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. 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.

Organization of Commons Space was open and horizontal, and used series of pads (collaborative online writing tools). Many of these pads are documented here.

The space also helped to solidify 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.

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