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"One of the things that we saw during the pilots, is that citizens realise how hard it is to build consensus and, furthermore, how hard it is to try to create a policy that fits all. How can this change democracy? It facilitates the understanding of how complex consensus, decision and policy-making are, how long it takes… | |||
'''Democracy cannot longer be a ‘thing’ that we do once every x amount of years.''' You get good at being democratic the more often you practice it. Civic technologies are organised around participation, therefore granting the opportunity to get more experience, to assess different points of view, to build arguments, to accept we don’t know everything. Moreover, a grass-roots collection of data creates a very different landscape and understanding of cities by the citizens, at the very least this is why we feel it is worth doing." Mara Balestrini <ref>[http://magazine.ouishare.net/2017/03/from-smart-cities-to-smart-citizens-when-technology-meets-activism/ magazine.ouishare.net]</ref> | |||
"[[Sustainable development]] is never going to materialise as a result of edicts from [[New York City|New York]] or [[Geneva]]. It needs to be constructed, shared and implemented in a truly global way that takes account of traditional, local and non-Western approaches." Steve Bass, senior fellow at the [[International Institute for Environment and Development]] and former chief environment advisor at the [[UK]] government's Department for International Development. | "[[Sustainable development]] is never going to materialise as a result of edicts from [[New York City|New York]] or [[Geneva]]. It needs to be constructed, shared and implemented in a truly global way that takes account of traditional, local and non-Western approaches." Steve Bass, senior fellow at the [[International Institute for Environment and Development]] and former chief environment advisor at the [[UK]] government's Department for International Development. | ||
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"This generation of politicians is the last generation who have it in their power to secure the future of our planet, to safeguard the health and livelihoods of millions of people and the habitats that sustain their lives. History will not forgive them if they fail to act." Dr Catarina Cardoso, WWF-UK | "This generation of politicians is the last generation who have it in their power to secure the future of our planet, to safeguard the health and livelihoods of millions of people and the habitats that sustain their lives. History will not forgive them if they fail to act." Dr Catarina Cardoso, WWF-UK | ||
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." | |||
- R. Carson 'Silent Spring' | |||
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"The idea that the American model of liberal capitalism offers the widest scope for individual opportunity is the great ideological hoax of our times." David Clark | "The idea that the American model of liberal capitalism offers the widest scope for individual opportunity is the great ideological hoax of our times." David Clark | ||
“I would like more than anything to have our own space in the community, because we always have to be looking for places to run our programs. I want to run them every day.” <br> | |||
Gloria Concepcion <ref>[https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/el-amor-de-la-comunidad/ transitionnetwork.org]</ref> / [[Chicago]], [[Community resources]] | |||
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"Sometimes, even if he has to do it alone, and his conduct seems to be mad, a man must set an example, and so draw people's souls out of their solitude, and spur them to some act of brotherly love, that the great idea does not die." Dostoyevsky <ref>'The Brothers Karamazov'</ref> | "Sometimes, even if he has to do it alone, and his conduct seems to be mad, a man must set an example, and so draw people's souls out of their solitude, and spur them to some act of brotherly love, that the great idea does not die." Dostoyevsky <ref>'The Brothers Karamazov'</ref> | ||
"Aleida Arzeta dreams of a community center that would also function as a café and bakery, and a place where families could share social and emotional support. | |||
Aleida, Gloria and I fantasize about the community center of their dreams. They envision a comprehensive center with education, business, social and health supports all in one – not a place where “experts” would provide “services” to people in need, but a place where real people would support each other, because we are all experts in something, and we all have needs." Kate Duva <ref>[https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/el-amor-de-la-comunidad/ transitionnetwork.org]</ref> / [[Chicago]], [[Community resources]] | |||
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"¡La semana no se te hace cuesta arriba si vas en bicicleta!" #FelizLunes <ref>[https://twitter.com/hashtag/FelizLunes?src=hash #FelizLunes]</ref> | |||
"In technology reality must take precedence over public relations, because nature won’t be fooled" Richard Feynmann | "In technology reality must take precedence over public relations, because nature won’t be fooled" Richard Feynmann |
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A"To Save the Children, sustainable development means that each generation should leave to its children a world at least as diverse and productive as the one it inherited. It also means guaranteeing the rights of all today's children, so that they can fulfil their potential in the struggle for development. The millions of children still denied their basic rights as a result of poverty, violence or environmental degradation testify to the international community's failure to make this vision a reality." Mike Aaronson
B"One of the things that we saw during the pilots, is that citizens realise how hard it is to build consensus and, furthermore, how hard it is to try to create a policy that fits all. How can this change democracy? It facilitates the understanding of how complex consensus, decision and policy-making are, how long it takes… Democracy cannot longer be a ‘thing’ that we do once every x amount of years. You get good at being democratic the more often you practice it. Civic technologies are organised around participation, therefore granting the opportunity to get more experience, to assess different points of view, to build arguments, to accept we don’t know everything. Moreover, a grass-roots collection of data creates a very different landscape and understanding of cities by the citizens, at the very least this is why we feel it is worth doing." Mara Balestrini [2]
"I have no illusions that we can simply declare a Law for the Commons. The very idea and its variations must first be formulated for our modern context, and then fought for. But at a time when existing regimes of law and governance are in a shambles – losing public respect, failing to meet people’s basic needs, destroying the Earth – I believe that commoning and laws to enable it have a bright future. Commons can meet people’s needs in fair, open and effective ways, and provide a dignity, respect and equality that the market/state order has trouble achieving. By cultivating more direct engagement with people, and demanding that they step up to responsibilities, commons also have great promise in improving ecological stewardship." David Bollier [4]
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Fritjof Capra
Manuel Castells
Ward Cunningham W, the inventor of the Wiki-wiki Web |
D"The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the reverse." ~ Herman E. Daly
Edward de Bono
Aleida, Gloria and I fantasize about the community center of their dreams. They envision a comprehensive center with education, business, social and health supports all in one – not a place where “experts” would provide “services” to people in need, but a place where real people would support each other, because we are all experts in something, and we all have needs." Kate Duva [9] / Chicago, Community resources E"Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life." Earth Charter
Albert Einstein [12]
F"¡La semana no se te hace cuesta arriba si vas en bicicleta!" #FelizLunes [13]
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References
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- ↑ World Watch Magazine, September/ October 2004
- ↑ magazine.ouishare.net
- ↑ YES! Magazine
- ↑ resilience.org September 15, 2015
- ↑ Patterns of Commoning
- ↑ confronting the urban mirror, August 27, 2011
- ↑ transitionnetwork.org
- ↑ 'The Brothers Karamazov'
- ↑ transitionnetwork.org
- ↑ Social Velocity
- ↑ Charter member, AFT - American Federation of Teachers, Princeton, New Jersey, USA 1938
- ↑ Albert Einstein on wikiquote
- ↑ #FelizLunes
- ↑ pResilience, April 7, 2009