The Quiet Realization of Ivan Illich's Ideas in the Contemporary Commons Movement | David Bollier | Everything open | Scoop.it
From bollier.org - August 5, 2013 5:48 AM

Let me also stress that the commons movement is not a utopian or ideological project.  Nor is it about conventional politics or public policy.  The commons is mostly about building working systems for meeting everyday needsoutside of the market and state.  It is practically minded and reality-based.  It is a grassroots, do-it-yourself, take-charge-of-our-future kind of movement.  Commoners are determined to open up new social and political spaces in which people can make their own rules, negotiate their own governance, and craft solutions that are tailored to their local circumstances.