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What happened at the first ‘Festival of Commoning’ in Stroud, Sep 13-14?
So, the first ‘Festival of Commoning’ happened in Stroud on Sep 13 & 14. This is a short report from one festival-goer, Dr Laura James. Next week, we’ll post a round-up by festival organisers, with thoughts, invitations for next year, more images and videos of presentations. Earlier in September I was in Stroud, for the…
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Ancient settlements show that commoning is ‘natural’ for humans, not selfishness and competition
When I’ve had conversations about the commons with right-leaning people (and sometimes cynical people on the left too), a typical response might be something along the lines of: ‘don’t waste your time trying to build a more democratic, sustainable or peaceful society. It won’t work, because humans are inherently selfish, greedy and competitive’. This Darwinian…
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Introducing commons ideas at the Festival of Commoning
At the Festival of Commoning (Sep 13-14, in Stroud), our Stroud Commons group has a one-hour slot on the Saturday morning (10am, Trinity Rooms). I’m going to give an overview of commons ideas, and there will be representatives of the housing, land, energy and climbing groups to talk about what’s happening in their groups. Then…
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The role of the Credit Commons in the commons economy: Tom Woodroof of Mutual Credit Services
Dave Darby of Stroud Commons and Lowimpact.org talks with Tom Woodroof of Local Loop Merseyside and Mutual Credit Services about the Credit Commons – a way to federate different groups all over the world that are building the commons economy (because you can’t get everything you need from just your community) – but it does…
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Solving the housing crisis via the commons, Part 2: the Housing Commons
This is Part 2 of a two-parter, about how the housing crisis causes debt-bondage and wage-slavery, and how the housing Commons can release people from debt and give them freedom to do what they know needs to be done. Part 1: the housing crisis. Let’s look now at the Housing Commons: How the housing commons…
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Festival of Commoning, Stroud, Sep 2024: tickets now on sale
Festival of Commoning, Stroud, Sep 13 & 14, 2024. Tickets now on sale.
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Solving the housing crisis via the commons, Part 1: the housing crisis
In the Stroud Commons, we’re looking to find ways to speed up the building of the commons – especially the housing commons, which we were talking about in terms of ‘the rock on which the commons can be built’ before we’d even formed the core group in Stroud.
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Corvées: commons practices in ancient and modern France
Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics talks about the French tradition of Corvées.
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Climbing is coming to Stroud! Latest news
There’s been further progress behind the scenes. Here’s the latest.
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Rebuilding the flax / textile industry as a commons: Fantasy Fibre Mill
Dave Darby of Stroud Commons and Lowimpact.org talks with Rosie Bristow and Nick Evans of Fantasy Fibre Mill, working to resurrect the flax / linen industry in the UK, as a commons.