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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260206T190000
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SUMMARY:Talk by Matthias Zwack: Attempt and Failure of a Utopia - The Self-managed Socialism in Yugoslavia
DESCRIPTION:The event will take place in German. \nThe description has been taken and translated from the event website. \n“An open society\, grassroots democracy\, and direct worker control over firms—in the midst of the Cold War\, Yugoslav communists attempted to implement something that today sounds like a distant utopia. Yugoslavia’s “socialist democracy” sought to overcome both the state and capital. The people were to decide for themselves on all matters of social life.\nFor decades\, the Yugoslav model inspired political and economic scientists\, critical thinkers\, social protests\, and reform movements on both sides of the Iron Curtain – until it collapsed in a series of bloody civil wars at the end of the 1980s.\nDid Yugoslavia fail because of the supremacy of its communist party\, which was unwilling to relinquish its power? Or did the self-management system ultimately create the causes for its own demise? Can the Yugoslav model only be evaluated in terms of its demise? Or does the focus on its failure obscure the possibilities and potential it held?\nIn a brief journey through time into this almost forgotten chapter of left-wing history\, the lecture sets out to search for clues: What can we learn from the Yugoslav experience for today’s perspectives on a better future?”
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/talk-by-matthias-zwack-attempt-and-failure-of-a-utopia-the-self-managed-socialism-in-yugoslavia/
LOCATION:translib\, Lütznerstraße 30\, Leipzig\, Sachsen\, 04227\, Germany
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260204T193000
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Paul Adler - What Socialist Planning can Learn from Business Management
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place in English. \nIn order to participate\, please register here. \n  \nDescription: \nIn his work\, Paul Adler has been exploring how large capitalist firms deal with the challenges of corporate planning\, and indeed of democracy in planning\, aiming to understand what they might teach us about how socialism could deal with similar challenges (albeit at a much wider level and in the context of new relations of production). In his 2019 book\, The 99% Economy\, he reviewed four principles that he sees operative in leading firms which suggests ways of overcoming four of these challenges—centralization\, specialization\, standardization\, and incentives. In this talk\, he will review that argument and dive deeper into centralization\, and what we can learn from capitalist firms efforts to combine high levels of centralization with high(er) levels of participation. \nPaul Adler is Professor Emeritus at the Marshall School of Business\, University of Southern California. He began his education in Australia and completed his graduate studies in France. His research and teaching focus on organization theory and comparative political economy. He has published widely in academic journals\, and has edited or co-edited several volumes\, the more recent being The Firm as a Collaborative Community: Reconstructing Trust in the Knowledge Economy (2006)\, The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical Foundations (2009)\, and The Oxford Handbook of Sociology\, Social Theory and Organization Studies: Contemporary Currents (2015). He co-authored Healing Together: The Labor-Management Partnership at Kaiser Permanente (2009)\, and most recently published The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism can overcome the Crises of Capitalism (2019).
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-paul-adler-what-socialist-planning-can-learn-from-business-management/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260129T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260129T220000
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CREATED:20260115T170514Z
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SUMMARY:Movie Screening and Discussion on Democratic Collective Firms
DESCRIPTION:IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung) invites to a screening of the movie “Ohne Chefs – Demokratie bei der Arbeit” (‘Without bosses – democracy at work’). After the movie there will be a discussion with Mario Burbach\, the director of the movie\, a member of a coffee cooperative from Hamburg that play a role in the movie and with the IDA. \nThe movie and the discussion will be in German language. \nThe screening will take place at Regenbogenfabrik\, Lausitzer Straße 21a\, 10999 Berlin. \nMore information on the event and about the IDA can be found on their website.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/movie-screening-and-discussion-on-the-planning-debate/
LOCATION:Regenbogenfabrik\, Berlin\, Lausitzer Straße 21a\, Berlin\, 10999\, Germany
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ORGANIZER;CN="IDA (Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung)":MAILTO:gruppe_arbeitszeit@riseup.net
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260122T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260122T200000
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CREATED:20260110T104230Z
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SUMMARY:Talk by Walther Zeug: Democratic Economic Planning - For a good Life for Everyone within Planetary Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:This talk is hosted by the group ‘Plurale Ökonomik Chemnitz‘ (heterodox economics Chemnitz). The talk will be held in German. \nHere is the translated description of the event: \n“What can we learn from the historical failure of really existing socialism and the current escalating crisis dynamics of capitalism for the possibilities of a post-capitalist economy? \nWe invite you to a presentation by Walther Zeug\, in which he will introduce the economic model he developed together with Jakob Heyer: Cybernetic Democratic Economic Planning (CDEP) – a cybernetic\, democratic form of economic planning that aims to enable a good life for all within planetary boundaries. CDEP is a tool that we could use to decide democratically\, fairly\, efficiently\, and effectively which and how many resources we can and want to use\, with which technologies and production systems\, to satisfy which social needs.” \n 
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/talk-by-walther-zeug-democratic-economic-planning-for-a-good-life-for-everyone-within-planetary-boundaries/
LOCATION:TU Chemnitz\, Raum C10.001 (Orangerie)\, Reichenhainer Str. 90\, Chemnitz\, Sachsen\, 09126\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260115T210000
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CREATED:20260110T105359Z
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SUMMARY:Talk by Walther Zeug: After the Failure of Really Existing Socialism and Capitalism - Democratic Economic Planning – For a good Life for Everyone within Planetary Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:This talk will be hosted by ‘Emanzipation & Frieden e.V.‘ The talk will be in German. \nHere is the translated description of the event: \nWhat can we learn from the historical failure of real socialism and the current escalating crisis dynamics of capitalism for the possibilities of a post-capitalist economy?\nBuilding on classic and current debates on economic planning as well as new insights and methods from systems science\, Jakob Heyer and Walther Zeug have developed an economic model: Cybernetic Democratic Economic Planning (CDEP) – a cybernetic\, democratic form of economic planning that aims to enable a good life for all within planetary boundaries.\nCDEP is a tool that we could use to decide democratically\, fairly\, efficiently\, and effectively which and how many resources we can and want to use\, with which technologies and production systems\, to satisfy which social needs.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/talk-by-walther-zeug-after-the-failure-of-really-existing-socialism-and-capitalism-democratic-economic-planning-for-a-good-life-for-everyone-within-planetary-boundaries/
LOCATION:Stiftung Geißstraße\, Geißstraße 7\, Stuttgart\, Baden-Württemberg\, 70173\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251218T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251218T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251215T093912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T105810Z
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SUMMARY:How do we want to plan the Economy? - Report and Discussion with teilbar e.V.
DESCRIPTION:The event will be in German \nThe description and program are from the flyer of the event: \n“Care work and production are currently organized on the basis of domination and separated ownership\, leading to unnecessary suffering\, environmental disasters\, and the climate crisis. Under what circumstances can we plan and organize care work and production in a way that serves life? This question was recently explored in a variety of ways at two conferences on democratic planning in Berlin. On this evening\, we want to report on these discussions and ask ourselves: How do we want to plan our economy?” \nProgram: \n20:00 Uhr: Report The State of Economic Planning\n20:30 Uhr: Q&A\, short break\n21:00 Uhr: Discussion How do we want to plan the Economy?\n22:00 Uhr: Ending
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/wie-wollen-wir-wirtschaft-planen-bericht-und-gesprach-mit-teilbar-e-v/
LOCATION:Im Kiosk\, Augustenstraße 127\, Stuttgart\, Baden-Württemberg\, 70197\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251216T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251125T160747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T160747Z
UID:3171-1765908000-1765911600@www.indep.network
SUMMARY:INDEP online Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this year’s INDEP online Christmas party! This is going to be an informal get-together without an agenda to just talk\, share and look back at the year together. \nTo join\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-christmas-party/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251204T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251205T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251021T145505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T193739Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: 'The Grounds of Planning: Rationality\, Pseudorationality\, and Critique'
DESCRIPTION:The description is taken from the organizer’s website: \n\n\n\nWith keynotes by John O’Neill (University of Manchester) and Aaron Benanav (Cornell University)\nand contributions by  Rabea Berfelde\, Jacob Blumenfeld\, Lillian Cicerchia\, Solveig Degen\, Jan Groos\, Max Grünberg\, Jakob Heyer\, Christian Schmidt\, Sandra Sieron and Gabriel Wollner \n  \n\n\n\nTopic\nWhat does it mean to plan an economy rationally—and what counts as „rational“? This workshop revisits key moments in the theoretical development of economic planning\, from the classic disputes between Hayek\, Mises\, and Neurath to contemporary debates over ecological rationality and algorithmic coordination. Across four panels and a keynote\, we’ll examine how different standards of rationality have been used to justify—or discredit—forms of planning. The aim is not only to reanimate past debates\, but to ask how planning might be rethought today given the distinct logic of ecological constraints\, technological infrastructures\, and political demands for democratic coordination. \nThis two-day workshop brings together scholars working at the intersection of philosophy\, political economy\, and critical theory to reflect on the contested rationality of economic planning. How has the concept of planning been shaped by debates over knowledge\, value\, nature\, and technology? What models of rationality—formal\, substantive\, instrumental—have guided or distorted our visions of a planned economy? And what might planning mean in the face of ecological limits\, algorithmic governance\, and authoritarian capitalism? The event is organized around four key discussions\, framed by classic and contemporary texts\, and features two keynotes by John O’Neill and Aaron Benanav. \nDiscussions will be held in English. \n\n\nProgramme\nThursday\, December 4: Past Debates on Planning \n13:00–14:45 | Rationality or Pseudorationality\nJacob Blumenfeld / Christian Schmidt / Lillian Cicerchia \nText basis for discussion: \n1911   Otto Neurath\, “Lost Wanderers of Descartes”\n1925  Otto Neurath\, “Socialist Utility Calculation and Capitalist Profit Calculation” \n14:45-15:15 | Break \n15:15–17:00 | Knowledge and the Limits of Planning\nRabea Berfelde  / Gabriel Wollner / Jakob Heyer \nText basis for discussion: \n1945   Friedrich Hayek\, “The Use of Knowledge in Society” \n17:00-17:30 | Break \n17:30 –19:00 | Keynote John O’Neill \n  \nFriday\, December 5: Present Debates on Planning \n10-11:15  | Keynote Aaron Benanav \n11:15-11:30  | Break \n11:30 –13:00 | Planning Nature\nSolveig Degen  / Jan Groos \n13:00 –14:15 | Lunch \n14:15–15:45 | Algorithmic Planning\nMax Grünberg / Sandra Sieron \n15:45 – 16:00 | Closing\nChristian Schmidt\, Jacob Blumenfeld\, Rabea Berfelde \n  \n\nDownload the workshop reader here. \n\nThe workshop is free to the public and does not require any registration.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/workshop-the-grounds-of-planning-rationality-pseudorationality-and-critique/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Grimm-Zentrm\, Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 1-3\, Berlin
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251114T114425Z
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SUMMARY:CibCom reading club on the economic system of early North Korea
DESCRIPTION:Description in English: \nOn November 20th at 19:00 CET\, Cibcom has organized a reading club (in Spanish) to discuss the political economy of North Korea during its first period (centralized planning\, the Ch’ŏllima movement\, and the Taean system)\, using the first chapter of Phillip Park’s “History of Economic Management in North Korea” as a basis. To join the meeting\, simply access their Discord server. https://discord.gg/DZzn5Y7thw \nDescription in Spanish (the event’s language): \nEl 20 de noviembre a las 19:00 CET\, Cibcom ha organizado un club de lectura para debatir sobre la economía política de Corea del Norte durante su primer periodo (planificación centralizada\, el movimiento Ch’ŏllima y el sistema Taean)\, utilizando como base el primer capítulo de «History of Economic Management in North Korea»\, de Phillip Park. Para participar en la reunión\, solo hay que acceder a su servidor Discord. https://discord.gg/DZzn5Y7thw
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/cibcom-reading-club-on-the-economic-system-of-early-north-korea/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251115T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251115T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251110T103105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T103105Z
UID:3105-1763222400-1763229600@www.indep.network
SUMMARY:Workshop "Mit Plan gegen die Klimakatastrophe"
DESCRIPTION:Dieser Workshop findet als Teil der “Kritischen Einführungstage Freiburg” statt. \nDie Beschreibung des Workshops ist aus dem Programm entnommen: \n“In dem Workshop werden wir auf aktuelle Ansätze zu einer Alternative zum fossilen Kapitalismus eingehen. Wir möchten anschließend gemeinsam mit euch Fragen der Ökologie\, der  Reichtumsverteilung und eines erstrebenswerten politischen Systems\, diskutieren. Es wird Snacks geben. Es sind keine Vorkenntnisse nötig!” \nDie Veranstaltung wird auf Deutsch stattfinden.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/workshop-mit-plan-gegen-die-klimakatastrophe/
LOCATION:Linkes Zentrum Freiburg (LiZ)\, Glümerstraße 2\, Freiburg im Breisgrau\, Baden-Württemberg\, 79102\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251112T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251030T114141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T144639Z
UID:3033-1762974000-1762979400@www.indep.network
SUMMARY:Bimodal seminar with Jason W. Moore: Postcapitalism in the Web of Life?
DESCRIPTION:Jason Moore offers a critique of capitalism as a way of organizing planetary life. We would like to have a prospective discussion on how planetary life could be organized after capitalism. The conclusion of “L’écologie-monde du capitalisme” is entitled “Vers le Prolétarocène”; what form could this new relationship with our planet take? What would its institutions\, productive forms\, symbolic mediations\, and ways of allocating resources be? What must be done to avoid returning to or reproducing the Capitalocene? \nThis seminar is bimodal. People are welcome to join online\, but priority will be given to in-person discussion. This seminar is not an introduction to Jason W. Moore’s work; participants are expected to be familiar with his work to engage in the discussion. \nTo register for online participation: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/5M5TYijKR0egHz2JpJcZpA \nThis seminar is organized by the research group on democratic economic planning of the Research Center on Social Innovation and Transformation (CRITS) and the Atelier d’écologie sociale du capitalisme avancé (ESCA).
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/bimodal-seminar-with-jason-w-moore-postcapitalism-in-the-web-of-life/
LOCATION:UQAM PK Hall Room PK2205\, 201 Av. du Président-Kennedy\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2X 2J5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T164500
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251101T194401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T151532Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Dennis Yao on Political\, Theoretical\, and Computational Models of Social Worlds
DESCRIPTION:This talk considers the role of politics in the construction of systems of democratic planning. The thesis is that planning systems are downstream of theoretical models of society\, and theoretical models are downstream of politics. But what makes a political question different from a theoretical one? The definition of a good model may change as we shift registers. And what guarantees do we have that the tools we build for democratic planning will be responsive to these questions? \nFor example\, there may be various demands that a planning system should operate the same regardless of your position in society. But then this implies taking into account those positions which may be exogenous to the system. The definition of success thereby becomes bounded to historical-political processes. We will consider a framework for incorporating this type of social information in the case of computer simulations\, as well as the challenges of deploying such computational models. \nDennis Yao is a member of the Subset of Theoretical Practice. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, register here. \nPhoto by Bioscience Image Library by Fayette Reynolds on Unsplash.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-dennis-yao-on-political-theoretical-and-computational-models-of-social-worlds/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251104T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251104T193000
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CREATED:20251014T151931Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Kai Heron\, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance
DESCRIPTION:Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance\, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s relentless pursuit of profits\, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored. We need an alternative. We need radical abundance. A world of human and non-human flourishing made possible by democratically planned production. But radical abundance can’t just be voted into existence through parliamentary means\, it must be made by taking control of our collective reproduction in the here and now.\nRadical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future examines what a transition to a world of radical abundance looks like and lays out a concrete strategy for achieving it. Join the authors Kai Heron\, Keir Milburn\, and Bertie Russell as they discuss their book and their attempts to build democratic economic planning from below. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-kai-heron-keir-milburn-and-bertie-russell-on-radical-abundance/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251101T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251130T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251031T151130Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition "Planning" by Raphael Arar
DESCRIPTION:The description is taken from the website of the event. \n“Opening Reception\nSaturday\, November 1\, 5-8 pm \nOpen Hours\nSat-Sun 12-5 pm\ndrop in or by appointment \nEmail info@carnationcontemporary.com\nto schedule a visit \nEXHIBITION\nIn Planning\, Raphael Arar extends his research-based art practice into the terrain of collective decision-making. The exhibition moves between earnest proposals and playful provocations\, between technical schemas and poetic operations. Each piece navigates the design challenges of organizing ourselves differently\, treating economic coordination as both practical problem and aesthetic proposition. The works assemble fragments of other possibilities\, leaving open the question of what democratic economic planning might look like.  \n  \nARTIST\nRaphael Arar works at the nexus of complex systems\, transdisciplinary design and arts-based research. His work highlights the social\, political and economic implications of technological acceleration and human-to-machine interaction. His artwork has been exhibited at venues internationally including the ZKM | Center for Art and Media\, The Science Gallery\, Moscow Museum of Applied Art\, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory\, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA)\, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems\, Gamble House Museum\, Boston Cyberarts Gallery\, and Athens Video Art Festival. Notable commissions include Noema Magazine\, Goethe Institut\, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts\, Intel Labs and IBM Research. Commercially\, his design work has been featured in publications including Forbes\, TED\, Inc. Magazine\, FastCompany\, Wired and others.”
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/art-exhibition-planning-by-raphael-arar/
LOCATION:Carnation Contemporary\, 8371 N Interstate Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97217\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carnation Contemporary":MAILTO:Info@carnationcontemporary.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T213000
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SUMMARY:Launch of Common Wealth's "Green Planning Commission"
DESCRIPTION:The event description is copied from the event’s eventbrite page\, please register there to attend. \nThe event will be in English. \n\n\n\n\n\n“Green Planning Commission Launch by Common Wealth in London.\nBuilding a new era of green democratic planning \nA panel discussion and reception to launch the Common Wealth Green Planning Commission. \n—- \nCommon Wealth is launching a transatlantic Green Planning Commission to rethink the politics and practice of planning to recover a democratic and decarbonised future from the crises of our age. \nJoin us in London on Thursday 30th of October to discuss on the state of decarbonisation in domestic and global context\, the changing frontiers of climate action\, and how green democratic planning can underpin a decisive progressive consensus\, programme\, and winning coalition. \n—- \nChaired by Sarah Nankivell\, Common Wealth \nFeaturing: \n\nCarolina Alves\, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose\nMelanie Brusseler\, Common Wealth\nRichard Kozul-Wright\, SOAS\nMathew Lawrence\, Common Wealth\n\nLocation: The October Gallery\, \n24 Old Gloucester St\, London WC1N 3AL \nTime: 19:00 – 21:30 \n19:00 – 20:00: Panel Discussion \n20:00-21:30: Drinks Reception \n—- \nPlease register in advance as we have limited capacity.”
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/launch-of-common-wealths-green-planning-commission/
LOCATION:October Gallery\, 24 Old Gloucester Street\, London\, WC1N 3AL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251027T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251014T104714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T104714Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with CibCom on Cybernetics\, Planning and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:In this event CibCom (acronym for Cibercomunismo)\, an interdisciplinary research group from the Spanish speaking world\, will introduce themselves and their work. They argue that the idea of the market as the best possible resource allocator has long been surpassed by advances in digital technology. Corporations already plan their production and distribution on a global scale through cybernetic systems processing vast amounts of data in real time. The only remaining question is in whose service economic planning is done – Planning in the hands of the oligarchy\, and thus based on private profit? Or democratic planning addressing social needs? They claim that for the first time\, the tools exist to make the latter real: a global cybernetic system for the people\, coordinating the production process based on real-time feedback. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register through this link. \nPlease note that this event will take place after daylight savings in european timezones.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-cibcom-on-cybernetics-planning-and-democracy/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251021T153513Z
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SUMMARY:Online Talk - Utopia in the Factory - Prefigurative Knowledge Against Cybernetics
DESCRIPTION:Online talk by Rhiannon Firth & John Preston on their new book Utopia in the Factory. Prefigurative Knowledge Against Cybernetics. Find the link to the respective Zoom call here\, or on the event’s website. \nThe description is taken from the event’s website: \n\n\n\n\nThe idea that automation\, AI and Robotics might lead to a utopian future for humanity is a powerful one both in mainstream and radical discourse. \nThe paradigm of ‘Industry 4.0’ where digital manufacturing enables the seamless production of goods (and services) and ‘lights out’ factories where machines and robots effortlessly produce for our future needs and wants are powerful drivers of a capitalist\, free market cybertopia. For some radicals\, technology and automation produce the conditions for a Fully Automated Luxury Communism\, drawing on an interpretation of Marx\, where human work would be replaced by a life of leisure and abundance for all. For others\, an earlier discourse – cybernetics – and the use of AI and social media in communication and co-ordination enable forms of radical organisation through ‘anarchist cybernetics’. \nThis book questions that technological optimism – particularly cybernetics\, automation and AI – through a critique of these technologies and organisational forms. Cybernetics and corresponding technologies and forms (particularly Industry 4.0) can never capture human forms of creativity and working practices. Furthermore\, there are similar problems with the ‘cybernetic paradigm’ as a radical form of organisation or social movement in terms of human autonomy\, creativity\, desire and social prefiguration. \nAs counterpoint the book shows\, through empirical evidence and drawing on interviews with workers or activists in a variety of organizational forms\, that tacit knowledge and autonomous and spontaneous human projects (what the authors define as ‘hobbying’) are critical in the physical act of making and co-operating. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nRhiannon Firth is Lecturer in Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education\, University College London. She is interested in anti-authoritarian organising within\, against and beyond the crises of capitalism. Her research focuses on grassroots utopias\, mutual aid and the pedagogical and prefigurative practices of radical social movements. \nJohn Preston is Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. He has pioneered an original stream of research in the sociology of disasters and existential threats. His work also explores the sociology of education and\, most recently\, skills and AI.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/online-talk-utopia-in-the-factory-prefigurative-knowledge-against-cybernetics/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Centre for Commons Organising Values Equalities and Resilience (COVER) at University of Essex":MAILTO:coveres@essex.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251023T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251014T124957Z
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SUMMARY:Is Democratic Socialist Planning Possible? - A Conversation with Christoph Sorg
DESCRIPTION:This description is copied from the event flyer: \nThis talk explores the resurgence of economic planning debates\, arguing that planning has expanded under capitalism rather than declined. It revisits the socialist calculation debate and reviews three planning models: Keynesian\, Neurathian\, and Polanyian. Emaphasizing Polanyian planning\, Sorg highlights its potential for democratizing surplus allocation\, decommodifying essential goods\, and advancing digital-ecological approaches to price-setting. \nChristoph Sorg is a social scientist at Humboldt University Berlin and guest researcher at UC Berkeley. His work focuses on capitalism\, economic planning\, and social reproduction\, combining insights from economic sociology and political economy. He recently co-edited Rethinking Economic Planning (Competition & Change) and Creative Construction: Democratic Planning in the 21st Century (Bristol University Press).
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/is-democratic-socialist-planning-possible-a-conversation-with-christoph-sorg/
LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz\, Rachel Carson Red Room\, Student Commons\, Santa Cruz\, CA 95064\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251017T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251001T081703Z
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SUMMARY:Introductory Talk on Labour Time Accounting by IDA
DESCRIPTION:The IDA (Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative democratic Labour Time Accounting) is giving two introductory talks on the concept of democratic Labour Time Accounting in the Ruhrgebiet area of Germany. Both events will be in German.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/introductory-talk-on-labour-time-accounting-by-ida-2/
LOCATION:Black Pigeon Dortmund\, Scharnhorststr. 50\, Dortmund\, North Rhine-Westphalia\, 44147\, Germany
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ORGANIZER;CN="IDA (Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung)":MAILTO:gruppe_arbeitszeit@riseup.net
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251016T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251016T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20251001T081302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T081302Z
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SUMMARY:Introductory Talk on Labour Time Accounting by IDA
DESCRIPTION:The IDA (Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative democratic Labour Time Accounting) is giving two introductory talks on the concept of democratic Labour Time Accounting in the Ruhrgebiet area of Germany. Both events will be in German.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/introductory-talk-on-labour-time-accounting-by-ida/
LOCATION:AZ Mühlheim\, Auerstr. 51\, Mülheim an der Ruhr\, North Rhine-Westphalia\, 45468\, Germany
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ORGANIZER;CN="IDA (Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung)":MAILTO:gruppe_arbeitszeit@riseup.net
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251015T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251015T183000
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Al Campbell on Protagonistic Planned Socialism (PROPLASO) and Human Development
DESCRIPTION:Social discontent with the existing world capitalist system is high and increasing. Many people look for major reforms of the capitalist system (some progressive\, quite a few reactionary). A major part of those who to the contrary think capitalism must be replaced with an alternative system\, consider themselves in favor of some type of socialism or communism. The ideas about what constitutes socialism or communism vary greatly\, with some general consensus on some core ideas and a broad spectrum of different ideas about other issues (hence the need for ongoing social discussions and experiments concerning these).\nIn this talk Al Campbell will very briefly discuss 1) the question of why society should replace capitalism\, 2) the historical relation of pre-figurative visions of alternative systems to what exists to the development of such alternatives\, 3) the Goldilocks dilemma for visions of an alternative society from the point of human development\, 4) the DPS (Democratic Planned Socialism) family of vision (and its importance as a family)\, and 5) the three pillars of PROPLASO (Protagonistic Planned Socialism). At least the following six issues about which there is much ongoing discussions and debates among advocates of socialism will be discussed in the course of discussing the above 5 points – a) capitalist exploitation without wage labor\, b) the nature of wages in a socialist system\, c) consumer councils\, d) the possibility of simple commodity production and producers in a socialist system\, e) the possibility of required socialist planning if the system has markets\, and f) money in a socialist system (and beyond that\, whatever else hopefully comes up in the questions). \nThis event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-al-campbell-on-protagonistic-planned-socialism-proplaso-and-human-development/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250929T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250929T143000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20250902T102554Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Cecilia Rikap and Edemilson Paraná on "Reclaiming Digital Sovereignity"
DESCRIPTION:Digital sovereignty has become an urgent question in contemporary policy debates\, due to the way in which digital platforms have become a crucial instrument of influence and infrastructural power. World regions such as Europe and Latin America that – compared to China and the US – have little domestic capacity in key digital technologies such as semiconductors\, software\, cloud services\, and more\, are now drafting policies to reclaim control over digital technology. But to what extent are these digital sovereignty agendas realistic given the enormous dominant positions of Big Tech platforms? What should the priorities for those wanted to expand digital sovereignty in a democratic\, people-centred way that respects planetary boundaries? These questions have become more urgent in the face of strong integration between the state and Big Tech in the US under the presidency of Donald Trump\, and the way the US is using the global reach of its digital platforms as a geopolitical club. In this talk\, Cecilia Rikap and Edemilson Paraná will present the basics of a report that they co-authored with other colleagues that aims at developing an alternative to Big Tech that at the same time advances concrete forms of democratic planning. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-cecilia-rikap-and-edemilson-parana-on-reclaiming-digital-sovereignity/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250925T200000
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Green Planning Commission
DESCRIPTION:Important: The event has already sold out. We are sharing it here for informative purposes nevertheless. \nThe description is taken from the event’s website: \n“Climate Week with Common Wealth\, The BREAK—DOWN\, and Phenomenal World \nBuilding a new era of green democratic planning from the collapse of Bidenomics \nA panel discussion and reception to launch the Common Wealth Green Planning Commission and to celebrate Issue II of The BREAK—DOWN\, Frontiers. \n—- \nDecarbonization and progressive politics are at an impasse following the collapse of Bidenomics into Trump’s more aggressive second term. The left has an opportunity to lead a new political coalition by defining a forward transformative program with concrete vision and institutional demands. Common Wealth is launching a two-year transatlantic Green Planning Commission to chart concrete and deliverable suite of policies to drive a new era of democratic planning and non-market economic coordination necessary deliver a comprehensive progressive agenda of ambitious decarbonization and the guarantee of fundamental economic rights necessary to address the overlapping economic emergencies of our age. \nThe BREAK—DOWN publishes new writing on the political economy of climate and ecological crisis. The magazine’s first issue\, published May 2025\, explored the rightward turn of global politics and backlash to climate action. Issue II\, Frontiers\, launches September 2025 with contributions focused on the new frontiers of climate struggle\, from migration and geoengineering to data centres and extractive industry. \nTo mark the launch of the GPC\, Common Wealth\, The BREAK—DOWN\, and Phenomenal World are convening a panel discussion on the future of climate and progressive politics from the ruins of Trump 2.0 and Bidenomics. \nJoin us during Climate Week in New York City for a conversation on the state of decarbonization in domestic and global context; the changing frontiers of climate action; and how green democratic planning can underpin a decisive progressive consensus\, program\, and winning coalition. \n—- \nChaired by Adrienne Buller\, the BREAK—DOWN \nFeaturing: \n\nDavid Wallace-Wells\, The New York Times\n\n\nTim Sahay\, Johns Hopkins Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab\n\n\nMelanie Brusseler\, Common Wealth\n\n\nBatul Hassan\, Climate and Community Institute\n\nDrinks Reception after the Panel Discussion \nLocation: Gerald D. Hines Gallery\, AIA New York\, \nCenter for Architecture\, 536 LaGuardia Place\, New York \nTime: 18:00 – 20:00 \n18:00 – 19:15: Panel Discussion \n19:15-20:00: Drinks Reception \nAfter Drinks: TBD”
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/launch-of-the-green-planning-commission/
LOCATION:AIA New York\, Center for Architecture\, 536 LaGuardia Place\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250924T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250926T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20250827T122707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T142459Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Economic Planning in the Anthropocene - Institutional design for needs satisfaction within boundaries
DESCRIPTION:The description is taken from the program of the event website: \n“With growing ecological concerns and mounting scientific evidence of rapid environmental degradation\, governments have created multiple institutions\, engaged in a vast array of policies and supported business initiatives. However\, and despite some limited success in specific dimensions\, the balance of five decades of activism is unambiguous: governments and businesses have failed to transform our economy in order to accommodate the ecological limits (Pestre 2020).\nThis failure calls for significant revisions in the way policymaking addresses the society-nature metabolism and\, more specifically\, the approach of institutional design regarding the economy. The return of industrial policies (Criscuolo et al. 2022) and the acknowledgment that climate action must be primarily driven by public policies (Pisani-Ferry and Mahfouz 2023) echoes a renewed interest for economic planning as a way to engage the ecological bifurcation (Durand\, Hofferberth\, and Schmelzer 2024; Durand and Keucheyan 2024).\nThis workshop ambitions to mark a milestone in that direction. It will gather leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic and from various disciplinary backgrounds (political economy\, sociology\, economic history\, law\, accounting…) whose research could inform the design of\necological planning institutions in the short to medium term. The core of the conference (tentative program below) will favor in-depth engagement with the various communications with a dedicated moment (assessment roundtables) to take stock of the substance of the\nexchanges and clarify the complementary and tensions between contributions. Two side events will take place. On the eve of the conference a Ph-D workshop will be organized with the support of the EU MSCA-funded EPOG-DN (Economic Policies for the Global bifurcation – Doctoral Network). The last day of the conference\, a forum will be organized with policymakers\, including representatives from various international institutions (UNCTAD\, ILO\, UNDP…)” \nYou can sign up for the conference (for free) until September 19th here. \nYou can view the find the full program\, including abstracts of the talks on the event’s website. \nFor further information\, please contact: francois-xavier.hutteau-unige.ch \nProgram: \nWednesday September 24 \n14h-18h\nYoung scholar seminar with the participation and support of the EPOG Doctoral Network \n\nThursday September 25\n\n8.45\nWelcoming coffee \n9.00\nIntroductory address – Cédric Durand (UNIGE\, Switzerland) \n9.15-11.00\nClimate vs. Neoliberalism: causes of inaction and the call for planning – Julia Steinberger (UNIL\, Switzerland)\nThe Great Transformation of markets: Lessons from the history of market design – Edward Nik-Khah (Roanoke College\, United States of America) \n11.00\nCoffee break \n11.15\nNeeds\, institutions\, and coalitions: how would democratic ecological planning look like? – Razmig Keucheyan (Université Paris Cité\, France)\nBetween calculation and deliberation: Rethinking needs in planning frameworks – Silvia Rief (University of Innnsbruck\, Austria) \n13.00\nLunch break \n14.30\nThe Role of Input-Output Analysis in Modeling Sustainability Transitions – Julien Lefevre (CIRED\, France)\nAccounting for national and corporate environmental liabilities: a steering tool towards a sustainable economy – Clément Surun (CIRED\, France) \n16.30\nTea break \n16.45-18.00\nAssessment Roundtable – Louison Cahen-Fourot (Roskilde University\, Denmark) & Elena Hofferberth (UNIL\, Switzerland) and speakers of the day \n20.00\nDinner \n\nFriday September 26 \n9.00\nWelcoming coffee \n9.15\nState Capacity for Decarbonization: From Investable Transitions to Green Transformations – Rosie Collington (Copenhagen Business School\, Denmark)\nBig tech capabilities as planning devices – Cecilia Rikap (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose\, United Kingdom). \n11.00\nCoffee break \n11.15\nPrice Controls to Implement Green Transformation Policy – Tom Krebs (University of Manheim\, Germany)\nMacrofinancial conditions for a green transformative state – Daniela Gabor (University of the West of England\, UK) \n13.00\nLunch break \n14.30\nThe State\, the territory and the infrastructure legacy- Nelo Magalhães (EHESS\, France)\nWhen Marx Met Schumpeter: Planning and Cleantech Dominance in China – Cornel Ban (Copenhagen Business School\, Denmark) \n16.30\nTea break \n16.45-18.15\nForum with policymakers – Edouard Morena (University of London in Paris\, France) \n18.45\nCocktail Dinner
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/conference-economic-planning-in-the-anthropocene-institutional-design-for-needs-satisfaction-within-boundaries/
LOCATION:MR030 Uni-Mail\, Université de Genève\, Bd du Pont-d'Arve 40\, Genève\, 1205\, Switzerland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Economic History%2C University of Geneva":MAILTO:francois-xavier.hutteau@unige.ch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250918T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250918T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T144352
CREATED:20250916T090920Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on "AI\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Economic Planning for a good life for all in Planetary Boundaries"
DESCRIPTION:Note: There are two versions of the description of this workshop. On the official website of the Informatik Festival 2025 you can find the older\, German description\, on Johannes Buchner (one of the co-organizers of the workshop) you can find the updated\, English description. We share the updated\, English one below: \nIf the workshop will be held in German or in English will be decided spontaneously\, depending on the audience. \n“In this workshop\, we will discuss how AI\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)\, and cybernetic economic planning can contribute to the socio-ecological transformation towards a circular economy within planetary boundaries. Four short scientific presentations will be followed by an interactive programming session. The range of discussion stretches from possible reforms of the current economic system to its (potentially disruptive) transformation towards a completely different economic mode of production. As social and ecological crises worsen\, fundamental doubt arises if the structural logic of capitalism makes it possible to overcome these crises. \nAt the same time\, AI\, cybernetics\, system models\, and socio-ecological databases open up possibilities to address questions of a complex\, fully circular economy directly. In recent years\, debates on abstract and concrete drafts of economic democratization based on decentralized democratic economic planning (DEP) have gained momentum. Identifying workable ways in which resources can be used through economic\, technological\, and social practices to meet human needs within ecological limits is a challenge which could be solved by linking these innovative approaches. \nOn the basis of recent modeling approaches\, databases and still unanswered questions\, we would like to invite you to a discussion and further development of such ideas for a democratic economic system respecting planetary boundaries. \nSpeakers and Topics of the Talks\n\nManuel Gambert: How we plan at the moment – and why\nBartolomeus Häussling Löwgren: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)\, brightway and Planning\nWalther Zeug: Planning\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and openLCA\nJohannes Buchner: Reinforcement Learning\, Circular Economy and the Strategic Triangle of AI for Sustainability\, partly based on the article Reinforcement Learning and Life Cycle Assessment for a Circular Economy – Towards Absolute Sustainability\n\nOrganising Team\n\nJohannes Buchner\, IPE Berlin and Department of Mathematics and Computer Science\, FU Berlin\nManuel Gambert\, Computer Scientist and Economist\, PRODATO Integration Technology GmbH\, Nürnberg\nBartolomeus Häussling Löwgren\, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)\, Leiden University\, Leiden\, the Netherlands\nEric Meier\, INDEP – International Network for Democratic Economic Planning\, Bonn\nImmanuel Thoke\, Department for Statistical Learning\, Leipzig University\nWalther Zeug\, Helmholtz-Center for Environmental Research – UFZ\, Leipzig\n\nAdditional information\nIn the workshop\, we aim to bring together scientists working on Postcapitalist Economic Systems with a wider audience of critical computer scientists. To get an impression of the field and the topics that will be discussed at the workshop\, see e.g. the podcast episode on Postcapitalist Economic Systems (in German).
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/workshop-on-ai-life-cycle-assessment-lca-and-economic-planning-for-a-good-life-for-all-in-planetary-boundaries/
LOCATION:Seminarraum S14\, Universität Potsdam am Campus III – Griebnitzsee\, Haus 6\, August-Bebel-Str. 89\, Potsdam\, Brandenburg\, 14482\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250907T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250907T190000
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SUMMARY:Discussion on Completing Marx's Reproduction Schema on Econophysics Discord Server
DESCRIPTION:This coming Sunday\, September 7 at 5pm-7pm UTC (1pm-3pm EDT/7pm-9pm CET)\, Leone and Alex Creiner will host a public discussion on the Econophysics discord server about Alex’s upcoming paper\, Completing Marx’s Reproduction Schema. The paper discusses Marx’s intent with capital\, social reproduction and extensions to Marx’s reproduction schema\, disproportionality crises\, and blindness induced by the money form. Come on by and hang out and we’ll have a good time discussing all this together!
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/discussion-on-completing-marxs-reproduction-schema-on-econophysics-discord-server/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:IDA presents Labour Time Accounting at FAU Hamburg
DESCRIPTION:The IDA (Initiative Democratic Labour Time Accounting) is going to be presenting Labour Time Accounting at the coming “Kollektivfreitag” of the FAU (Freie Arbeiter*innen Union) Hamburg. The FAU is an independent grass-roots union which is organized in a federation across Germany. \nThe event will be in German.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/ida-presents-labour-time-accounting-at-fau-hamburg/
LOCATION:Schwarze Katze\, Fettstr. 23\, Hamburg\, Hamburg\, 20357\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250905T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250905T170000
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SUMMARY:Democratizing Finance: A hybrid mini-workshop with Michael A. McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:To participate in person\, please register on the website of the event. \nFor online Participation\, here’s the link and meeting login data:\nWorkshop participation via Zoom:\nhttps://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/69695476478?pwd=Rh0ZIZevxZoqXZiH9pea42lHTVbq8j.1\nMeeting ID: 696 9547 6478\nPasscode: 800441 \nThe description is taken from the organizer’s website: \n“Co-organized with Christoph Sorg (HU Berlin) and Solveig Degen from the „Socialization in Theory and Practice“ Research Project. \n\n\nTopic:\nWhy is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? In The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It) \, Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer can be found in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital. Today\, finance guides and constrains our politics\, but there is no reason why this must be so. In this workshop\, McCarthy will develop a political and social theory of institutional transformation rooted in the interconnectedness of finance and democracy. Inspired by ancient Athens\, where small groups chosen by lottery were used to ensure democratic participation\, he shows how democracy and working-class power can be strengthened by introducing new forms of financial governance\, focusing on the inclusion of historically excluded groups. His proposals for democratic financial institutions point the way to imbuing finance with a socio-environmental purpose and the funding of a just green transition\, social housing\, and other necessary public goods. And these financial institutions might be the first step toward a whole new kind of economy. \nBackground reading:\nSorg\, Finance as a form of economic planning\nMcCarthy\, Politics of Democratizing finance” \nProgram: \n\nShort welcome from the organizers\n45 min presentation of the book by Micheal A. McCarthy\n10-15 min break\n90 min comments and open discussion
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/democratizing-finance-a-mini-workshop-with-michael-a-mccarthy/
LOCATION:Humboldt University Berlin\, Room 3071\, Unter den Linden 6\, Berlin\, Berlin\, 10117\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250821T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250821T193000
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk - Roger Arevalo - The Management Consultant's Guide to Seizing the Means of Production
DESCRIPTION:When Marx and Engels said capitalism creates its own gravediggers\, they probably weren’t thinking of the most innovative capitalist managers. But in one of the great ironies of history\, they accidentally created a group of methods that perfect- ly fit both how to seize the means of production\, and what to do with it once we have. The best from high risk industries\, services\, manufacturing\, and megaprojects – Crew Resource Management\, Vanguard Method\, Toyota Production System\, the Theory of Constraints\, and Critical Chain Project Management – show us the way. Roger Arevalo is going to tell us how they support democracy and mass participation\, deny the bullies and bureaucrats anywhere to dig in and fester\, and show how a demand-driven economy not only solves\, but dissolves\, most of the problems of economic planning. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-roger-arevalo-the-management-consultants-guide-to-seizing-the-means-of-production/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250805T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250805T193000
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Event - Retrospective on the First INDEP Conference in Montreal
DESCRIPTION:In this event a roster of INDEP members are going to give their own personal impression and highlights from the first INDEP conference in Montreal. Through this kaleidoscopic view we hope to capture the bigger image of the conference. A Q&A/discussion section will follow afterwards. \nPlease register for the event here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-event-retrospective-on-the-first-indep-conference-in-montreal/
LOCATION:Online
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