London Global Table: 21st January 2015

Posted on by February 4, 2015
Countering…. ‘the strange loopiness of remedying symptoms while neglecting root cause.’ Discussion is determined by those present. We are concentrating at this time on systemic change and the enabling contribution we are making to a bold bid to ‘a noble mission to make the earth ‘ a common treasury for us all’. NOTE various contributions from associates below.
The 2015 Constitutionalists Charter is an incremental, imperfect process of evolving a People’s Political Economy of Trusteeship of the Earth. It must dominate our thought and action in the next few months. Please take time to follow this practical initiative, participating in what ever ways you can. Our achievement won’t be dramatic by, May but we are gathering a large number of people and learning many lessons as we proceed. You will receive by a separate email the rich range of material we are putting together around the 2015 Constitutionalists Charter.
Available now are 43 accumulated reports and papers  aiding us in the communication of this initiative and all it implies for a new involvement by people in a far healthier application of a political economy of global housekeeping. Our London Global Table is a vital enabling partner in this ‘principled pragmatic’ initiative focused first on the Election in May 2015 – now but five months away. The Manifesto is available in its latest draft.

Thoughts encouraging collaboration……. “When individuals join in a cooperative venture, the power generated far exceeds what they could have accomplished acting individually.”—R. B. Fuller “You are not as drop in the ocean, but you are the entire ocean in a drop”.

PLEASE revisit the questions below. Only 25 of our 195 associates have replied. Yet this is the most promising indication of our collaborative potential in all the 18 years of our existence. If all recipients reply, we will have a significant understanding of the way forward. If you feel insufficiently informed of the project to answer, then let me know and I will send the introductory Package.

1. Would you sign up to the 2015 Constitutionalists Charter initiative when the process for doing that is clear: Yes/No
2. Do you understand the relationship of the dense and comprehensive Charter at its present stage and the filling in of the detail now taking place? It might help to imagine accepting the value of an Atlas in hand before the content of each page becomes clear: Yes/No
3. Will you join in the search for Speakers and Candidates around the regions of England? Yes/No

4. Would you consider a donation, once off or by Standing Order, to fuel this huge voluntary effort? to “Launch 2105 Const UK” – Code 55-50-39 – Ac. No. 63414929, or to CCMJ: sortcode 07-00-93 Ac.No. 33333334 Ac.No./Ref. 1197/702170451: Yes/No.

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Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative – GCGI – Kamran Mofid  -OIKONOMOS
http://gcgi.info/index.php/conferences

What if everybody got free cash? Myths and facts about Unconditional Basic Income
http://youtu.be/-vnB16E36EQ   What if everybody received every month enough money to live by? Will society collapse? Will we all become slackers? Myths and facts about Unconditional Basic Income, with analysis from a real world experiment conducted in India between 2011-2013.

And a  A Manitoba city 40 years ago experimented with a BI   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/city-eliminated-poverty-mincome_n_6392126.html?1419950724

Eileen Crist: Confronting Anthropocentrism:  http://youtu.be/pZkFj9uPKXo
Eileen Crist, Ph.D. was one of 45 leading scholars, authors and activists who convened at The Great Hall of Cooper Union, New York City, on October 25-26, 2014, for the public presentation: “Techno-Utopianism and the Fate of the Earth.” Speakers discussed the profound impacts—environmental, economic and social—of runaway technological expansionism and cyber immersion; the tendency to see technology as the saviour for all problems. All the lectures are available here.

The John Lilburne 400th Anniversary Conference Sat 14 March 11:00 am £12* £10* – http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/event/526/The-John-Lilburne-400th-Anniversary-Conference

P2P ‘Definitely one of the most important books’ – http://p2pfoundation.net/Beyond_Civilization
Comment pleas from anyone whop reads it.

AND WHAT ABOUT A REPORT FROM YOU ON EITHER/OR or BOTH – SYMPTOMS and ROOTS….…

THE SUPER-RICH:

Episode 1:  Jacques Peretti investigates how the super-rich are transforming Britain. In part one, he looks at why the wealthy were drawn to Britain and meets the super-rich themselves: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04xw2x8/the-superrich-and-us-episode-1

Episode 2:  Jacques Peretti investigates how the super-rich are transforming Britain. In the final part, he looks at how inequality was pinpointed as a business opportunity: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04yn2yq/the-superrich-and-us-episode-2.

One more episode: Thursday 22nd January 2015

 

MESSAGE FROM COMPASS:  In just 3 weeks, some of Britain (and the world’s) most inspiring  change-makers come together. Passionately political people with visions and the verve to have built on them – from across the spheres of politics, the arts, the media and activism, they all care about changing the world we’re living in. Sunday 8 February 2015, 12pm – 5pm: Islington Metal Works, 7 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NQ.  In an election year, Change:How? (http://change-how.com) is the best  

of British political life and beyond.

PLEASE revisit the questions below. Only 25 of our 195 associates have replied. Yet this is the most promising indication of our collaborative potential in all the 18 years of our existence. If all recipients reply, we will have a significant understanding of the way forward. If you feel insufficiently informed of the project to answer, then let me know and I will send the introductory Package.

1. Would you sign up to the 2015 Constitutionalists Charter initiative when the process for doing that is clear: Yes/No
2. Do you understand the relationship of the dense and comprehensive Charter at its present stage and the filling in of the detail now taking place? It might help to imagine accepting the value of an Atlas in hand before the content of each page becomes clear: Yes/No
3. Will you join in the search for Speakers and Candidates around the regions of England? Yes/No

4. Would you consider a donation, once off or by Standing Order, to fuel this huge voluntary effort? to “Launch 2105 Const UK” – Code 55-50-39 – Ac. No. 63414929, or to CCMJ: sortcode 07-00-93 Ac.No. 33333334 Ac.No./Ref. 1197/702170451: Yes/No.

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