November 2021 marks one decade since the birth of Tesserae Urban Social Research. Ten years ago Tesserae started as a simple alliance between Laura Colini and Lorenzo Tripodi – a space to share ideas, reflections and expertise on urban policy with friends and collaborators. Starting from a deep interest in urban studies, deriving from both […]
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 […]
September 2021 marked completion of the first year of the INclusive Health And wellBeing In small and medium-size ciTies project, also known more simply as INHABIT. The project, which is part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 program and is planned to last five years in total, moved into a new phase in October, initiating activities […]
A different migration policy is possible Conference – Thursday, 21 October 2021, 10 a.m. (CEST) Together with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and the Seebrücke, Tesserae invites you to join our online conference “A different migration policy is possible”. Register for the conference The conference will focus on exploring individual examples of […]
Sign the letter here Tesserae is proud to support the campaign to free Domenico ‘Mimmo’ Lucano by republishing here the open letter calling for steps to be taken against the injustice that has been served against him. We invite you to sign the and to join the solidarity movement in support of the former Mayor […]
In italiano in fondo Conference on Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Policy and Social Inclusion The ‘Innesti’ (Grafting) conference will take place from 24-25 September 2021 in Latina (Italy) and online, and will focus on nature-based solutions as an opportunity for sustainable urban policy and social inclusion. The event will be the third policy conference co-organised […]
The URBACT ROOF network has called upon the EU and Member States to take action on ending homelessness in 4 key areas. The group, which is formed of 9 EU cities and is focused on ending homelessness through Housing First policies and strategy, was supported by Tesserae’s Laura Colini in developing its ‘4 key messages to the […]
As European cities and communities that firmly believe in defending human rights, we have offered a new home to refugees and migrants for decades. We are unconditionally committed to humanitarian values, universal human rights, and the right to asylum, even in difficult times. Today, we see a wave of solidarity with refugees in our cities […]
The final international conference of the OpenCCCP Project will take place online on June 29 at 11 am to present the results of the last two years of work around community processes and heritage. It will include the round table Open Resources for Heritage Making with the participation of Levente Polyak of Eutropian and Laura Colini of […]
Versione italiana sotto May 26-28 saw the closing event of URBACT’s Civic e-State project and with it the launch of a new website for interconnecting community development projects and the finalization of an accompanying study, commissioned by the project, and delivered by Tesserae’s Lorenzo Tripodi. The object of the study was to assess the practice of “autorecupero and autocostruzione” (community-led […]