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International Commons Conference on CONSTRUCTING A COMMONS-BASED POLICY PLATFORM

on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 08:00

Berlin, Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2010

I've just received an invite to this conference that will bring together about 150 leading figures in commons-based studies and activism for a multidisciplinary, internationally focused conference. The event will explore the range of commons-based policy and social approaches that now exist and forge a new network of commoners who will collaborate on commons-based initiatives in the future. The gathering will also serve to incubate entirely new ideas and strategies that the participants will bring to the conference, including new communications strategies, prototype commons, funding models and research needs. And, last but not least: it is supposed to draw attention of the classical media and the blogosphere to the issue.

The general objective is to count at the end of the conference with a set of principles and long-term goals that form the basis of making rules, guidelines and laws and which allow for overall direction to planning and development of commons based organisations and policy.

The conference gathers a diverse group of international commoners, intellectuals, activists and policy makers and is designed to contribute to the following:

1. Assess the range of existing and potential commons-based policy approaches and their respective strengths, limitations and potential for wider application in future policy making.

2. Develop the fundamentals of a policy framework that supports the commons, both as a variety of alternative ways in reproducing our livelihoods and as an alternative analytical perspective for policy making and political practice.

3. Identify and explore specific strategic opportunities to advance commons-based approaches in coherent policy making to meet interlinked political, economic, ecological and social challenges on the national and international levels, including a multiplying communication strategy.

Bookmark and watch this space for further details and news as they emerge.

 

AUTHOR

George Pór published the article on the 06/06/10

SOURCE

http://www.worldcitizenpanels.org/forum/topics/earth-commons-rising?commentId=4619906:Comment:4201