OpenCivics
@OpenCivics
ROOT DOWN & RISE UP 🌱 A network and framework empowering civic innovators, organizers, and patrons to co-design a vital, resilient, participatory civilization.
we got us. if you're concerned about your and your community's wellbeing amidst ecological and institutional collapse and chaos, OpenCivics has your back. 👀 this space.
Too many acts of care slip by unnoticed. Why do acts of volunteering, fixing, and sharing so often go unseen? What if you could build a “civic resume”, a real record of every step you’ve taken to make this city better?
The commons hub is officially open! After years of building, setbacks, and lots of collective effort, our event space & guesthouse is finally officially live. We've built an experimental playground for regenerative systems design, but our journey has only just begun. 🧵👇
Throughout the seventies, the Orange County collective The Brotherhood of Eternal Love formalized the cheap and exploitation-free distribution of LSD, filling a vacuum that otherwise would have been occupied by capture-oriented organized crime or cartels. They also worked to…
Open Protocols, Extitutions, Protocol Undergrounds: An Attempt at some Definitions Last year, OPRG attempted to generate some terms to describe social phenomena that mirrored open source culture in some ways, but were distinct. First among these were “open protocols.” Open…
"Civic tech" is a research field you may have never heard of. Those working in civic tech are attempting to improve technology for governments and governance in general. Tragically, most of those working in civic tech are putting lipstick on a pig. They want to make…
Protocols For Civic Engagement: Open Protocols, Extitutions, and Social Organisms A talk from @omniharmonic at the @globalunityorg Transformative Impact Summit, Climate Week NYC 2024, exploring the edges of civic innovation & grassroots empowerment. youtu.be/I9-IB2DuduM?si…
We start where we are. We build what we need. And we share what we learn. #TowardsAnOpenCivics
Energized after joining the first #EthereumLocalism Community Call! 🤩 Fascinated by @owocki and @MontyMerlin’s vision connecting web3 funding with local communities 🌉 The Open Protocol Library from @OpenCivics led by @omniharmonic is exactly what we need to share knowledge…
Tune in to a wide ranging conversation between OpenCivics’ co-founder, @omniharmonic, and @ChadFrischmann, co-founder of @ProjectDrawdown and @RegenIntel as they discuss the intersection between web3, civics, bioregionalism, and the regenerative movement. youtu.be/f_NFWjB71Uc?si…
The solidarity among web3 impact networks & DAOs is so 🔥. We all found the attractor of a cosmo-local, bioregional future and we’re coordinating to create it together. 🙌 celebrating TEC 2.0!
That means supporting movements like Regenerative Finance (ReFi) and Ethereum Localism, which use Web3 tools to support mutual aid, bioregional governance, and ecological restoration—areas where blockchain solutions can serve real-world needs. We now stand alongside aligned…
Finally finished the report on impact assessment and onchain ecosystem funding! This survey takes inventory of various existing protocols and platforms for grassroots funding mechanisms and impact evaluation processes. clinamenic.com/writing/Survey…
Dear all, If you are following my immigration ordeal here. The financial consequences will be substantial: extra flights, lodging and food in the expensive West. If you appreciate my research and advocacy work, please consider pitching in, it is actually quite urgent. The…
It's Ethereum Localism szn on @greenpillnet podcast! Here's episode 1 with your hosts for the szn @MacksWolf and @spexpdx6 and @haughtvalue 0:00 Kevin's Intro 1:49 About Localism 3:31 Podcast Overview 4:28 What is localism and why does it matter 5:32 Is localism…
“An open civic space empowers people to come together, voice their needs, demand accountability, and fight for justice. Unfortunately, governments worldwide are cracking down on people’s rights to … engage in civic society activities.” — @Oxfam oxfam.org/en/eu-must-ens…
Coloradans! Join OpenCivics co-founder, @omniharmonic, with local leaders @YevMuchnik, & Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds for an evening of dialogue focused on cooperative ownership, cosmo-localism, and Web3 infrastructure. 04/24 6-9p Hosted by @0xfw3. lu.ma/cofuture
Hosted by @OpenCivics In Partnership with XX Organizations is my preferred pattern for almost all of the work I aspire to do this year as an OpenCivics Steward.
As our systems fail us, we are building new ones! GFEL Boulder showed how Ethereum Localism creates bridges between tech innovators & community stewards. Together, informed by the past and present, we're creating regenerative solutions for the 21st century 🌱🌐
Great recap! Here are my GFEL reflections in poetic form m.youtube.com/watch?v=xT1TuE…
Public Nouns was happy to support the General Forum On Ethereum Localism - Boulder last month!
Did you miss A General Forum On Ethereum Localism - Boulder? Here's a recap of everything that happened during GFEL, complete with summaries, recordings, and quotes. 👇 We're already scheming on the next GFEL. Hint: forming federations in the banya may be in our shared future.