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A Call for Democratic Digital Infrastructure
Today, together with over 40 civil society organizations, trade unions, and research centers, we publish a statement on democratic digital infrastructure.
June 5, 2023
Civil Society Statement on Democratic Digital Infrastructure
In December 2022, the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission signed the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles […]
Digital transition in a postgrowth world
During the Beyond Growth Conference in the European Parliament, we co-organized a panel on what a postgrowth transition means for the digital sphere.
May 24, 2023
Landmark conference in European Parliament on post-growth
From the 15th till the 17th of May, the European Parliament is hosting a conference fully dedicated to post growth ideas. It marks an important point in the history of European politics.
May 8, 2023
Case Study: A New Strategy to Keep Money Local
Case Study: Creating a New 'Currency' for Community Wealth Building in Amsterdam
May 4, 2023
Framasoft: a non-profit dedicated to free software
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Framasoft!
April 26, 2023
Democratizing public capital: community currencies
Investigating three new local currencies in Amsterdam: can we reclaim public capital?
April 4, 2023
Artway of Thinking: Strengthening human connections through a digital space for sound narration
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Artway of Thinking
April 3, 2023
Skill Share on Hacking the Law to reclaim public space and re-socialising housing
The municipalist ‘Skill Sharing Sessions’ project has been created by the European Municipalism Network in order to promote the exchange […]
March 31, 2023
New Skill Share: Feministisation of Politics
Join us for a skill share session about feministisation of politics.
March 28, 2023
Ups and Downs of a Platform Coop: Lessons from Meet.coop
Lessons from a platform coop: a conversation with meet.coop founder Wouter Tebbens.
March 21, 2023
Beyond the Now: a syndicated social practice platform merging arts, education and activism
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Beyond the Now
Essay: degrowth, commons and the need for a fundamental transformation of our economy
New Essay on degrowth, commons and the need for a fundamental transformation of our economy!
March 17, 2023
New Skill Share Session: Storytelling and Political Education
Announcing the second municipalist skill share session, about political education and storytelling!
March 15, 2023
Postgrowth Intergroup receives prof. Jason Hickel in Dutch Parliament
Professor Jason Hickel meets with MPs of our Postgrowth Intergroup prior to his hearing in Parliament
March 14, 2023
Skill-share on Building a Democratic Local Economy
We are co-hosting a series of online skills-share meetings with EMN. The first will be on Building a Democratic Local Economy.
March 2, 2023
Democratizing Institutions by Transforming Them from Within
Democracy in action: How La 27e Region is changing French institutions from within.
February 24, 2023
New date for postponed visit of Prof. Jason Hickel to the Netherlands
Jason Hickel will come to The Netherlands in March to address the Parliament.
February 21, 2023
Reimagining the internet as a common good with PublicSpaces
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Les Petites Singularités
January 17, 2023
Zagreb Is Ours: a conversation with the Croatian municipalists
A conversation with Matko from municipalist movement and citizens' party Zagreb Je Nas.
January 11, 2023
Platform Coops, who is involved?
Platform coops, but for whom? In this blog, we look at how different movements can benefit from the inspiring example of cooperativism.
December 12, 2022
Building a Local and Democratic Economy in Sweden
Building a Local and Democratic Economy in Sweden. An interview with Malin from Navet in Bergsjon.
December 9, 2022
Platform Capitalism and the Case for Platform Cooperativism
About the rise of platforms and why this bad case of capitalism shows the true potential of coops.
November 30, 2022
Conference in Chile brings together movements worldwide
The conference builds strategies to take back the public.
Commons Network participates in International Convention Cities Overcoming Neoliberalism in Genova, Italy
On Saturday the 19th of November, our partner Genova Che Osa (Italian for Daring Genua), organized an International Convention on […]
November 21, 2022
Talking to liberals about growth
On Saturday the 19th of November, the annual congress of the Dutch political party Democrats 66 (ALDE) took place at […]
Commons Network participates in The Big Capitalism Debate in Pakhuis de Zwijger
This Tuesday, November 15, ‘The Big Capitalism Debate’ will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. During this evening […]
November 14, 2022
Commons Network participates in conference ‘Growing thanks to Limits’ in Dutch Parliament
On Friday the 11th of November, the political think tanks of GroenLinks (Greens) and PvdA (Social Democrats) are hosting a […]
November 9, 2022
Getting to know municipalist actors from across Europe
Last year, Commons Network became a coordinating partner of the European Municipalist Network (EMN). In a series of blogs, our […]
November 7, 2022
‘We need growth to fund a strong welfare state’ and other myths
Time to dismantle the growth narrative. In our article series Responding to Degrowth Critics, Winne van Woerden, lead of our […]
October 31, 2022
Degrowth in The Hague: Prof. Jason Hickel to Address Dutch Parliament
On Wednesday the 8th of March at 11 AM CET, Professor Jason Hickel, one of the leading figures in the […]
October 17, 2022
Take Back the City! Skill sharing in Berlin
Last year, Commons Network became a coordinating partner of the European Municipalist Network (EMN). In a series of blogs, our new […]
Commons Network partners with EMN to explore practices of care and municipalism
Last year, Commons Network became a coordinating partner of the European Municipalist Network (EMN). In a series of blogs, our […]
September 20, 2022
New colleague: Carolyn
Hello visitor! My name is Carolyn, and I am happily writing an introduction post as a new member of the […]
September 19, 2022
New collaegue: Bea
Hi there! My name is Bea, I am a queer 22-year-old Philosophy, Politics, and Economics student from the Canary Islands […]
September 12, 2022
Launching the Incubator for the Community Economy
Today’s major societal challenges requires us to unite and connect. Sustainability, social inequality, diversity and digitalization require self-organization and a […]
September 9, 2022
Finale Common In – 25 juni: The Art of the Frontline
Come to the spectacular closing party of Common In! Register here What is the role of art for systemic change? […]
June 1, 2022
We need growth because otherwise our economies will collapse, and other myths
Time to dismantle the growth narrative. In this article series, lead author of our degrowth book Living Well on a […]
Happening 11 mei: Stop de Groei!
Het is alweer tijd voor de derde en laatste aflevering van onze serie happenings bij De Nieuwe Anita in Amsterdam. […]
Share your story about digital transformation
We’d like to ask you: How does the digital transformation affect your life? For our project Human Stories of Digital […]
Happening op 30 maart: Weg met Werk!
2 maart trapten we af met een serie happenings bij De Nieuwe Anita, als onderdeel van ons kunstproject Common In. […]
Digital Public Space and Interoperability: New report and live event
Commons Network and Open Future published a new research report about interoperability, in which we demonstrate why we need generative […]
We can decouple economic growth from ecological impact, and other myths
Time to dismantle the growth narrative. In the upcoming weeks, lead author of our degrowth book Living Well on a […]
Gedeelde Grond: een collectieve happening met onder andere Willem Schinkel
Op woensdag 2 maart organiseren wij Gedeelde Grond, een collectieve happening in De Nieuwe Anita, met onder andere professor Willem […]
Launching our new series: Responding to Degrowth Critics
‘We need growth to eradicate extreme poverty.’ ‘We need growth to fund the welfare state and an energy transition’. ‘We […]
Can Food Commons Change The World?
What does food have to do with urban commons? Can food practices change the world? This post is written by […]
May 31, 2022
Jan-Hendrik Passoth: “If you want to give people a seat, you need a table first”
The Internet is busted. Huge corporations are calling the shots, extractive business models prevail. And safe and privacy-friendly online spaces […]
May 30, 2022
Community Wealth Building: Toolkit + essay + video
Deze week publiceert Stichting Commons Network twee boekjes over Community Wealth Building: een gids voor iedereen die zelf aan de […]
Will you swarm the city with us?
This Saturday we organize Swarming the City, an outdoor experimental walk prefiguring alternative ways to come together in public space. […]
Aik van Eemeren: “Don’t call it alternative, call it normal”
The Internet is busted. Huge corporations are calling the shots, extractive business models prevail. And safe and privacy-friendly online spaces […]