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 21st December 2016 meeting: OpenResearchGroup-161221
Forthcoming Events: http://globaltable.org.uk/wp/forthcoming-events
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REPORTS:
There is a magic money tree, so why did politicians lie about it throughout 2016? 21-12- 16
Associates at their work.On Point – 39 – Tia Kansara – “We Are Nature”: Cities, Urban Planning, and Sustainability – City sustainability evangelist & entrepreneur Tia Kansara joins us this week to talk about cities, climate change, sustainability, and her Replenish project. The importance of lifestyle and wellbeing in city living. The break between cities and rural areas. The gap between lived experiences and urban/building designers caused by lack of feedback from people using the spaces. The designed city vs. the unplanned city. Tia’s visits to Aleppo in Syria. The importance of building collaborative and communal lifestyles. Tia’s “Replenish” program as a counter to “success” being defined without respect to harmony with nature.
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
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/
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: 7. “Reality lies in the second glance: after you have dealt with the prejudice in the first glance.”
