Ready for a Change
by Leif Lønne
Newest Projects
Reimagining IOPS – The Project
The aim of this project is to prepare one or more proposals for changes to IOPS that can be voted on by the membership against the alternative, default proposal to disband. When these proposals are sufficiently…
Lets work together to do something about climate change lets save the world
We need to do something About all this too much coal mining, even people in the villages knows what happens when we sleep with that coal heater in the house it kills everyone they go to deep sleep so…
Recycling bycicle for the people across the world
Yesterday after i met this young man who was collecting cans and bottles i didn't sleep because i was touched by how he was carrying the bags with his hands full of bottles and cans he had to walk a long…
Latest News
IOPS London blog
IOPS London now does its on-line work on our own website: https://iopslondon.wordpress.com
The great Mahomed Alli passed away may his soul rest in peace
Few of the great Black man who inspire young black people to believe that a black man can become someone great and respected in a society Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/;[3] born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., January 17, 1942 – June 3,…
Nyembezi Kunene has passed on May his soul rest in peace a South African actor
I use to watch this gentleman on Tv a South African comedian when i was young a great man and actor, Nyembezi Kunene is a South African actor and director best known for his role as Jabulani Dlomo, the uncle of Sibusiso (Menzi Ngubane),…
News
by Claire Bruhn
Chapters
Organizing and bookfairs in Dublin
Bookfairs in Kent
Organizing, talks 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
Social Media
Please bear in mind that, although we realize the utility of social media, we are critical of the corporations behind those websites.
Latest Polls
IOPS members survey on the future of IOPS
Closed end: 16 May 2016
This poll is a survey intended for all IOPS members.IOPS was started as an “interim” organization. The hope was that the organization would see a…
1. IOPS describes itself as a “revolutionary organization”. When you joined IOPS, were you aware of this?
2. Which of the following points best describe your motivations to join IOPS? Please select as many as apply.
3. When you joined IOPS, how much time were you prepared to spend on IOPS-related activities (meetings; reading information on our website; ...)?
4. Have you, in the past, engaged in any IOPS-related actions or activities, other than signing up for IOPS and reading newsletters or items on our website? (Such actions include contacting other members, attending meetings, spreading information about IOPS, participating in IOPS projects, and posting or commenting on IOPS blogs and forums.)
5. Would you be more motivated to be active in IOPS if it moved out of the interim phase?
If we decide to continue with IOPS, we'll have to make some choices about what we focus on, at least at the international level. Roughly speaking, there are two directions we may go. Either one is only possible if enough members cooperate actively. Everything here depends on the volunteer activities of the members, and we do not have the means to do everything we might want to do.
In the first one, the focus will be on empowering the members in their daily activism. The website already offers blogs for telling other members about your experiences, successes and frustrations, forums for discussing issues and problems encountered, and projects in which members can work closely together. There are various ways in which this can be strengthened.
In the second one, the focus is on outward-directed activity, such as by formulating and publishing opinion pieces and policy proposals.
6. Which direction for IOPS would you most likely be inclined to contribute to?
7. Which of the following best describe your expectations for the future of IOPS?
Total Number of Voters: 183
Latest Blogs
IOPS Salem Chapter Meeting #25
June 25, 2016. In attendance: Sara Cromwell, Cheri Tebeau, Michael Tom, Michael Livingston; Absent: Jaqui Eicher, Bill Smaldone, Elliott Lapinel; Gone But Not Forgotten: Jo Bucklin Pictured: The Bettijos of the Lee, Summer 2013. …
Elements for a strategy
Realizing a society in accordance with our vision means a fundamental change in all social relations – in other words, a revolution. We probably all agree as to the urgency. A great many existential threats are converging upon humanity,…
Members
Here are some interviews with members about IOPS including Cynthia Peters, David Marty, Elizabeth Meade, Florian Zollmann, Jermaine Chambers, Justin Podur, Michael Albert (2012, 2014), Noam Chomsky, Paul 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
Blogs
What happened November 2014
Non-member Survey July 2014
Thoughts on Poll and Interim Phase July 2014
What now? June 2014
Community Rights as Organizing Strategy March 2014
Unconditional Basic Income January 2014
Ethics of IOPS February 2013
IOPS Development November 2012
A Shared Vision August 2012
Odd Shared Experience and Confusion June 2012
Man-Made Climate Change I and II June 2012
Towards a Credible International May 2012
Media and IOPS (ICC) April 2012
A Priority, a Problem, and a Solution (ICC) April 2012