[p2p-research] launching my new blog

[Michel Bauwens]

Dear David,

I'm publishing this today on the ning blog and the 21st on the regular one,

congratulations!!

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:40 AM, David Bollier <david at bollier.org> wrote:

>
> Hi Michel,
> I'm putting out the news about my new blog now, and would welcome any
> mention you might be able to manage on P2P blog.  Hope all is going well
> with you.  I am still reeling from too much work, esp. the new website, the
> ICC report and the transition to the Commons Law Project (now underway and
> funded!).  I hope you can manage to take the next few weeks off before the
> new year begins.
>
> Best,
> David
>
>
> Here's the boilerplate that I'm sending out in an email blast:
>
> -------------------
> I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new blog/website,
> www.Bollier.org <http://www.bollier.org>.  It will be the primary showcase
> for my latest discoveries, adventures and reflections about the commons as I
> step off in some new directions.  I invite you to become a regular reader,
> get the RSS feed, put me on your blogroll and pass this news along to
> friends.
>
> Although I am no longer associated with On the Commons or its blog, I
> remain passionately committed to commons-based work on several fronts.
> First, I have embarked upon a major research project, The Commons Law
> Project, with Professor Burns Weston, a noted international law scholar at
> the U. of Iowa College of Law.  We plan to recover the long, forgotten
> history of commons-based law as the legal foundation for new types of
> ecological governance.
>
> In addition, three colleagues -- Silke Helfrich, Michel Bauwens, Beatriz
> Busaniche -- and I have started the Commons Strategy Group<http://www.commonsstrategies.org>,
> through which we hope to assist a number of international commons projects.
> CSG helped organize the recent International Commons Conference<http://www.boell.de/economysocial/economy/economy-commons-10451.html>in Berlin.  Finally, I am spreading the word about my new film/DVD on the
> commons, "This Land Is Our Land,"<http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=146>produced by the Media Education Foundation.
>
> I hope this finds you well and that we have the opportunity to re-connect
> soon.
>
> Best regards,
> David
> ----------------
>
> Paragraphs 2 and 3 describe my new areas of engagement.  I am deliberately
> playing down any mention of OTC beyond "I am no longer associated with On
> the Commons and its blog."  This is about "stepping off in new directions"
> -- which is the honest truth.
>
> *As for notable talks, books and videos of mine, here is a list.  Pick and
> choose as you see fit.*
>
> "Viral Spiral:  How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own"
> New Press, 2009, available under a Creative Commons
> Attribution-NonCommercial license at www.viralspiral.cc
>
> "This Land Is Our Land," 46-minute film/DVD produced by the Media Education
> Foundation.
> Trailer:
> http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=146
> Embeddable clip: http://www.mediaed.org/wp/this-land-is-our-land-clip
>
> "Framing the Commons" -- 8 minute interview after the International Commons
> Conference, November 3, 2010
> http://www.vimeo.com/17781175
>
> FLOSS as a Commons.  Essay for FLOSS Roadmap project, September 2010.
> https://flossroadmap.co-ment.com/text/H8tMaryjDtl/view/
>
> Seminar video:  "Governing the Commons,"* *Berkman Center for Internet and
> Society, Harvard University, May 11, 2009.  Examines how commoners assert
> differing notions of freedom, community boundaries, social norms and
> reliance on law to protect the integrity of their shared resources.
> http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/luncheons/2009/05/bollier
>
> "The Commons as a New Sector of Value-Creation,"plenary remarks at
> "Economies of the Commons: Strategies for Sustainable Access and Creative
> Reuse of Images and Sounds Online," De Balie Centre for Culture and
> Politics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 12, 2008.
>
> A well-written newspaper article about the commons and my DVD, "This Land
> Is Our Land"
> http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=12661
>
> ----------------
>
> --
> David Bollierdavid at bollier.orgwww.viralspiral.cc
> Now blogging at www.Bollier.org
>
> 511 Old Farm Road
> Amherst, MA  01002  USA
> 413-259-2009
>
>
>


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