G-spotter Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Open your pocketbooks and support the revolution? From: dk@telekommunisten.net Subject: Telekommunisten launches IPO: Invest Labour in Worker's Control. Date: September 21, 2007 7:35:04 AM PDT (Mailing list information, including unsubscription instructions, is located at the end of this message.) __ /* interested parties should respond to contribute@telekommunisten.net ~ please forward and distribute ~ http://www.telekommunisten.net'>http://www.telekommunisten.net'>http://www.telekommunisten.net'>http://www.telekommunisten.net */ --> contribute@telekommunisten.net --> http://www.telekommunisten.net The Venture Communist Telephony Collective, Telekommunisten, launches Initial Public Offering giving labour-investors the opportunity to earn equity in this anti-capitalist technology startup. Founded in May 1st, 2006, Telekommunisten is working toward experimenting with and developing the practise of Venture Communism. Starting from the point of departure that political power is an extension of economic power, Venture Communism proposes that the workers of the world can not address the many problems that Capitalism and Corporate Rule is inflicting on the world unless we first start producing and sharing differently, enclosing labour power into commons-based production communities, and thereby reducing surplus value extraction. Worker's should exchange their labour product, not sell their labour power. Any change in the social structure can only follow, and never precede, a change in the mode of production. Telekommunisten believe such a change in the mode of production is emerging from the classical anarchist belief in worker's self management along with epoch defining developments in international telecommunications, peer to peer network technology and the growth of the informal economy being spread by international migration and diasporic/trans-local communities. The existence of Capitalism has always been dependant on privilege granted by the State and enforced by violence, trans-local peer production has the potential to challenge State granted privilege. On May 1st 2007, Telekommunisten launched it's first consumer product, Dialstation, which allows inexpensive international telephone calls to be made from any normal or mobile telephone and includes a user-generated voucher system which enables any user to transfer credit to any user and thus create their own business or local gift economy. Telekommunisten is looking to expand their operations and reach and is thus launching an Initial Public Offering, offering labour investors to become worker-owners and take part in the expansion of our economic and political activities. Currently, Telekommunisten most needs graphic designers/artists to create graphics, animations, and videos to help promote and explain our products as well as the political issues involved and to help us create new products such as t-shirts, stickers and other memorabilia. We also need writers and translators to improve our communications and make them available in other languages. Also, we need energetic and friendly people to distribute Telekommunisten materials in their local area and help spread the word. Major labour investors of ~1000 hours will be granted equal ownership in Telekommunisten and it's assets, becoming full members of the Telekommunisten collective. However even modest contributions from supporters are greatly appreciated and will be rewarded with credit toward Telekommunisten products, such as Dialstation, the soon to be released products such as trick.ca Micro Web/Email Hosting and Tricked, Wiki-based community collaboration and publishing platform and our SOHOBridge VoiP enabled VPN product. We look forward to hearing from interested parties, please send questions and contribution offers to contribute@telekommunisten.net The Revolution Is Calling. /* interested parties should respond to contribute@telekommunisten.net ~ please forward and distribute ~ http://www.telekommunisten.net */ --> contribute@telekommunisten.net --> http://www.telekommunisten.net -- Dmytri Kleiner editing text files since 1981 http://www.dialstation.com - international calling from your mobile phone. - first call free, no sign up, just call! I'm looking forwards to Dave Schuldt telling me how this works once he invests his lunch money. Quote
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