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.

For Documentation: http://wiki.remixthecommons.org/index.php/Commons_Space/Documentation For Programme: http://wiki.remixthecommons.org/index.php/Commons_Space/Programme

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.