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Peer Trust Network, OSE and More!

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I sent this out on The Open Co-op mailing list (amongst others) but should've posted it up here too... This chap Stan Rhodes has a vision that is very familiar to me...https://www.p2pfoundation.net/Narrative_on_Discovering_the_Peer_Trust_Network_System https://www.p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Trust_Network_ProjectAnd if you haven't caught up with Open Source Ecology lately, you've got to check this out: CEB (Compressed Earth Block) Phase 1 - Donehttps://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=91Open Engineering: … [Read more...]

Money as Debt

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Widespread debt slavery created by an insane banking system is undoubtedly one of the biggest problems we all face. This video animation, Money as Debt by Paul Grignon, is undoubtedly one the most important films ever made. If you don't yet understand why money is such a big problem, WATCH THIS VIDEO. Please help spread this video far and wide. I've embedded it here, but you can watch and download it on Google Video too. Further introductory reading Ecology of Money and Short Circuit by … [Read more...]

Dialstation: Cheap International Calls from Your Mobile

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Ever wondered what the best way to make international calls from your mobile is? Well, the answer is Dialstation. There are lots of ways to an initiate a call (including a facebook app) but the one I've personally found most convenient is to simply text a contact from my address book to Dialstation. Say, for example, I want to call my Dad in Spain. Both he and I only have mobile phones and he has never even used a computer so voip is out of the question for now. Normally, (unless I buy … [Read more...]

We Have Land!

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Hello all, INTRO As some of you know already, I'm out in Spain acquiring land for the Commons! :) I came out here with 4 main tasks: to see and help my Dad to get my Dad's land transferred into my name so we can invest it in the Commons! to send out this long overdue Commons Creation update! and to come up with a clear strategy for United Diversity. Most of these overlap in some way. Since Commons Creation is a project co-ordinated by United Diversity I couldn't really do 3 without … [Read more...]

Network

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Here are some clips from the amazing 1976 film, Network. A truly brilliant film about media that also touches on the realities of oil and money. The classic "Mad as Hell" speech is repeated a bit below, because I wanted to include the first clip that includes what happened beforehand, but that doesn't include the reaction to the speech and so I had to include the second clip here too. Enjoy! :) And remember to get hold of and watch this movie in full. It is fantastic. … [Read more...]

The End of Suburbia

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Another "must see" documentary for all you folks out there. We've screened this one too :) (PS - this is a 52 minute edit of the original 78 minute full length version available on DVD from https://www.endofsuburbia.com/ ) And here it is in not so good quality but with subtitles (looks like French or something) … [Read more...]

Inspiring Land, Money and Media Projects

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In my last post about Transition Towns I mentioned that Gloria and I decided to try and write a post a day throughout May about inspiring people and projects. She's done a pretty good job so far, having covered Maya Angelou, Ruth Cox, Muhammad Yunus, Charles Drew, Jane Goodall, and Mark Johnson. I've not managed to keep the one post a day pace at all, so to make up for it I'm going to link to all my favourite land, money and media project on this page... (but its now gone 3am so I'm hitting … [Read more...]

Very Exciting News

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Yesterday I had the most amazing and inspiring phone call ever. A man called Ray called me from Cornwall, 2km from where Oli was already but totally randomly literally on his way to (thanks to Katharine), and basically said that he wants to entrust his land to a community very much like the commons creation collective - i.e. one with shared values (create a whole new economic system based on new land ownership and monetary systems etc.) he can grow to trust and love. He's got an 1.5 acre and … [Read more...]