Dear Colleagues, This may be of interest to some community radio activists on this list... -------- Becky Lentz Undergraduate Program Director Assistant Professor, Department of Art History and Communication Studies McGill University 853 Sherbrooke Street West Arts Building, W-265 Montreal, QC Canada H3A 0G5 Tel: 514.398.4995 > Forwarded email; please post/forward as appropriate... > >> Dear Friends, >> >> Greetings! We hope this email finds you well. We are writing to you to >> announce the new *Blue Mountain Center Commons Fellowship* and to ask >> for your help in making it happen. >> >> As you know, BMC advocates *The Commons* as a way of building an >> inclusive politics, culture, and society. This season, in our 30th year, >> we are increasing commitment to serve as a hub for innovative Commons work. >> >> The *BMC Commons Fellowship*is a program designed to locate individuals >> who see the work that they do as part of a larger effort to restore the >> ?we? in our world, as well as the notion of collective action. >> >> When we speak of *The Commons* we are referring to a philosophical and >> political framework based on the ancient idea of that which belongs to >> everyone. Commoners, those engaged in Commons work, prioritize social >> justice, democratic participation, and environmental protection, above >> and often outside of a market-based economy. >> >> *The Commons* includes air, water, the internet, AA, blood banks, >> libraries, and all human systems governed by structures of sharing and >> cooperation ? all things that can only survive if Commoners work to >> restore and protect them. >> >> Luckily for us, Commoners are everywhere. They are our friends and >> neighbors, working to resist enclosures, revitalize our communities, >> protect open spaces, preserve old traditions, and create new ones. They >> are activists, artists, and cultural workers who have devoted their >> lives to the goal of living successfully together and with nature. >> >> Among the literally millions of people doing this kind of work in the >> world, we are most interested in who you, our alumni and community, >> consider to be undeniable Commoners. Most importantly ? who do /you/know >> who would greatly benefit from the gift of a month-long BMC residency to >> further their Commons work? >> >> We invite you to submit nominations for the *BMC Commons Fellowship*for >> the 2013 season. The deadline for nomination submission is *September >> 20, 2012*. >> >> Please email *[log in to unmask]* for a copies of the the >> *fellowship FAQ sheet*and *nomination form*to gain a better >> understanding of how the process will work and what is expected of you >> and your candidate. >> >> >> We greatly appreciate your nominations, and look forward to increasing >> our support of Commoners working to improve this world we share. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> *Blue Mountain Center* http://www.bluemountaincenter.org/