Foment

Intercollective Plenitary

Albert and Christina share what they know about cooperative housing and other collective experiments in the solidarity economy and beyond. (A podcast of the Intercollective Plenitary)

  1. 19 août

    Foment: Community Spaces (manyworld)

    Episode Notes In this episode, Christina and Albert review one of Albert's current projects: the DIY social center called Manyworld. Some of the things we mentioned included: manyworld website manyworld Instagram Really Really Free Market Corvallis Mt Caz Interzone cafe (Corvallis) Corvallis Free Fridge Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Silvia Federici's thoughts on social reproduction, as cited in Ed Whitfield's On Liberated Zones (or PDF ) Omnicommons (Oakland) Coyotl + Macehualli (LA) here clubhouse (LA) Bear Creek Social Center (Talent, OR) Third Space (Davis, CA) Monkeywrench Books Slingshot Radical Contact List The Long Haul For more on nonprofit industrial complex, check out the book The Revolution Will Not Be Funded. Matilija Lending Library (SGV LA) Reach out to us at koanprops@gmail.com Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Support Christina's patreon: https://patreon.com/sodelightful  Support Manyworld: https://manyworld.diy/donate  Edited by Fallenspring: https://fallenspring.com  Find out more about Foment at https://foment.pinecast.co Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

  2. 22 janv.

    Foment: DIY Artist Residencies

    Episode Notes In this episode, Christina and Albert share stories from the time they accidentally created an artist residency program at Mt Caz -- and imagine other ways we can DIY retreats and residencies in more creatives' lives. Inspiration: Mt Caz Artist Residencies Wayward Retreats Empty House Art Lab Artist Residency in Motherhood Jenny Odell Recology residency Beth Grossman's Block by Block residencies Piney Wood Atlas If you want to offer Albert an artist residency, or take them up on beta-testing their dishwashing residency, email us at koanprops at gmail dot com! If you want to support Foment the podcast, send us a tip below. If you want to foment more artist residencies in your community, ask yourself what time/space can you share? If you want to support Christina directly, visit patreon.com/sodelightful If you want to support Albert directly, visit manyworld.diy  If you have questions for us, that we might answer in a future episode, email koanprops at gmail dot com. Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

  3. 25/09/2025

    Foment: Play

    Episode Notes In this episode, Albert and Christina talk about the importance of play, and what keeps us from play. telepoem katy chen mazzara money coach LIFT economy life design hadassah damien on fear and enough punished by rewards by alfie kohn teachers in play: elsa menendez / anthony rocco / lea redmond / come out and play festival more books: pleasure activism by adrienne maree brown, joyful militancy by carla bergman and Nick Montgomery bread and puppet youtube video about breaking social media addiction by replacing consumption with creativity Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

  4. 27/07/2025

    Questioning: Philosophical frameworks for anticapitalist artists

    Show Notes In this episode, Christina and Albert toss around questions about patronage for artists and wonder about a philosophical framework for anticapitalists working under capitalism. Christina is uncertain about a lot. We hope to do more episodes in future with more possibility models. Some things mentioned: LIFT's Next Economy Living course Matthew Desmond's book Poverty, by America To support Albert, check out their new collective endeavor Many World To support Christina, subscribe to her Patreon Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

  5. 13/06/2025

    Foment: Yogurt Coops (and Meal Coops and Asparagus Coops too!)

    Yogurt Coops! In this episode, Albert and Christina wax poetic about yogurt coops, and other types of microsolidarity coops such as meals coops and asparagus coops. Shownotes: Mid-Valley Yogurt Coop (a FAQ doc we used for recruiting) Yogurt coop zine, including recipe! (print it double-sided, fold it in four) Somerville Yogurt Coop Meals Coop zine If you have questions about cooperative housing or micro-solidarity experiments that you'd like us to answer in future podcast episodes, email them to koanprops@gmail.com! To support our podcast, give us a tip us per episode at: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment To support our collective liberation, try making your own yogurt...with friends! Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

    Foment: Yogurt Coops (and Meal Coops and Asparagus Coops too!)

  6. 16/05/2025

    Foment: Thinking aloud about why we keep trying

    Episode Notes In this episode, Albert and Christina discuss why they keep practicing towards liberation, and the role of hope or despair or right-sized power during these times. This one's more a meandering conversation, as we try to figure it out ourselves. Shownotes: this episode, we mention a lot of books without going deep into them, but here are the ones mentioned in case you want to dive further in! "We Don't Get There Without the Shared Struggle" -- Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes on the podcast Millennials Are Killing Capitalism talking about hope Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Rebecca Solnit's books: Hope in the Dark and A Paradise Built in Hell Everyday Anarchism podcast World as Lover, World as Self by Joanna Macy Fierce Vulnerability by Kazu Haga Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin "Shocks, Slides, and Shifts" framework from Movement Generation Mid-Valley Yogurt Coop -- we'll record a full episode about yogurt coop soon, we promise! Please send your questions about cooperative housing or micro-solidarity experiments for future podcast episodes to koanprops@gmail.com! To support our podcast, give us a tip us per episode at: https://foment.pinecast.co/ To support our collective liberation, have a meandering conversation about what keeps you going through despair and chaos with someone in your chosen political fam. Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

  7. 18/04/2025

    Foment: De-G your Gmail (bonus)

    Episode Notes In this bonus mini-episode, Albert shares their experience switching away from Gmail...and chides us about resisting a little bit of friction in our lives. X'D Show Notes Email Debt Forgiveness Day Kill the Newsletter (turn an email newsletter into an RSS feed) YK Hong's "De-Google Your Life" series 2010-era digital sabbaticals Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

  8. 21/03/2025

    Foment: Moving Away from Big Tech

    Episode Notes In this episode, Albert and Christina talk about moving away from dependency on corporate tech platforms to more values-aligned alternatives, as a way to build resistance muscles and remember our own agency. We share our personal stories, friction points, and possibilities for de-enshittification. Show Notes: Cory Doctorow on 'enshittification' (original article) Anarchist calisthenics "The convenience you demanded is now mandatory" (meme) YK Hong's series on "De-Googling Your Life" Step-by-step checklist from Opt Out Project to do your own cyber cleanse in a less overwhelming way Tech platform alternatives from progressivetech.org "Off the Grid" podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients Darius Kazemi's Spreadsheet Generator "Gen Gen" Books mentioned: Dougald Hines's book At Work in the Ruins, Peter Block's The Answer to How is Yes Email Debt Forgiveness Day (March 31st!) Kill the Newsletter: creates an RSS reed for your email newsletters Support Foment by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foment Find out more at https://foment.pinecast.co

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Albert and Christina share what they know about cooperative housing and other collective experiments in the solidarity economy and beyond. (A podcast of the Intercollective Plenitary)

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  • Création
    Intercollective Plenitary
  • Années d’activité
    2025 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    29
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © 2025
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