{"id":7441,"date":"2018-05-29T10:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T10:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globaltable.org.uk\/wp\/?p=7441"},"modified":"2018-06-06T08:38:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T08:38:20","slug":"matters-in-the-air-30th-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltable.org.uk\/wp\/archives\/7441","title":{"rendered":"Matters in the Air: 30th May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

These notes are\u00a0posted\u00a0at\u00a0http:\/\/globaltable.org.uk\/wp\/<\/a>, to contribute background\u00a0information for associates of the\u00a0Global\u00a0Table and its offspring. The\u00a0Open Research Group<\/strong>\u00a0hosts Global Table meetings on\u00a0Wednesdays from 12noon to 2 pm at the School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, W1U 3AJ,\u00a0open to all on\u00a0a drop-in basis.\u00a0This weekly forum is a persistent focal point for many who cannot often get to\u00a0London\u00a0but 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 acknowledgement of our shared commitment to ending exploitation \u2013 usury \u2013 now exponentially rampant!\u00a0\u00a0Contact the\u00a0Open Research Group \u2013\u00a0org@globaltable.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Presentation by Ashburn Holder on Food Speculation:\u00a0ORG-FoodSpeculation<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/strong>Notes of Open Research Group meeting on 23rd\u00a0May 2018:\u00a0OpenResearchGroup-180523
\n<\/a><\/strong>Notes of Open Research Group meeting on 23rd\u00a0May 2018:\u00a0OpenResearchGroup-180530<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Forthcoming Events:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.globaltable.org.uk\/wp\/forthcoming-events<\/a><\/p>\n

FROM ASSOCIATES AT THEIR POINTS OF WITNESS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very sensitive Guidelines to Collaboration<\/strong> were worked out over many months of weekly meetings at this Forum. They are so challenging that they are usually left in the background. A very practical parallel is explored in Russell Brand’s video<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lK083EvyiMI<\/strong> If you can cope with his blunt crudities, this is a significant 9.47 minutes<\/strong> of self-appraisal for enriching our part in a co-operative society living for the Common Good<\/p>\n

June 23rd<\/sup>: Click here to find out why people like you are joining the People\u2019s Vote March.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> The People\u2019s Vote campaign<\/strong> continues to gather momentum across the USA and beyond.\u00a0Hard working and dedicated activists were once again out on the streets this weekend campaigning for a People\u2019s Vote and the response from the public has been hugely supportive so far.You too can play your part in this crucial campaign. Take action today by pledging to join the March for a People\u2019s Vote. And bring your family and friends.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Other People\u2019s Money<\/a>\u00a0:\u00a028 May 2018 Make bosses pay for the disasters they cause\u00a0 By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 24th<\/sup>\u00a0May 2018<\/p>\n


\nCCMJ: Christian Council for Monetary Justice (www.ccmj.org<\/a>) \u2013 “<\/strong>the real reason things are so bad is because of usury. And the reaon things aren\u2019t getting any better is because no one is talking about what\u2019s really wrong. \u2026\u2026 What we accept today as interest was once called usury, and that through most of history almost everyone was against it.\u201d All the great faith traditions forbade usury for thousands of years. The Christian Church emphasised it until, in Calvin’s time, \u2018Interest\u2019 was watered down to \u2018Excessive Interest\u2019. Usury then became exponentially disproportionate in undermining justice throughout the human community. Reports on tackling this \u00a0prime issue are always welcome: \u00a0CCMJ and ICUK continue to probe and propose a model of genuinely inclusive\u00a0Public Policy<\/strong>\u00a0that involves an integrated social-political-economy that includes the introduction of Annual Ground Rent [ use of theh Commons], the abolition of Usury, a universal right to basic living, and the curtailment of those permanent hierarchies exercising exploitative power over others.\u00a0www.ccmj.org<\/a>\u00a0 – recent updates are on:\u00a0\u00a0www.ccmj.org\/wp<\/a>\u00a0Eg\u00a0 Be humble about our knowledge.\u00a0<\/strong>A rich resource for capturing Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s legacy as his 50th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary dawns\u00a0http:\/\/www.telospress.com\/telos-182-martin-luther-king-jr-fifty-years-on\/<\/a>IT WOULD BE VALUABLE TO KNOW of regular sources<\/strong>\u00a0that associates follow for their pertinence: eg: – Richard Murphy’s\u00a0TJN\u00a0 – Tax Research – Resurgence – Mother Pelican’s\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0quarterly Journal on\u00a0an Integral Anthropology for an Integral Ecology –<\/strong>\u00a0Articles on Sovereignty:\u00a0<\/strong>a new international discussion is available on request, and whatever else informs and encourages you.<\/p>\n

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIALISM\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>this\u00a0non-hierarchical alternative to capitalism and totalitarianism,\u00a0<\/strong>continues to campaign for a non-usurious, fair-world approach to the economy, taking forward ideas promoted by\u00a0CCMJ<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Spirit Level<\/a>\u00a0– for background see the papers section of\u00a0www.interestfreemoney.org.<\/a>\u00a0 The campaign\u00a0website – in development – includes videos by John Courtneidge explaining the proposal: \u00a0http:\/\/www.co-operativesocialism.org<\/a><\/p>\n

FREE CRITICAL THINKING:\u00a0<\/strong>meets most\u00a0Tuesdays 7-9pm (last meeting of term 2nd December)\u00a0– see\u00a0Events Listing<\/a>\u00a0at The\u00a0London School of Mosaic in the Basement Studio (down ramp),\u00a073-96 Ludham,\u00a0Southampton\u00a0Road, Lismore Circus, London, NW5 4SF\u00a0(Gospel Oak overground \/Belsize Park tube):\u00a0http:\/\/www.freecriticalthinking.org<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Critical Thinking\u2019s scope:\u00a0http:\/\/freecriticalthinking.org\/9-general\/1518-hierarchy-and-the-political-economy<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0in pithy summary:\u00a0\u201cHierarchy, theft of the\u00a0Commons\u00a0and\u00a0Usury\u00a0are the fundamental drivers of poverty, wars, environmental destruction and the enslavement of humanity.\u00a0Once we understand<\/a>\u00a0that, we\u2019re on the road to recovering humanity.\u201d \u00a0See Clive Menzies’ paper in the\u00a0Islamic Economics Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Reform Proposals in the Monetary System for Attaining Global Economic Stability:\u00a0http:\/\/iei.kau.edu.sa\/Files\/121\/Files\/153872_30-02-09-Clive-3.pdf<\/a>.
\nDaily Pickings: May 2018:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 Mon 21st:\u00a0Geopolitical power shifts East<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Tue 22nd:\u00a0The end game<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Wed 23rd:\u00a0Operation “Philip Cross”<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Thu 24th:\u00a0The assassination of Jo Cox<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Fri 25th:\u00a0German villany<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Sat 26th:\u00a0It is time to awake<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u2022 Sun 27th:Allocative inefficiency<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0Link to\u00a0Co-Creative Learning:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/cocreativelearning.org<\/a><\/p>\n

INDEPENDENT CONSTITUTIONALISTS UK (ICUK)<\/strong>: recognises the necessity of dealing with BOTH the need for many urgent palliatives within a dying system, AND a systemic curative re-design by participative democratic application of an\u00a0integrated political-economy of trusteeship in the co-evolution of planet earth. It concentrates on the Meta-Narrative within which the UK could shape all its independent but mutually accountable communities.\u00a0Curative change to the political-economy like \u201cpoetry happens in two stages, like sculpting; first the imagination, then the chisel.\u201d\u00a0The specific pursuit of an integral model for public policy originated at the London Global Table\u00a0and\u00a0is now pursued as the emergence of\u00a0‘A PEOPLE’S INTEGRATED SOCIAL-POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF TRUSTEESHIP IN THE CO-EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH.’
\n<\/strong>The CURATIVE structural change advocated in the ICUK\u2019s Declaration of Purpose is set within PRINCIPLED-PRAGMATISM. It provides an integrated, and therefore interdisciplinary, context for human response-ability. All specialist Disciplines must be seen to make their contribution to this dramatic description of cognitive behavioural therapy applied to public policy and purpose.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>MP\u00a0[For those using philosophical and theological studies as an aid, the curative represents a modern perception of bringing the Kin[g]dom into all aspects and language of public policy.\u00a04<\/sup>].<\/em>\u00a0An update of its website is now evolving:\u00a0http:\/\/www.icuk.life<\/a>.\u00a0 An informal Strategy Forum meets in central\u00a0London every Wednesday between 12 and 2pm \u2013 you are invited to contact Peter Challen \u2013\u00a0peterchallen@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 for latest developments and meeting venue.<\/p>\n

LETSlink<\/strong>\u00a0is working on much-needed\u00a0national and regional hubs\u00a0to enable\u00a0dedicated training for\u00a0individual LETS groups. Newly online groups are being encouraged to work on a county-wide basis.\u00a0 The main website sets out theory and enables enquirers to connect with local groups: \u00a0http:\/\/www.letslinkuk.net\/uk-map.htm<\/a>. See PP\u00a0presentation –\u00a0Local Exchange Trading Schemes:\u00a0<\/strong>Integrated\u00a0Community Currency Model\u00a0–\u00a0ICCmodel – \u00a0<\/a><\/strong>and\u00a0latest posting on the\u00a0LETSlink Forum<\/a>\u00a0– on\u00a0Courses in Community Currency<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0See record of origin of LETS in the UK via a paper by David Weston given at the\u00a01985 TOES Conference<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LONDON COMMUNALISTS,\u00a0<\/strong>coordinated by John McCone,\u00a0are engaged in discovering a politics of citizenship based on shared public concern. See notes on\u00a0Communalism\u00a0<\/strong>based on\u00a0Murray Bookchin’s: \u201cThe Next Revolution\u201d –\u00a0CommunalismProject00-A4<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>They meet 6pm-8pm on the third Monday of each month in the reading room of 88 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DH\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>dates on the\u00a0Events page<\/a>.\u00a0See\u00a0John McCone<\/strong>‘s written evidence<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Land Value Capture<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>submitted to\u00a0the\u00a0Housing and\u00a0Communities and Local Government Committee<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Feedback welcomed to\u00a0John McCone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

POSITIVE MONEY<\/strong>\u00a0has branches all over the UK to campaign for debt-free issuance of currency, which are often listed on our Events page. \u00a0They\u00a0campaign for a fairer, more democratic and more sustainable economy.They held a seminar in association with RSA on Monday 18th Sept 2017 – see report:\u00a0PositiveMoney-RSA-170918<\/a>\u00a0– see also Positive Money’s\u00a0latest video about the:\u00a0Bank of England<\/a>\u00a0and a new paper, published in January 2018:\u00a0Escaping-Growth-Dependency-final_print<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 Recently\u00a0screened by Greenwich & Lewisham branch is Michael Oswald\u2019s film\u00a0The Spider’s Web : Britain’s Second Empire<\/a>, portraying\u00a0Britain\u2019s role in creating a global network of tax havens.
\n\u2022 See Latest Message from Positive Money, which we have been asked to forward to our contacts: \u00a0<\/strong>Dear friend,\u00a0I\u2019m a supporter of Positive Money. We\u2019re a people-powered movement to reform the money and banking system so that we can have a fairer, more democratic and more sustainable economy.\u00a0There are lots of important campaigns we can choose to support. But this one is all about changing the root causes of many of the things that are important to me and to our society: our housing crisis, soaring inequality, protecting our environment, an unstable economy.\u00a0I support Positive Money\u2019s work because I believe reform of the money and banking system will mean a better world for all of us, and I think you should too! Please\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0if you\u2019re interested in signing up to Positive Money\u2019s fortnightly newsletter too:\u00a0You\u2019ll hear about campaign and research updates, events, and what activities you can get involved in to help. The more of us who join this movement – simply by signing up to their campaign online as a starting point – the closer we\u2019ll get to changing things for good. So please will you consider joining me and signing up to Positive Money\u2019s fortnightly newsletter now? Just\u00a0click this link<\/a>\u00a0and it will take you less than 30 seconds:\u00a0Thanks,<\/p>\n

Further Reports are invited from our associates in the quest for inclusive justice to stir our awareness and effect change through both palliative and curative means.<\/em>
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PUBLICATIONS & BLOGS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 reviews always welcomed:-]<\/p>\n

RENEGADE INC: Whilst waiting to see if there is a broadcast today on the May Bank holiday, we have visited their facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RenEconomist\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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COLLABORATION:<\/strong>
\nOver time our weekly CCMJ\/ORG\/ICUK fora haves considered important aphorisms that help the development of dialogue and takes us into new understandings of the co-operative task. We revisit those guiding thoughts regularly and always value responses about their use, or about any other enduring wisdom relating to collaboration as they flow in around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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