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Stephen Buckley replied to Occupy Cafe Stewards's discussion 12/12 Vital Conversation featuring Charles Eisenstein: "How Might Occupy Support the New Economy?"Stephen Buckley commented on Ben Roberts's group Harvesting from our Conversations"Dear Poforpeace,
Do you have a link for ISO 26000? I tried to download it from ISO.org, but it wants me to pay for it.
In the meantime, for others, here is the Wikipedia description of ISO 26000:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_26000
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Stephen Buckley replied to Occupy Cafe Stewards's discussion 11/28 Round 1: Jitendra Darling"The "New England-style town meeting", widely recognized as a highly democratic form of decision-making, has a mechanism for balancing the competing desires for more Discussion ("process") vs. immediate Decision/vote…"
Stephen Buckley replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Harvesting from the "#Occupy 2.0" Discussion in the group Harvesting from our Conversations"Ben,
I've tried to follow this discussion of fundamental direction as it hopped from "Core Conversations" to "Occupy 2.0" to here on "Harvesting".
I just figured out that if printed out all the…"
Stephen Buckley replied to Occupy Cafe Stewards's discussion General Call Harvest"Raffi,
Great note-taking! Thank you very much.
Here is the link to the relevant "Humankind" radio segment that I had mentioned hearing on NPR on Saturday. Although the program summary is well-written (see below), the…"
Stephen Buckley replied to Ben Roberts's discussion 11/14: Aerin Dunford"During today's call, Aerin indicated (and correct me if I am wrong) that the current system allows for undue influence by special interests, instead of the general interest.
But she said she was "stumped" as what she (and…"
Stephen Buckley commented on Jitendra Darling's blog post Is all dissent created equal?"If anyone can participate in a GA simply by showing up, then a well-organized minority (even if they are "anarchists") can thwart the will of the unorganized majority (who don't show up).
Until #Occupy gets more organized about…"
Stephen Buckley replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Harvesting from the "What Core Conversations..." discussion in the group Harvesting from our Conversations"Ben,
I realize that you may not have the ability (technically-speaking) to moderate a discussion on this platform, so once a discussion-thread takes off, it can be difficult to keep people focused.
And if that conversation is allowed…"
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A group for those who wish to work collaboratively to make meaning from the multiple conversation threads that are emerging in Occupy Cafe.Image of Gregory Harris painting courtesy of Rehs GalleriesSee More
Stephen Buckley replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Brainstorming ideas for connecting Occupy Cafe members together in the group Meet and Greet!"Ben,
Arrgh! I just accidentally erased my message about not having to "reinvent the wheel" since many other online communities have been created using the Ning.com platform. (Oh, well -- I'll try again.)
Join GovLoop.com…"
Stephen Buckley replied to Occupy Cafe Stewards's discussion What core conversations would you like Occupy Cafe to host?"Craig,
You said:
"My suspicion is that there is a deeply-felt, foundational public frustration that has perked to the surface in the election of President Obama...then in the Tea Party...and now in the Occupy movement."
I agree that…"
Stephen Buckley replied to Occupy Cafe Stewards's discussion What core conversations would you like Occupy Cafe to host?"Craig,
Yes, I agree that "public frustration" is the primary element that fueled the rise of the "Occupy Wall Street" and the "Tea Party" movements. Judging from a recent poll (wish I had the…"
Stephen Buckley commented on Stephen Buckley's group Occupy Cape Cod"First I want to see how the larger community evolves. That would have to be successful, first, before I could justify (to myself) the effort to grow a smaller version of that community.
"What it's all about" needs to be made…"
Ben Roberts commented on Stephen Buckley's group Occupy Cape Cod"Hey Stephen. Our first member-generated group! Nice.
As a fellow New Englander, I felt that I could join this even though I'm a lot closer to NYC than the Cape! And I didn't want you to be all alone here. ;-)…"
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This group is for those people interested in sharing information and discussion about "Occupy Cape Cod".See More
Stephen Buckley commented on Ben Roberts's group Meet and Greet!"I have been an advocate of improved public participation for many years, both as a federal employee and, now, as a citizen. In 1997, I set up the very first web-forum for the public to comment on a project proposed by U.S. government.
#Occupy seems…"
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- I have been an advocate of improved public participation, both as a government employee and, now, as a citizen for many years. In 1997, I set up the very first web-forum for the public to comment on a project proposed by U.S. government.
Occupy seems to exhibit peoples' frustration with the quality of democratic governance: they are tired of being ignored after being constantly told that they are being listened to. (Maybe "exasperation" is a better word.)
So I think that my experience in public engagement may be of some use here. More about me at http://www.twitter.com/transpartisan
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- At 4:06pm on October 20, 2011, Ben Roberts said…
Welcome Stephen! Great to have you with us. Are you ready for some "conversation that matters?"
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"On Facebook, Practical Utopian Guides is a page focused particularly on the newest book by David Graeber, The Democracy Project."
David Grabowski posted a blog postWHEN EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION IS A DISTORTION .
Little Jimmy was crying to his mommy that his brother hit him he is a mean person to him. His brother never got the chance to present his and since he was older he was expected to know better. You might say that it was easy to demonize the old brother because the parents had established an acceptable pattern of conclusions based on past behavior.. How easy is it for the person who screams the loudest to be effective in convincing people to her/his side of the story. If it sounds…See More
Ben Roberts replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Sustainability at a Crossroads"I love your question and reflection on it Dyck:
And by the way, we are trying to broaden the "sustainability" conversation beyond the physical environment, to include our communities, e.g. social justice and economics, and also our inner…"
Dyck Dewid replied to Ben Roberts's discussion Sustainability at a Crossroads"I guess I assume the meaning here of sustainability is limited to how humans deal with our physical environment. Yet 'figuring out' the what and how of sustainability is a personal journey that for me, doesn't exclude…"
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WHEN EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION IS A DISTORTION .
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Cheryl Honey's Death
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New Writing from Graeber on Occupy and Democracy
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A Gooey Chocolate Fondant Pudding
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Why collaborating with others starts with "collaborating with yourself"
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