Does this fellow look familiar?
There’s a ‘Mr. Rogers’ movie on the way!
And in addition, Tom Hanks will star in ‘Are You My Friend‘, about an Esquire reporter whose life was transformed when writing THIS profile.
The legacy lives on at: https://www.fredrogers.org/
Changing stereotypes via: swandreamsproject.org.
“In his [free to download] new book, Ed Mayo brings together this rich story. Covering everything from the Commons to lending circles to labourer societies, this is a fresh take on the origins of co-operation form a leading voice in the global co-operative movement.”
Book of the Day: A short history of co-operation and mutuality
[English (PDF)] [Spanish (PDF)]
A Short History of Co-operation and Mutuality
Chapters
Preface 1844 – The birth of co-operation
Chapter 1 Co-operation and the human story
Chapter 2 An ancient way of getting things done
Chapter 3 Craft and co-operation in Europe
Chapter 4 Traditions of co-operation
Chapter 5 A friendly turn
Chapter 6 From friendship to resistance
Chapter 7 Freedom and repression
Chapter 8 Out of Rochdale
Chapter 9 After 1844: Plymouth and Finland
Chapter 10 Self-help and state sponsorship in the twentieth century
Chapter 11 The co-operative sector today
Chapter 12 Co-operation and mutuality over time: a conclusion
How Finland Created One of the Best Educational Systems in the World (by Doing the Opposite of U.S.)
Science fiction by Ida Auken, MP, Parliament of Denmark. And a rebuttal by Salvatore Iaconesi, founder at Art is Open Source, Human Ecosystems and Nefula.
Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and I don’t know what life is anymore
“We take local action to prevent electronic waste through hands-on, learning events where we help people fix their own electronics – and help others to do the same globally.”
Hello folks. In our harsh political climate it’s hard to think of the optimistic goals that would pull us towards building a better world.
In 1888 Edward Bellamy published ‘Looking Backward’ which described a quasi-socialist utopian American society. Over a hundred ‘Bellamy Clubs’ arose to debate and discuss the idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward
What are today’s lures (real and imagined) for social change that can challenge and interrogate our present?
(The name is inspired by the recent Saturday Night Live skit where Brooklyn people retreat from election results. Not above self parody.)
