<div dir="ltr">thanks for spreading this good news:<div><br></div><div>in other great news:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://stad.gent/smart-city/news-events/expert-michel-bauwens-researches-ghent-%E2%80%98commons-city-future%E2%80%99">https://stad.gent/smart-city/news-events/expert-michel-bauwens-researches-ghent-%E2%80%98commons-city-future%E2%80%99</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail-header-block-wrapper" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:20.25px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:rgb(244,244,244);color:rgb(89,95,96);font-family:"source sans pro",arial,sans-serif"><section class="gmail-top-section" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><header class="gmail-site__header" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div class="gmail-mask gmail-ratio--header" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;overflow:visible"><div class="gmail-site__header__normal__title gmail-hidden-mobile" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-l-row" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px auto;padding:0px 20px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;max-width:70em"><h1 id="gmail-page-title" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:1.61051rem;margin:1.56rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(44,63,72);line-height:1.13008em;font-family:expresswayextrabold,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:32.6128px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Expert Michel Bauwens researches Ghent as the ‘commons city of the future’</span></h1></div></div></div></header></section></div><section class="gmail-holder gmail-holder-content gmail-padding--big" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:1.5rem 0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:20.25px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(89,95,96);font-family:"source sans pro",arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-l-row" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px auto;padding:0px 20px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;max-width:70em"><header style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"></div></header><div class="gmail-region gmail-region-content" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div id="gmail-block-system-main" class="gm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