[ELECTRON] Common Good Awareness Project This Sunday 20 Oct. Electron Club 6:00 - 7:00

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Bob sorry i  could not make this.


On 17 October 2013 11:26, Bob Hamilton <bob at citystrolls.com> wrote:

> The history of many of those who have, or work, in computer technology
> is the idea of open knowledge, or freedom of information etc. The
> information commons of open source is massive around the world. When
> people started using computers in the commercial sense - only few years
> ago when you think of it - we had the information highway; you could put
> the Encyclopaedia Britannica on a few disks - we were amazed. The PC was
> going to revolutionise education for all...
>
> So who decided the dream was going to turn into eCommerce? Where did the
> academic toll booths on the information super highway come from? Why are
> those who try to maintain the freedom of the information commons being
> hunted and persecuted?
>
> Most folk who use computers have no idea what Open Source is or means,
> the commons and the common good suffer from the same lack of awareness.
> The commons is the same thing in all of its manifestations and its
> survival depends on making the critical connections between how all of
> these different aspects work together.
>
> The Common Good Awareness Project, was created to highlight some of
> these ideas. Scotland's Common Good Fund is a collection of publicly
> owned assets consisting of buildings, land and valuables, worth tens of
> millions of pounds in different parts of the country. It is 500 years
> old and has laws to protect it.
>
> We believe the ancient network of history and assets the common good
> encompasses, along with some technical know how could be used as a civic
> tool of connection from the small town in the north to the inner cities
> to create discussion of the generic ideas and issues these communities
> share. These funds we feel should be pointed towards these kind of ideas
> before they disappear under privatisation.
>
> Social networking was not invented by Facebook, (but there is a  good
> chance it will be destroyed by Facebook.) Come along and find out -
> chat, face-to-face, about ideas and on going projects around the common
> good and the commons in general.
>
> This is short notice, but the discussion is just beginning. It will
> happen again, if you can't make it. We are happy to visit, do talks,
> presentations, with groups of any size and level of interest in CGA. Bob
>
> Website:
> inthecommongood.org/
> comglas.co.uk/
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> “In its most basic form, common good has its origins in the early Middle
> Ages, when the ferm toun – a small settlement of interconnected families
> living in close proximity for mutual protection and support – took a
> collectivist approach to certain aspects of the farming operation.”
> Andrew C Ferguson
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