Edgeryders have prepared a brand new campaign: after BOOTCAMP, MAKING A LIVING and WE, THE PEOPLE we will be learning how to CARE FOR COMMONS. These are resources that belong to everyone and are increasingly eroded, by being turned into private property, by deteriorating with time or with overuse.
With this new campaign we aim to learn how to build a common pool of resources and use them well. What are the ways to grow the commons? How can citizens be granted open, equitable access to common resources? What’s the needed infrastructure to access the commons, and how can it be built and paid for? What’s the role of states in these areas? Perhaps even harder: how do we deal with commons that are global in nature - air, water, radio frequencies, the Internet, biodiversity - given that there is no global government?
As part of our transition towards responsible citizenship, we try to find solutions for how to manage commons; and have come up with three missions:
- We, the sharers (250 reps) inquires into individual, everyday steps to sustain commons
- Protecting and enhancing commons (400 reps) picks up on collaborative, innovative actions to enable commons as part of a sustained effort to re-model today's economy
- Spotlight: the Internet as a common resource (100 reps) this mission asks what our responsibilities and rights are as Internet users, and what we would do to protect our freedom in the digital world
If you’re not a member in our community yet, you can become one by signing up at edgeryders.ppa.coe.int/user/register Join in and welcome!