Concept of the Global Commoning System (2019–2023): An unfinished series of texts systematising software functions so that commoning can become effective at a societal level.
Why Work Never Decreases: a highly visual introduction to the rather unwieldy first chapter of Marx’s Capital. The focus is on the seemingly natural way of thinking that accompanies relating to the things of the world as commodities.
Social Change through Free Software and Open Standards: an introduction to the functional complexes of the “Global Commoning System” and the most recent introduction to the topic. Delivered at Grazer Linuxtage 2023. // Slides on Speakerdeck (CC BY 4.0)
Free Software for a Life beyond Market and State: a fairly detailed talk on the state of the conception of the “Global Commoning System” in 2022. Possibilities for technical implementation are not addressed. Delivered at “Bits & Bäume 2022”.
Patterns of Commoning: What are these patterns, how do they arise, and do they help with transformation? With and about Silke Helfrich. (Module in the series: “Das Gemeinsame heute”)
Commons as a Social Form: Grasping commons and commoning theoretically is challenging. The talk visually breaks down Johannes Euler’s definition of commoning and commons as a corresponding ‘social form’. (Module in the series: “Das Gemeinsame heute”)
Podcast conversation “Future Histories” on the Global Commoning System (2022)
Materialist Meditations: Guided meditations for dissolving the specific consciousness of a commodity-producing society. With Mariella Widauer & Dustin Leigart. (unfinished)
Risograph templates for the “Patterns of Commoning”: The set of 33 pattern cards is a very helpful tool for bringing freedom, liveliness and fairness into the world. The card set is under a free licence and is provided here as a risograph template.
Music video HEIM: “Nicht mehr da” (No Longer There) (2017)
Short film “Viktor Stern’s Last Night”: A war correspondent on his way to Ukraine. A woman in his room who is not what she seems. With Michael Ihnow, Martina Ysker and Korinna Krauss. (20 minutes, 2015)
Global Commoning System: What tools are needed to live together beyond market and state within today’s complexity? A project to open up and develop such tools, discontinued in 2023.
Commons-Institut e.V.: a network of commons activists in the German-speaking world. A nomadic institute with open meetings twice a year.
Freiraumfest: “non-commercial and self-organised: the festival from below”. An initiative networking Graz’s free-space culture since 2023.
Die Kometin: a community-run space in Graz.
Location: Graz, AT
Email: kontakt[_]marcus-meindel[_]de (PGP)
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Photo: Porto
