[JoPP-Public] Building commons-based alternatives: A workshop and a conference in Epirus, GR

Thu Jan 30 12:24:10 CET 2020

 Dear all,

I am sharing two open calls about a workshop and a conference that will be
taking place in Tzoumerka, Epirus
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in May 2020.

The mountainous Epirus is a previously unspoiled region in Greece that is
gearing up for engaging in fossil fuel extraction. Epirus is home to
several Natura areas. However, it is also part of a baffling nation-wide
search for oil deposits across multiple aquatic and forest ecosystems. The
shady proceedings endorsed by all governments of the past years have
understandably outraged local communities across the country, which see not
only their livelihoods threatened but the well-being of future generations.

So, the aim of the workshop is to confront oil drilling activities in
Epirus by manufacturing small-scale renewables based on digital commons
with local communities. The workshop is titled "Transforming Energy Systems
in the Commons Era" and for the open call see here
<http://www.p2plab.gr/en/archives/1873>.

The second open call  concerns the annual *ephemera* conference that  will
also be taking place in  Tzoumerka. *ephemera* is an independent open
access journal which has been active for almost two decades with extensive
dedicated readership. This year's conference is an attempt to connect with
communities, initiatives and activists working on social change and focus
on empirical research working towards postcapitalist imaginaries. For more
details see here
<http://www.ephemerajournal.org/events/materialities-and-socialities-postcapitalism-commons-peer-peer-sharing-and-solidarity>.

Please consider joining us and share the calls accordingly!

All the best,

Vasilis

-- 
Vasilis Kostakis

Professor of P2P Governance, TalTech
Faculty Associate, Harvard University

Founder, P2P Lab
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