We just finished gathering materials from the last ECA in Madrid. Organizing it was so much fun! But we couldn’t have done it without our partners: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Part of the post production was gathering stories from commoners that joined us in Madrid. Read them here: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Seven workshops on urban commons and Right to the City were held in Madrid. Find all the documentation here: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

2018 was an amazing year for the commons movement! Browse through our new website to see what happened since the Assembly in Madrid! madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Citizen participation in Madrid: reflections on virtual versus face-to-face platforms madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

On data commons and how to protect our informational self-determination: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

'Call it what you will, a sign of exploitation, learned helplessness, a testament to corporate influence, or the addictive quality of dazzling interfaces’. Emaline Friedman on why we can’t quit tech: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

This is how the European Commons Assembly kick-started many other local commons collectives: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

The Commons Assembly started small and is growing into a European movement. What that means for the future is up to us! Our two cents: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Four photographers worked day and night to shoot these wonderful pictures of the ECA. See them all here: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

You can now check out all the videos we made as part of the post-production of the European Commons Assembly in Madrid in 2017. Watch and share! madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

We invited the wonderful artist Josune Urrutía Asua to document our work in drawings. Graphic reporting! See all the art here: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Wellbeing, food production, sports: how can a commons-based society change peoples’ lives for the better? madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Solidarity as a commons? Yes! This group of activists worked on it during the ECA in Madrid: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Digital commons were discussed in Madrid last year. How can we promote civic control over data and technology? madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

The Remunicipalization Movement and the Urban Commons Movement are intimately intertwined: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

How do alternative currencies work and how can we use them to sustain a commons-based economy? madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

The ECA also featured a workshop on ‘Law for the commons’: how to change laws to support commoners? madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

The workshop about tools for civic participation was very interesting! Here’s what happened: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…

Our team wrote about the post-production and the overall state of our growing European community. Read the essay here: madrid.europeancommonsassemb…