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* Tasmanian founder of Nutrient Dense Project | * Tasmanian founder of Nutrient Dense Project | ||
NDS is an exemplary global cooperation from citizen scientist and farmers around agriculture | |||
* Jose Ramos, Peer Productions documentary, based in Singapore during that weekend *** | * Jose Ramos, Peer Productions documentary, based in Singapore during that weekend *** | ||
JR is the author of a really interested PhD thesis on the nine worldviews underlying the alterglobalisation movement, very commons oriented, and initiator of a coop for documentary film-making. He also proposes, if possible, a filming of the event for $1,600 | |||
* Brian Fitzgerald, Creative Commons, Australia | * Brian Fitzgerald, Creative Commons, Australia | ||
==Bhutan== | ==Bhutan== | ||
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* Isaac Mao, Sharism *** | * Isaac Mao, Sharism *** | ||
Well-known digital activist from China. | |||
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* prof. from UNEP, name? it was: Ramaswamy Sudarshan** | * prof. from UNEP, name? it was: Ramaswamy Sudarshan** | ||
gave a remarkable speech in Bkk last year | |||
* Jagdeesh Rao FES OR sbd. else from FES (a women?) ** ask David ('''I suggest a conversation with Jagdeesh --David''') | * Jagdeesh Rao FES OR sbd. else from FES (a women?) ** ask David ('''I suggest a conversation with Jagdeesh --David''') | ||
* Soma Parthasarthy: New Delhi woman and commons scholar who studies women and subsistence commons | |||
* Shiv Visvanathan, wrote excellent piece on known commons in Common Voices journal | FES is a prominent commons org in India | ||
* Soma Parthasarthy***: New Delhi woman and commons scholar who studies women and subsistence commons | |||
because we need to strenghten female representation | |||
* Shiv Visvanathan***, wrote excellent piece on known commons in Common Voices journal | |||
crucial magazine with commons insights in India | |||
* Prabir Purkayasha Prabkant, People's Science Network Forum** | * Prabir Purkayasha Prabkant, People's Science Network Forum** | ||
* Lawrence Liang, Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore** (or Prashant Iyengar, who attended Crottorf?) | * Lawrence Liang, Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore** (or Prashant Iyengar, who attended Crottorf?) | ||
crucial networker | |||
* Frederick Noronha, Goa, Bytes4All | * Frederick Noronha, Goa, Bytes4All | ||
* Vinod Raina, People's Science and Democracy Forum*** | * Vinod Raina, People's Science and Democracy Forum*** | ||
* Kavaljit Singh, Public Interest Research Centre, India .... does anybody know him? hbs worked with him in the past and the India office still, but I do not know if he worked on the commons issue. | |||
* Kavaljit Singh, Public Interest Research Centre, India | |||
.... does anybody know him? hbs worked with him in the past and the India office still, but I do not know if he worked on the commons issue. | |||
* Sunita Narain * | * Sunita Narain * | ||
MORE WOMEN?? | MORE WOMEN?? | ||
sbd. related to Vandana Shiva's group?? | sbd. related to Vandana Shiva's group?? | ||
Revision as of 04:44, 30 June 2012
Draft list of proposed names for a regional preparatory workshop for a conference on commons-oriented economics.
Context via Proposal for a Conference on Commons-Oriented Economics
thanks for putting from 1 to 3 stars next to each name according to priority.
What Do We Need To Do
- Agree on names / first batch of 10 by wednesday, June 3
- send out first invitation, send 'save the date' letter, by June 6
- ask for more recommendations
- decide on second batch by June 13
- were booking 16 rooms
- budget via https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhaYViL59NNLdDI4SzFCM1RRRWZ6X2QwamlXcF9rOVE#gid=0
QUESTIONS
- should we have a quota on women (one third) to make sure of fair representation ?
- should we have a maximum on westerners, say one third (to avoid over-representation)
The Room and Date
Venue: Office of Heinrich Böll Stiftung Bangkok Hotel: Salil Hotel, Thonglor 1, near BTS Thonlor Maximum of people is 20, to sit comfortable, including five of us staff members, which means 15 people to invite.
Date: 13. and 14.10.2012 Arrival of participants during 12.10. to have a welcome dinner to together Departure on 14. or 15.10. depending on flights
Proposed names
Australia
- Tasmanian founder of Nutrient Dense Project
NDS is an exemplary global cooperation from citizen scientist and farmers around agriculture
- Jose Ramos, Peer Productions documentary, based in Singapore during that weekend ***
JR is the author of a really interested PhD thesis on the nine worldviews underlying the alterglobalisation movement, very commons oriented, and initiator of a coop for documentary film-making. He also proposes, if possible, a filming of the event for $1,600
- Brian Fitzgerald, Creative Commons, Australia
Bhutan
- ask via Hans van Willewaard GNH movement
should be sbd from the Centre for Bhutan Studies; but perhaps not necessarily Dasho Karma Ura but sbd. younger / Gross National Happiness
China
- Isaac Mao, Sharism ***
Well-known digital activist from China.
India
- prof. from UNEP, name? it was: Ramaswamy Sudarshan**
gave a remarkable speech in Bkk last year
- Jagdeesh Rao FES OR sbd. else from FES (a women?) ** ask David (I suggest a conversation with Jagdeesh --David)
FES is a prominent commons org in India
- Soma Parthasarthy***: New Delhi woman and commons scholar who studies women and subsistence commons
because we need to strenghten female representation
- Shiv Visvanathan***, wrote excellent piece on known commons in Common Voices journal
crucial magazine with commons insights in India
- Prabir Purkayasha Prabkant, People's Science Network Forum**
- Lawrence Liang, Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore** (or Prashant Iyengar, who attended Crottorf?)
crucial networker
- Frederick Noronha, Goa, Bytes4All
- Vinod Raina, People's Science and Democracy Forum***
- Kavaljit Singh, Public Interest Research Centre, India
.... does anybody know him? hbs worked with him in the past and the India office still, but I do not know if he worked on the commons issue.
- Sunita Narain *
MORE WOMEN?? sbd. related to Vandana Shiva's group??
New Zealand
- Sophie Jerram, artist works on energy/commons nexus ***
- Prue Taylor, legal scholar, specialized on Common Heritage of Mankind; prue.taylor@auckland.ac.nz *
Philippines
- Roberto Verzola: works specifically around the Commons, and the abundance/scarcity/sufficiency angle***
- Nina Ramirez: phillipino social-christian activist, works with local communities and created integrated education for grassroots leaders*
- Nicolas Perlas: theory of 3 forces*
Singapore
- Michael Heng, michael.heng@energycorp-global.com ("Sustainability consulting and value integrator for renewal energy". [1]
Thailand
- Prof. Surat . Chulalongkorn Uni.**
- Nicolas Mendoza, Colombian, based in Chiang Mai, undertakes research on buddhism economics from commons pov for Hong Kong uni***
- Richard Hames, Asian Foresight Institute ***
- Pablo Solon Why the Green Economy is a wrong path to restore the equilibrium with nature and what alternatives do we have?: ex-UN-Embassador of Bolivia and now (again) working within civil society. Executive director of Focus on the Global South in Bangkok; contact: <pablosolon@gmail.com> ; bridges commons and Mother Earth debate **
Vietnam
- Thomas Leif Olsen, works on Mirror Democracy project, also based in Hua Hin ***
Miscellaneous
- Asia Commons conference participants?
I suggest: Takayoshi Kusago, Kansai University, Japan - I am not sure ...
- Liz Alden Wily, Kenya ? ** yes, would be great, depends on where she currently is ... might be also interesting for the European deep dive
- check Right Livelihood Award winners
- Charles Eisenstein, USA
Organizers and assistants
- Nancy Alexander <Nancy.Alexander@us.boell.org>