MATTERS IN THE AIR – these notes compiled by Rev Canon Peter Challen are posted at http://globaltable.org.uk/wp/, and contribute background information for the Global Table, which continues on Wednesdays from 12noon to 2pm at the School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, W1U 3AJ – now hosted by the Open Research Group – meetings are open to all on a drop-in basis. This weekly forum is a persistent focal point for many who cannot often get to London, but are encouraged in bold initiatives by association and collaboration. We all continue to foster the public sense of the search for inclusive justice. We are trying to sense the richness of our networking without overburdening with detail. We collaborate in order that action may flow BOTH in specified targeted initiatives AND in acknowledgment of our shared commitment to ending exploitation – usury!
Notes of 14th December 2016 meeting: OpenResearchGroup-161214
Notes of 21st December 2016 meeting: OpenResearchGroup-161221
Forthcoming Events: http://globaltable.org.uk/wp/forthcoming-events
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REPORTS:
There’s some big news for the Positive Money team. After nearly seven years at Positive Money, Ben Dyson will be leaving us at the end of 2016. He is taking up a research role at the Bank of England, focusing on whether and how central banks should issue a central bank digital currency (to operate alongside physical cash). Ben says “It’s been incredible to be a part of Positive Money for the last seven years, and I’d like to thank everyone who has been involved and made it possible. Through the work of our team in London, our groups across the UK, and our sister organisations around the world, and everyone who helps in any way they can, we’ve triggered a global debate about how money and banking should be reformed. Positive Money has never been in a better position to make an impact.” Ben has been an inspiration and rare driving force in this essential initiative and the networks for inclusive justice record our appreciation.
The Tragedy of the Commons: How Elinor Ostrom Solved One of Life’s Greatest Dilemmas. The design principles for solving the tragedy of the commons can be applied to all groups: David Sloan Wilson : http://evonomics.com/tragedy-of-the-commons-elinor-ostrom
The Winter 2016 issue of The Social Artist (incorporating The Social Crediter) in two pdf formats, one for reading on screen, the other for printing out as a booklet – available on www.douglassocialcredit.com
The current journal of the RSA – available to 27,000 Fellows – carries an editorial, some 5 searching articles and a pertinent book review on ‘An inclusive economy‘. It provides impressive background to our shared search for an integrated ‘peoples political-economy’. It is strong evidence that there is a significant movement towards the critical mass needed to ‘use the system, to become the system, to change the system, and so restore trust’. Reports on your particular contribution are warmly invited.
Critical Thinking posts daily blogs on a wide range of topics, and runs a regular discussion group on Wednesday evenings: http://www.freecriticalthinking.org.
ICUK: is dealing with BOTH the need for many urgent palliatives within a dying system AND a systemic curative re-design by the participative representative democratic application of an integrated political-economy. An update is in formation: www.icuk.info/wp. Please contact PeterChallen@gmail.com for latest developments. Curative change to the political-economy like “Poetry happens in two stages, like sculpting; first the imagination then the chisel.”
LETSlink envisages national and regional hubs – http://www.letslinkuk.net/practice/central-hub.htm – in order to enhance participation in different regions of the UK: existing local groups are linked here: http://www.letslinkuk.net/regions/uk-map.htm, and work continues with putting individual groups online, recently Sheffield LETS: www.sheffieldlets.org.uk. But with many gaps in provision, there is an urgent need to bring enquirers together to form new groups – watch this space.
National Federation of Progressive Cooperators: http://nfpc.coop – meeting on 3rd December featured an informative address by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell. Report: nfpc-161203
Occupy’s ‘Economics Working Group’ continues to meet Mondays and Fridays 5-7pm at Friends House Euston, welcomes new visitors who drop by, and contributes papers to our network: http://occupylondon.org.uk/occupy-economics-working-group/
Further Reports are invited from our associates in the quest for inclusive justice to stir our awareness.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
PUBLICATIONS & BLOGS – reviews always welcomed:
Campaign for Free Parliament CFP an 8 minute video of explanation: http://www.southdevonwatch.org.uk/independence-group/independence-in-democracy-martyn-greene-the-campaign-for-a-free-parliament/
Medium.com: Matt Orfalea
David VAN REYBROUCK: This article makes eminent sense:
https://thecorrespondent.com/5711/we-have-one-year-to-make-democracy-work-in-europe-or-else-the-trumps-take-over/570854427-59d8ed4b
Michael Mansfield – Why our 21st century democracy needs the spirit of 1647 – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/02/21st-century-democracy-spirit-1647-article-50-supreme-court-people-state?CMP=share_btn_tw …
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COLLABORATION: Over time our weekly forum has considered important aphorisms that help the development of dialogue that takes us into new understandings of the co-operative task. Let us remind ourselves of one of these each week: 6. “Fragility is a mark of value: That which is not fragile readily becomes pretentious”
