Commons Teach Ins
Commons Teach-Ins
What is it to be in the context of the Commons? Before we can build a commons, we need to understand what they are, and what they have been. The Commons Teach-Ins are open, public sessions that educate our wider community on the historical, social, ecological, and cultural roots of "the Commons" — and why it is time now for the triumph of the Commons, rather than the tragedy.
We trace the arc from when all peoples were indigenous to a place, through the enclosures that privatized shared land and alienated labor from ecology, through the cooperatives and resistance movements that kept commons consciousness alive, to the emerging digital commons and bioregional governance experiments of today. We draw on Elinor Ostrom's Nobel Prize-winning research, Indigenous stewardship traditions, and the practical wisdom of communities that never stopped commoning.
Open Sessions, Open Discussions
Sessions run once per month and are open to all — no prerequisites, no jargon gatekeeping. Each session produces shared artifacts: resource lists, course content, and material that will be a published ebook and web resource for anyone curious about commons governance.
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The SPIRIT paths all interconnect.
Each program weaves with the others. Solidarity Suppers builds relationships, the Commons Teach-Ins build understanding, the Neighborhood Resiliency Program builds capacity, and they all weave with the strategies and theories we are working for.
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We are in the early days of this work, and it is growing like something real and resilient, not like a viral flash in the pan.
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Check our events calendar for upcoming community gatherings and programs like Commons Teach-Ins and Solidarity Suppers.
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Your contribution supports programming, community-led allocation rounds, and the shared infrastructure that makes a flourishing bioregion possible. Learn more.
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