In Germany, the clash between abundant but forgotten fruit in the public space – and the lack of information about property rights – calls for action: Mundraub. Read more »
The return of gardens to the city everywhere shows a changing relationship between public and private. This movement is young, colorful and socially heterogeneous. Read more »
Slovenian artist Marjetica Potrč and collaborators have a new exhibition, “The Commons,” in The Hague. The piece consists of forest remnants and an office tower. Read more »
The solution to a massively complex global ecological crisis may be to spread the sharing meme. And here's an exciting opportunity to test it in the real world. Read more »
Seed-sharing is an ancient practice throughout the world. It is currently under threat by big industrial seed corporations that want to patent seeds. Not here. Read more »
The idea for the Eating in Public project is simple: reclaim the commons in as many ways as you can in order to disrupt the capitalist systems around you. Read more »
After all the intense focus on national and state elections this year, let’s remember that local government plays a crucial role in protecting what belongs to all of us. Read more »
We're poised between an old world that no longer works and a new one struggling to be born. In this essay, David Bollier and Silke Helfrich of the Commons Strategy Group point a way forward beyond market and state to a common-based society where power and resources are shared voluntarily. Read more »
Three areas address questions about who, where, and how the developed world might share in the future: Generation Y, Shareable Cities, and Collaborative Consumption. Read more »
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