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is the bottom-up hype a threat to our democracy?

9/29/2016

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René Boer and Mark Minkjan strongly criticize the "pop-up" or bottom-up hype on the 'failed architecture' website, in their article "Why the pop-up hype isn't going to save our cities", refering to, amongst other initiatives, the Parc Farm project at t&t in Brussels.

"These projects might in fact have a segregating effect, since it is only the skilful, the networked and the capable who manage to connect and involve themselves such that they are in a position to reap the benefits of a particular opportunity. Those who need it most, such as the elderly, the disabled or the socially challenged, remain cut off."

Is this critique typically Dutch (participatiesamenleving) or British (big society) or do we have to start worrying in Brussels as well? Read their article and tell us what you think!



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selfcity bxl: overview and analysis of a new generation of residents' initiatives

2/2/2016

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Cette publication par Bral, mouvement urbain pour Bruxelles, se focalise sur l'écosystème riche des initiatives citoyennes dans cette ville.

Lots of actions by residents offer an alternative for the disposable economy. They make an important contribution to social well-being.

Zijn zij een opstap naar een nieuwe samenleving?

And what about their relationship to local authorities?

CLICK HERE FOR THE PUBLICATION 


Foto: Collectif Baya, festival Bellastock Bxl.


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Collective city making - comparing 5 citizen initiatives in brussels

10/1/2015

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The last months PhD student Hanne Van Reusel is developing an action-research that aims at unraveling, developing and empowering collective tactical and grassroots city-making processes, with a specific focus on Commons Josaphat. In this paper Hanne compares Commons Josaphat with four other, carefully selected, projects in Brussels, presenting a framework of 5 key issues 'of civic making' in order to gain a better understanding of their experiences. For this a constructive research collaboration with the Selfcity project has been set up.


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Oakland, A replicable model for collaborative community space in Brussels

9/17/2015

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One of the most important things that have been pointed out during Selfcity Day in June is the need for a place where collectives can meet, supplying them with a possibility to share ideas and resources and create a network: a kind of “Bar of commons”, as some participants called it.


An Oakland’s experience shows us that all of this is possible. A good idea to try on a permanent basis in Brussels? For instance in a place like the Citroën Garage?
(picture under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license by jpmm).




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