USSF 2010: Register and Get Involved
Get involved in the US Social Forum (USSF)! The national event, which will take place June 22-26 in Detroit, MI has officially opened registration for individuals and organizations and there […]
Tag: Movement Building
Kim Klein and the Commons: Foreclosures
What is a commons solution to helping people keep their private property, particularly when the scale of foreclosure is so large? There are many creative solutions being proposed, but any […]
Get Ready for USSF 2010!
At the upcoming US Social Forum (USSF) Building Movement Project will join an expected 15,000 people, including grassroots community organizers, activists, and social service nonprofits in Detroit, MI on June […]
Kim Klein and the Commons: Reflecting on Haiti
Written by Kim Klein For obvious reasons, the celebration and glee of Carnival was suspended in Haiti this year. It’s as if the Lenten somberness of tomorrow’s Ash Wednesday started […]
Suggested Readings on the Commons
We’ve had many requests for a list of articles that we’ve found to be the most helpful when trying to get a grasp on what the commons (and commons-based thinking) […]
Kim Klein and the Commons: Financial Literacy is a Key to Reform
According to a study commissioned by the National Council on Economic Education, only 7 of the 50 United States require high school students to received financial education in the schools. […]
Kim Klein and the Commons: Paying for Pollution
Today’s morning paper had this headline, “Fish Fail Mercury Test” with the subhead, “Toxin found in 100 percent of samples from streams across the U.S.; industrial pollution blamed.” Basically, a […]
BMP Project Team Member is Featured on Huff Post
Sean Thomas-Breitfeld recently submitted a piece to the Huffington Post on the challenges that progressives still face with the new administration in paving the way for change. Thomas-Breitfeld incites that the […]
BMP Contributes to Open Government Dialogue
The White House has launched an “Open Government Initiative” in order to generate new ideas for creating a more participatory, transparent, and collaborative government. The first step in this process […]
Commons Blog from Kim Klein!
The commons is a short, simple phrase that describes all the resources a community has rights or access to. Read Kim Klein and the Commons to find out more about the issues […]