David Bollier

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Commoning within Arts Collectives: Three International Stories

2 weeks ago | resilience.org | David Bollier

What are some of the distinctive ways that precarious arts collectives share resources, support each other, and make art? I recently learned a lot about this topic from a workshop of international artists convened in Amsterdam. Most of the artists are associated with the so-called Lumbung Practice collective, an interdisciplinary group experimenting with how to cultivate a commons-based art economy.
Avoiding Delusions And Diversions| Countercurrents

4 weeks ago | countercurrents.org | Robert Jensen |Rob Hopkins |Phila Back |David Bollier

For the next few weeks, the buzzword in US debates on the liberal/left about economics and ecology will be “abundance” after the release of the book with that title by Ezra Klein (New York Times) and Derek Thompson (The Atlantic magazine). The book poses politically relevant questions: Have policies favored by Democrats and others on the political left impeded innovation with unnecessary red tape for building projects?
What If We Could Uncancel The Future?| Countercurrents

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Rob Hopkins |Phila Back |David Bollier |Bharat Dogra

Rob Hopkins, a pioneer in sustainability and community-driven change, believes that the future isn’t something we stumble upon—it’s something we actively create or fail at. At the heart of his work lies a question: what happens when we lose the ability to imagine a better world? For Hopkins, imagination is more than just creativity—it’s a survival tool essential for unlocking the sustainable, resilient, and equitable futures we are desperately in need of.
Living Like A Fungus| Countercurrents

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Phila Back |David Bollier |Bharat Dogra |Tom Murphy

Since its creation I have supported Rupert Read’s Climate Majority Project as the answer to achieving the climate action we need. Read observes that the majority of people are concerned about climate change and to effectively combat it, that majority must act. The same is now true with our current crisis of democracy, as the majority of American voters did not support Trump in the 2024 election.
The Share Of Tamil Nadu, AP, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal And A Few Other States In The Lok Sabha Would Reduce, If The Freeze Of 1971 Population Basis Relaxed, Constitutional Amendments Urgently Needed To Counter This| Countercurrents

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Binoy Kampmark |David Bollier |Saurav Sarkar |Bharat Dogra

To Shri M K Stalin Chief Minister Tamil Nadu Dear Shri Stalin,I write this in continuation of my letter of 27th February 2025 addressed to you and other Chief Ministers, pointing out how relaxation of the freeze of 1971 population basis for delimitation would reduce representation of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal and a few other States in the Parliament and the utmost urgency on the part of such States to come together and press the Centre to...
Local, Vernacular, And Alive| Countercurrents

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | David Bollier |Bharat Dogra |Tom Murphy |Saurav Sarkar

Local landscapes were once powerful forces in their own right, shaping how people lived, farmed, traded, and made sense of the world. The land created people, and as people worked, they changed the land. Over time a shared identity and distinctive culture emerged. Again and again, people have made their patch of the earth feel like home: stable, familiar, well understood, enlivening.
Local, Vernacular, and Alive

1 month ago | resilience.org | David Bollier

Local landscapes were once powerful forces in their own right, shaping how people lived, farmed, traded, and made sense of the world. The land created people, and as people worked, they changed the land. Over time a shared identity and distinctive culture emerged. Again and again, people have made their patch of the earth feel like home: stable, familiar, well understood, enlivening.
Welcome ‘Think Like a Commoner’, Second Edition!

1 month ago | resilience.org | David Bollier

About a year ago, some folks in Bangkok reached out to me. Hans van Willenswaard and his wife Wallapa wanted to translate my book Think Like a Commoner into Thai and publish it. Hans is the founder of the Innovation Network International in Thailand, and his wife Wallapa is a social entrepreneur and founder of the Mindful Markets movement. Both have been quite involved in the commons for some time.
Welcome To ‘Think Like A Commoner’

1 month ago | popularresistance.org | David Bollier

4 days ago In the early days of his presidency, Donald Trump announced he would be “fighting anti-Semitism” on college campuses by prosecuting and revoking visas for certain students deemed to be “Hamas sympathizers.” In a fact sheet accompanying an executive order with “measures to combat anti-Semitism,” Trump threatens students: “Come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you.” The order itself states that the Department of Education will seek to familiarize institutions of higher...
Future Natures: On Seeing Commons Through Popular Genres

2 months ago | znetwork.org | David Bollier

In academic research about the commons, few scholars are as venturesome in their creative approaches than the scholars and researchers associated with the Centre for Future Natures, at the University of Sussex in England. Led by anthropologist and research fellow Amber Huff, Future Natures explores “ecologies of crisis, commons, and enclosures,” but its chief output isn’t monographs and books.

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David Bollier @davidbollier

1 Dec 24

Just an alert to let you all know that I can now be found on Bluesky, a much nicer place. (But I'll be hanging on to my account here to prevent impersonators -- something you need to worry about on X).

David Bollier @davidbollier

3 Oct 24

'An Atlas of Commoning' showcases dozens of fascinating urban commons projects worldwide. Carnegie Mellon architect-urbanist Stefan Gruber explains on 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast: https://t.co/xiTJxSrg2Z

David Bollier @davidbollier

11 Sep 24

An exciting convergence of commoners and friends this Friday at the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, England! https://t.co/PlMuxbfnaJ @dilgreen #BuildCommons #Commoning