Icons inspired by the 1983 P.M.'s book bolo'bolo, where a global network of communities replaces the current global order, putting an end to world wars and patriarchal domination over humans and nature.
The book [ IT text | IT Publisher] exploits a new global basic language that allows inter-communication of communities (bolo) describing the ideal culture that they promote. The language is called asa'pili (language of humanity) and figure basic universal needs and basic world organizational structures.
I exploited the connection of this idea with other not-utopic perspectives (Bahai Faith and Non-violent communication) in the paper La lingua ausiliaria dell'umanità. L’asa’pili come linguaggio di base per la costituzione di una cultura mondiale nonviolenta e incentrata sui bisogni, hoping that all the people that likes these ideals and aspire to a new world join toegether in a big (pacific) revolutionary/utopian movement. In the post, I imagine that we can use the symbols of asa'pili to share information about de-mercified resources, in order to start to live in a post-scarcity environment, sharing common goods instead of stashing money and power. These icons are made for maps (I want to make one of my region)
| Glyph | Icon name | Meaning eng | Meaning ita |
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Bologlyph-asa.svg | world, humanity | mondo, umanità |
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Bologlyph-bete.svg | medicine, health | salute, medicina |
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Bologlyph-bolo.svg | community, village | comunità, villaggio |
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Bologlyph-buni.svg | gift, present | dono, offerta |
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Bologlyph-dala.svg | council, assembly | assemblea, comitato |
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Bologlyph-dudi.svg | foreigner, observer | osservatore, delegato |
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Bologlyph-fasi.svg | travel, transport | trasporto, viaggio |
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Bologlyph-feno.svg | barting, trade | baratto, commercio |
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Bologlyph-fudo.svg | city, county | città, bioregione |
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Bologlyph-gano.svg | house, building | casa, edificio |
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Bologlyph-ibu.svg | individual, person | essere umano |
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Bologlyph-kana.svg | family, clan | famiglia, clan |
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Bologlyph-kene.svg | community work | lavoro comunitario |
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Bologlyph-kodu.svg | agriculture, nature | agricoltura, natura |
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Bologlyph-mafa.svg | depot, warehouse | deposito, magazzino |
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Bologlyph-munu.svg | reputation | reputazione, fama |
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Bologlyph-nima.svg | tradition, culture | cultura, tradizione |
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Bologlyph-nugo.svg | death, suicide pill | morte, suicidio |
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Bologlyph-pali.svg | energy, fuel | energia, carburante |
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Bologlyph-pili.svg | communication, education | comunicazione,educazione |
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Bologlyph-sadi.svg | market, fair | mercato, fiera |
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Bologlyph-sibi.svg | craft, industry | artigianato, industria |
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Bologlyph-sila.svg | hospitality, tolerance | ospitalità, supporto |
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Bologlyph-sufu.svg | water, water supply | acqua, sorgente |
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Bologlyph-sumi.svg | region, island | regione, isola |
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Bologlyph-taku.svg | personal property | proprietà personale |
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Bologlyph-tega.svg | district, town | distretto, città |
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Bologlyph-yaka.svg | disagreement, war | litigio, battaglia |
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Bologlyph-yalu.svg | food, cuisine | cibo, cucina |
The icons are mostly an slight adaptation of the symbols released on Asa'pili page on wikipedia and are released under CC0. Icons are SVG code. Colors are black, white, and grey #444444 like the ones of OSMIC. There is a small python script to change the color of icons.
- Share the idea
- Translate the card in other languages
- Help to build the map (I would use umap, but is not clear how to allow many many many users to fill it)
- Give us a feedback, suggestions, contacts, by email or the new github discussion forum
- De-mercify situations and protect them, build free and spiritual communities, help oppressed people.
- Think about the birth of a new global culture, supported by an auxiliary language.
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