at the Gestalt we are looking for those things that show how the conditioning of the market paradigm shapes people’s social, political and even personal consciousness.We are attempting to open up a space that lies at the point of engagement between the theory of the commons and the practice of organizers. We seek to understand what an appreciation for the commons can animate in our work—a new conversation, a new practice, perhaps new directions in the work

the joy in which we partake of it and the generosity of spirit we feel toward it. We lay claim by seeing ourselves involved—as co-creators and sustainersWe invite workshop participants to explore what working from a common paradigm might inspire—a different perspective about what’s at stake, a new sense of meaning that comes from common relationships