Union für Cultural Commons

Achtung, dieser Workshop wird in Englisch sein. 

When discussing solidarity-based cultural production in Germany, an international perspective is essential. Practices that have already been successfully implemented elsewhere could soon become viable here as well, particularly when it comes to alternative forms of governance and organisation.

The workshop will include short inputs by Gabriella Riccio (L’Asilo, Naples) and others (tba). L’Asilo in Naples is a self-managed, independent centre for artistic, cultural and social production. It emerged in 2012 through the occupation of a former orphanage by artists and activists and is widely recognised as a pioneering cultural commons project. Its model of self-governance has been formally recognised by the city through a Commons–Public-Partnership and has inspired the development of further cultural commons in Naples.

In this workshop, we explore how collective decision-making and care are interconnected. Who makes decisions, and how are they legitimised? Who takes on the often invisible work of communication, conflict resolution or emotional support? How can we prevent these responsibilities from falling disproportionately on a few individuals? Together, we will discuss how governance models such as consensus-based decision-making, sociocratic circles or hybrid forms of participation can work in practice, and how care can be more fairly distributed and structurally embedded. How can we create structures that are viable in the long term without overburdening those involved?

Inputs
Gabriella Riccio – L’Asilo, Naples
tba

Moderation
Benedikt Stoll – Urbane Praxis e.V.
Sarah Waterfeld, Falk Lörcher – Union für Cultural Commons
Janet Merkel – TU Berlin, Institut für Stadt- und Regionalplanung, Fachgebiet Stadt- und Regionalplanung

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Der Workshop ist Teil der transdisziplinären Workshop-Reihe „Solidarische Kulturproduktion“. In deren Mittelpunkt stehen kollektive und gemeinwohlorientierte Organisationsformen, solidarische Finanzierungsansätze sowie Governance-Praktiken, in denen Mitbestimmung und Sorgearbeit zusammengedacht werden. Die Reihe wird von Benedikt Stoll (Urbane Praxis e.V.), Sarah Waterfeld, Falk Lörcher und Isabella Dahm (Union für Cultural Commons) und Janet Merkel (TU Berlin, Fachgebiet Stadt- und Regionalplanung) organisiert. Das Projekt wird finanziert mit Mitteln der TD-Lab-Förderung der Berlin University Alliance.