OSN October 9, 2010
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Coalition Movement Camp: Online Work Party, Sunday 10/10/10
October 9th, 2010 at 12:40 am October 9th, 2010 at 12:40 am by Chriswaterguy · Edit
Only a few hours to go until the Coalition Movement Camp 10/10/10 Work Party - it runs 10 am to 10 pm EST (that's the American EST), i.e. 5am to 5pm GMT.
This is for all of us who want a new information-action ecology, for tackling climate change, and enabling the environmental knowledge, innovation and climate action communities.
Here in Jakarta it's 10 pm to 10 am, so I'll be taking a nap in the middle, and I have my caffeine sources on standby. For many of you the hours will be better than that, so sign up at movementcamp.org and stay informed, and there'll be more info on that page when the day arrives, with chatrooms and video links.
There are a growing number of sessions, all about collaborating on tackling climate change. There's one on green knowledge trusts (focused on green wikis) co-facilitated by Appropedia, and there are plenty more, including:
Opening session: Coalition Brainstorm. Be ready to think big picture!
- What existing sites/services perform the kinds of functions described in the film? What additional functions are required?
- What might be achieved by linking these sites/services (i.e. interoperability)? What are the challenges?
- What social/ethical protocols are required to sustain creative collaboration between different online audiences (e.g., activists, innovators, green wiki enthusiasts, and so on)?
2 hours in(12.00pm EST), it's How Cooperatives Can Save the Planet, facilitated by CoopAgora (online advocates of cooperative culture) and the JAK bank (a cooperative, interest-free, institution). Can the cooperative ideals of these sorts of organizations be used to impact the climate crisis?
3 hours in (1.00pm EST): The Future of Online Activism. Joe Solomon, social media coordinator for 350.org, leads this one.
4 hours in (2.00pm EST): Metacurrency - the attempt to broaden out the concept of currency beyond money, to totally refigure standing ecologies of production and exchange.
5 hours in (3.00pm EST): Green Wikis Are Go! We look forward to sharing our experience and vision on building and sharing green knowledge, and hearing yours. Later in the session (probably around 4 pm) we'll also be hearing from GreenTribe, a new green directory coming online in October. Join the discussion on the future of online sustainability!
It is not too late to register a session of your own. If you'd like to do this, please email Michael Maranda (tropology at gmail) ASAP.
Can you help us build the Movement Camp?
If you'd like to help -- spread the word around! Please forward this email to anyone you know who might be interested, and ask them to pass it on too! If you can think of suitable mailing lists or discussion groups, post a short summary and link to the Movement Camp sign up form. The busier and more diverse we can make this event, the more productive and exciting it will be for all of us and for our planet.