On November 15 2016 we were invited to attend the first European Commons Assembly in Brussels. This has been a great opportunity to meet people that from different perspectives, practices and political approaches understand the commons as an essential battlefield for a more sustainable and just society.
You can read here Laura Colini’s notes for the URBACT website.
Among the final deliveries of the URBEX project, the URBEX Toolkit – “Discover your city with fun” presents a set of methods and exercises to employ urban exploration as a way to engage youths in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. The outcome of two training weeks and five local laboratories testing the methodologies on the field is available […]
10-11 of December 2018 will take place in Paris the Policy Lab “Fighting Homelessness: the role of cities”, co-organised by URBACT with FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless). Laura Colini will coordinate the session in her role as URBACT program, expert. Over 4 million people are affected by homelessness each year in Europe, […]
We take part to the seminar organised by Milano Bicocca University and Che Fare next November 11. As we are all very well aware, technology is changing the way we live our lives, from smart phones to social media, they are having positive and negative impacts on cities, space and people. On the one hand, […]