In order to avoid getting trapped by semantic segregation or a flimsiness to the idea of ‘Stewardship’, in organising LOTE4 we act with clear and concrete examples when we discuss the topic in order to contextualise. For starters, we aim to collate initiatives that will serve as both a reference point and an address book for inviting people into the conference.
By sharing the knowledge we help each other be very well prepared to discuss stewardship and connect with others in the world whose models can serve as an inspiration. Fill in the dots below by simply Editing this collaborative wiki or leave a comment below.
International examples
- What is the major outcome achieved that we should be learning from?
- Do you know anyone involved in the project and can connect them with our event?
- Are you up for interviewing the initiators and publishing the audio/video here on Edgeryders so we can learn more?
1. Heygate Estate, a public owned housing estate which was sold off to a private development firm at a loss but also at the cost of displacing many families - in the years that follow a community has sprung up around the estate to organise events and community garden but the property developers plan to demolish the building to build luxury flats continues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heygate_Estate
2. Impossible Living, an online platform to map abandoned spaces http://www.impossibleliving.com/
3. Community land trust in New York http://nyccli.org/
4. Digital Stewards http://commotionwireless.net/blog/2014/04/18/digital-stewardship-and-your-community/ /http://commotionwireless.net/blog/category/digital-stewards/ + Guifi.net (Barcelona) - http://guifi.net/ + Ninux (Italy) - http://wiki.ninux.org/ + Athens Metropolitan Wireless Network (Greece) - http://www.awmn.net/content.php?s=318080f45b89a1e065cb0bed16a2a307 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF-rL8Ecohs + Digital Merthyr - http://www.digitalmerthyr.org.uk/ + Digital Dales - http://www.digitaldales.com/ + Digital Lyme - http://www.digitallyme.co.uk/ + The Free Network Foundation - https://thefnf.org/
5. Prinzessinnengarten is situated in a densely populated neighborhood in Berlin and over the years it’s seen thousands of volunteers caring for the space: growing organic produce, organising meals, using it as a playground, as a bookclub location, as a spot for spontaneous concerts etc. It brings community together and is now economically self-sustainable –sells local produce in its own cafe. You can only imagine how valuable this is and the contribution it makes at so many levels: helps create jobs and regenerating a local economy, brings people together in social activities, it encourages civic participation, not just among youth, but also elders etc Last year the garden, public property, was going to be sold and privatized by the gov, but a citizen-led campaign which collected over 30000 signatures stopped that. It happened because people cared enough to make it happen. And then it made the Berlin Senate to announce promotion of urban gardening as part of a sustainable urban policy… prinzessinnengarten.net/
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Community-led Spaces (UK): includes a number of case studies concerned with community stewardship of public open spaces: http://www.locality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Community-led-spaces_FINAL_Nov10.pdf
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Pillars of the Community (UK): includes a number of case studies concerned with community stewardship of heritage assets: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/pillars-of-the-community-the-transfer-of-local-authority-heritage-assets/pillars-of-the-community-the-transfer-of-local-authority-heritage-assets/
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Community Libraries: Learning from Experience (UK) - x10 case studies - http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/media/uploads/pdf/Community_libaries_research_2013_case_studies.pdf
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Civic Buildings: the Show Must Go On (UK) - Locality’s guide to the community ownership and management of theatres, arts venues and civic buildings: http://locality.org.uk/resources/civic-buildings-show/
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Guidance for Community Owned/Managed Swimming Pools (UK) - http://locality.org.uk/resources/guidance-community-owned-managed-swimming-pools/
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Guidance for Community Owned/Managed Sports (football) Facilities (UK) - http://locality.org.uk/resources/fa-guide-asset-transfers/
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The Hastings Pier Charity - http://www.hpcharity.co.uk/
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Projects and associations in Matera, Italy
- Can you help formulate a call for contributions and invitation for these at the event?
- Are you up for interviewing the initiators and publishing the audio/video on Edgeryders so we can learn more?
1. Casa Netural coworking space benetural.com/
2. PopHub mapping empty spaces in Matera benetural.com/cos-e-pop-hub-basilicata/
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