[p2p-research] Fwd: world day of commons

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Silke Helfrich <Silke.Helfrich at gmx.de>
Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: world day of commons
To: Frédéric Sultan <fredericsultan at gmail.com>
 Am Sonntag, den 21.03.2010, 22:20 +0100 schrieb Frédéric Sultan:
> Silke and Miguel, Hervé, José, Stella an Chico,
>
> I hope you are all well !
>
> If you agree, I would like to send the following text to each
> organization which signed the Manifesto Reclaim the Commons to invite
> them to organize the first World Day on Commons on October 15,2010. I
> suggest personalizing this message whenever possible in order to
> multiply our chances of getting an answer and to create mobilisation and
> a dymanic of discussion around that proposal.
>
>   Could this World Day be suggested during next month People's Summit in
> Bolivia?
>
> Silke, could that initiatve be supported by the International Commons
> Initiative?
>
> Thanks in advance for your comments
>
> Best,
> Fred
>
>       World Day of Commons October 15, 2010
>
> Following the Manifesto Reclam the Commons, we suggest organizing the
> first World Day of Commons on October 15,2010
> This would be a day of public actions, presentations, debates,
> workshops, shows, meetings,...around the world to share the visions and
> the practices of Commons and to make them known to the public.
>
>       Why are we having a World Day of Commons?
>
> An important number of organizations, coalitions, unions, social and
> citizen movements nourrish and implement this idea.  Reclaiming Commons
> is a challenge so that the idea of Commons find its place in
> imagination, be appropriated and shared.
> The goal of the World Day of Commons is to make people aware of the
> importance of Commons for the present and the future of humanity and for
> the preservation of the planet hearth as an ecosystem.
> The goal of this World Day of Commons is to link together the numerous
> initatives, practices and compare the ideas they represent.
>
>       What is the World Day of Commons ?
> It is an auto-managed and decentralized initiative.
> Each person, organization, social or citizen movements can organize
> something and link them through this World Day of Commons. Some
> organizations are already interested and committed to organize
> workshops, meetings, presentations of their work on that day. All
> suggestions and activities scheduled for that day will be anounced on
> the website of the Manifesto Reclaim the Commons. All initiatives can
> use the Manifesto logo to make itself know. The Internet site will
> enable to identify and locate initiatives of that day.
> The World Day of Commons will be a complement to several initiatives
> which contribute to the fight against medecines patents, research aimed
> at trade profit, destruction of environment and bio-diversity, global
> warming, food dependency for poor countries' inhabitants, weakening of
> cultural diversity, reduction of access to knowledge and education,
> natural ressources privatisation, bio-piracy as well as privatisation of
> currency... and several others.
>
>       Who organizes the World Day of Commons?
> It is organized by each of the organizations which wants to take part in
> that initiative or groups that gather to work on it.
> The faciliation group of the Manifesto will keep a secretariat to
> prepare that day. It is open to organizations and social and citizen
> movements which signed the Manifesto Reclaim the Commons.
>
>       How can one participate in the organization of the World day?
> Let the secretariat know you will participate in the World Day of
> Commons by sending a message to <facilitation at bienscommuns.org> or by
> posting on the Manifesto blog http://bienscommuns.org/blog/
> Please share this information with your contacts and network
>
>       What is next?
> The World Day of October 15,2010 is a step in the appropriation of
> Commons. After that first World Day, the 2011 World Social Forum in
> Dakar will enable to draw conclusions of this initiative and to decide
> on its future.
> We hope you will take part in this initiative.
>
>




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