Created by the European Municipalist Network – EMN, we invite you on an exciting journey into the world of municipalism through two possible trails! The path of social movements and participatory democracy. In this route, you will discover details about the challenges and possible alternatives at the local level. The path of the municipalist wave…
Skill sharing is a way to have knowledge traditionally held in silos be further promoted, while getting to know other people in the field and learning in our processes of network organising After a kickoff session in Berlin last autumn 2022, the EMN inetwork organised a series of online skills-share meetings in the first half…
The Climate Activist’s Municipalist Guide (ES, PDF) produced by Ecologistas en acción aims to provide local groups and movements with practical keys to act on the climate emergency at the municipal level. The guide is divided into two parts: Part 2: First steps to drive change in municipalities and neighbourhoods, focuses on the implementation…
Article written by Ezgi Bakçay (Karşı Sanat collective) and İmge Haliloğlu for Bir+Bir magazine. 1+1 Express is a news, review and commentary network of the Bir+Bir Culture and Art Association, founded in 2017 by the 1+1 collective, operating since 1994. 1+1 Express magazine is published quarterly in print and available in bookstores. You can read…
The manner in which the pandemic spread, and the response of governments to this cataclysm, have highlighted both the deficiencies of the systems in place, but also the possibilities that emerge from the various responses and initiatives undertaken by both sides. by Arnaud Blin, historian and political scientist specialized in conflicts history. The…
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How have municipal cities responded to the pandemic? Are institutional responses more effective than spontaneous and supportive responses by grassroots organisations? How do municipalist initiatives ensure the safety of inhabitants? Federico Alagna is a researcher and activist currently based in Italy. His research focuses on migration policies in Europe, and he is active in…
The third session of the school of the European Municipal Network took place on the 27th of May 2021 and focused on the subject “Municipalism and climate change: what role for cities within the ecological transition?”. The workshop explored municipalist experiences and suggested innovative approaches to public policy. The climate crisis has increasingly significant repercussions…
Interview with Francia Márquez by Gustavo Lema of Clacso TV. Published on Youtube on 4 November 2021. Francia Márquez Mina is the current Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia. Our article
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NE DAVIMO BEOGRAD brings together a large number of people interested in improving the living and working conditions of the citizens of Belgrade. Its goal is to improve, preserve, and legally utilize the common and natural resources, as well as to build democratic institutions and promote sustainable urban development. It also aims to implement urban and cultural policies that involve citizens in the development of their surroundings. This movement emerged in response to massive protests against the theft of the Sava Amphitheatre and the demolition of buildings on Hercegovacka Street to make way for the Belgrade waterfront project.
