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Collaborative Atlas Lab Open Round  – June 17

Collaborative Atlas Lab Open Round – June 17

English below 17.Juni 2021 – “Collaborative Atlases for Heritage and the Commons” – Multiplikator:innen Event zum Trainingsprogramm für partizipative Methoden in Berlin-Schöneberg Sie, als Akteur:innen in der Stadtentwicklung, Stadtforschung und Stadtteilarbeit, möchten wir herzlich einladen zu unserem Multiplikator:innen Event für die Ergebnisse aus unserem Trainingsprogramm für partizipative Methoden zur Nachbarschaftsentwicklung in Berlin-Schöneberg. Es werden Methoden zur […]

Online Event – Public libraries as centres of European cities

Online Event – Public libraries as centres of European cities

On May 27th 2021 from 14.00-15.30, the Senate Department for Culture and Europe of the city of Berlin and the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations  are hosting a series of online discussions on the topic of public libraries as lighthouses for education, exchange, inspiration and citizen engagement in European cities, with particular focus on the question of how […]

Florence Social Literature Festival – May 27-30

Florence Social Literature Festival – May 27-30

The city of Florence will be hosting the sixth edition of its Festival of Social Literature over the last weekend of May 2021.  Visitors can expect four days of talks, debates, poetry, theatre and music, alongside stands and presentations from independent publishers, DIY book and magazine producers, self-managed bookstores and artists’ collectives. On May 27th […]

New Right to Housing Platform and Conference Recordings

New Right to Housing Platform and Conference Recordings

The Cities Engaging in the Right to Housing project has launched a new website to promote exchanges between cities and connections with strategic players at national and EU levels on the theme of housing rights. The website also provides access to the project’s research and case studies, including information on collaborative and non-market oriented housing schemes, community land […]

Civic eState final event – May 26-28

Civic eState final event – May 26-28

The final event of  URBACT’s Civic eState project will take place online from May 26th to 28th 2021.  The virtual conference aims to showcase the impact of Civic Estate’s activities and to promote its results at a European and global level, fostering dialogue with experts, academics and elected representatives. Key themes of the event will include a spotlight on the role […]

Plotting the Urban Body Podcast

Plotting the Urban Body Podcast

PLOTTING THE URBAN BODY is an interdisciplinary project by artist Maria Pecchioli and Italy’s Radio Papesse investigating urban space as an organic body. It examines the energies of the city and its transformations through the lens of Taoist cosmogony, traditional Chinese medicine and the I Ching Book of Changes. The project’s research in the Italian city of Florence has produced a series of […]

Save the Venere Biomeccanica – iconic symbol of creative urban resistance

Save the Venere Biomeccanica – iconic symbol of creative urban resistance

Florence, Italy: The iconic Venere Biomeccanica (Biomechanical Venus) sculpture is under threat of being removed as part of a larger regeneration project in the city. The 5-meter tall anthropomorphic statue is located in a former textile machine factory complex in the Rifredi neighbourhood of Florence. The sculpture was built by a group of activist artists who […]

New Key Publication on European Migration and Refugee Integration

New Key Publication on European Migration and Refugee Integration

Launched today, the first publication of From Sea to the City, a consortium of which Tesserae is proud to be part, details key recommendations and best practices in the field of European migration and refugee integration into EU cities and civil society. Together with the new publication, we are also pleased to announce the upcoming ‘Conference of Cities’ […]