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Welcome

The interim International Organization for a Participatory Society (IOPS) was launched in 2012 with the aim of winning a better world.

IOPS is, currently, in an interim stage, leading up to a founding convention when the membership will determine the organization's definition in more detail.

Please watch our introductory video, scroll through our slideshow and learn more About IOPS.

Mission

IOPS seeks to win a new participatory society based on solidarity, equity/justice, diversity, self-management, and ecological stewardship, through:

  • flexibly exploring and adovcating long term vision
  • planting the seeds of the future in the present
  • empowering and improving the lives of its members
  • organising in an internally classless and self-managing way
  • winning changes in society that improve the lives of people in the present

Read the IOPS Mission Statement


Vision

IOPS flexibly explores and organises around a broad vision of a future society. IOPS Vision centrally addresses:

  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Culture/Race
  • Kinship/Gender
  • Ecology
  • International Relations

Read the IOPS Vision Statement

Structure

In order to give every member a proportional say in the decisions that affect them (self-management), IOPS is organised around a bottom-up structure, based on a federation of interconnected local, regional and national branches.

Local chapters have control over decisions that only affect them and proportional say in regional, national and international issues.

Read the IOPS Structure and Programme Statement.

Membership

Currently, IOPS is in a creation stage. By joining now, you become an interim member. A convention, or series of conventions, will be planned, for membership to determine the organization's definition in more detail.

IOPS is open for anyone wishing to join who shares the commitments in the organizational description and agrees to actively participate in the life of the organization. If you have any questions before joining, please see:

To become an interim member, Join IOPS.

Ready for a Change

by Leif Lønne

Chapters

Organizing and bookfairs in Dublin
Bookfairs in Kent
Organizingtalks and other events in London
Banners, marches and cultural events in New York
Organizing in Montana
Organizing and tabling in Oregon
Petititions in Seattle
Protests and logos in Melbourne
Protests, talks and workshops in Vienna

News

by Claire Bruhn

Social Media

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Please bear in mind that, although we realize the utility of social media, we are critical of the corporations behind those websites.

Latest News

Can privatisation of SAA,ESKOM, SOME RAIL WAY SYSTEM e.g transnet and some Universities give South Africa better credit review OR CHANCE TO PROVE ITS SELF AGAIN

South Africa is spending alot of money bailing out Eskom from debt, bailing out SAA from debt and now giving free University studies for free which will cost almost e.g 5 billion to educate all 100,000 1st years at tertiary level…

Minutes March 2016

Meeting - 1 March 2016GreetingsWhat to do about IOPS?-Should we reboot IOPS-Should we start a new group with heavyweights still supporting. Change the name?Use IOPS to create and spread knowledge about prefiurativism.Pros:IOPS has values already…

Is South Africa ready for change

Is South Africa ready for change, white and black people are they ready to work together to solve problems our country is facing e.g immigration law and border security, restoring our economy to avoide junk status and solving service delivery…

Newest Projects

Deciding the Future of IOPS

The purpose of this project is to prepare for a poll or polls among the overall membership for deciding on the future of IOPS. It is open to any member who is interested in helping out with this. As anyone…

for Nobleprize winners and more

I have been seeing this in my vision as a prophecy i see 4 nations and other more at the big global library working on the new Global Passport for Global Citizen e.g Nobleprise winners and more. 1 John…

South African man lets protect our females and understand woman and girls rights

Woman are the most beautiful creation of God but they still face challenges even today, they are strong and they can Stan the test of time i know talking from experience. I have been…

Members

Here are some interviews with members about IOPS including Cynthia PetersDavid MartyElizabeth MeadeFlorian Zollmann, Jermaine ChambersJustin Podur, Michael Albert (20122014), Noam ChomskyPaul Street and Verena Stresing.

You can find further testimonials of members here.

There is also an open letter from our consultative committee including Eva Golinger, John Pilger, Vandana Shiva and others which can be found here.

No more bosses

by Antonio Carty

Class War

by IOPS Melbourne

Upcoming Events
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Latest Blogs

Can IOPS be revived?

As anyone can see, IOPS is not working now. Is IOPS truly dead, or merely in a coma? Should we pull the plug or mount an effort at resuscitation? I'd hate to see IOPS go. I met some terrific people through IOPS, and learned about ideas that…

Dreaming Revolution

Revolutions are scary. Why is that? A revolution is a fundamental change in the established social relations, in particular in the power structures. We want to change not only the political, but also the economic system. The thing is, all change…

The Next System Project takes off

In 2014, The Democracy Collaborative, an initiative by Gar Alperovitz and others, launched The Next System Project, a multi-year initiative that aims to start a US-wide debate on alternative political-economic systems that can take the place…

Newest Chapters

Solna Kommun

Stockholm, Sweden

Founded: 24th Mar 2016

Bairro Da Vidrul

Luanda Province, Angola

Founded: 24th Feb 2016

Capitola

California, United States

Founded: 15th Feb 2016

Angus

New York, United States

Founded: 12th Feb 2016

Latest Polls

Dead line, no trains on this track.

Closed end: 30 December 2015

Thanks for the opportunity IOPS give me, and for anyone who will act on this poll.

 

Do you think that IOPS should begin a real approach to masses, pushing aside the mere ideological-intellectual context, and start working to become the really first global political party ?

Total: 0

Total Number of Voters: 0

Newest Members