Commoning
@commoningecon.bsky.social
Discussing and critiquing #Commoning as a political/economic model.
'Commoning' refers to the commons being neither privately nor state 'owned and commodified', but shared and managed by the community.
'Commoning' refers to the commons being neither privately nor state 'owned and commodified', but shared and managed by the community.
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@commoningecon.bsky.social
· Nov 23
The 'Commons' refers to those parts of nature, along with our society, culture and technology, which we use to provide for our needs and wants.
It is what capitalists would refer to as 'resources'. This is because they see the commons as something to commodify and exploit.
It is what capitalists would refer to as 'resources'. This is because they see the commons as something to commodify and exploit.
When first we freely roamed the land
What then was the aristocrat?
Each by nature are born alike,
Oppression has us in bondage.
What then was the aristocrat?
Each by nature are born alike,
Oppression has us in bondage.
May 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
When first we freely roamed the land
What then was the aristocrat?
Each by nature are born alike,
Oppression has us in bondage.
What then was the aristocrat?
Each by nature are born alike,
Oppression has us in bondage.
My country is the world,
My religion is to do good.
Thomas Paine
My religion is to do good.
Thomas Paine
May 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My country is the world,
My religion is to do good.
Thomas Paine
My religion is to do good.
Thomas Paine
Inside a Commons, we are stepping into a relational space, aligning our interests within the collective interests. Interaction is not based transactional expectation, yet still produces value. A value which enriches the relationships further.
March 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Inside a Commons, we are stepping into a relational space, aligning our interests within the collective interests. Interaction is not based transactional expectation, yet still produces value. A value which enriches the relationships further.
We relinquish all our powers to this barbaric world.
March 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We relinquish all our powers to this barbaric world.
Two types of property -
Capitalist model: Personal - Private - Public
All defined by possession.
Commoning model: [That which we] Have - Share - Belong To
All defined by relationships.
Capitalist model: Personal - Private - Public
All defined by possession.
Commoning model: [That which we] Have - Share - Belong To
All defined by relationships.
March 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Two types of property -
Capitalist model: Personal - Private - Public
All defined by possession.
Commoning model: [That which we] Have - Share - Belong To
All defined by relationships.
Capitalist model: Personal - Private - Public
All defined by possession.
Commoning model: [That which we] Have - Share - Belong To
All defined by relationships.
The cherries are already coming out...
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The cherries are already coming out...
Other economic models which share a similar premise to Commoning are 'Indigenous economics' and 'Library economics'.
Similar political models include 'Federated #Municipalism' and #direct-democracy anarchism.
Similar political models include 'Federated #Municipalism' and #direct-democracy anarchism.
February 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Other economic models which share a similar premise to Commoning are 'Indigenous economics' and 'Library economics'.
Similar political models include 'Federated #Municipalism' and #direct-democracy anarchism.
Similar political models include 'Federated #Municipalism' and #direct-democracy anarchism.
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Essential reading today.
Last year we found that more than four in 10 council homes sold under right to buy are now owned by private landlords. We need to be honest about the devastating impact the right to buy scheme has had on our housing system.
neweconomics.org/2024/05/refo...
Last year we found that more than four in 10 council homes sold under right to buy are now owned by private landlords. We need to be honest about the devastating impact the right to buy scheme has had on our housing system.
neweconomics.org/2024/05/refo...
February 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Essential reading today.
Last year we found that more than four in 10 council homes sold under right to buy are now owned by private landlords. We need to be honest about the devastating impact the right to buy scheme has had on our housing system.
neweconomics.org/2024/05/refo...
Last year we found that more than four in 10 council homes sold under right to buy are now owned by private landlords. We need to be honest about the devastating impact the right to buy scheme has had on our housing system.
neweconomics.org/2024/05/refo...
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Community shared wealth was once a norm, even up to quite recent in Europe... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Mystery behind Viking-age treasure find in Scotland may finally have been solved
A runic inscription on one of the Galloway hoard’s elaborately decorated arm rings has been deciphered
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Community shared wealth was once a norm, even up to quite recent in Europe... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
An upcoming Commoning event for Bristol peeps... thebristolcommons.org/festival-of-...
Festival of Commoning - The Bristol Commons
Join our Bristol Festival of Commoning 22 March
thebristolcommons.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
An upcoming Commoning event for Bristol peeps... thebristolcommons.org/festival-of-...
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'What I stand for is what I stand on.'
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry
January 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
'What I stand for is what I stand on.'
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry
Equipment Libraries are an excellent example of Commoning in action.
January 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Equipment Libraries are an excellent example of Commoning in action.
A politics of belonging with an economics of sufficiency. Sharing our un-commodified nature and culture so that people can be their vest selves.
January 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A politics of belonging with an economics of sufficiency. Sharing our un-commodified nature and culture so that people can be their vest selves.
We call the non-commodification of nature – Commoning.
January 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We call the non-commodification of nature – Commoning.
Insightful essay explaining the commons by the @usufructcollective.bsky.social...
usufructcollective.substack.com/p/ostroms-8-...
usufructcollective.substack.com/p/ostroms-8-...
Ostrom’s 8 Rules of the Commons for Anarchists
The commons are resources self-managed by communities who need and use them.
usufructcollective.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Insightful essay explaining the commons by the @usufructcollective.bsky.social...
usufructcollective.substack.com/p/ostroms-8-...
usufructcollective.substack.com/p/ostroms-8-...
Turns out the gaelic north have a word for Commoning...
www.theshielingproject.org/posts/d%C3%B...
www.theshielingproject.org/posts/d%C3%B...
Dùthchas - What are we actually talking about?
www.theshielingproject.org
December 20, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Turns out the gaelic north have a word for Commoning...
www.theshielingproject.org/posts/d%C3%B...
www.theshielingproject.org/posts/d%C3%B...
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😌 After 2.5 years of work, it is finally submitted!
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
As part of @brisunipress.bsky.social "Alternatives to Capitalism" series.
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
As part of @brisunipress.bsky.social "Alternatives to Capitalism" series.
December 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM
😌 After 2.5 years of work, it is finally submitted!
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
As part of @brisunipress.bsky.social "Alternatives to Capitalism" series.
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
As part of @brisunipress.bsky.social "Alternatives to Capitalism" series.
The city of Bristol in Britain is in the process of setting up a local Commons Community... www.thebristolcommons.org
While the one in Stroud just to the north has been growing... www.stroudcommons.org
While the one in Stroud just to the north has been growing... www.stroudcommons.org
The Bristol Commons – Strengthening communities in Bristol
www.thebristolcommons.org
December 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM
The city of Bristol in Britain is in the process of setting up a local Commons Community... www.thebristolcommons.org
While the one in Stroud just to the north has been growing... www.stroudcommons.org
While the one in Stroud just to the north has been growing... www.stroudcommons.org
Commoning distinguishes itself not as a response to Capitalism, after the fact, but as the embodiment of the economic system which existed prior to the loss of the commons.
December 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Commoning distinguishes itself not as a response to Capitalism, after the fact, but as the embodiment of the economic system which existed prior to the loss of the commons.
Great little explainer Graphic Novel by the Future Natures team... Do check it out!
Though, tbh, some of the terminology is still a little impenetrable for the average person.
online.fliphtml5.com/dcumn/xiwi/#...
Though, tbh, some of the terminology is still a little impenetrable for the average person.
online.fliphtml5.com/dcumn/xiwi/#...
Little Elle in Slumberland
Join Little Elle on a fantastical journey into the world of capitalism, value and values beyond profit.
online.fliphtml5.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Great little explainer Graphic Novel by the Future Natures team... Do check it out!
Though, tbh, some of the terminology is still a little impenetrable for the average person.
online.fliphtml5.com/dcumn/xiwi/#...
Though, tbh, some of the terminology is still a little impenetrable for the average person.
online.fliphtml5.com/dcumn/xiwi/#...
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Hello friendos
Your librarian here with the library tip
Your library might have a collection of Useful Things you can check out for personal use. Anything from tools to baking pans to garden seeds to home projectors to toys to science kits to sports equipment to music instruments. Take a look!
Your librarian here with the library tip
Your library might have a collection of Useful Things you can check out for personal use. Anything from tools to baking pans to garden seeds to home projectors to toys to science kits to sports equipment to music instruments. Take a look!
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Hello friendos
Your librarian here with the library tip
Your library might have a collection of Useful Things you can check out for personal use. Anything from tools to baking pans to garden seeds to home projectors to toys to science kits to sports equipment to music instruments. Take a look!
Your librarian here with the library tip
Your library might have a collection of Useful Things you can check out for personal use. Anything from tools to baking pans to garden seeds to home projectors to toys to science kits to sports equipment to music instruments. Take a look!
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Libraries are an investment. Not an expense
November 28, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Libraries are an investment. Not an expense
