendig - Die Macht der Commons“ Hartmut Rosa - Soziologe und Politikwissenschaftler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Robert Habeck - Bundesvorsitzender Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Elisabeth von Thadden - Redakteurin, DIE ZEIT Bettina Barthel - Beraterin für das Mietshäuser Syndikat in Berlin und Brandenburg Albrecht Menzel - Fahrer und Mitorganisator der SoLaWi Sterngarten Odyssee

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Where has our relationship with money and capital gone wrong as individuals and as a society? What do we have to do to get right with that relationship? In the last interview of the year, co-host David Bilbrey sits down with Joel Solomon to examine those questions and talk about how we can change the dominant economic system. To cover all of that requires a wide-ranging discussion that includes wealth, politics, the commons, consciousness, care for those around us, and much more. Find out more about Joel's work to return the balance between finance, capital, and economics at joelsolomon.org. Find out more about Renewal Funds at renewalfunds.com. As this is the final interview of the year and last episode before the holiday break, I'd like to leave you with three questions we'll revisit again in a few weeks: What do you care about? What do you believe in? How much is enough? If you'd like to share your thoughts with me directly, leave a comment in the show notes, or at: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast Until the next time, spend each day considering your role and impact in the world while taking care of Earth, your self, and each other. Visit our Affiliates page for discounts on classes, workshops, and the Permaculture Women's Guild PDC, herbal remedies from Susquehanna Apothecary, and the best hand tools you'll find, made by Rebel Garden Tools. Resources Joel Solomon The Renewal Fund Clean Money Revolution Velocity of Money (Wiki) Braiding Sweetgrass Interview: ReGen18 – Politics and The Clean Money Revolution with Joel Solomon Interview: Theory U and the Emerging Future with Dr. Otto Scharmer Interview: The Commons with David Bollier

David Bollier joins us this week to discuss “the commons” and what such a concept means for social transformation. You can read more about David's ideas in his paper for the Next Systems: Models and Possibilities series, and also read more of his work at www.Bollier.org. Transcripts of all of our episodes are available at www.thenextsystem.org. Subscribe to the Next System Podcast via iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, or RSS.

A new world based on community and collaboration is closer than you think. We can steward resources together, in fact, millions of people are doing just that. And not just in the history books. This week, from Kingston, NY, author and activist David Bollier, Co Founder of the Commons Strategy Group, explains what it means to Think Like A Commoner. Then, two activists engaged in Commons projects right now, talk about two very distinct but complementary Commons strategies -- one digital in Barcelona, the other rural, in Mozambique. Graca Samu is the director of the Global March of Women and Mayo Fuster is on the faculty of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and a researcher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The commons are no tragedy, say our guests, they're an opportunity to model ourselves on creativity and shared resources, instead of enclosure.

Last week we discussed the ongoing push towards privatization and commodification of everything. We are in a disastrous cycle: As wealth inequality grows and the rich successfully avoid taxes, the funds for necessary programs and projects are shrinking. This is driving privatization of basic needs like water systems, transportation, schools and more. Some cities are taking action to oppose this trend by developing the commons, putting control and benefit into the hands of the people. David Bollier joins us to discuss the municipal commons movement. For more information and resources, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

After a much-longer-than-I’d-like break, we are finally back with another episode of the Crafted Recordings Podcast. This episode is an extended discussion of the Commons, with contributions from David Bollier, George Caffentzis, Massimo de Angelis, Peter Linebaugh, and Dr. Bones. The music came from several sources. Thanks to The Droimlins — Eddy Dyer on guitar … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 7: The Deeper Magic of the Commons"

After a much-longer-than-I’d-like break, we are finally back with another episode of the Crafted Recordings Podcast. This episode is an extended discussion of the Commons, with contributions from David Bollier, George Caffentzis, Massimo de Angelis, Peter Linebaugh, and Dr. Bones. The music came from several sources. Thanks to The Droimlins — Eddy Dyer on guitar … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 7: The Deeper Magic of the Commons"

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, Sherri Mitchell and Rivera Sun uncover the deep themes that run like rivers through the shows. Exploring spirituality, economics, the commons, activism, and living boldly and creatively in these times of change, this show opens the heart and mind to new possibilities in our world. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ Related Links: Americans Who Tell The Truth: Art and Education As Resistance with Robert Shetterly http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-03-29T14_00_00-07_00 The Commons: Reclaiming Our Humanity with David Bollier http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-03-22T14_00_00-07_00 Nonviolent Classrooms and Public Schools with Robin Wildman http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-03-15T14_00_00-07_00 Challenging the Divide: Connecting Inner and Outer Change with Simon Dennis http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-03-08T14_00_00-08_00 Transforming Cops, Kids, and Whole Communities With Peacebuilding with Heart Phoenix and Jeffrey Weisberg http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-03-01T12_50_42-08_00 The Divine Feminine in Transforming Our World with Miigamaghan and Nickie Sekera http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-02-23T21_00_00-08_00 Sounding the Depths with Sherri Mitchell and Rivera Sun http://occupyradio.podomatic.com/entry/2016-02-16T19_43_46-08_00 Music By: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radiowww.dianepatterson.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit:https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance.http://www.riverasun.com/

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, David Bollier joins us to explore the role of the Commons in using ancient and new practices to break free of the outdated, unsustainable economic systems of our world. Speaking about natural systems, digital commons, urban commoning, and some looming challenges over the patenting of genomes, smell, and "flows of natural systems", our conversation dives into uncharted territories and thrilling new possibilities. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ About Our Guest: David Bollier is an activist and author (Think Like a Commoner). He is the cofounder of the Commons Strategies Group, and writes numerous articles and research pieces on the commons. www.bollier.org Related Links: David Bollier www.bollier.org Think Like A Commoner by David Bollier http://www.thinklikeacommoner.com/ Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights, and the Law of the Commons by David Bollier http://bollier.org/blog/now-published-green-governance-ecological-survival-human-rights-and-law-commons Elinor Ostrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ostrom Elinor Ostrom "8 Principles for Managing the Commons" http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/elinor-ostroms-8-principles-managing-commmons Magna Carta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta Public Social Partnerships / Public Commons Partnerships http://p2pfoundation.net/Public-Commons_Partnership City as Commons http://bollier.org/blog/city-commons-conference Enclosure Movement of England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure The Tragedy of the Commons - 1960s Garrett Harden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons Rebuttal of Tragedy of Commons By David Bollier: http://bollier.org/commons-political-transformation-and-cities By Yes Magazine about Elinor Ostrom's work:http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-victory-of-the-commons Farm Hack http://farmhack.org/tools Emergence and Complexity Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence Creative Commons Licensing http://creativecommons.org/ Patterns of Commoning (.org0 Commons Strategies Group http://commonsstrategies.org/#2 Commons Transition Plan http://commonstransition.org/ Nonviolence Interlude: Midland Revolt of 1607 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Revolt Cochabamba, Bolivia, Water Rights Struggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Cochabamba_protests Music By: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radiowww.dianepatterson.org Featured Music by Matti Paalenenhttps://www.jamendo.com/album/149174/folk www.bollier.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit:https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance.http://www.riverasun.com/

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, David Bollier joins us to explore the role of the Commons in using ancient and new practices to break free of the outdated, unsustainable economic systems of our world. Speaking about natural systems, digital commons, urban commoning, and some looming challenges over the patenting of genomes, smell, and "flows of natural systems", our conversation dives into uncharted territories and thrilling new possibilities. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ About Our Guest: David Bollier is an activist and author (Think Like a Commoner). He is the cofounder of the Commons Strategies Group, and writes numerous articles and research pieces on the commons. www.bollier.org Related Links: David Bollier www.bollier.org Think Like A Commoner by David Bollier http://www.thinklikeacommoner.com/ Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights, and the Law of the Commons by David Bollier http://bollier.org/blog/now-published-green-governance-ecological-survival-human-rights-and-law-commons Elinor Ostrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ostrom Elinor Ostrom "8 Principles for Managing the Commons" http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/elinor-ostroms-8-principles-managing-commmons Magna Carta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta Public Social Partnerships / Public Commons Partnerships http://p2pfoundation.net/Public-Commons_Partnership City as Commons http://bollier.org/blog/city-commons-conference Enclosure Movement of England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure The Tragedy of the Commons - 1960s Garrett Harden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons Rebuttal of Tragedy of Commons By David Bollier: http://bollier.org/commons-political-transformation-and-cities By Yes Magazine about Elinor Ostrom's work: http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-victory-of-the-commons Farm Hack http://farmhack.org/tools Emergence and Complexity Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence Creative Commons Licensing http://creativecommons.org/ Patterns of Commoning (.org0 Commons Strategies Group http://commonsstrategies.org/#2 Commons Transition Plan http://commonstransition.org/ Nonviolence Interlude: Midland Revolt of 1607 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Revolt Cochabamba, Bolivia, Water Rights Struggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Cochabamba_protests Music By: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.org Featured Music by Matti Paalenen https://www.jamendo.com/album/149174/folk www.bollier.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guest for this episode is David Bollier, author of numerous books about the commons. This is a topic that initially was a little hard for me to wrap my head around, so rather than try to define it here, I'll let David's description a few minutes into the conversation do this subject proper justice. In addition to defining what the commons are we also discuss property and property rights, the role we have in managing shared resources both finite and renewable, and how permaculture practitioners can work to create mainstream change through grassroots efforts and alliances. One thing I bring up during the interview is The Tragedy of The Commons, an article written by Garrett Hardin in the 1960s, which was my first named introduction to this idea of commons, what they are, how they can be damaged, and what we can do to protect them. I recommend reading that article because of the impact it has had on several generations of conservationists, land managers, environmentalists, and ultimately permaculture practitioners. When you do read it don't hold on to what is written in that piece too tightly, however, as things change pretty quickly in this conversation with David. As we get started if you enjoy this podcast become a listener-member on Patreon. Your support is vital to the continuation of this program. You will find more about David's work and a series of articles at his website, Bollier.org. While you are there you can also see his of books on The Commons and pick some up to expand your understanding of all the resources we share together and should manage in community with one another. Before heading to my thoughts and other announcements, a reminder that Dave Jacke is teaching a 9 day intensive course on Forest Garden Design from October 2 - 11, 2015 at Feathered Pipe Ranch, near Helena Montana. This is the first time in three years that this course has been offered in the United States. This all inclusive class allows students to learn how to mimic forest ecosystems that include a number of valuable characteristics including stability and resilience. As with the recent interviews with Dave this have expressed, you can also expect this course to explore the human side of design including the social and economic elements. Participants will also have the opportunity to design multiple forest garden, including one for the course site as well as for the 6th Ward Forest Garden Park to be installed in Helena. During the last several weeks I've been combing through my library and getting back into reading some of the books I consider classics in preparation for working my way through some new to me material on permaculture, the environment, and education. It is in that last place that I was brought back to David Orr's writing in Earth in Mind, a collection of essays that focus, “On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect.” If you've never read it, though it's been over 20 years since the first edition, I recommend getting a copy. Mr. Orr looks at a variety of issues using education as the common language, similar to permaculture using the landscape, but what really frames the various pieces are the environment and communities, that human element. At one point David Orr looks at how, just as David Bollier points out, the industrial revolution changed our interactions with the environment, one another, and the connections that we share by being in community. Though we've always used resources as a species the last several hundred years have changed the scope and scale of our ability to extract materials from the environment and in turn to change the world around us. What once took generations can now be accomplished in less than a human lifetime. Where before we had to rely on one another, the culture we live in now allows us to disconnect as much as we can afford to do so. We don't have to build long-term relationships with Earth or the people near us, we can take from some far off place or hire the service and skills of anyone willing to do the work and feel insulated, and isolated, in our personal castle, whatever the form it takes. With that many of us also have the social and economic mobility to pick up and go somewhere else if the place we currently inhabit doesn't suit us any longer. But based on this conversation with David Bollier, and re-reading David Orr, I'm reminded that there are no externalities, as much as that phrase may get used to label pollution and other unaccounted for costs of industrial production, and it is our disconnection from place and each other that allows for so much environmental and ecological devastation. Society and culture move forward at a scale that still sees the world as infinite and allows ongoing extraction of resources and economic subjugation of others, so that the resources we care about go unmanaged for the rest of us and the dirty work of developed society can be cast off to those less fortunate by virtue of forces they have no control over simply by being born in a different situation. There is a systemic roadblock that leads to mountain tops being removed to extract coal, giant strip mines being sunk into the land creating scars on the landscape, water being polluted or sequestered for hydraulic fracturing, and waste being dumped in foreign lands or indigenous cultures being forced to change by economic forces. All in the name of market forces and capitalism, which creates a narrative hegemony as the story we are told and accept is the only way, yet feel very deeply that something isn't right. We as permaculture practitioners have a way to show the world what can be done to make a world where all can live and thrive, abundantly and more locally. We know the land and the landscape. That's a part of the initial attraction for many to permaculture. That's great. Let's keep that up for those of you who are good at getting your hands into the earth and producing food. But there are so many other places for us to plug-in. The community organizers can go and begin forging alliances with our neighboring and related movements. Pull in the transition towners, the slow foodies, the slow money investors. The engineers and architects can design systems that have life cycles that make . Doctors and nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, how can caring for our health be made more accessible, and use less non-renewable resources. I ask because a recent new reports on local talk radio addressed how many plastics and disposables are used in healthcare. What about sterilizing and recycling after use? Lawyers, how can we create laws and systems that allow permaculture to be practiced more readily and to make the things we want to do legal? Where are the leverage points where we can work outside the system without risking everything we have? For those who work in service sectors, from food to entertainment, how can the work you do be made to fall more in line with the ethics of this system of design? As a community of practitioners we are not alone in our practices and have a wide variety of talents, skills, backgrounds, and experiences to pull from, but we cannot do this as individuals. Together, however, we have the ability to elevate this work into a broader grassroots movement that can change the world for the betterment of all life and Earth. Join me. Let's do this. Get in touch. . Email: The Permaculture Podcast As I prepare to end this episode, a few announcements. First, I'm moving the regular release day for the show to Thursdays rather than Wednesdays, with “Best Of,” permabytes, and other supplementary material appearing on Mondays. Second, I am heading to Baltimore on July 11 to record an interview with Victoria of Charm City Farms to discuss the work she and her partner are doing to bring Permaculture to Baltimore. July 13 I sit down with Adam Brock as a follow up to the recent interview with John Wages about Permaculture Design Magazine and to talk about Adam's role as a guest editor. July 29th, Toby Hemenway and I are scheduled to talk about his latest book, The Permaculture City. If you have any questions for these upcoming guests let me know by the usual ways. Finally, August 20 - 23 I'll be at Radicle Gathering in Bowling Green, Kentucky, running a Permaculture question and answer session on Friday afternoon, a community vision workshop on Saturday morning, and delivering the Saturday night keynote address. Eric Puro of ThePOOSH will also be there as the Friday night Keynote speaker. If you are in the area come out and join in the fun of workshops, live music, and a whole bunch of people coming together to explore how to build resilient communities. radiclegathering.org. Up next week in a two-person interview are Dr. David Blumenkrantz with Jen Mendez of PermieKids to discuss Rites of Passage and Initiatory Experiences in community development and education. Until then, take care of Earth, your self, and each other.

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guest for this episode is John Wages the new editor of Permaculture Design magazine. With issue # 96 the long running American permaculture digest Permaculture Activist became Permaculture Design and with that John Wages took over the role as the editor from Peter Bane. During the conversation today John shares with us how he became involved with the magazine, the name change, what we can expect in the near future, and his long-term plans including improved digital content, moving to a full-color format, the desire for a more frequent publication schedule, and even the possibility of additional magazines to cater to different permaculture audiences. If you would like to get in touch with John you can reach him directly by emailing editor@permaculturedesignmagazine.com If you'd prefer to send a letter, that address is: Permaculture Design Magazine P.O. Box 60669 Sunnyvale, California 94088 Or visiting the website permaculturedesignmagazine.com, which is up and running beautifully with plenty of great content. If this is your first time hearing about this publication, definitely pick up an issue and see what a wealth of information is available and why I got so effusive with John over my love for this staple permaculture publication. A subscription is worth much much more than the cost. As John indicated he is also looking for people to assist in a variety of ways with the magazine. I know a number of you listening have experience with writing, publishing, advertising, graphic design, and a whole host of other skills. If you are in a place to lend a hand get in touch. Email John and let him know. From here things behind the scenes are busy at the podcast. I spent this past weekend, if you get this show when it comes out, in Brooklyn at the teacher training lead by Jude Hobbs and had a blast with the facilitators and students. For everyone who was there may my non-linear lecture on sense of place and the role of dialog better prepare you to set down roots and be able to meet people where they are at. All my best to each and everyone of the new Teacher Training graduates. Research into building a permaculture center and community continues and the Facebook group for that effort is looking into methods of governance while I arrange for a site visit with the realtor. I'm heading to Baltimore on July 10th for a tour and to record an interview with Victoria and Eric, the folks at Charm City Farms. August 20-23 I'll be in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the Radicle Gathering. Friday I'm leading a Q&A on permaculture, Saturday is a community visioning workshop, and Saturday night I'll be delivering the final keynote address of the weekend, with Eric Puro, of The Poosh being the Friday night keynote speaker. Eric and the crew will be onsite doing demonstrations and workshops as well, so come on out for a great time sharing music and knowledge in community with others. Find out more at radiclegathering.com. More details on upcoming events, including a round-table recording near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, and the Urban Permaculture Conference in New York, as we get closer to those dates. In nearly every episode I share how to contact me if there is any way that my experiences and broad network can be of any service to you. The best way to get in touch is to call me. , but if that doesn't work because of schedules or timezones, send over an email: The Permaculture Podcast. Something that I really enjoy, and will admit it is a pleasure of mine, is to receive a handwritten letter. That address is: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast Next up, on July 8th, is an interview with David Bollier and we'll be discussing the commons and the role we permaculture practitioners have in protecting that space and forming in new alliances. Until then spend each day making the world into the place where you want to live by taking care of Earth, your self, and each other.

Ralph interviews author and activist, David Bollier who tells us how we need to save our greatest source of wealth. Ralph writes a letter to the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook. We also discuss dangerous airbags, productive beavers and answer more listener questions. 

David Bollier, co-author of The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market and State, talks about the Commons, which can be almost anything as long as there is public action and governance around it. Bollier explains the myth of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ which is widely taught as truth . We talk about the benefits of reclaiming public space and institutions and the growing sharing economy. For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

Commons are becoming so common in the digital age (pardon the pun) that they are redefining the term. Music, video, literature, scholarly works, software – all of these can be placed under Creative Commons licenses to allow culture and knowledge to proliferate more freely. Wikipedia operates by similar principles. But where did these principles come from? How do they operate? Where are they going? Journalist and author David Bollier recently released a history of the digital commons movement, called Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own. He sat down with David Weinberger to shed some light on this fascinating topic. CC-licensed music this week: Chad Crouch – “Horizon Event” and “Be Inspired”

Where does President Obama go on the Bush tax cuts and deficit reduction? Traci leaves her stabbiness on the masseuse table. Plus, an interview with David Bollier, activist for reclaiming the commons and subject of the new documentary "This Land Is Our Land."

Aired 03/17/09 "A world organized around centralized control, strict intellectual property rights, and hierarchies of credentialed experts is under siege. A radically different order of society based on open access, decentralized creativity, collaborative intelligence, and cheap and easy sharing is ascendant." - from VIRAL SPIRAL A global brigade of techies, lawyers, artists, musicians, scientists. businesspeople, innovators, and geeks of all stripes are dedicated to creating a digital republic committed to freedom and innovation. From free and open-source software, Creative Commons licenses, Wikipedia, remix music and video mashups, peer production, open science, open education, and open business, the world of digital media has spawned a new "sharing economy" that increasingly competes with entrenched media giants. I will also ask David to comment on the recent - and upcoming - bailouts, from the perspective of citizens and the commons. In other words, rather than fearing socialism, what are we getting for our "common" contributions to giant corporations -- and what should we be demanding? DAVID BOLLIER is Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg Center for Communication and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the information commons. His latest book is VIRAL SPIRAL: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own. www.viralspiral.cc www.bollier.org www.onthecommons.org

AIRED 12/01/08 DAVID BOLLIER is a independent policy strategist, journalist, activist and consultant with an evolving public-interest portfolio. DAVID BOLLIER work tends to focus on a few key concerns: reclaiming the commons, understanding how digital technologies are changing democratic culture, fighting the excesses of intellectual property law, fortifying consumer rights and promoting citizen action. Most of David's work these days is focused on the politics, economics and culture of the commons. In addition to speaking and writing frequently about the commons, David edit's the web portal and blog www.OntheCommons.org Newcomers to the commons might want to start by reading a terrific flyer, "Let's Reclaim the Commons," a report on The State of the Commons, a report on The Commons Rising, or any of my speeches. In January 2009 New Press will publish, "Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own." Viral Spiral is about the rise of free and open-source software, Creative Commons licenses and the content commons they make possible, the internationalization of "free culture," and the burgeoning "sharing economy" that can be seen in open education, open science and open business models. DAVID BOLLIER has a number of affiliations and diverse projects at any given time, but most of David's work is done as: Editor, OntheCommons.org Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg School for Communication, The Norman Lear Center Collaborator with television writer/producer Norman Lear Co-founder and board member, Public Knowledge