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Fwd: FRCPS Newsletter 01/2015
by jon 10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

Dear TransforMaps, where in our "governance structure" was the group organising research? Or are these non-canonised and just another informal user group? Else, FYI some more CfPs below. I especially think 2, 3 and 6 could be appropriate for a topic like TransforMap. Ciao, Jon ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Frankfurt Research Center for Postcolonial Studies < newsletter(a)frcps.uni-frankfurt.de> Date: 2015-01-13 20:33 GMT+01:00 Subject: FRCPS Newsletter 01/2015 To: jon.richter(a)gmail.com *FRCPS NEWSLETTER 01/2015* CONTENT ...CALL FOR PAPERS <#14ae4c93a467d109_cfp> ...EVENT AND WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENTS <#14ae4c93a467d109_wa> ...CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS <#14ae4c93a467d109_cfc> *Please note:* *The following items are excerpts taken from the full announcements. For more detailed information, please follow the links below (which will redirect you to the original announcements).* *The FRCPS, or its staff, takes no responsibility for content on other websites.* *If you would like to suggest an event of CfP to be included in the FRCPS newsletter, please send your suggestion to **frcps.mail(a)googlemail.com <frcps.mail(a)googlemail.com>**.* CALL FOR PAPERS Gender and the Colonial <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *SOAS Centre for Gender Studies, London, UK, 13-14 May 2015* In a period where gender is increasingly deployed via international and national policy initiatives, the Centre invites scholarship that analyses the role of gender (performance, embodiment, histories, constructions, deviations) in the persistence and legacies of colonial tropes, as well as papers that complicate expected understandings and meanings of gender through the study of the colonial and vice versa. The Centre welcomes papers from across disciplinary spaces, as well as the intersection of disciplinary approaches. Papers that analyse colonial histories and continuities are invited, as are those which use the tools of either postcolonialism and/or gender and/or queer theory to re-evaluate the ways in which these continuities contribute to the closure of debates on colonial politics, narratives and understandings. Papers are sought which challenge and disrupt the re-enacting and telling of colonial power relations through the deployment of gender tools and activism. The Centre also welcomes papers that directly address methodological questions regarding temporal and geographical assumptions, that explore histories and representations of women’s and/or queer activism, that address legal regimes and legacies in colonial spaces and/or contemporary spaces of resistance, as well as interrogations of the legacy of colonialism in the stories told and re-told in the histories of colonial powers. Abstracts or Panel Proposals are due by *31 January 2015*. Liveable Lives <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *RGS-IBG Annual Conference, University of Exeter, UK, 2-4 September 2015* This session at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference will explore what makes lives liveable in the broadest sense. Whilst livability/liveability has been discussed in philosophy and particularly the work of Judith Butler, it has yet to be fully engaged with in geographies. Addressing this concept may help to further our understandings of, and engagements with, social justice, social exclusions/inclusions and equalities. Papers may wish to consider Butler’s conception of liveability in terms of how we normatively construct the idea of who is a human and who is not; what lives are rendered liveable or unliveable; or what lives are rendered intelligible or unintelligible. Critiquing how normative liveabilities and intelligibilities are created could therefore be one point of departure for papers in this session. Abstracts are due by *6 February 2015*. Subverting the State: The Postcolonial Predicament <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> * Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, University of Kent, UK, 22 May 2015* Presenting a daunting challenge to postcolonial studies, the rapid growth of neoliberalism, globalization and neo-nationalism requires renewed attention to the role of the nation-state and, more importantly, forces that seek to subvert the nation-state. In light of these challenges and framing subversion within a postcolonial context, this symposium invites scholars to ‘think outside the state’ from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical approaches. It seeks to discuss and develop productive ways of engaging with the opportunities and limits of theories of subversion that encompass and extend across postcolonial discourses. We invite papers from scholars working in the disciplines of history, literature, political science, philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, human geography, religious studies and other related areas. Proposals reflecting an interdisciplinary approach are particularly welcome. Abstracts are due by *15 February 2015*. Postcolonial Studies Association Convention: Diasporas <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *University of Leicester, UK, 7-9 September 2015* Diaspora has been one of the key concepts of postcolonial studies within this context of individual and collective journeys. Within contemporary analysis, diasporas have tended to be explored in terms of ethnicity, race, nationality, and even religion. However, diaspora has sometimes been accused of perpetuating histories of colonial inequality by failing to differentiate between precarious migration motivated by exploitation and the more economically privileged transnational movements of the global bourgeoisie. The study of human movement during colonial and postcolonial times has taken a number of shapes across the humanities and social sciences through the study of diaspora, migration, transnationalism, cosmopolitanism and globalisation. Abstracts or Panel Proposals are due by *28 February 2015*. AfroEurope@ns V: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *University of Münster, Germany, 16-19 September 2015* African European Studies explore social spaces and cultural practices that are characterised by a series of contemporary and historical overlaps between Africa and Europe. This fifth bi-annual conference aims to provide perspectives on specific strands of this diverse and vibrant field, including both established and emerging research areas of a trans- and multidisciplinary nature. Recognising that African European Studies cannot be confined to textual representations, we encourage submissions on a wide range of topics from several disciplinary backgrounds. In addition to academics, artists, and activists, we welcome authors, social workers, journalists, and anyone else with a specific interest in the field. Abstracts or Panel Proposals are due by *1 March 2015*. Tracing the Path of Tolerance. History and Critique of a Political Concept from the Early Modern Period to the Contemporary Debate <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *Associazione Alumni della Scuola Galileiana, University of Padua and the Galileian School of Higher Education, Padua, Italy, 26-27 May 2015* During the history of political thought the concept of tolerance represented not merely an abstract idea, but rather a concrete political public space that rendered possible the recognition of those civil and political rights which contributed to the development of democratic societies. The concept has undergone radical changes during the centuries: from constituting a claim in favour of religious freedom within reformed communities in early modern Europe, to a representation of an institutional principle deemed to regulate social life. A concept largely accepted but, at the same time, often criticised being considered a surreptitious instrument of hegemonic political power. This conference aims at highlighting the different meanings the concept acquired in different contexts and different times. In particular, the analysis of the concept will be conducted from an interdisciplinary perspective which will merge philosophy, history of political and legal thought, history of literature and political science, by tracing the history of this idea and practice from the early modern period up to the modern debate, focusing on questions such as pluralism and multiculturalism. Abstracts are due by *1 March 2015*. EVENT AND WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENTS Difference that makes no Difference: The Non-Performativity of Intersectionality and Diversity <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> * FRCPS in cooperation with the Women’s Network, Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders,” Goethe University Frankfurt and Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Goethe University Frankfurt, 5 February 2015* Despite the hype of intersectionality and diversity, they remain predominantly symbolic commitments in academic discourses and institutional practices. The rhetoric of diversity is employed to deflect charges of racism and hetero/sexism, even as there is systematic resistance against the institutionalization of diversity. Despite commitments to “do diversity” and to be diverse, discourses and institutions sustain the status quo through Eurocentric and Androcentric academic curricula and discriminatory hiring practices. The aim of this workshop is to explore the ideological function of diversity and intersectionality as legitimizing performance indicators in academic discourses and institutions. Participation is free of charge. Please register for the workshop at: frcps.mail [at] googlemail.com Greynog Ideas Lab IV <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> * Gregynog Hall, Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales UK, 13-18 July 2015* Set up in 2012, the Gregynog Ideas Lab is a unique opportunity for graduate students and academics working in international politics from a range of critical, postcolonial, feminist, post-structural and psychoanalytic traditions to re-examine their own work and meet new people in an open space for thinking and generating new ideas. It offers guest professor seminars, round table discussions, methodology workshops and one-to-one tutorials with the guest professors. Provisionally, our guest professors for 2015 are: Jenny Edkins (Aberystwyth), Himadeep Muppidi (Vassar), Sam Okoth Opondo (Vassar), Michael Shapiro (Hawaii), Erzsebet Strausz (Warwick), Annick T. R. Wibben (San Francisco), Rob Walker (Victoria), Marysia Zalewski (Aberdeen) and Andreja Zevnik (Manchester). There is a reduced rate for bookings received before 30 January. Colonialism, Orientalism and the Jews: The Role of Gender and Postcolonial Studies Approaches <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, 24-26 June 2015* The workshop will explore the possibility of applying perspectives developed in the context of Gender and Postcolonial Studies to Jewish Cultural Studies and Studies in Antisemitism with a special emphasis on the orientalization of Jews and Jewish self-orientalization. In this workshop we wish to offer the framework for a discussion of ways in which these recently developed theoretical and methodological approaches, primarily in Postcolonial Studies and in its historically entangled relation to the Study of Antisemitism, may be made productive for an investigation of “Colonialism, Orientalism and the Jews.” Special attention will be given to the ways in which Jewish self-orientalization challenges suggestions by Said and others that orientalism is nothing more than a patronizing attitude and a “strange, secret sharer” of Western antisemitism. Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Steven Aschheim, Ivan Kalmar, Derek Penslar CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Call for Book Chapters: Ecofeminist Intersections <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> *Editor: D. A. Vakoch (California Institute of Integral Studies)* This new book project explores the manifold ways that ecofeminism has been used across a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including but not limited to such fields as history, philosophy, religious studies, women’s studies, literary criticism, anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, geography, and political science. We invite proposals for chapters that explicitly address the intersections between ecofeminism and other approaches or perspectives (for example, posthumanism, postcolonial studies, or queer studies). We especially encourage authors to highlight the unique contributions that ecofeminism, in combination with other approaches, brings to their primary discipline. Abstracts are due * 1 March 1 2015*. Special Issue of ‘Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society’: Gender, Sexuality & Decolonization <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> * Guest Editor: Karyn Recollet (University of Toronto)* This issue invites us to consider both the centrality of gender and sexual violence to colonization, but also, relatedly, the centrality of gender and sexual justice to decolonization. Too often these issues have been seen as peripheral to the larger struggles against colonialism, too often cis-heteropatriarchal normativity has been justified in the name of decolonization. To us, it seems impossible to discuss Indigenous sovereignty without a discussion of body sovereignty. It seems impossible to discuss environmental justice without connecting the violence against the earth to the violences against our bodies, particularly the bodies of women, Two Spirit, queer, transgender and others who fall beyond and in resistance to the male cis-heteropatriarchal norms of colonial society. Not only do these bodies bear the brunt of colonial violence, they also embody, create and sustain the theories, movements, and creative actions that resist it. We are interested in papers that connect theoretical discussions with active decolonization work by engaging the intersections of theory and practice. Abstracts are due by *16 March 2015*. Special issue of Surveillance & Society: Race, Ethnicity and Surveillance <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/s…> * Editors: Simone Browne (University of Texas at Austin), Ronak K. Kapadia (University of Illinois at Chicago) Katherine McKittrick (Queen’s University) * Since its emergence, surveillance studies has been concerned with how and why populations are tracked, profiled, policed and governed at borders, in cities, at airports, in public and private spaces, in databases, through biometrics, CCTV, identification documents, social media and other technologies. Also explored are the many ways that those who are subject to surveillance adopt, endorse, invite, subvert, resist, innovate, limit, comply with and monitor that very surveillance. As an interdisciplinary field of study the questions that shape surveillance studies center on the management of everyday and exceptional life – personal data, privacy, security, and terrorism, for example. While “race” and “ethnicity” are terms often found in indexes of many of the recent edited collections and special journal issues dedicated to the study of surveillance, limited attention is paid to race and ethnicity as key sites through which surveillance is enacted. This special issue is guided by the following question: How can centering race and/or ethnicity as categories of analysis help social theorists, artists, scholars and researchers to understand surveillance? We seek papers that explore the relationship between surveillance and configurations of race and ethnicity. We encourage contributions that theorize race and ethnicity as operating in an interlocking manner with gender, sexuality, dis/ability, class, religion, location and other categories of identity. Papers that critically and creatively interrogate oppression, inequalities, power and resistance would be especially welcome.. Submissions are due by *1 May 2015*. This email was sent to you because you opted in on the FRCPS website. Unsubscribe <http://www.frcps.uni-frankfurt.de/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/newsletter/d…> [image: newsletter]

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Full Circle Foundation Application | Antrag neu aufsetzen | wer macht mit | Anfrage um Neu-Formulierungen und Klärungen
by Josef Kreitmayer 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Hallo liebe TransforMap contributors, bei der Degrowth Konferenz ist ein Kontakt von Silke zu John Fellows von der Full Circle Foundation entstanden. Wir wurden daraufhin eingeladen, eine erste Projektskizze zu schreiben. Der Schwerpunkt der Stiftung sind in unserem Kontext tiefgreifende Nachhaltigkeits- und Natur/Mensch/Ganzheits-Bewusstseins-Entwicklungen. Ich habe in einem Schnelldurchlauf, mit Verabsäumung breiterer Klärung und ohne Feedback-Prozesse schnell einen Entwurf zusammengeschrieben und übermittelt. Die ursprüngliche Urgenz hat sich mittlerweile relativiert, und wir haben eine Anfrage bekommen, die Projektskizze zu überarbeiten und insbesondere einige Schlüssel-Informationen zu TransforMap generell zu überarbeiten. Für die Teilnehmenden in Potsdam ist auch gleich ersichtlich, dass meine Skizze nicht mehr (ursprünglich auch in einigen Punkten nicht), dem aktuellen Entwicklungen der näheren Zukunft entspricht, und auch Projekt-Inhaltlich Abänderung bedarf. Langen Schreibens kurzer Sinn: Wer möchte daran mitwirken, den Antrag, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die im Dokument vermerkten Fragen von John Fellows zu überarbeiten? Möchte jemand eine koordinierende Rolle dafür übernehmen? Bitte tragt euch im unten angeführten Trello Board ein. Ich unterstütze gerne mit Rand-Informationen, falls es da etwas braucht, kann aber aktuell keine Koordinations-Funktion übernehmen. Wesentliche Arbeits-Instrumente und Kommunikations-Kanäle sind hier verlinkt: ursprünglicher Antrag mit Anmerkungen vom Zuständigen der Stiftung, John Fellows: https://docs.google.com/a/getactive.org/document/d/1W_VdhNsqCZF99JlqFFBQflL… für kurze Arbeitsaufgaben-Klärung und Auflistung der Mitwirkenden https://trello.com/c/nnShdfHA/8-draft-response-application-to-john-fellows-… für längere Diskurs-Stränge (bitte Themen-Vermengung vermeiden) http://discourse.transformap.co/c/funding/full-circle ganz liebe Grüße : ) Josef Mag. Josef Kreitmayer E j(a)getactive.org T 0699/81 634 148 www.getactive.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefkreitmayer *unseren nächsten Veranstaltungen:* * Gutes Leben für Alle Konferenz, 20. - 22. Februar 2015, http://www.guteslebenfueralle.org/ * Visionsschmiede, 7. und 8. März 2015 * Y E S - Young Eco Startups, 20. - 22. März 2015 * Tiefenökologie Open Space 2015, 23. - 25. April 2015 * Transition Forum Österreich, 15. - 17. Mai 2015 weitere Information & Anmeldung auf www.getactive.org

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invitation to polls for funding (hamsters) and cooperating systems (ants) circles
by Adrien Labaeye 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Dear all, For those interested, I would like to see two meetings happening rather quickly. The Funding circle meeting, aka meeting of the *hamsters*. The scope of this circle is on things related to money and resources (especially proposals). *Those wanting to commit to this circle please answer the poll by the end of the week and contribute to the agenda:* http://discourse.transformap.co/t/regular-meetings-agendas-polls-pads/148 The Cooperating systems (also collaborative development - there is dissent regarding the name) circle, aka the meeting of the *ants*. The scope of this circle is on the communication (email verteiler, trello, website...) and working infrastructure (circle and more). *Those wanting to commit to this circle, please answer the poll by the end of the week **and contribute to the agenda**:* http://discourse.transformap.co/t/meetings-pads-polls-agendas-etc/149 As you see I propose to gather relevant links (pads, polls) on those pages. Indeed, the Discourse platform allows to pin topics so they appear on thop of the discussion category making it very easy to find all important links. Looking forward to those first meetings! Herzliche Grüsse, -- Adrien Labaeye +49 176 3810 8605 | Skype ID: adrien.labaeye | Twitter: @alabaeye | transitionlab.de c/o Thinkfarm Berlin | Oranienstraße 183 | 10999 Berlin | (3. Hof, Aufgang C, 3. OG) http://berlin.thinkfarm.de/

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Working structure and Animal Workshops
by Adrien Labaeye 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

Hi everybody, I have written up in the wiki our decision on the working structure. https://wiki.14mmm.org/Self_Organization/ I also made the list of the different workshops on the wiki with descriptions for each: https://wiki.14mmm.org/ We had not chosen a definite wording for the teams/groups/workshops. I proposed "workshops" as it was mentionned. Sets of animal populate those workshops... *Feel free improve the text, complete what's missing. * *Add your name and your contact in the workshops where you want to contribute! * The TransforMap Workshops (open to volunteers!) - Collaborative Development - aka the ants <https://wiki.14mmm.org/Collaborative_Development_-_aka_the_ants/> - Taxonomy and test mapping <https://wiki.14mmm.org/Taxonomy_and_test_mapping/> - aka the badgers - Technology - aka the monkeys <https://wiki.14mmm.org/Technology_-_aka_the_monkeys/> - Funding - aka the hamsters <https://wiki.14mmm.org/Funding_-_aka_the_hamsters/> - Community Building and local chapters <https://wiki.14mmm.org/Community_Building_and_local_chapters/> - aka the bees - Communications <https://wiki.14mmm.org/Communications/> - aka the wood peckers Cheers, -- Adrien Labaeye +49 176 3810 8605 | Skype ID: adrien.labaeye | Twitter: @alabaeye | transitionlab.de c/o Thinkfarm Berlin | Oranienstraße 183 | 10999 Berlin | (3. Hof, Aufgang C, 3. OG) http://berlin.thinkfarm.de/

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Fwd: CHEST Call 3 Application Results
by Josef Kreitmayer 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

ok, jetzt wirds ernst. wir sind in der CHEST Auswahlrunde. Siehe unten. Daumen drücken! große Freude, gemischt mit etwas Ehrfurcht vor uns, der Möglichkeit und allem was da kommen mag. Vielleicht werden wir über den weiteren Auswahlprozess erfolgreich, finanziert und im Vorankommen institutionell und finanziell dadurch unterstützt. Vielleicht ist es ein kurzer Höhenflug, und dann gehen wir mit auf anderen der vielfältigen grmeinsamen Wege weiter. Jedenfalls. Es ist großartig! Seit der Genialität von Potsdam kann ich als einer aus dem Team der Hamster : ) sagen: Wow, wir sind, TransforMap ist, SUPER. : ) Josef Mag. Josef Kreitmayer | j(a)getactive.org | 0 (043) 699 8163 4148 ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Von: <call3(a)chest-project.eu> Datum: 20.01.2015 17:52 Betreff: CHEST Call 3 Application Results An: <j(a)getactive.org> Cc: *Dear Applicant* *Project Title*: Transformap Thank you for submitting your application for funding to the CHEST Project (Call 3). The assessment process as outlined in the ‘Guidelines for Applicants’ is now complete and we are pleased to advise that your submission has been favourably evaluated and will now be invited to enter the contract negotiation process for the conclusion of a Grant Agreement. Please note that this notification is not a formal commitment to sign the Grant Agreement with your organisation. Financial support depends on the satisfactory conclusion of the negotiation process, the CHEST partners selection decision and the completion of all related procedures. Any costs incurred before the official project start date will be at your own cost and will not be eligible for funding. *Next steps* You must confirm that you accept this conditional offer of funding with two weeks of receipt of this email by replying to call3(a)chest-project.eu After receiving this confirmation you will be sent full details of the administrative process that must be completed before the Grant Agreement is sent to your organisation. The administrative process includes legal validation of your entity, provision to the Chest consortium of your bank details and review and clarification of your project budget and workplan. *Feedback* Feedback from the assessment will be sent to you in a separate document within two weeks. Feedback is based on the written comments of the independent assessors who reviewed and assessed your application. This feedback is intended to be constructive *Publicising your Project* As outlined in the Guidelines for Applicants, the CHEST Project Partners may publicise the results of the competition on the CHEST website with a short description of the ideas supported. The CHEST Project Partners may also include reference to some of the successful applications and their progress in the course of the funding period in any dissemination material related to the project such as the CHEST website or future press releases. In accepting this funding you are agreeing to our use of the public description of your project that you have already provided for publicity purposes. If you have any questions regarding the above please email call3(a)chest-project.eu and we will respond accordingly Your Sincerely The CHEST Project Team ------------------------------

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Security Update : ownCloud + Ethercalc
by allmende.io 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Dear MMM, I have to inform you that two sites you are regularly using have been upgraded to support secure connections only. Most links will be forwarded, but there are occasions that require your manual interruption: (1) If installed, your ownCloud Client will fail to connect. Please seek its notification icon, click it to open the synchronization client and edit your account to meet the new URL at https://datengarten.allmende.io (2) If you open the OSM-Taxonomie and other spreadsheets on our Ethercalc from your bookmarks or auto-suggestions, you may encounter an empty sheet. (For the tech people: This happens because the application is cached offline in the browser and tries to fetch the tablie via WebSockets, which doesn't implement redirects.) To circumvent this behaviour, just use the secured address, like https://calc.allmende.io/OSM-Taxonomie New visitors that click on already existing links will not experience this behaviour and will be redirected to the secure path, instead. Thanks for your considerations, Your allmende.io one-person-team.

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Fwd: Call for papers: Critical Geographies of the Sharing Economy
by Dominik Reusser 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

Liebe alle, den folgenden Call bitte weiter verbreiten. wollen wir da transformap vorstellen und in eine geographische Perspektive setzen? LG Dominik Call for papers for the *RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2015*, University of Exeter, 2-4 September 2015 *Critical geographies of the sharing economy* The sharing economy is emerging as a powerful force for restructuring post-recession economies, for mitigating climate change through the sustainable (re-)use of resources, and for experimenting with non-capitalistic practices in which ownership and markets are replaced by access, collaborative consumption and commoning. The sharing economy is also becoming a new venue for venture capital investments, and has been accused of disrupting old industries by devolving further any legal, fiscal and social responsibilities to low-paid and unregulated â€œmicro-entrepreneursâ€� who are induced to monetize personal assets and to compete against each other through self-branding. The aim of the session is to address this controversy from a geographical perspective, which is still missing. Sharing is indeed embedded in interpersonal relationships and based upon a variety of relational proximities which are needed to create links, trust, and reciprocity among people who share. These networks have a peculiar spatiality, may be more or the less inclusive, diverse, autonomous, â€˜alternativeâ€™, and require the social infrastructure which is typical of cohesive communities and of densely urbanized areas. The problem is that community-based initiatives in the field often strive to survive and to up-scale. Internet-based intermediaries are indeed necessary to provide what self-organized networks rarely guarantee: efficient platforms, reputation systems and the critical mass of connections which are needed to reduce transaction costs and risks. These ICT platforms are increasingly controlled by big corporations which mobilize an array of benign geographical imaginaries - communitarism, autonomy, intimacy, reciprocity, authenticity, sustainability, etc. - for legitimising a business model that may be regarded as the last frontier of post-fordism, and as the advent of a libertarian and purely informational capitalism in which control over social networks became a major source of oligopolistic power. We invite papers which deal with the bright as well as dark side of this emerging phenomenon, and in particular: - The sharing economy and the spatiality of collaborative networks - The sharing economy and the geographies of community - The sharing economy and the diverse economies - The sharing economy and the reconfiguration of work and labour relations - The sharing economy and the extending geographies of outsourcing - The sharing economy and creative destruction - The sharing economy and (de)monetization - The sharing economy and the marketing of the self - The sharing economy and material/immaterial internet geographies - The sharing economy and libertarian/informational capitalism The session is sponsored by the *Economic Geography Research Group * If you are interested in participating, please send an abstract of max 250 words by *10 February 2015 *to the *session convenors*: Filippo Celata, University of Rome La Sapienza, filippo.celata(a)uniroma1.it <mailto:filippo.celata@uniroma1.it>, and Ramon Ribera-Fumaz, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, rriberaf(a)uoc.edu <mailto:rriberaf@uoc.edu> ciao, Filippo

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Einladung nächste Telko Taxonomiegruppe; Entscheidungen über SELF DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITIES
by Silke Helfrich 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Liebe badgers (so heißt neuerdings die Taxonomiegruppe:-) und solche, die es werden wollen! nach dem Durchbruch zur Vorgehensweise während unseres Potsdam Treffens, möchte ich Euch zur nächsten Telko einladen. Einziger Tagesordnungspunkt ist die zweite Kategoriengruppe unserer Taxonomie: SELFDESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITIES (bisher: "politische Identität") http://calc.allmende.io/OSM-Taxonomie Ich denke, dass es 90 min dauern wird, da wir alle bisher aufgelisteten communities einmal durchgehen müssen. Wichtig ist: DASS ES ZU MÖGLICHST ALLEN EINE KLARE BESCHREIBUNG GIBT (links, Kriterienkataloge usw. bitte ins Etherpad einfügen! Am besten das tut jede*r für die community, der er/sie sich am nächsten fühlt) Das ist ganz wichtig, damit wir auf dieser Basis diskutieren und das weitere Verfahren entscheiden können. Es ist zudem wichtig, für die geplante OSM Einreichung, die bei diesen Begriffen nicht einfach werden wird. Bitte dudelt mit (ich habe vorerst nur wenige Termine drin, und nur solche, die mir die Teilnahme auch von Mexiko aus ermöglichen. Zeit zum dudlen: 3 TAGE! (damit ich noch die Telko einrichten und einberufen kann) https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/Taxonomie-Gruppe_Self-description_of_commun… Lieber Gruß Silke

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Metamaps
by Silke Helfrich 17 Jan '15

17 Jan '15

Dear all, does anyone - especially from the education-communities (some commoning-list members are acknowledged)- knows this, is in touch, knows about the prospects/ dynamics or has any concrete experience in using meta-map tools for mapping? http://metamaps.cc/ Please let me know. Btw; I love their icons @ Transformappers; this could be interesting for us. https://twitter.com/metamapps/status/540921942149038080/photo/1 All the best Silke

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Open Space in Potsdam | Hat wer ein Lenovo Ladekabel zu viel mitgenommen? : )
by Josef Kreitmayer 17 Jan '15

17 Jan '15

Hallo : ) ihr wunderbaren Menschen, die Schlüssel-Frage von Giuliana ist ja schon wunderbar geklärt. Große Freude. Hat jemand evtl. mein Lenovo Ladekabel zuviel eingepackt? ganz liebe Grüß : ) josef Mag. Josef Kreitmayer E j(a)getactive.org T 0699/81 634 148 www.getactive.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefkreitmayer *unseren nächsten Veranstaltungen:* * Gutes Leben für Alle Konferenz, 20. - 22. Februar 2015, http://www.guteslebenfueralle.org/ * Visionsschmiede, 7. und 8. März 2015 * Y E S - Young Eco Startups, 20. - 22. März 2015 * Tiefenökologie Open Space 2015, 23. - 25. April 2015 weitere Information & Anmeldung auf www.getactive.org

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Fwd: [GreenMap] Green Mapmakers, please read this message!
by Helmut Wo 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

Liebes TransforMap Team Danke für die wunderbaren und feurigen Stunden in Potsdam am Wochenende! Eine gute Idee und eine sehr gute Nachricht: Taxonomie-idee: warum versuchen wir uns an einer Beschreibung der "communities"? Warum nutzen wir nicht die Beschreibungen der Initiativen von wikipedia, die ja in einem commons-prozess entstanden sind und auch schon in allen sprachen verfügbar sind. Wenn uns die Beschreibungen dort zu vage sind, können wir ja wikipedia bearbeiten und verbessern. Beispiel http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarische_Landwirtschaft http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Towns Dann müssen wir uns nur noch redaktionell überlegen, welche wikipedia Einträge auf unsere Karte dürfen. Green map-Nachricht: Technisch macht die open Greenmap in New York ja bereits seit 15 Jahren ähnliches, vielleicht mit einen Fokus eher auf grün statt solidarisch, aber ab jetzt machen sie das auch auf unsere Art und weise, nämlich als open source und der sharing economy. Angeregt durch unseren mutigen Ansatz von vorne herein offen zu sein, stellen sie nun alle Software und icons unter eine commons Lizenz! Was für ein Wandel für eine amerikanische NGO, zumal Wendy und ihre crew davon leben! Seht die mail weiter unten und wer von uns mal in NY ist, sollte die besuchen. Sie haben sogar ein Bett im Büro... Alles liebe Helmut send from Fairphone + 49 1573 4448245 ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Von: "Wendy Brawer" <web(a)greenmap.org> Datum: 15.01.2015 21:43 Betreff: [GreenMap] Green Mapmakers, please read this message! An: "list serv" <greenmap(a)greenmap.org> Cc: * Dear Mapmakers, We're hoping 2015 is a good year for you and your community. Here at Green Map's global office, we have had many discussions about the climate crisis, and how to be more effective at a time when massive social change is required. Over the years, you have demonstrated your support for sustainable, healthy and engaged communities through Green Mapmaking. Now, we hope you will also support a major decision: It's time to join the sharing economy. In March, we will announce that Green Map System is 'going open'. There are three reasons why this makes sense: First, our terms of use, fees and centralized leadership have created an exclusionary barrier, slowing collaboration and participation at a time when it is needed most. Second, by embracing the sharing and open source movement, we can generate far more impacts. We can share our icons and tools in new ways, and involve more people in Green Map System's ongoing development. Third, by going open, we can draw fresh energy and creativity for improving our community toolkit, icons, interactive mapping platform, capacity building and media resources to most effectively support communities on this changing planet. * * Don't worry! You will be able to decide whether to go open with your own maps and data or to keep them copyright protected. Going 'open' will help us create and implement a new business model that is more sustainable and equitable, too. We will be able to accelerate our mission of supporting community, climate and environmental health. Our 20th anniversary is March 25. It's also a new beginning because the Going Open announcement will draw attention, support, and new partnerships. We want ensure your involvement in this process, starting with the Survey linked here http://bit.ly/GMgosu15 <http://bit.ly/GMgosu15> or you can comment right on this Google Doc - http://bit.ly/GMoa15 <http://bit.ly/GMoa15> (no login needed). Soon, we'll have a good way to collaborate online. * * 'Open' is not easy to define. Experts agree there are many options and degrees of sharing to consider (see below), and many benefits. 'Open' is not new, and now, there * * are* innovations in open government (US example <http://project-open-data.github.io/>), Tesla car company releasing its patents <http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you>, open source browsers like Firefox, etc. * We can set this new course together. Let's think about the ways going open can help communities move easily from initial interest to finished Green Map and activate the skills and commitment of more people. Let's make it easier to contribute leadership, energy and experience to enhance global progress. Our Board of Directors expects that it will take a couple of years to work out all aspects of this new way of working. Your guiding experience is especially important as we move forward. Thank you for helping Green Map System evolve and, together, confronting the complex climate challenge. Comment on the doc <http://bit.ly/GMoa15> or in the survey <http://bit.ly/GMgosu15>, please. 2015 will be an empowered, impactful year for all of us! Warmly, Wendy Basic info on open source (in English): Wikipedia (with animation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source> Graphic animation (4 min) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyd0FO0tko8 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyd0FO0tko8> Interview (7 min) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1jA1OEYmaIw <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1jA1OEYmaIw> * -- Wendy E. Brawer Founding Director Green Map Systemhttp://GreenMap.org web(a)greenmap.org+1 212 674 1631 _______________________________________________ GreenMap mailing list GreenMap(a)greenmap.org https://pairlist1.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/greenmap

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from debate to dialogue and cocreative emergence
by Josef Kreitmayer 14 Jan '15

14 Jan '15

Hey, danke für die wunderbare gemeinsame Arbeit in Potsdam. Bei einem Kreis hab ich ja gemeint, dass ich mich gern von der Debatte als Metapher verabschieden mag. Voll schön. Ich mach gerade einen Theory U online-Kurs und lese das Buch dazu: Leading from the future as it emerges. Grad zeig ich meiner Freundin was, und siehe da der Absatz im Anhang, wo es genau darum geht. : ) Namste sag ich da. ganz viel liebe, war wunderbar / ist wunderbar / wird wunderbar : ) Josef Mag. Josef Kreitmayer | j(a)getactive.org | 0 (043) 699 8163 4148

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WICHTIG und DRINGEND: Schlüssel Telegrafenberg, Haus H ???? Wer hat sie ???
by Giuliana Giorgi 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Hallo ihr Heimgekehrten bzw. heute Heimfahrenden, Dominik vermisst den Schlüssel zum Haus H. Ich hatte den Schlüssel über Nacht und habe ihn am Montag früh wieder zum Haus H gebracht. Jemand hat damit die Tür zu unserem Raum aufgeschlossen, dann sah ich den Schlüsselbund (2-farbig) auf einem runden Tischhen in der Nähe der Tür des Raumes liegen. Was danach (Mittagspause, Rückkehr, Aufräumen) mit dem Schlüssel passiert ist, weiß ich nicht. Ich bin um etwa 18.15 Uhr mit Daniel weggefahren. Hat jemand den Schlüsselbund versehentlich mitgenommen? Dominik war beim Aufräumen dabei und sagt, dass da der Schlüssel nicht mehr da war. Könnt ihr bitte helfen? Vielen Dank Giuliana -- Giuliana Giorgi Tel.: 030-39494591

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Metamaps
by Vital Systems 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

Silke et al, I'm involved closely with Metamaps project, and am particularly interested in utilizing it as a taxonomy / ontology development and translation tool. I think it could be quite valuable to explore in the context of Transformap, as a way of surfacing key concepts and relations and defining metadata structures for mapping systems - also potentially down the road as an interface for editing and customizing these structures for various use cases within a larger info-cology. Metamaps project operates as an open source open value network, and we are interested in partnering / collaborating with peers, projects, and organizations that present mutual development opportunities. Would be glad to discuss in more detail. Currently, most public interaction is on G+ here: https://plus.google.com/communities/115060009262157699234 Best, Ben > Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:33:58 +0100 > From: Silke Helfrich <silke.helfrich(a)gmx.de> > To: COMMONING LIste engl <commoning(a)lists.commons-institut.org>, > 14mmm temporär <maps(a)list.allmende.io> > Subject: [maps] Metamaps > Message-ID: <54AECD96.3060109(a)gmx.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Dear all, > > does anyone - especially from the education-communities (some > commoning-list members are acknowledged)- knows this, is in touch, knows > about the prospects/ dynamics or has any concrete experience in using > meta-map tools for mapping? > http://metamaps.cc/ > > Please let me know. > > Btw; I love their icons @ Transformappers; this could be interesting > for us. > https://twitter.com/metamapps/status/540921942149038080/photo/1 > > > All the best > Silke > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > maps mailing list > maps(a)list.allmende.io > http://list.allmende.io/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/maps > > > Ende maps Nachrichtensammlung, Band 11, Eintrag 5 > ************************************************* >

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Kartierung Alternativer Ökonomien : Open Space dieses WE in Potsdam
by jon der gartenkärtner 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

Liebe Freunde, dieses Wochenende ab Sonntag treffen wir uns in Potsdam zu einem Open Space, um an der Kartierung von Alternativen Ökonomien weiterzuarbeiten. Mögliche Themen sind: * Zivile Ontologiemodellierung der Alternativen Ökonomien * Infrastrukturentwicklung. Von Mailinglisten bis Webservices. * On- und Offline Community Building * Vorbereitung des Internationalen Mapping Days am 6. und 7. März. * Governance und Institutionalisierung Mehr Informationen auf dem TransforMap Blog [1] und Etherpad [2] zum Treffen. Es lässt sich freiwillig online anmelden [3]. Wir sehen uns dort, Jon [1] http://blog.14mmm.org/10-berlin-11-12-potsdam-telegraphenberg-january-2015-… [2] https://piratenpad.de/p/TransformapTreffenPotsdamJanuar2015 [3] http://attending.io/events/transformap-open-space

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WICHTIG und dringend: Organisatorisches für Potsdam
by Giuliana Giorgi 08 Jan '15

08 Jan '15

Hallo und ein wunderbares neues Jahr voller Alternativen-am-Werk ! Jenny vom Gästehaus in Potsdam hat mich gerade angerufen und gesagt, sie braucht eine Ansprechperson mit Tel.-Nr., die den Schlüssel vom Gästehaus am Sonntag abholt und alles in der Hand hält. Wer kann diese Person sein? Jennys Tel.-Nr.: 01577 0505823 Außerdem sagte sie: - die Übernachtung kostet 11 Euro, wenn man Schlafsack oder Bettwäsche sowie ein Handtuch mitnimmt: - dass wir für etwa 10 Euro extra (insgesamt) auch die KÜCHE benutzen dürfen. Deshalb brauchen wir Kaffee- und Teekannen und Kocher nicht mitnehmen, auch Geschirr von der Küche dürfen wir benutzen. In diesem Fall müssten wir nur Milch, Obst und Knabberzeug einkaufen. Wir könnten uns aber auch Nudeln kochen o.ä. Ich schlage vor, dass ein paar Leute aus Berlin und Potsdam sich kurzschließen, um alles zu besprechen. Wer macht bitte mit? --> Mail an mich! Ich kann auch ein langes Kabel und einen Mehrfachstecker mitbringen. Und einen Beamer? Oder nicht? Wer braucht eine Übernachtung von Sa auf So bei mir in Berlin (außer Dagmar)? Bitte melden, dann kann ich es organisieren! DANKE und bis bald! Giuliana -- Giuliana Giorgi Tel.: 030-39494591 Handy (NEU!): 0172 954 2626

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Wer sucht eine Unterkunft in potsdam vom 11. Bis 12. Jan?
by Hel Mut 06 Jan '15

06 Jan '15

Sucht jemand für unser treffen im Januar in Potsdam noch eine Unterkunft? Im projekthaus Potsdam geht das für 12 EURO die Nacht sehr gut. Das Projekt Haus ist eine tolle und inspirierende Initiative an sich. http://www.projekthaus-potsdam.de/ Wenn mind. 5 Leute zusammen kommen, könnte sich eine Gruppenbuchung lohnen. Gruß helmut send from my Fairphone 0049 1573-4448245 ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Von: "Petar Atanackovic" <avantgarde(a)ml1.net> Datum: 03.12.2014 11:49 Betreff: Re: Einmietungsanfrage An: "Hel Mut" <wellemut(a)gmail.com> Cc: Hallo Helmut ich möchte dich fragen, ob es bei euch Neuigkeiten über eine mögliche Übernachtung bzw. Seminar am 11&12 Januar im Projekthaus Potsdam gibt? Ich möchte kein Druck machen, sondern gern wüsste ich, was ist der Stand. Denn bald sollte ich Monatsplan für Januar erstellen und jetzt ist die Zeit, alle Anfragen allmählich zu klären. danke dir! petar On Mon, Nov 10, 2014, at 06:18 AM, Hel Mut wrote: Danke dir herzlich. Ich melde mich wieder send from my Fairphone 0049 1573-4448245 Am 10.11.2014 14:06 schrieb "Petar Atanackovic" <avantgarde(a)ml1.net>: Hallo Helmut Ich habe dir eine E-mail geschickt, kein konkretes Angebot habe ich vorgeschlagen, sondern ein Paar fragen gestellt, die mir klären sollten, was deine Gruppe genau braucht. Und erst dann kann ich euch etwas anbieten. Aber OK, manchmal landen Emails in Spam oder ich habe dir auf falsche Adresse geschrieben (Steffen hat zwei e-mail adressen gegeben, ich habe auf eine E-mail geschickt). Also, Übernachtung bei uns kostet 12 Euro pro Kopf, im Januar geben wir aber 10% Rabatt darauf. Wir haben 21 Pennplätze in drei 7-Bett-Zimmer. Bettwäsche bezahlt man 3% pro Kopf (nur einmalig). Aber wenn ihr eure Bettwäsche/Schlafsäcke mitbringt, fällt diese 3 Euro weg. Braucht ihr Küche oder einen Seminarraum? Außerdem haben wir zwei Personen, die in diesem Zeitraum schon bei uns übernachten. Wenn ihr tatsächlich 20 Personen sind, dann würden wir ein zusätzliches Bett in ein Zimmer reinbringen. Wäre sowas euch in Ordnung? Liebe Grüße petar On Mon, Nov 10, 2014, at 03:58 AM, Hel Mut wrote: Meinst du eine Antwort von mir? Ich habe noch kein Angebot bekommen.. send from my Fairphone 0049 1573-4448245 Am 10.11.2014 12:07 schrieb "Petar Atanackovic" <avantgarde(a)ml1.net>: ich habe E-mail geschickt, aber keine Antwort habe ich gekriegt... On Mon, Nov 3, 2014, at 01:34 AM, Petar Atanackovic wrote: Hi ja, ich bin dafür zuständig, ich melde mich bei Helmut direkt On Sun, Nov 2, 2014, at 10:57 AM, Steffen wrote: Hallo Leute, hab ich das richtig auf dem Schirm, dass du Petar die Einmietungsanfragen bearbeitest? Wenn nicht, dann bitte ich dendie zuständigen dem Helmut (siehe unten) zu antworten. Das heisst, ob was frei ist und was es kostet. Ich kenne Helmut seit Jahren durch die Bali Projektgruppe der Ingenieure ohne Grenzen Datum: 11.-12.01.15 Anzahl: 20 Personen Ansprechpartner: Helmut Wolmann Content: Die machen das hier (kennen manche vielleicht bereits): http://bildungsagenten.com/map/ http://kartevonmorgen.org/ LG STeffen -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- http://www.fastmail.com - A fast, anti-spam email service.

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