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<br>Dear colleagues,
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<br>as it might be of interest to some in the list, I bring to your
<br>attention this public event that we are organizing at IT University of
<br>Copenhagen.
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<br>Best regards,
<br>Giacomo Poderi
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<br>/*The Long Now of the Commons - People, Infrastructures and Dilemmas
<br>*/17th October, 9.00-16.30
<br>IT University of Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Copenhaghen
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<br>*Description*
<br>Over the past few decades, concerns around the future of the commons –
<br>meaning collectively managed resources endangered by different forms of
<br>enclosures – have opened up inquiries into promoting fairer and more
<br>sustainable ways of being and acting together in the world.
<br>Commoning – the social practice of managing resources for everyone’s
<br>benefit – promotes ways of resisting and creating alternatives to the
<br>inequalities, contradictions, and threats of contemporary neoliberal
<br>western societies. Concrete examples of commoning abound in any human
<br>sphere: from the re-appropriation of urban spaces (e.g. through social
<br>housing, hackerspaces, urban gardening) to the nurturing of open digital
<br>spaces and infrastructures (e.g. commons-based peer production, creative
<br>commons); from environmental care (e.g. environmentalist collectives,
<br>energy saving communities) to political actions for (re)democratizing
<br>the economy and the society (e.g. platform cooperativism, anarchist
<br>commons).
<br>In a historical moment of renewed political, social, cultural,
<br>environmental, and economic turmoil, it is increasingly important to
<br>sustain and consolidate practices of commoning, despite the challenges
<br>at hand. By acknowledging David Bollier's claim that "there is no
<br>commons without commoning", this event aims to disseminate knowledge
<br>about contemporary forms of commoning as historically, culturally, and
<br>politically situated practices. As such, the people, infrastructures,
<br>and dilemmas involved in commoning will be at the center of this
<br>full-day public seminar. The event will gather contributions by
<br>internationally renowned researchers and practitioners who have
<br>developed considerable experience on the topic over the past years.
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<br>*Speakers*
<br>- Alex Pazaitis, Tallinn University of Technology
<br>- Anna Seravalli, Malmo University
<br>- Giacomo Poderi, IT University of Copenhagen
<br>- Mara Ferreri, Autonomous University of Barcelona
<br>- Marcos Garcia, MediaLab Prado, Madrid
<br>- Mathieu O’Neil, University of Canberra
<br>- Maurizio Teli, Aalborg University
<br>- Silke Helfrich, Founding member of Commons Strategies Group
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<br>*Organization*
<br>Attendance is free and open to everyone.
<br>The event is hosted by the IT University of Copenhagen, and organized by
<br>Giacomo Poderi (Department of Computer Science) and Joanna Saad-Sulonen
<br>(Department of Digital Design). The event is funded through the project
<br>grant 749353, of the H2020/MSCA-IF-2016 call.
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<br>More information to come soon.
<br>Event page:
<br>https://en.itu.dk/about-itu/calendar/events/2019/the-long-now-of-the-commons--people-infrastructures-and-dilemmas-ofin-commoning
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