A Rousing Day of Commons

from OnTheCommons.org:



A Rousing Day of Commons
A People's Assembly and International Workshop focus on what we share

By Jay Walljasper


An intense day of talking, discovering, searching, debating and connecting yesterday at the U.S. Social Forum.

Over four-and-a-half hours, a richly diverse (age, race, geography, class) group exchanged ideas about the potential of the commons to revise the stories we tell about politics, economics and culture.

The setting was one of several dozen People’s Movement Assemblies at USSF. The room was packed to the rafters with nearly 100 participants, some of whom were just learning about the commons.

On the Commons organized this event along with a host of kindred organizations: The Council of Canadians, Building Movement Project, Red Vida, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, the Vermont Law School, East Michigan Environmental Action Council and others.

The consensus of nearly everyone participating is that the commons—the principle and practice that many essential elements of society belong to all of us—is a valuable tool for addressing and organizing around a range of critical issues facing us today. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://onthecommons.org/rousing-day-commons