A brand new Amsterdam food coop emerges
Amsterdam has a long list of initiatives trying to change the way we look at the food on our daily plates. From global to local, from refined to organice, and from for-profit…
A big step towards sustainable and cooperative tourism
Last week Commons Network joined a virtual-but-local Amsterdam meeting hosted by FairBnB.coop. We learned from its founders about a new and promising model for sustainable and cooperative tourism. In this blog we…
Introducing our new board member: Sandra Bos
– – – S C R O L L D O W N F O R E N G L I S H – – – We zijn blij aan te…
Commons Transitie Plan Amsterdam
Het schrijven aan een Commons Transitieplan voor Amsterdam gaat van start.
“Nobody is in charge, but everything gets done”
- - [ S C R O L L D O W N F O R E N G L I S H ] - - Voor ons onderzoek naar de toekomst…
Conferentie Commons en de Omgevingsvisie: Een verslag
Conferentie Commons en de Omgevingsvisie: Een Verslag
What’s New at Commons Network HQ?
Over the past few months, we have made some important changes in our organisation. We are happy with the way our organisation is evolving and we want to keep you up to…
Municipalist Kick-Off: Top 10 Things You Absolutely Cannot Miss
This week, activists from all over the world get together in Amsterdam to kick-start the local municipalist movement. The event is a 4-day festival with speeches, debates, workshops, Q & A sessions…
Amsterdam University’s New Research Field: Urban Mental Health
Commons Network researcher Taru is investigating the links between capitalism, mental illness and commoning as a possible remedy. On our blog, she regularly posts updates from her project to keep us in…
Participation or Real Ownership?
Our colleague Ruth is researching the ‘Omgevingswet’, a new set of Dutch laws to manage the designing of the physical environment. Does this new system help the commons? On our blog, she…