Sense-making in the Occupy Movement

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Permalink Reply by Frauke Godat on January 16, 2012 at 3:36am

Here is a quick starter from my side:

I have started a Theory U learning process in November 2011 to innovate around street hosting practices in the current Occupy and Real Democracy movement (it includes links, some of my reflections, stories): http://streethostingberlin.posterous.com/pages/about-us

The Future of Occupy - to provide a mirror to the movement’s awakening collective intelligence about its future, to help the 99% see into the shape and essence of what wants to emerge from our collective desire for a social system that is fair and sustainable. The FoO site is an emergent platform for enabling the cross-fertilization of future-responsive insights, aspirations, and practices worth replicating: http://thefutureofoccupy.org/about/

The Occupy Café is a global conversation space to serve and expand the Occupy movement and to support the conversation it has ignited into the wider world: http://www.occupycafe.org/

Permalink Reply by Pamela Schreiner on January 22, 2012 at 2:33am

Interesting!

This concept of street hosting is intriguing. I will be watching to see what emerges.

In November, a group of colleagues and myself from our local OD Network, visited our local Occupy group. 

I love the way there is no single message, and it is a leaderless movement! 

Yet - they must take care of the daily aspects of living, such as organizing garbage pickup! And taking care of the homeless people that come by.

Here's my blog item about our Occupy Ottawa visit:

http://knowingourcommunity.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/peace-plaque-at...

Pamela

Permalink Reply by Frauke Godat on February 12, 2012 at 4:00am

A little summary of Street Hosting Berlin in January - a month full of action and prototyping:

- hosting Flashmob Dialogue Circles in Berlin and Leeds. Inspired by discussion circles on Tahrir Square in November. Circles are also practiced in Athens in connection to the Katalysis project...

- participating in an Open Space called by Occupy Harrisonburg with a session on Collaborative Democracy in Berlin

- hosting a World Café with Occupy Berlin around the calling theme: Planning the next Spring together