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Happy OWS Day
It’s September 17, the anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street—a protest movement that, with each passing year, fewer of my students remember. So I wrote a book: https://ntnsndr.in/books/thank-you-anarchy “lol,” as one organizer from then texted me this morning.
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Main Street Phoenix webinar
A week from today: join us for a free webinar (and free legal docs!) on the rise and fall of Main Street Phoenix Project, an innovative and important experiment in worker ownership. https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2024/08/22/lessons-worker-ownership-main-street-phoenix-project
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Rainbow poster for MAL talk
The good people at the Media Archaeology Lab have made a beautiful rainbow poster for my talk next week—live at CU Boulder and on Twitch: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/scholar-talk-governable-spaces-democratic-design-for-online-life-with-nathan-schneider Background on the site: https://othernetworks.net/2024/08/02/barbed-wire-fence-telephone-ii/
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On Twitch and in person
On Twitch and in person, join me September 18 for a book talk on #GovernableSpaces with the mighty Media Archaeology on campus at CU Boulder. Details here: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/scholar-talk-governable-spaces-democratic-design-for-online-life-with-nathan-schneider
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Seeing Join or Die!
Tonight’s the night! Thanks to the Boulder Public Library, tonight I get to see my friend Pete Davis’s new film, Join or Die. So good so far.
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Seminar on blockchain governance
On September 18, I’m looking forward to co-hosting a public seminar on the new MIT Press book “Blockchain Governance” at the Metagov seminar—learn more about the seminar here: https://metagov.org/seminar/
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Drivers Coop Colorado launches tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, folks in and around Denver can book a ride with the Drivers Coop Colorado—help make the soft launch a success! More info: https://www.coloradodrivers.coop/ Launch event: https://form.jotform.com/242404270016140
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Internet Archive book event posted
I think the #GovernableSpaces book tour just ended:) The recording is now available from my conversation yesterday with the brilliant technology scholar and activist Lilly Irani, hosted by no less than the Internet Archive—watch it here: https://archive.org/details/governable-spaces
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Book talk at the Media Archaeology Lab
Hometown book talk! I’ll be discussing Governable Spaces at the computer lab of my dreams, CU Boulder’s Media Archaeology Lab, on September 18—details here: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/governable-spaces-democratic-design-for-online-life-barbed-wire-fence-telephone-ii-scholar-talk
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On Accidental Gods
Just out today! I’m on the Accidental Gods podcast with the novelist Manda Scott, who is also the kind of reader and question-asker that every author dreams of. This is a perfect entry-point into my recent work, and more: https://accidentalgods.life/governable-spaces-solve-for-democracy-on-the-internet-and-our-outer-politics-becomes-a-lot-more-sane-with-nathan-schneider/