How could the public sector transform in such a way that it has a better chance of addressing current social, ecological ánd economic challenges? This is the question French magazine Horizons Publics…
Proposals for ‘desmoothening’ the city
—– [SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH] —– *Dit is een samenvatting van het Smooth City event tijdens de Cities for Change conferentie op donderdag 27 mei, de opname van de livestream van dat…
Cities for Change: fruits of collaboration
Cities for Change, first and foremost, is a collaborative process of active citizens, social movements, activist groups working together for a just, sustainable and caring city. The conference is just one step…
Visit the online expo Digital Courage: Uber Eats
Commons Network is co-organizing the Cities for Change conference, which is going on as we speak and last until 30 May. ‘Digital Courage’, one of the tracks of Cities for Change, is…
The Smooth City, And How To Turn The Tide
[ S C R O L L D O W N F O R E N G L I S H] Steden over de hele wereld veranderen in gladde, homogene plaatsen, schoongeveegd…
Join Cities for Change 2021!
This Friday 26 March we are kicking off the Cities for Change Forum, through which organizers, activists and artists, together with politicians and civil servants, will join forces for a more just,…
Fearless in Amsterdam: housing is about homes, not investment
Amsterdam is part of the global municipalist Fearless Cities Network. Commons Network collaborates with activist groups in the dotank The 99 of Amsterdam that embodies the Amsterdam tranche of the Fearless Cities…
Vrij Beton: crowdfunding free cultural spaces
Amsterdam is gentrifying and becoming more homogeneous. Over the past few years, many free cultural spaces have been terminated. Diversity and creativity, said to be quintessential Amsterdam values, are disappearing. Our friends…
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…
Cape Town: Towards a Municipal Regulation for the Commons
Crowdsourcing a Commons Transition Plan in Cape Town