Dave Jones
Profile Information
| Date Joined: | 2nd April 2012 |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | 16th September 1953 |
| Chapters: | United States > Montana > Hamilton |
| Bio: | 59 year old husband to the lovely Char, father of three, professional fishing guide, writer, Wobbly and community organizer. I am a libertarian socialist, guitarist, blogger, and grandfather. |
| Social Network Links: |
Zootown Zapatistas Occupy Missoula |
| Other Political Affiliations: |
Blogs
Missoula Intro to IOPS Meeting
Dave Jones
Last Wed. members in Missoula Mt held an intro to IOPS meeting at the public library where a group of invited guests listened to a short presentation facilitated by member John W. We watched a short video and heard current members talk…
Friends Like These
In the Sunday March 10 NY Times Thomas Freidman kinda-sorta supports Climate Activists. He says go ahead and chain yourself to the White House fence but after Obama caves to the GOP oil lobby, "try to get something really big in return".…
The "Non-Ideological" New Economy
Here in the U.S. there is a growing movement of political "progressives" who understand that the current global economic regime ( neo-liberalism? monopoly capitalism? late-capitalism?) is both unjust and unsustainable. They have devised various…
Welcome New Members
Welcome Frozen Chosen! I am excited about the latest discussions on becoming an official IOPS chapter which invites the larger public, is active in local and global issues and has a structure, form, processes etc that help us both…
Montana Can Be An Inspiration
Many agree that the sucess of IOPS hinges in part on the ability of local chapters to form and grow. Having solid, regular participation and some sort of program that nurtures personal development and collective solidarity ensures our future…
Support the Bolivarian Revolution
Those struggling to build new a social, political and economic system in Venezuela need us (I'm mostly addressing Americans) on the Left to step up and take inspiration from their revolution to challenge our own sclerotic, planet-threatening…
Catastrophe and Crisis
At a gathering last night we agreed to tackle the difficult subject of "catastrophe" for our discussion next week. If, as many agree, things must get worse before deep societal change becomes possible, it becomes necessary to try to define…
After the Action; Reflections on Coal Export
Everyone has mixed emotions about the relative effectiveness of the non-violent civil disobedience that took place over the week of the 13th. Certainly it didn't sway the land board, the regulators, the unions or the editors of the local papers. …
Come Back Woody Guthrie
Many on the progressive left are bemoaning the failed recall of gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin. Many in Egypt are bemoaning the choice they have in their presidential run-off. Everyone bemoans the clowns who get elected worldwide, although,…
Welcome To The Struggle
It is great to see more Montanan's joining this new International. Hopefully this broader organizational form will allow those of us in this large state to connect and provide support, solidarity and meaningful critique to each other. I already…
Montana's Proud History of Radicalism
Montana has a history of radical labor struggle and could once again be a site of resistance against the devastating effects of industrial capitalism. The IWW played an active role organizing miners, laborers and timber workers, the Grange…
Projects
Beyond Translation, Beyond Empire
or There is a spectre haunting IOPS - the spectre of Empire As I have begun socializing IOPS with friends and colleagues, one line of criticism is recurrent. It may perhaps best be summed up in this quote…
Stop the Tar sands
Climate scientist James Hanson has said development of the Alberta Tar Sands is "game over" in terms of climate catastrophe. So it must be stopped. In order to accomplish this, everyone, from…
Ecological Action, Reconstruction & Theory Hub
The interim IOPS Vision seeks the facilitating of the 'ecologically sound reconstruction of society'. E.A.R.T.H. is an international affinity group, open discussion forum and resource library focussed…
Occupy Theory Explorations
The Occupy Theory PDF Ebook and print versions will be available later… WELCOME! If you are interested in joining this project, in a day or so your request will be processed…
Occupy Strategy Explorations
This project will be like the Occupy Theory and Occupy Vision projects - but in this case bearing on the third volume of Fanfare for the Future, Occupy Strategy. As that book is still in process, and…
The Local Chapter Forum and Project Project
Members of this project commit to creating local content for their local Chapter (as in city) page, and working with their provisional Chapter administrator to make their page a welcoming place,…