In the war torn region of Rojava, Syria, a communal economy has been steadily growing as people form cooperatives and local administrations actively support an economic transition. We crosspost a blog that…
Urban commons: utilizing the Right to Challenge in Rotterdam
With a bang we published a booklet on urban commons two years ago: Urban Commons: Shared Spaces. Among the policy recommendations in the paper was the Right to Challenge, one of the…
Another Amsterdam food coop is transforming the food system
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…
Herenboeren Kantelen het Voedselsysteem
Cooperative farming communities are changing the food system
Municipalist Conference Kick-Off 2019: 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…
New Book Out Now: Political Ideas for a New Europe
Our Commons: Political Ideas for a New Europe is a collection of essays, case studies and interviews about the commons, published right before the European Elections of May 2019. The book showcases…