<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>I'm not sure if any alternatives have been proposed on this discussion list but there are exciting efforts out there.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Here is a list from the UP in Barcelona </DIV><DIV><A href="http://universitatpirata.org">http://universitatpirata.org</A>/</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">"We need an autonomous space for in depth research and education, a space working within a network of spaces such as:</SPAN></FONT></P><UL><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://copenhagenfreeuniversity.dk/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Copenhagen Free University</SPAN></FONT></A></LI><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://twenteenthcentury.com/uo/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">University of Openess</SPAN></FONT></A></LI><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://www.freeuniversityla.org/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">FreeUniversity of Los Angeles</SPAN></FONT></A></LI><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://manofreeuniversity.org/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Manoa Free University</SPAN></FONT></A></LI><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://www.anarchistu.org/twiki/view/Anarchistu/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Toronto Anarchist Free University</SPAN></FONT></A></LI><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://www.jackie-inhalt.net/main.html"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Informal University in Foundation</SPAN></FONT></A></LI><LI style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><A href="http://www.ulibre.org/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Geneva" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Unilibre de Chile</SPAN></FONT></A></LI></UL>"<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The UP is working within social movements and is a very engaged, active, and alive learning environment. </DIV><DIV>It's super inspiring to be here and not just imagine that another educational situation is possible, it is realized.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best, Dara</DIV></BODY></HTML>