Commons Space (FSM 2016, Montréal)
PROJET
Début : 2016/08/09
Fin : 2016/08/13
- Porteur.s de projet
- Remix the Commons, Communautique, LARTES, percolab, P2P Foundation, VECAM, Gazibo
- Participant.e.s
- KRIKORIAN Gaelle, Frederic Sultan, Nicole Leonard, Alain Ambrosi, Yves Otis, Silke Helfrich, Jon Richter, Claudia Portugal, Jean Rossiaud, Elisabetta Cangelosi, Kevin Flanagan, Elizabeth Hunt
- Financement
- Fondation Pour le Progrès de l'Homme
- Type d'action
- International event and process
Commons Space was a self-organized and distributed space open during the 2016 World Social Forum in Montreal. Based at ECTO coworking cooperative in the Plateau neighborhood, the space welcomed individuals and organizations that hosted a variety of activities around the commons. In the context of the WSF, the aims were:
- Sharing practices and building alliances for the defense and creation of the commons, - Developing and sharing commons based policies for cities, regions and countries, - Building a convergence of commoners through continued dialogue on shared causes and strategies with movements working on transition such as : Degrowth, Political Ecology, Social Solidarity Economy, etc.
It also solidified commoners' local and international networks and promoted: - Documenting and disseminating knowledge on the Commons based on shared experiences and learning. - Concretely supporting the creation, reappropriation or conservation of existing and emerging commons through actions or projects based on mutual assistance and commitment. - Developing the practice of Commoning based on creative and collaborative skills and as a way of life.
Organization of Commons Space was open and horizontal, and used series of pads (collaborative online writing tools). Many of these pads are documented here.
For a media summary, see the Storify: https://storify.com/remixthecommons/commons-space-at-the-world-social-forum
Full Program (English): http://wiki.remixthecommons.org/images/Final_Program_Commons_Space.pdf Full Program (français): http://wiki.remixthecommons.org/images/Programme_final_Commons_Space.pdf
