The 5th Midwest Regional Rendezvous of worker cooperators recently took place in Madison, Wisconsin. At the conclusion of the conference, the participants unanimously ratified two declarations of solidarity: one with immigrants, and one with those facing housing insecurity.Â
Then, Bernard Marszalek reviews the new book From Capital to Commons by Hannes Gerhardt, which presents the commons and peer-to-peer production as a refutation of, and alternative to, private capitalist production.
Worker Cooperative Conference Declares Solidarity with Immigrants & People Facing Housing Insecurity
by Midwest Regional Rendezvous Participants
Following the cooperative tradition of issuing public statements at the conclusion of convenings, Rendezvous organizers conferred with participants from Chicago and the Twin Cities to draft declarations of solidarity with their struggles. During the closing session the declarations were read aloud for the review of Rendezvous participants. Input was solicited, and the declarations were ratified unanimously with great enthusiasm.
From Capital to Commons: A Review
by Bernard Marszalek
At the core of Gerhardt’s exposition is compeerism – a neologism based on the commons as the platform, so to speak, for peer-to-peer (P2P) association and production. P2P itself was first formulated by several theoreticians as an outgrowth of early internet collaboration. The initial open-source movement gave shape to the concept of peer-to-peer production of software. Gerhardt’s neologism is intended, with the concluding addition of an “ism,” to be a radical version of peer-to-peer endeavors that seeks to replace capitalism.
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