[p2p-research] Fwd: Is 2012 the end of the world?

[Michel Bauwens]

hi sam,

perhaps this may warrant some collective skype conversation, say early
January?

the first thing that comes to mind is to tell politician's that what needs
to be supported is not just legislation and institutions, but real
constructive communities doing on the ground work, and that this alliance
would be productive for political forces that ally with such dynamics,

Michel

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear P2P Research List,
>
> Between now and 2012, I'd like to start sending challenges to the
> various progressive political groups here in the industrial midwest to
> think about embracing what *we* are collectively talking about as a
> perspective that can actually make a difference now.
>
> I'd like to appeal to you all to help me think about how to construct
> these messages, and how to respond to interest. Let's call this an
> experiment, and I'll be happy if the results are nothing more than
> creating a new awareness of the emerging P2P paradigm among the
> industrial midwest progressive left.
>
> The following is an example of the types of messages that I receive at
> least weekly, if not more. These people are active in the fundraising
> efforts for the Democratic party. What I would like to eventually  do
> is get these people sending out these email blasts talking *about us*
> in their emails. That is: talking about the stuff that we are talking
> about in P2P http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Open
>
> It's my opinion that *this* is the real agenda for 21st century
> progressive politics in the industrial midwest, USA, and it's time to
> get it on their radar for real.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Angela Vasquez-Giroux, Progress Michigan <
> progress at progressmichigan.org>
> Date: Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:15 PM
> Subject: Is 2012 the end of the world?
> To: samuel.rose at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> Dear Sam,
>
> Last night, I watched the film 2012, a disaster-action flick that
> depicts the destruction of Earth and the fight to survive and rebuild.
>
> Does that sound a little familiar?
>
> It's no secret that a slow-to-recover economy ushered in a staggering
> defeat for progressives in November. And while it may have felt, for a
> moment, like the end of the world as we knew it, the truth is that
> it's our job to face this challenge with renewed determination and
> resolve.
>
> 2012 is our next chance to show Michiganders how progressive ideas and
> policies are remaking our state for the better. But we aren't going to
> wait until then – we're going to start now, and we need your help.
>
> Can you give $25, $50, or even $200 to get us going?
>
> Everything we've accomplished as a progressive community these past
> eight years is likely to come under attack, from ground-breaking stem
> cell research to moving Michigan beyond coal and into a clean energy
> future. The state Legislature is more anti-choice than ever, and we no
> longer have the recourse of a veto on extreme policies in the
> Governor's mansion.
>
> There's so much at stake: more than 109,000 Michiganders make their
> living in the clean energy sector, and others make ends meet
> conducting the research that might one day cure Parkinson's. Every
> progressive policy that's rolled back by the incoming conservative
> government will cost us jobs, stall our economic recovery and make
> Michigan a relic, not a leader.
>
> We're not going to buckle in the face of the most conservative
> government Michigan's ever known. We're going to fight even harder to
> protect Michigan's clean energy jobs, world-class research centers,
> women's right to choose, and our Great Lakes from right-wing policies.
>
> We're not waiting for 2012. We're starting now.
>
> We need your help to do it. Please give what you can today to make
> sure we can start now!
>
> Thanks for all you do,
>
> Angela Vasquez-Giroux and the entire Progress Michigan team
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> --
> Sam Rose
> Future Forward Institute and Forward Foundation
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> email: samuel.rose at gmail.com
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> ambition." - Carl Sagan
>
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