“Communities of Practice Towards Social Change”, a book by the European Cultural Foundation
Between 2014 and 2017 as Platoniq / Goteo we have been part of the Connected Action for the Commons network initiated by the European Cultural Foundation and we are proud of the work we have done as a team and collectively in collaboration with the 6 hubs that make up the network. One of our greatest satisfactions in this work has been co-organising and hosting the 2017 Idea Camp “Moving communities” in Madrid.
In 2018, upon... Llegir més
Moving Communities, Ideacamp 2017
With its focus on “Moving Communities”, the 2017 Idea Camp followed an open call for daring ideas to build societies with greater equality, sustainability and solidarity, and a stronger sense of social justice. It is about communities on the move, communities in flux and also the power of people to “move” their communities through their progressive and creative ideas.
The 2017 Idea Camp brought together 50 Idea Makers from 24 countries across Europe and its neighbouring regions. During three days, participants nurtured and up-skilled their ideas with the ambition to counteract anti-democratic practices and bring forward voices excluded from public debate and decision-making. They worked... Llegir més
#CallForIdeas: Oberta la convocatòria per presentar idees a Idea Camp 2017: Moving Communities
Contribuïdors: Platoniq
Vivim i treballem en ecosistemes cada vegada més complexos. A tota Europa i als països veïns cada dia més persones s’enfronten a la discriminació i l’exclusió -sigui econòmica, política o cultural-. Com a resultat, tant el viratge social cap a la fragmentació, l’extremisme i la divisió entre les seves gens, com la fractura entre individus i institucions, creix i s’expandeix.
Les migracions, la desconfiança cap a... Llegir més
Idea Camp: del concepto al proyecto de impacto social
Contribuïdors: Platoniq
En tiempos en los cuales ciertos formatos de encuentro internacional se tornan obsoletos o a menudo ineficaces, en Platoniq/Goteo nos estimula participar en redes que promueven el encuentro, la co-creación y la producción colectiva. Esto es Idea Camp, una convocatoria promovida por la European Cultural Foundation (ECF) en la que confluyen 50 impulsores (Idea Makers) de ideas transformadoras situadas en ámbitos relacionados con la cultura, el urbanismo y el procomún. Los participantes provienen de toda Europa y la selección es fruto de un proceso riguroso,... Llegir més
Menu for participation in a real democracy: networks, data, platforms, citizenship
By Elsa Soro and Mercè Moreno
*Originally published at Build the City ECF dedicated Lab
“Network democracy for a better city”, an event organized at the CCCB of Barcelona for the D-CENT project (Technologies for Decentralized Citizen Participation, which has just published a report we recommend on the management of the commons in the knowledge economy) focused on the creation of free and decentralized tools for network democracy. As such, it has centered the debate on the close relationship between democratic practices and digital technologies.... Llegir més