In May 2012 something will happen in the world of commons, which may change it forever! April 30, 2012

On May 8th, the UK House of Commons (the lower of house of the Parliament) will host the launch of a 12-seminar series on The Emergence of a Commons-based Economy, run by James Quilligan and jointly organized by the School of Commoning and the Christian Council for Monetary Justice. Please alert any contacts you may have in the UK to this program and refer them to <http://www.meetup.com/School-of-Commoning-Events/events/61528212> for a description and registration details.

Although those events will take place in the UK, their impact will not be limited to one country. Our intent is to move the commons in the forefront of the national discussion about the way out of the unending crisis. If we succeed, which is within the horizon given the powerful line-up NGOs and think tanks supporting the Quilligan Seminars by each convening of them, it will have a positive impact on the commons movement everywhere, particularly.

The Convergence for a Commons-based Economy, a commons for the Commons, which we plan to start forming at the concluding event of the Quilligan seminar series, will be open to international membership. If we muster enough technical capacity during the seminars, we’ll also broadcast them live via streaming webvideo.