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There is no commons without commoning: Amsterdam's Whole Commons Catalog

In the past 6 months, the Amsterdam Foundation Onschatbare Waarde ('invaluable value’), together with Amsterdam Commons Initiatives, made the beautiful catalog Heel de Stad, Heel de Aarde (the Whole City, the Whole Earth). A guide with all kinds of tips and tools, ideas and projects, people and books for everyone who is or wants to work collectively

EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

5 local training sessions in the partner cities are organized with two of the Amadora key practitioners and anti-rumour agents, Elisa Moreira (Teacher at a Secondary school in Amadora) and Marina Palácio ( Illustrator | comic book author | animation filmmaker | artist-educator). Each workshop includes 3 sessions

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A masterclass on Digital Government to pump-up Card4all community

From a group of 8 hot topics that will guide the new generation of city cards, the Card4all partners selected “The way towards Digital Government” for the first project masterclass.

Changing perspectives on disability – Ricky and the East Brighton wheelchair basketball revolution

ACTive NGOs met Ricky Perrin (URBACT local group member from Brighton and Hove, UK) in the 3rd Transnational Seminar in Siracusa (IT). Ricky suffered a spinal cord injury in 2006 and is unable to stand up or walk, when we were informed that a person with movement impairment will participate in the meeting, some concerns appeared about a challenge related to rough, paved streets, typical for Siracusa Old Town - Ortigia, which could be quite inconvenient for the person in a wheelchair.

What Brno has learnt with the OnStage project – until now

Brno's participation in the URBACT OnStage network has been one of the first Czech experiences in using music education programs to promote social change. Two city schools now offer - even in the days of Covid-19 - free music lessons for enthusiastic children, a large majority of whom belong to the Roma community.

Good practice definition for the NGO Platform

NGO Platform in a nutshell
NGO platforms connects citizens who need help or who care about a particular issue with local groups which are active in this field. NGO platforms support local groups with advice, information and support to co-ordinate their work. Those involved in co-ordinating NGO activity in a town often fulfil important bridging functions between civil society and public agencies.
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