Because the practices of commoning fly in the face of market culture, they are frequently misunderstood. What is this process of committed collaboration toward shared goals? people may wonder. How does it work, especially when many industries want to privatize…
Screening – debate: Commons in the political space
Organized by Remix The Commons, VECAM and radio Libre @ Toi Projection debate: Commons in political space, Broadcast live by the radio Libre @ Toi, 7 April 2017, from 18:30 to 20:30 At the Foundation for the Progress of Man,…
Sharing The Vocabulary Of The Commons
As Alain Ambrosi wrote in 2012, “Commons is on everyone’s lips“1. In order to make this notion known and to avoid its dilution in sometimes too vague speeches, the collective Remix the Commons endeavors to decipher the practices and to…
C@rds In Commons, Place Your Order!
6 months after the World Social Forum, our Documentation / Card Play tool on the commons is ready to circulate, to animate conversations and to help you to move the commons close to you! C@rds in Common is a game…
Coming soon : European Commons Assembly
From the 15th-17th of November 2016 a European Commons Assembly will take place in Brussels. The commoners will convene, discuss, showcase, and reclaim Europe. On the afternoon of the 16th, around 150 will partcipate in a meeting in the European…
What we learn from the history of Ravel’s Bolero
Original publication 21 of May 2016 by Hervé Le Crosnier in Vecam.org . Translation by Nicole Leonard In 1928 Ravel composed Boléro, a piece that would become a worldwide success with hundreds of versions and arrangements. A harmonic crescendo that…
Idea Camp 2017: Communities In Movement
Call for Ideas ! Please submit an idea that fosters the Europe we believe in: a Europe of solidarity and openness, shaped and nurtured by people. We are living and working in an increasingly complex environment. Across Europe and its…
Media And Transition, A Debate In the Goethe-Institut
The world needs ideas for a better and sustainable future, but the ideas are not enough. The Futureperfect platform is a virtual encyclopedia of people taking initiatives, organizations and businesses who move from thinking to action. Sharing these stories aims…
Workshop : Creation Of An Atlas Of The Charters Of Urban Commons
Italiano sotto International Festival of the Commons, Chieri, Italia, Sunday July 12, from 12:00 to 18:00. Room : Sala conferenze della biblioteca Reclaim, protect and create commons in our neighborhoods and in our cities, urban commons, effective and contributes to…
The Promise of “Open Cooperativism” by David Bollier
This post is a re-publication of the introduction of David Bollier’s blog from Monday 01/19/2015. David Bollier is presenting the report of a two-day workshop, “Toward an Open Co-operativism,” held in August 2014 in Germany. This post is translated in…