Wednesdays 12noon-2pm at the School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, W1U 3AJ. From Bond Street tube, turn left/west into Oxford Street for a few yards and go right/north along James Street straight into Mandeville Place – No. 11 is the building with pillars last on the left.
‘MATTERS IN THE AIR’ which participants on the day could choose to develop, alongside their own new contributions…..
1. IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR ACTIVISTS
a] Please let us concentrate this Wednesday on the seminars ahead – our 2nd experiment with the School of Commoning in proto-typing systemic change – registration if you are attending – recruitment amongst any you know in reach of london – donations to support this thrust if you are able to help in this way – making the most of the visits of our leading overseas guests James Quilligan, Thomas Greco and Jim Kenney
– the Sunday 28th book-launch 3-5pm:
You are invited to the book launch and initial exploration of
THE TRAUMATISED SOCIETY: How to Outlaw Cheating and Save our Civilisation
by Fred Harrison, published by Shepheard-Walwyn: Exploring Genesis as a Covenantal Code — a Land Deal —as the basis of an extended study of Nature and Society, laying foundations for the road to societal recovery: on
Sunday October 28th 2012
from 3-5pm [ Refreshments 2.30pm on]
at
St James, Piccadilly
A discounted pre-publication copy of the book can be ordered, to encourage advance
preparation of points for exploration, on the day, but preferably in advance from books@shepheard-walwyn.co.uk at £10 post paid in the UK, £12.50 post paid to Europe and £15.00 post paid to Rest of the world [Retail Price £17.95]
Free – Donations to defray expenses and plan follow through in the Spring 2013. Questions we will explore in relation to the book are in the box below. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED IN THE SPRING BY A FULL DAY CONFERENCE ON ‘A THEOLGY OF LAND’ – better understanding of the commons – The Global Commons Trust’s full definition – trial invitation to join New Wilberforce Alliance – to be tabled – www.newwilberforce.co.uk
b] Report on Simon Mouatt’s Southampton academic symposium of Sept 26th with input from
– Rodney Shakespeare {the Binary way},
– Molly Scott-Cato {ecological economics}, a Candidate as MEP, Local Councillor and Gn Prt Economics spokesperosn
– Andrew Jackson {Positive Money},
– Richard Werner {evidence for structural faults} – Richard has applied for BofE’s directorship,
– Josh Ryan-Collins {NEF},
– Shann Turnbull { energy based currencies}, the Australian contribution
– Potts {Capitalist assumptions},
– Adams { community initiatives and technology revolution.}
QUILLIGAN SEMINARS 2
Away with straight-edged rulers
to save this fractal universe.
In nature’s persistent emergence
treat money and land as social commons,
like air and oceans,
the bio-sphere, its deep deposits
of past storing centuries,
to serve all generations ahead.
Join our prototyping of systemic recovery and renewal at
THE QUILLIGAN and allied SEMINARS Oct. 22-28th 2013
Main page/introduction by James Quilligan – philosopher and development economist
co-founder of the Global Commons Trust – acting as moderator of the series:
http://schoolofcommoning.com/content/october-2012-quilligan-seminars
Links on all pages to make navigation easy and the overview with each point of access is here: http://www.schoolofcommoning.com/content/overview-october-2012-seminars
THE THESIS IS SIMPLE: Our present ways of knowing are imbalanced, which has skewed the economic system and reduced the commons of the ordinary world into commodities and money. Since all people have two brain hemispheres which process complementary views on the nature of reality as a whole and as a part, a foundation exists for economic knowledge that is both universal and pluralistic. The development of this theory of knowledge [epistemology] will reunite the economy with the commons [ontology]. JBQ
ITS APPLICATION IS OUR TOUGH TASK in which we must each respect the contributions of others and their starting point. See: THE COMMONS – A FORMAL DEFINITION
