The School of Civic Action in collaboration with Commons Rising are inviting commons initia-tives and commoners to come together to initiate a UK wide Commons Assembly. This is an open platform to meet others, exchange knowledge and to see if there is an appetite for an ongo-ing UK Commons Assembly.
The Commons discourse is informed by an idea, which has been around for hundreds of years. In a contemporary context of much inequality, the Commons discourse introduces models of sharing. The Commons are about the assets that belong to everyone, forming resources that should benefit all, rather than being enclosed to just a few.
The aim of the day is to put on an exhibition showing the wealth of Commons projects happen-ing in the UK. There will be discussions as well as workshops to inform the public about the commons. It is also an opportunity to vision how the commons might work beyond the individ-ual projects and to set up practical outcomes going forwards.
You will see commons initiatives from each of the following areas Health, Food production, Food distribution, Housing, Economy/Money, Energy, Culture, Waste, Commons Law and Char-ters, Digital Commons, Governance of the Commons, Land use/ownership, Transport and Technology.
The ambition of this event is to continue beyond this event in formats decided by the partici-pants and contributors on the day