[p2p-research] [p2pf] Millenia Award for P2P Foundation

[marc fawzi]

Hi Michel,

Obama talks about the "audacity of hope" but in your case it's the
audacity of very hard work for no or very little material return.

This award is more than well deserved and I hope the Foundation gets
recognized on a broader scale.

I'd like to piggy back on this opportunity to discuss the Foundation
in a greater scope and ask if the "commons" model can encompass direct
reciprocal exchanges, using new kind of niche currencies that sustain
the abundance of the given resource in a given market as well as
broader efforts aiming to realize the same goal of sustainable
abundance.

For example, direct reciprocal exchange in cpu and man hours for open
software and open software development. While the model is still being
worked out, the question I have that remains relevant at the high
level is:

Can the model of the commons be, which seems to be the core of the
Foundation's belief system, act as an umbrella for all kinds of
experimental exchange models that aim to take us closer to sustainable
abundance in autonomy, freedom, goods, and services and that do not
violate (and actually promote) the moral and social principles of the
commons ?

The reason I am asking is because I see "sustainable abundance" in
psychic (freedom, autonomy, etc), virtual and (renewable) materials as
requiring a more efficient and more scalable model than those
currently encompassed by the generalized exchange model.

In other words, if new experimental exchange models can b reconciled
both morally and socially with the principles behind the model of the
commons then are such models welcomed within the Foundation's core
agenda? or how would you describe the agenda more generally so that
such efforts can be part of it?

Thank you again for your incredibly dedicated effort to move forward
the Foundation and what it stands for, and congratulations to you and
all who have contributed time and effort.

Marc


On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Via John La Grou and http://www.millenniamediagroup.com/foundation/ppm.php :
>
> Dear friends,
>
> They seem to be very low key about it, but in any case, I'm happy to receive
> it and since this is in many ways a collective endeavour, it's an award for
> all of us, the many contributors who have 'peer produced' through
> contributions and dialogue, the material at the P2P Foundation and its
> attempt to foster a new phase in human civilisation, based on open and free,
> participatory, and commons oriented principles.
>
> For our secular friends, the origin of the award may seem somewhat
> surprising, since the Millenia Award is a foundation associated with
> 'progressive evangelicals' (home church movement, open anabaptism, green
> evangelicals, and similar movements). By the way, the  Acts of the Apostles
> may have been the first explicit peer to peer document? (this may show my
> lack of historical awareness?)
>
> In any case, I'm very honoured that we have been perceived by such community
> as a bridge maker, thanks to all for your assistance and attention
> throughout these first years of our existence,
>
> Michel Bauwens
>
> (PPM refers to personal participatory media)
>
> Here is how they justify it:
>
> "Excellence in PPM invites passionate dialogue while remaining hospitable,
> charitable, and beneficial to all participants. Millennia Awards are given
> to PPM communities which bridge superficial cultural and religious divides -
> exploring commonality as much as difference; maintaining fresh, creative,
> missional formats accessible and relevant to a diverse audience; remaining
> sensitive to our shared humanity and common need for grace as we learn and
> grow together."
>
> Personal Participatory Media
>
> The Millennia Foundation views Participatory Media as the "new printing
> press" - an emerging global venue in which ideas and imagination, not
> structural or positional power, moderate cultural dialogue. PPM encourages
> an emancipation of knowledge and personal responsibility, reawakening dreams
> buried in the slumber of institutional hierarchy and control. Wisdom (see
> Proverbs) is the new gatekeeper and community is reborn as a network of
> conversations.
>
> Excellence in PPM invites passionate dialogue while remaining hospitable,
> charitable, and beneficial to all participants. Millennia Awards are given
> to PPM communities which bridge superficial cultural and religious divides -
> exploring commonality as much as difference; maintaining fresh, creative,
> missional formats accessible and relevant to a diverse audience; remaining
> sensitive to our shared humanity and common need for grace as we learn and
> grow together.
>
> Wikipedia on Participatory Media. "Participatory media are social media
> whose value and power derives from the active participation of many people."
>
> 2006 Millennia Award Recipients: zoecarnate, nextreformation,
> tallskinnykiwi, scot mcknight, lowercasepeople, theooze
>
> 2007 Millennia Award Recipients: today at the mission, the kindlings muse, a
> living alternative, naked pastor, mark van steenwyk, next wave
>
> 2008 Millennia Award Recipients: p2p foundation, experimental theology,
> subversive influence
>
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> http://www.asianforesightinstitute.org/index.php/eng/The-AFI
>
> Volunteering at the P2P Foundation:
> http://p2pfoundation.net  - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net -
> http://p2pfoundation.ning.com
>
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>
> The work of the P2P Foundation is supported by SHIFTN,
> http://www.shiftn.com/
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