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Comment by Margaret Steele on July 16, 2010 at 11:51pm

Hi everyone ...I'm sorry I haven't been able to participate in the online conversations this week. I am out of town and although I have read all your posts, I haven't had a chance to think thorough a response to the many interesting threads, resources and ideas that are being offered. I would be very interested in seeing the course or a small study group continue if that is possible.
Margaret

Comment by Mary Beth Steisslinger on July 4, 2010 at 5:53pm

Surveyor, i've always thought your name was cool... certainly appropriate for this survey course of commons literature;-) glad you were able to post. Great to have Africa checking in. The call went well yesterday and there is a number you can skype to listen to the recording. Perhaps Robin or Leo will provide this soon. I hope you can try to Skype into the live call next Saturday... but if not, having your comments on the reading and/or in the chat room is good, too.

Comment by Rolf Carriere on July 3, 2010 at 6:18pm

i am sorry to have missed this call... could not get connected to the conference call number despite half an hour of trying... next week better...

Comment by Margaret Steele on July 3, 2010 at 5:48pm

Does anyone have a link to a list of countries that have signed the Earth Charter? I haven't been able to find such a list, although I noticed that Portugal signed on in May this year. Thanks

Comment by Surveyor Efik - (of CCN Nigeria) on June 29, 2010 at 2:17pm

Greetings to you all from Nigeria. Am Surveyor Efik but al not a surveyor by profession and not from Efik tribe. Surveyor is my first name and Efik, my surname.

Comment by Margaret Steele on June 26, 2010 at 8:20pm

I enjoyed the call today, although I was beset by technical difficulties with the phone line and I’m wondering if anyone else had a similar problem? I lost the connection twice and had to re-dial and also several times parts of the conversation would be cut off for a few minutes and then be back. Did anyone else experience this? I was calling in on my land line. It might just be a problem with Telus, our phone provider. Anyway, I'm so glad the conversation was recorded as I can catch up with what I missed.

Comment by Ralph-Remo Faes-Gallino on June 26, 2010 at 10:30am

Dear All
John is right in asking that we have to set limnits on CO2, fishing etc. and support new soft technologies. On the other hand we have to do the upmost to enable financing this change. I think that for this aim we have also to be active especially in three fields:
1.) fight against poverty, which begins in enabling women to become equally like men (can also be helped by micro credits and so on)
2. limitation of growth of population and last but not least
3. Education: individuals have to be helped in developing into higher levels of consciousness - towards a global (if not universal) understanding of our being including the understanding that we are not separate entities from all other living and "not living" creatures and objects.
And above all: Let's do it, wherever we are: here and now!
Love from Switzerland. Ralph-Remo.

Comment by John A. Bromell on June 25, 2010 at 3:17pm

Hi. I have not written much due to my MS fatigue. But I want to share a video [below this message] that is scary, but ends on a hopeful note. We need to imitate New Zealand, which will take a difficult conversion to a political consensus at the local, national and international levels:

Put the necessary limits on human CO2, enforce strict limits on fishing, eat locally grown foods, avoid refined foods, and support the advancement and research of renewable energies.

http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_skerry_reveals_ocean_s_glory_and_horror.html

P.S. Did I post this in the correct place? If not, I can move it.

Comment by Daniel Bala Magaji on June 25, 2010 at 11:53am

Please i would want to no more of your 4 weeks on line course, i mean i want to partake.

Bala Daniel Magaji.

Comment by Carolyn Lee on June 25, 2010 at 8:44am

In view of the UN meeting this week on Oceans, some research just published on the shocking levels of heavy metal contaminants in sperm whales is extremely relevant. We are looking at a literal state of emergency with the oceans, even before the current BP oil spill. Suddenly everywhere I turn, I see the Commons crying out to be recognized as the indivisibly interlinked web of existence on this planet. What we do on land ends up in the sea, and comes back to sicken us. Nothing is separate from anything else. And that is also the good news, if we can find effective ways to mobilize awareness and action for the Commons. The link to the article I just mentioned is http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/ap_on_sc/whaling

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