Hello everyone :
See this public response to Open Con’s last answer to Rebecca Tennant :
Seel also the associated petition to request answers from Open Con on how they dealt with Jon’s case: https://t.co/bPZ4v6gas7?amp=1.
Have a read and consider signing the petition!
Best,
Véronique
I sent this email to a group of initiators and participants of democratizingwork.org webinar, which was just concluded a few hours ago.
You would notice that the term ‘democratization’ is forever associated with jon in my mind. How i wish he is still with us here in this world so he could continue spearheading the effort of democratizing knowledge.
I am reminded of this song’s lyric. Rufus wainwright’s version was the first i heard of it. Fitting, don"t you think?
"The road is long
With many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where? Who knows where? But I’m strong Strong enough to carry him He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
So on we go His welfare is my concern No burden is he to bear We’ll get there For I know He would not encumber me He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
If I’m laden at all I’m laden with sadness That everyone’s heart Isn’t filled with the gladness Of love for one another
It’s a long, long road From which there is no return While we’re on the way to there Why not share? And the load Doesn’t weigh me down at all He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother"
Source: https://genius.com/The-hollies-he-aint-heavy-hes-my-brother-lyrics
Surya
Ps: i redact the ‘to’ part of the email below as i have not asked the recipients’ permission to share their email addresses.
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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Surya Dalimunthe <surya@alumni.nus.edu.sg> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020, 03:48 Subject: three cheers for democratization To:
hi all (breakout room 1 discussants, democratizingwork initiators, respected scholars and activists),
peace be with us,
first cheer: knowledge.
when i first got to know the democratizing work initiative through prof. fadhel kaboub’s post which showed up on my facebook wall, i was instantly reminded by another initiative titled similarly.
the late jon tennant, a close friend and an open science scholar and activist, was commissioned by education international, the largest sectoral global union federation in the world, to write a report with the main title ‘democratizing knowledge’. (1)
a group of us from the indonesian open science team translated the report’s summary into indonesian. several of us wrote an op-ed with the same main title for jakarta post. (2)
at the moment, cooperating internationally but working at the national level, we are advocating for open science policies in our respective countries. (3)
second cheer: work.
this democratizing work initiative comes just at the right moment for another group of us in indonesia, who have been advocating for a national job guarantee and basic income policy (both enshrined in indonesian constitution), very actively during last year’s indonesian presidential election, and currently during the pandemic. (4)
unfortunately, i know at least 2 well-known mainstream indonesian economists who retweeted the initiative’s guardian op-ed, but neither sign nor participate in the follow-up, despite my sharing the indonesian translation with them (note: their english is fluent).
i am at a loss to explain this show of support-but-no-support, especially given the very large financial stimulus provided to indonesian enterprises, from small to large, from private to public, from financial-sector to real-sector. i’ve also sent the translated op-ed to an influential indonesian online media, to no response.
this is one reason why we are planning to travel to the capital city, jakarta, despite the pandemic-related travel restriction, to conduct somewhat of a ‘guerilla’ dialogues/discussions/debates regarding this policy with indonesian elites, whom almost if not all mostly resides there.
third cheer: money.
i mentioned in the given form during the webinar that the democratizing work initiative should be linked to the larger framework of economics (macro and micro). one such framework for macroeconomics is modern monetary theory (mmt).
in a moment of reflection after the webinar, i was reminded of the ‘democratizing money’ conference (5), held two years ago, with a broad participation across academic disciplines and ideological orientation, including a number of mmt scholars and activists.
at this very moment in indonesia, the fight is actually on this front, with the president having stated in his recent ‘national economic recovery’ (pemulihan ekonomi nasional) speech that mass-jobs (padat karya) provision must be a priority. this, along with other stimulus allocation, necessitates an even larger national debt and budget deficit.
the next day, the president’s very influential minister (indonesians or those who follow indonesia would know him) even issued a public challenge for those who dispute the debt and deficit to stop criticizing it on social media or television and come debate him in person.
so it is very ironic that the current government who is populated by economists and elites who before the pandemic adhered to debt-and-deficit discipline, is now seen as undisciplined, while the rest of indonesians (including almost all respected critical voices) are advocating the debt-and-deficit discipline.
i think a way to break this impasse rhetorically is to call for democratizing money in indonesia. it must be said that almost all indonesians, inside and outside the government mentioned above, still hold on to the idea that money is a ‘scarce, limited, and necessarily non-democratic’ ‘thing’.
towards the end of this email, i realize that i am sharing a lot of information about indonesia. i hope you don’t mind and i beg for your indulgence.
with best wishes
surya
numbered links:
(2) https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2019/02/27/democratizing-knowledge-for-our-dream.html
or https://mhs.blog.ui.ac.id/juneman/2019/02/28/democratizing-knowledge-for-our-dream/
(3) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L6q8hE12a7_KIH7jq8gAoWqfdg7M4_054_gLaxRj0AQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
and Let's start democratisingknowledge... :)
(5) https://sites.google.com/view/hls-money-as-democratic-medium/home
Hi guys,
Open Science TV decided to make a tribute for Jon. As he had a lot of friends and supporters, and we will not be able to speak to all. So, it would be great if you will record a short video about him, how did you meet with him, how did he inspire you for OS activism, what kind of person Jon was for you etc. We will include it to the short film about him. His story deserves to be public. Please, help us to make it possible! It is only a few minutes of your time for his memory. Thank you!
Hi folks, check Rebecca Tennant’s last post: https://rebeccatennant10.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/want-to-help-jon-but-arent-sure-how/
–> summarizes all the actions you may take to support her quest for truth and answers, and make sure that changes happen in the way these cases are dealt with in the future.
hi, is anyone here interested in working to restore jon’s legacy? do send an email to suryadarma@gmail.com.
I have started this directory - any help and contribution is welcome:
For anyone wondering why Gitlab - one major advantage is - all your contribution is publicly visible and can be linked to from any CV or personal profile.
Rebecca Tennant (@Rebeccatennan10) Tweeted: If you would like to attend the funeral of @Protohedgehog on the 3rd August at 11am, either in person or via video link, please let me know. It will be in Leicester in the Uk. https://twitter.com/Rebeccatennan10/status/1283385870096179201?s=20
BiblioVerifica dedicates the Olympics 2020 to the memory of Jon Tennant, who died prematurely on 9 April, through 15 self-assessment quizzes on open science practices and principles.
Every citizen can experience his or her own knowledge of the topics related to the “OpenScienceMOOC” modules designed and implemented by Jon Tennant: OPEN PRINCIPLES OPEN COLLABORATION REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS OPEN RESEARCH DATA OPEN RESEARCH SOFTWARE AND OPEN SOURCE OPEN ACCESS TO RESEARCH PAPERS OPEN EVALUATION PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OPEN ADVOCACY
- We do NOT ask for moneyAnyone (if over 18 years old) can try for free his or her skills to recognise open science principles and practices as proposed by OpenSceinceMooc by answering 15 closed-ended questions.
Our app is freely accessible from pc, tablet, smartphone from August 15th to September 20th
Join it on http://crowdsearcher.altervista.org/olympics2020/
very happy to know this… what a fitting tribute…
I came across this memorial article while searching for IGDORE’s monthly publications (many still indicate include Jon as an author posthumously). As Jon’s affiliation with IGDORE is noted I thought I’d post it here.
hi folks, we are using https://www.crowdjustice.com/ to raise fund to clear jon’s reputation and to continue his advocacy work through relevant lawsuits.
to my knowledge, there are many people like jon being frustrated by the open science elites who are cozying up with the billion dollar publishers.
they need some sort of a defence fund so that jon’s case would be the last of its kind. two examples:
anyone interested to write for the crowdjustice page? guide video here: https://youtu.be/f1SNSovPIkY. also, some points to be filled together:
"Who are you?
Summary
Call to action
What are you trying to achieve?
What is the next step in the case?
How much you are raising and why?"
well folks, here is the cj’s page… only a few dollars more to go… let’s make this a reality…
#JT4JT:
@sivashchenko is leading several of jon’s close friends including me for an open access/+science/+scholarship (os3) event to commemorate one year of jon’s passing in less than a month from now.
i am inviting anyone interested in this group and elsewhere to participate in the event by contacting @sivashchenko.
Dear all! So I was asked by @surya and @Rebecca10 to help organise Jon’s remembrance day. It will be a TV stream that will include presentations about open science & co, prerecorded videos about Jon from people that knew him personally and his friends and also some Jon’s presentations (need to get a permission before). If you want to contribute, please, drop me a message.
Save the date!
Jon Tennant’s memory day is announced to be on the 9th of April 2021, at 12pm (London time) in TV stream format on Open Science TV Youtube channel. Feel free to come, to share the announcement (use posters below) and if you have an Youtube account to set a reminder to receive a notification about the start, the link for the TV stream video:
