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"The International Commons Conference, “Constructing a Commons-Based Policy Platform,” will be held in Berlin, Germany, on November 1 and 2, 2010. The event | "The International Commons Conference, “Constructing a Commons-Based Policy Platform,” will be held in Berlin, Germany, on November 1 and 2, 2010. | ||
The event was being convened by | |||
the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a publicly financed non-profit organization | the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a publicly financed non-profit organization | ||
affiliated with the German Greens, but working independently with various | affiliated with the German Greens, but working independently with various | ||
partners through its 25 worldwide offices. | partners through its 25 worldwide offices. | ||
The conference braought together a diverse group of about 150 international and Germany- and European-based commoners, intellectuals, activists and policy makers. | |||
It also aimed to enhance participation and self-organization; stewardship, cooperation and networking; and open, non-linear ways to search for solutions. | |||
self-organization; stewardship, cooperation and networking; and open, non-linear | |||
ways to search for solutions. | |||
Over the course of two days, the conference | Over the course of two days, the conference was designed to assess the range of existing and potential commons-based policy approaches; develop the fundamentals of a policy framework that supports the commons; and identify and explore specific | ||
strategic opportunities to advance commons-based approaches. | strategic opportunities to advance commons-based approaches. | ||
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The conference language will be English, with translations of English to Spanish and Spanish to English provided throughout the conference. For information, contact Silke Helfrich at helfrich@boell.de." | The conference language will be English, with translations of English to Spanish and Spanish to English provided throughout the conference. For information, contact Silke Helfrich at helfrich@boell.de." | ||
=More Information= | =More Information= | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 5 November 2010
Description
"The International Commons Conference, “Constructing a Commons-Based Policy Platform,” will be held in Berlin, Germany, on November 1 and 2, 2010.
The event was being convened by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a publicly financed non-profit organization affiliated with the German Greens, but working independently with various partners through its 25 worldwide offices.
The conference braought together a diverse group of about 150 international and Germany- and European-based commoners, intellectuals, activists and policy makers.
It also aimed to enhance participation and self-organization; stewardship, cooperation and networking; and open, non-linear ways to search for solutions.
Over the course of two days, the conference was designed to assess the range of existing and potential commons-based policy approaches; develop the fundamentals of a policy framework that supports the commons; and identify and explore specific strategic opportunities to advance commons-based approaches.
The conference announcement elaborates: “The simple yet powerful and complex question to be explored throughout the conference is: What does a commons-based policy framework look like? What already exists and what do we still need to
develop to nurture and protect diverse sorts of commons?”
The conference language will be English, with translations of English to Spanish and Spanish to English provided throughout the conference. For information, contact Silke Helfrich at helfrich@boell.de."
More Information
Working document to prepare the conference is at Berlin Commons Conference