ckohtala @ckohtala@social.coop

#introduction #SocialCoop I'm a researcher based in Helsinki. my topics: #fablab, sustainable production, #sustainabledesign. interested in local economies and #PlatformCoops.

there are some extremely interesting and could be relevant presentations for social.coop coming up at the scholar.social #SummerSchool - see https://scholar.social/@SummerSchool/106602742858349984

Modi's support of cooperatives is worth keeping an eye on...
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/modi-cabinet-2-0-amit-shah-given-charge-of-newly-formed-ministry-of-cooperation/articleshow/84214194.cms

went and put a lot of chimp grooming likes on fb posts

"Lytton and the surrounding area has experienced tragic losses from the fire. We are still trying to account for all our people, and countless family homes were lost. We are raising funds to support community members during this horrible emergency and to help us rebuild. On behalf of Lytton First Nation we have created this page and we are a qualified donee with Charity status and can provide tax receipts.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/lytton-first-nation-community-emergency-support

21 things you may not know about the Indian Act
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act-1.3533613

Bauwens' conshake brings all the fash to the yard
and they're like it's better than yours
propaganda it's better than yours
he'll teach you but he'll have to charge

and Rosina Santana Castellón presented grassroots activism work in eg Mexico where crafting has served to foster politicization, engagement and visibility of issues related to femicide in Latin America, or corporate poisoning of a river. super powerful work.
totally inspiring symposium with robust discussion on commons and commoning in varied contexts

the recording from the symposium will be published in due course - the programme is here - https://commoners.craftspace.co.uk/research-network/crafting-worlds-in-common-symposium/

very compelling panels and a great keynote from Torange Khonsari from Public Works

for me another standout was the short commentary from Dimitris Papadopoulos, who spoke about eg DIWY, do-it-without-yourself as an approach to the more-than-human work we need to do in the face of environmental crises.
I'll be checking out his book
https://www.dukeupress.edu/experimental-practice/

found out about this edited volume today in a fantastic symposium where Peter Linebaugh was a keynote (!!)

Space, Power and the Commons: The struggle for alternative futures
"Across the globe, political movements opposing privatisation, enclosures, and other spatial controls are coalescing towards the idea of the ‘commons’. As a result, struggles over the commons and common life are now coming to the forefront of both political activism and scholarly enquiry."
https://www.routledge.com/Space-Power-and-the-Commons-The-struggle-for-alternative-futures/Kirwan-Dawney-Brigstocke/p/book/9780367668631

'Value Sensitive Design for Peer Production Systems: Mediating Social Interactions', 2017, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8038116

useful short paper on an Ethical Matrix tool using the principles of value-sensitive design
https://aisel.aisnet.org/bled2020/10/

what are the best references (academic and 'practitioner') on how values-in-design get translated into UI UX when designing/developing tech platforms for collaborating, socializing?

Kate Raworth on Why Our Times Demand 'Doughnut Economics'
https://david-bollier.simplecast.com/episodes/kate-raworth-why-our-times-demand-doughnut-economics