
Preparation des ateliers Interface cartographique
October 8, 2020 from IN COMMON Collective (alliance, community, network)
En préparation de la série d’ateliers IN COMMON de 2021 nous préparons une interface cartographique pour IN COMMON, qui inclue les données de Concert.ES et celles de Dewey le workflow est le suivant:
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About the Ateliers Carto conference
October 8, 2020 from IN COMMON Collective (alliance, community, network)
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Intermapping at Activity Pub conf
October 2, 2020 from IN COMMON Collective (alliance, community, network)
Amazing its time for the activity pub conf, ONLINE
Intermapping, Bird of a Feather session sunday october 4th 2020
Lets continue the conversation we had during FSMET about decentralised and federated mapping environement and the during a BoF organised Sunday oct 4th at the activity pub conference....

Ateliers IN COMMON maintenons les données des communs
September 21, 2020 from IN COMMON Collective (alliance, community, network)
Organisation de 9 ateliers IN COMMON en 2021
IN COMMON est une librairie de données coopérative qui permet à la société civile, et aux acteurs de l’économie sociale de cartographier et partager leurs données.
Le projet IN COMMON associe différents projets de cartographie des communs, il v...

Timebanking UK – Time as a Literal Currency
September 16, 2020 from Bristol Pound (CIC)
What is Timebanking? In short, this is a project which focuses on using time as an alternative currency; one hour is worth one time credit. Once […]...

BerkShares – Money in the Hands of the Local Community
September 3, 2020 from Bristol Pound (CIC)
Taking a look at what has been dubbed “a great economic experiment” in Berkshire, Massachusetts. BerkShares are a form of local currency based in Berkshire, Massachusetts. […]...

Presenting ORServices 3.0: a Complete Laravel-based Open Referral Directory Solution
September 1, 2020 from Sarapis (nonprofit)
I’m happy to announce that Sarapis is releasing a Laravel-based Open Referral Directory Solution (ORServices) as open source code! This software enables anyone to create their own community resource directory information system — with a level of design and functionality that is comparable to pro...

Photos From The Deep Rest Retreat With Gemma Polo
August 31, 2020 from Kshanti - Les Gavatxes (community) (Ecoxarxa Garrotxa, FairCoop, NuMundo)
“When we are willing to completely relax and open up, then other forces can begin to support us.” – Gemma Polo Photos by Estrella Martínez and the Les Gavatxes team....

SamenDoen – To Do Together
August 23, 2020 from Bristol Pound (CIC)
Taking a look at how SamenDoen carries out its aim of community cohesion and boosting local economy One of the best ways to understand the direction […]...

SignCo, no more! Introducing our new name and branding
August 19, 2020 from Signalise Co-op (Co-op)
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BIPOC Intentional Communities Fund: Announcing a new initiative!
August 18, 2020 from Foundation for Intentional Community (alliance, network, non-profit) (Federation of Egalitarian Communities, Global Ecovillage Network, New Economy Coalition)
Dear friends and supporters, We have a big announcement to share with all of you… Starting now 10% of all unrestricted donations to the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) will go towards a newly created BIPOC Intentional Communities Fund. The Fund is intended to support Black, Indigeno...

Developing & Deploying Community Board Databases (CBDBs) with BetaNYC
August 17, 2020 from Sarapis (nonprofit)
New York City’s 59 Community Boards (CBs) are our beloved city’s most locally-focused government agencies. The boards, which consist of community members appointed by local elected officials, as well as three to six operational staff led by a district manager, perform a number of functions r...

Photos From the Yoga Retreat With Marco Aicardi, July 2020
August 6, 2020 from Kshanti - Les Gavatxes (community) (Ecoxarxa Garrotxa, FairCoop, NuMundo)
The yoga retreat was a great success, as in previous years. Marco never ceases to surprise us with his generosity, sense of humour and above all flexibility: physical, mental, and emotional. The participants all said that they really enjoyed it. Here are some photographs taken by Estrella Martínez:...

Different Paths to the Same Goal
July 29, 2020 from Bristol Pound (CIC)
The work of local organisations and the parallels that can be drawn between them My name is Qazzally, I am currently studying History and Religious Studies […]...

OPEN 2020 – Videos
July 17, 2020 from The Open Co-op (Co-op, LLP, network, Social Enterprise) (Co-op, WOOF)
We’ve now edited and uploaded all the videos from the main two days of OPEN 2020 – here they are in chronological order. You can also video them in the OPEN 2020 playlist on our YouTube channel – which includes all the pre-event webinars too. OPEN 2020 – Introduction OPEN 202...

Bristol Pay – a possible future for local currencies
July 10, 2020 from The Open Co-op (Co-op, LLP, network, Social Enterprise) (Co-op, WOOF)
This webinar starts with a presentation of the history of the Bristol Pound and the learnings gained from running the UK’s largest local currency for 8 years. It then moves onto ideas for a new approach to helping the economy to transition to be greener, fairer and stronger – called Bristol ...

An Open-Source API for Mutual Credit Trading Groups
July 9, 2020 from Open Credit Network (Co-op, community, economy) (Co-op)
In his book entitled "The End of Money and the Future of Civilization", Thomas Greco writes about the emergence of a web-based trading platform comprising four components: a marketplace, a social network, a means of payment and a measure of value. Of these, the marketplace and means of payments were...

VIDEO: OPEN 2020 – Governance in collaborative projects
July 9, 2020 from The Open Co-op (Co-op, LLP, network, Social Enterprise) (Co-op, WOOF)
OPEN 2020 was run using an open source video tool, managed by a new platform co-op, meet.coop. But how should this co-op, and other collaborative projects, be stewarded and governed to best effect? Following on from the first session on The tools of collaboration this second session addresses govern...

How have intentional communities fared through the pandemic?
July 8, 2020 from Foundation for Intentional Community (alliance, network, non-profit) (Federation of Egalitarian Communities, Global Ecovillage Network, New Economy Coalition)
New research shows how intentional communities have responded to the coronavirus crisis. With people’s lives upended across the globe, we can’t help but wonder, how would we have responded to the coronavirus crisis if we all lived in intentional communities — ecovillages, cohousing and the...

Examining White Supremacy Culture in Intentional Community
July 4, 2020 from Foundation for Intentional Community (alliance, network, non-profit) (Federation of Egalitarian Communities, Global Ecovillage Network, New Economy Coalition)
When white people ask the question, why aren’t there more POC living in intentional communities, one of the answers some speculate is that “they find community in other ways.” I think there are a few things that idea gets wrong. It assumes that controlling land for the purposes of community bu...

Video: OPEN 2020 – Mutual credit deep dive
July 3, 2020 from The Open Co-op (Co-op, LLP, network, Social Enterprise) (Co-op, WOOF)
Although Mutual Credit has a strong pedigree, both theoretical and practical, it cannot be said to have ‘moved the needle’ in terms of the world economy. If we believe that mutual credit is important, that it holds a promise of deep systemic change to the incentives that dictate what sort of eco...

From Our Instagram Feed: Looking forward to our Ashtanga Yoga Retreat with Marco Aicardi in July. More info here: https://lesgavatxes.es/event/ashtanga-yoga-retreat/
June 24, 2020 from Kshanti - Les Gavatxes (community) (Ecoxarxa Garrotxa, FairCoop, NuMundo)
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From Our Instagram Feed: Nos encantan los ajos de nuestra huerta!
June 23, 2020 from Kshanti - Les Gavatxes (community) (Ecoxarxa Garrotxa, FairCoop, NuMundo)
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