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AKS Gemeinwohl

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

AKS Gemeinwohl works as an interface between district administration, civil society and politics in the district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin. AKS Gemeinwohl supports projects and spaces that are commited for the common good and promotes sustainable land policy in order to ensure a diverse urban society. AKS Gemeinwohl is a platform for experimenting and testing new forms of cooperative urban development. It works as contact and consulting point for urban policy initiatives and real estate owners who want to make their real estate available for common good-oriented use. They bring together people from the local administration, politicians and the civil society, and promote public dialogue on the topic of common good-oriented and cooperative urban development.

Recreational Zone Banja Luka – RZBL

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

Recreational Zone Banja Luka - RZBL is a green area of 500 hectares situated within the urban zone of Banja Luka. It is located in a hill with monument to fallen partisan soldiers in World War, a recreational space - Trešnjik, paved access roads, forest paths and the surrounding forest. The hill was known as “Šehitluci”, after Muslim warriors that died in the vicinity in the 19th century, and in 1992 was renamed as Banj Brdo (Banj Hill) by the authorities of the city, inhabited predominentally by ethnics Serbs. After the attempt to open an restaurant in the grounds, the “Citizens Initiative Recreational Zone Banja Luka -RZBL” chose a neutral name to defend the public use of the area. In 2013, the Initiative, helped by experts, created the “Independent Analysis For Recreational Bicycling Introduction on Banj Hill”, which proposed and developes different rules and instructions for using the recreational area and organized various maintenance activities to improve it.

Magacin

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

The Magacin Cultural Centre is a space dedicated to art, culture and social activity. It was founded in 2007 as a partnership of actors from the independent scene and institutions of the City of Belgrade. Through the open calendar model, Magacin is, without any charge, available on a daily basis to hundreds of users, who contribute together to the maintenance and the improvement of the space and its ever growing visibility and value. At the same time, it becomes a place of an emerging community that keeps growing daily and an example of a collective effort in maintaining a common public good. MKM covers an area of 2000 m² of ground floor, basement with a Small scene and attic. Two smaller builsings, MKM6 and MKM4 form the informal inner yard of Magacin, while galley Ostavinska with an area of 128 m² is used by MKM organizations.

New Cultural Settlement

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

The New Cultural Settlement is an association founded in 2014 with the mission to establish a Cultural Center in Novi. The goals of the association are:: the promotion of culture, especially youth culture in the context of creative expression through cultural and artistic programs, where goals are realized in the field (music, film, fine arts, dramatic arts, architecture and psychology); the preservation of the environment, promotion of ecology and healthy lifestyles; the promotion of an open and tolerant society values; the development of ahuman rights and freedoms awareness and respect.

Jusuf Gërvalla Cinema

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

The “Jusuf Gervalla” Cinema (formerly Kino Radi) was built in 1955 with the money of the Workers’ Union in order to provide a cultural space in the city of Peja: a film screening enterprise under what was then called the Self-governing Community of Interest in Culture (SCIC). Whereas during the period 1955-1998 it served as a central point of joint cultural activities for the residents of the municipality and in 2000 - during the post-war period - the cinema was renovated and re-opened. In and since 2010. In 2016, Anibal - the association that run a film festival during 10 years - the cooperation with the local community and the Network of Cultural Organizations (ROC) launched a city-wide successful campaign to stop the privatisation of the building, that has become a a socio-cultural center with wide range of cultural and educational activities, music concerts, theatrical performances, recitals, children’s programs, panel discussions and events organized to mark important dates.

Koriša Village

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

Korisha is a self-governed settlement in the northern part of the Municipality of Prizren, considered to have the most ecological management due to its self-organization around waste collection, maintenance of green areas and cleaning of water supply lines. Its infrastructure – school, roads, sewage and other installations – that were built as a common resource between institutions and the locals, with additional support from foreign-aid sources, after the Kosovo War. While Korisha is officially under the administration of the Municipality of Prizren, it also has its own self-organized governing structure (much like the municipality one) – a village assembly; a committee for finances; and four regular workers who care for the maintenance of the settlement.

ex-Asilo Filangeri

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

Since 2nd March 2012, the Asilo, former headquarters of the Forum of Cultures, has been an open space where a practice of shared and participatory management of a public space dedicated to culture is being consolidated, by analogy with civic uses: a different use of a public good, no longer based on the allocation to a specific private subject, but open to all those subjects working in the field of art, culture and entertainment who, in a participatory and transparent manner, through a public assembly, share projects and cohabit the spaces.

Commmunity Land Trust Brussels

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

Community Land Trust Brussels (CLTB) develops permanently affordable housing projects in Brussels for people with limited means on collectively-owned land. It offers low-income residents of Brussels the possibility of living in affordable, sustainable, and quality homes. The work of Community Land Trust Brussels is not just limited to the development of housing, but also extends to community work…

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BEG Wolfhagen

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

Wolfhagen BEG is a consumer cooperative that is co-owner of the Stadtwerke Wolfhagen, a municipal energy producer. It provides an outstanding example of what can be called a 'public-common' partnership, where a municipal utility is co-owned and co-governed by a cooperation between the public authority and a citizens consumer cooperative. It is thus an excellent example of what is called a 'just transition', not only contributed to increased energy efficiency and production of renewable energy, but democratizing both access and ownership. Cooperative members currently receive a grant for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances, the purchase of programmable radiator thermostats and on-site energy advice. Since 2014, more than 130 members have submitted applications for the purchase of new household appliances with the highest energy efficiency class and have been reimbursed up to ten percent of the initial costs, up to a maximum of 50 euros. The cooperative also promotes the purchase of electric bikes, subsidising up to 10 percent of the purchase price or €150 per member.

Mietshäuser Syndikat

fabrikagrafika — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:02:54 +0000

Mietshäuser Syndikat is a federation of housing associations which has been operating since 1987 in Austria and Germany. Its name means "trade union of rental apartment buildings". In the last 30 years, Mietshäuser Syndikat has removed more than 130 rental flats from the real estate market. This has enabled more than 2,900 ordinary people to have permanent access to affordable collective housing. At the end of 2018, 136 projects were associated with the Mietshäuser Syndikat and 17 more were interested in joining. Its mission is to help develop a federation of residential housing units managed by peers and residents. These own the buildings, but at the same time they pay rent to themselves and to the federation to ensure the smooth running of the whole system.