Many people are engaged in commons-based alternative practices as part of the struggle for ecological, social and cultural transition within their communities. In these fields, the commons approach offers a new vocabulary for collective action and social justice. It opens up ways of reshaping processes for governance of resources by communities themselves. Commons-based practices respect values of sharing and cooperation, equity and diversity, transparency and sustainability.
In November 2016, a group of 150 commoners from all over Europe gathered in Brussels to lay the foundations for a united and strong European commons movement. The European Commons Assembly was born.
The European Commons Assembly is an ongoing process that facilitates pluralistic debate regarding the strategy and agenda for a united political vision. Its goal is threefold:
- support the decentralised activities of commoners and their engagement in concrete, collaborative and bottom-up actions
- give a voice to and increase the visibility of the commons movement
- channel the needs and demands of socially and ecologically sustainable initiatives to the political arena.
Find our more at EuropeanCommonsAssembly.eu or through our ECA Madrid site
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