David Bollier
@davidbollier
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Exploring the commons
Amherst, MA
Joined May 2009
Just an alert to let you all know that I can now be found on Bluesky, a much nicer place. (But I'll be hanging on to my account here to prevent impersonators -- something you need to worry about on X).
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'An Atlas of Commoning' showcases dozens of fascinating urban commons projects worldwide. Carnegie Mellon architect-urbanist Stefan Gruber explains on 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast:
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An exciting convergence of commoners and friends this Friday at the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, England! https://t.co/PlMuxbfnaJ
@dilgreen #BuildCommons #Commoning
festival-of-commoning.org
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Land conservation as wilderness or eco-tourism? Bram Büscher proposes a third way: address capitalist growth itself through "convivial conservation." Bridge the human/nature divide with eco-respectful collaborations. Frontiers of Commoning podcast:
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“I use the metaphor of nature as the - network of assemblies - acting like the mycelium in nature, a way to communicate and allow [the] people and communities to react to corruption, to domination, to degradation of the environment, to whatever is happening around them in an
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But legal hacks such as community land trusts can decommodify land, making it noncapitalist in perpetuity. "Property on the outside, commons on the inside." Peer owned rather than state owned.
@davidbollier The barrier to commoning is the enclosure of the commons (land privatisation) It can't be based on a land model that requires buying or inheriting land as that leads would-be commoners back to capitalism to get land Commoning must be based on land as commons (no borders) …ie…
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In his new book 'Governable Spaces,' Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr explores the rich possibilities for democratic governance on the Internet. Check out his interview at 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast.
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Impressive collection of essays dealing with commons and political economy. Thanks to co-editors Hendrik Wagenaar and Koen Bartels!
Check this out: Another contribution to an IJC collection dedicated to and in commemoration of Silke Helfrich. By @davidbollier Challenges in Expanding the #Commonsverse
https://t.co/NKli5R3Lrq
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Highly recommended for a unique & enlivening There Are Many Alternatives (TAMA instead of Thatcher's TINA) take on our economy: @davidbollier's Frontiers of Commoning podcast. Start w/ his interview of @ntnsndr about his new book, "Governable Spaces."
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There appears to be a pre-monetary resource coordination practice in nearly every indigenous culture that involves accounting, credit and debt, settlement and advanced planning with multiple cycles and a network of connected associations. This traditional practice #ROLA seems
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Honored and happy to share this talk with @davidbollier on developing protocols from traditional economics. ♥️🌱 #commons Podcast https://t.co/4VKaiv47hX Blog
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Solar Commons's brilliant model: use solar arrays to generate new 20-year streams of revenue for community wealth-building. Commoners manage partnerships via a trust & allocate funds. Kathryn Milun explains on my latest 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast:
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Pithy wisdom! It's why the commons offers an attractive alternative to conventional politics.
The opposite of ideology is relationship.
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An impressive project to reimagine and enrich learning about economics for the coming generation!
School teachers! Interested in teaching a course in Regenerative Economics? @JBrandsberg is creating open-access, online resources & would love teacher & student feedback. Listen to her podcast interview with @davidbollier & do contact her if interested. https://t.co/1Oj4wnSqIZ
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Why Ivan Illich Still Matters Today by David Bollier @davidbollier
https://t.co/u7IZ9hsjDe "Illich therefore proposed the concept of “convivial tools” that honor human agency and creativity"
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Just booked in for this January 6 treat with Commons activist @davidbollier taking place @Sparks_bristol with @Coexist_UK :
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Norman Lear described himself as "another version of you." Which helps explain why his shows were so hilarious: they found humor in the human condition we all share. Laughter as a metaphysical dimension of the Cosmos! Deep gratitude for your 101 years, my friend!
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A great conversation with three pioneering commoners on their respective fields of action: community-based Solar Commons; post-capitalist clothing systems; and open source technologies for regenerative agriculture!
A full recording of November's Schumacher Conversation, "Expanding the Frontiers of Commoning," is now online: @WolfesNeck @FashionActNow @DavidBollier @KathrynMilun
https://t.co/81l10Cjk78
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My suggestion in my book 'Free, Fair and Alive', with Silke Helfrich, is the idea of 'relationalized property' in a commons. Instead of the Lockean scenario, people have social, emotional and sometimes spiritual relations with care-wealth (aka 'resources').
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