Dear KOS community,
The past several weeks have been a whirlwind, building support for our alo novo (was Peacehat) project. Support for the alo novo has grown beyond the progressive community, and is beginning to generate interest with large unions and interfaith organizations. We expect to go live in June with a much larger demographic than we originally projected.
We have guidance and support from many of you at KOS, the Rockridge Institute, Electric Embers, Planetwork, earthsite, True Majority, the ICUPJ, the New American Dream, CivicSpaceLabs, Peace Action and other amazing organizations and individuals.
The core of the enterprise is a portal, that will provide a launchpad for internet use, activist and citizen engagement and a shopping portal that will inform consumers about the supply chain and vendor they are making a purchase from. We will not accept advertising or product/services from business that are hyper-capitalist profit without regard entities.
Our business model is innovative, we will soon be allocating equity with the leading membership-based organizations that have provided guidance and resources to help promote and evolve alo novo. Despite alo novo being a for-profit enterprise, controlling equity will be held by large, leading non-profits, they will elect our Board and will be responsible for critical goverance.
It has been an incredible experience and I wanted to quickly thank the KOS community and let you know we will continue to need your positive thoughts as we drive this toward completion later this year.
George A. Polisner
Founder, alo novo
the alo novo Diary
Mobilize and sustain the Economic Revolt; about the alo novo project
alo novo Portal Prototype (very rough!!!)