Is there a way to resurrect the group, rather just dismantle it (the online
platform at least)? I would be happy to help with such an endeavor. It is
clear many of us are still doing research on Occupy and/or occupied
research. And, as mentioned, redirecting energies and relinking up with
more active social movements--climate crises, #blacklivesmatter,
etc.--might be a great medium to do so. Just my two cents (someone who has
also been rather inactive on here, but present nonetheless).
Best,
A
On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Jeff Jackson (C) <JJackson@???>
wrote:
> For what it' worth, I'll add a comment and a thank you from the periphery.
> I'm not quite sure how best to express the loss I'm feeling, but I'll take
> a stab at it. While I have not been involved, I have followed postings from
> pretty early on. In somewhat stale circles of foundation evaluators and
> researchers, I've referenced OccupyResearch as an an alternative approach
> to how we work, perhaps to inspire some self-critique. In more grassroots
> circles of activist colleagues in Oakland and Chile, I've referenced
> OccupyResearch as an under-the -radar group of people that have helped
> connect dots and add meaning to a network of very valuable social movements
> around the world.I was just meeting with some activists in Spain and they
> had no idea a group of researchers were working behind the scenes to add
> thought power to their movements. I regret not inserting my self actively
> in the group, but I just want to say thank you for existing and having a
> ripple effect by your mere existence. As I retire from the Foundation
> world at the end of the month, I'll make sure I keep the contact info below
> and I'll try to insert myself somehow.
>
> *Jeff Jackson*
>
> Program Officer, Organizational Effectiveness
>
> The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
> 343 Second Street, Los Altos, CA 94022
>
>
>
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> *From:* Occupyresearch [occupyresearch-bounces@???] on behalf
> of jasper teunissen [jasperteunissen@???]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 05, 2016 4:50 PM
> *To:* occupyresearch@???
> *Subject:* Re: [Occupyresearch] 5 years later... time to officially bury
> OccupyResearch
>
> ha,
> i have not been very active here, but i would like to pay my respects. I
> think there is still a lot of 'occupy research' going on and very much
> needed. Not just because academic work is usually published years later and
> not given back to the subjects, there are 2 things to say: first, many
> offsprings/continuations of occupy need research, ranging from
> post-'arab-spring', the controversial 'institutionalisation' of movements
> in Spain and Greece, the new wave of the french Nuit Debout, etc, to a much
> broader range of grassroots movements today everywhere. Second, the need to
> occupy research (as opposed to research occupy) is still standing. Well,
> i'm sure you know what I mean...
> Anyway, bury the site if there is no money, keep the free list alive as
> long as it's not bothering anyone, and let's see how our paths will cross
> in the future.
> greetings jasper
> ps. At the moment, I'm mostly working on practical projects
> (anti-CETA/TTIP, squatting, refugees, saving a park from privatisation) but
> always open to join interesting research projects. And whenever you spend
> time in the Netherlands, please let me know!
>
>
> Op 5-10-2016 om 17:50 schreef pablo rey:
>
> Thanks Aaron and David!
> I'd leave the list open... btw, who manages it?
>
> --
> Are you sure you don't have more last words before the burial of the web
> site?
>
> 5 days to go before the funeral.
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM, David Stodolsky <dss@???> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 29 Sep 2016, at 01:33, Aaron Kreider <aaron@???> wrote:
>>
>> It's probably a good idea to close the list =)
>>
>>
>> I would keep it open, since it is a very low effort/cost option that
>> maintains contact among a select group.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd love to hear what others are up to! And especially email me if you
>> are interested in Census data, GIS, environmental justice, etc.
>>
>>
>> The focus on local environmental problems needs to be reinforced, since
>> the “global warming” agenda has become ineffectual and corporatized.
>> Actually, I view it as counterproductive:
>>
>> http://cosmism.blogspot.dk/2015/07/the-corporate-climate-coup-carbon.html
>>
>>
>> While Occupy is gone, we still need to support grassroots organizing with
>> improved technology.
>> I am trying to upgrade this right now so it will be easier to use and
>> more reliable.
>> It is an open source project that could use some JavaScript developers.:
>>
>> http://cosmism.blogspot.dk/2015/12/better-meetings-with-myturn.html
>>
>>
>> dss
>>
>>
>> David Stodolsky, PhD Institute for Social Informatics
>> Tornskadestien 2, st. th., DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
>> dss@??? Skype/Twitter: davidstodolsky
>>
>>
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*A. M. Stapp*
Doctoral Student Candidate/Instructor
Department of Sociology/American Indian Studies
Virginia Tech
"You must always choose the path that has heart, so as to make the best of
yourself, and perhaps so as always to, be able to laugh. The man of
knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting, and even less by
thinking about what he will think when he has finished acting. The man of
knowledge chooses the path with heart and follows it."
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