Reference: Network Organization=Movement Success

Network organisation for the 21st century Harry Halpin and Kay Summer, Turbulence.org Will the upsurge in activity around climate change and the food crisis repeat the cycle of the movement of movements over the past decade – momentary visibility then dissolution? Harry Halpin and Kay Summer say ‘yes’, unless different models of organising are embraced. …

Reflections on Revolution, Information & Civil Affairs

The globalisation of revolution Taral Barlaawi Al Jazeera, 21 March 2011 Revolutions are caused by human agency; not telecommunications technologies, scholar argues. To listen to the hype about social networking websites and the Egyptian revolution, one would think it was Silicon Valley and not the Egyptian people who overthrew Mubarak. Via its technologies, the West …

Assisi-Rome 2nd Meeting

The first meeting, in Assisi on Saturday 22 January 2011, was off the record.  The letter is in the Franciscan Order’s hands.  The third meeting, with a major trans-Europe foundation, is off the record until the Secretary-General obtains approval to proceed with broad dissemination of the letter. The second meeting, arranged by Sergio Germani, was …