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.
Starting from the exercise Represented City, this urban reconnaissance laboratory will draw on the explorative practice made during the previous months to reconnect different places and stories of Südliche Friedrichstadt in a narrative path. The workshop will be completed by a walking tour open to the public. URLab #4 Saturday 15 July 2017, 10am – […]
Sunset in Lützerath. On the right, wind turbines built by RWE as compensation for their local lignite mine. On the left, a guard post built by the ZAD Rheinland. Tesserae researcher and activist Luis Miguel Benavides reports on his recent experiences at the ZAD Rheinland protest camp, a vital node of resistance in the fight against […]
On May 26-28, we will be getting to Cecco Rivolta with many contributions to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the student squat that has been transformed into atypical experience of social housing self-regeneration by its inhabitants. Laura Colini will participate in a site visit and panel discussion about housing issues; CartografiaResistente will conduct an urban derive and present the first results of the cycle of laboratories reviving the memory of the insurgent city; and Lorenzo Tripodi will present his book Urbiquità alongside Tiziano Bonini and the Ippolita collective in a discussion about the role of algorithms in shaping our society.