January 15 – 17, 2014

International closing symposium of the Freehouse art project on co-ops as an organisational form in order to combine value determination, local qualities, organisation, economy, initiative and co partnership.

During a public conference a group of international experts will exchange and explore knowledge on new organisation and economic forms. The program comprises a series of presentations, workshops, deliberations, feedback sessions and discussions that closes with deliberations on the addressed subjects. The conference will be closed with the festive start of the neighbourhood co-op.

The symposium is curated by Ashraf Osman (Zurich University of the Arts) in collaboration with Pablo Calderón (social designer) and Jeanne van Heeswijk (visual artist).

Programm: 

- January 15, 9.30-17.30: New Organisational Forms

– January 16, 9.30 – 17.30: New Economic Forms

– January 17, 9.30 – 15.30: Re/forming the Future,

15.30: Handover to Afrikaanderwijk Co-op

Language: English

Location: Wijkwaardenhuis, Pretorialaan 141, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

More info: www.radicalizingthelocal.com

Lifestream: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6828837/events/2689767

Radicalizing the Local

Freehouse has focused since 1999 on the micro-urbanism emerging in small communities across the city. The project is based on inclusive urban development through community participation and self-organisation and on co-operative cultural production as a means for economic and social growth.

In 2008 Freehouse became involved in the development of the Afrikaanderwijk in the south of Rotterdam. It tested new plans for the market and successfully setup several communal workshops. In order to secure the gathered capital and qualities for its inhabitants, Freehouse developed a skill-based neighbourhood co-op that will take over its functions s as of 2014.

Freehouse is a project initiated by Jeanne van Heeswijk and is made possible in collaborations with local and international experts. Radicalizing the Local is made possible with the support and collaboration of the Mondriaan Fund, Creative Industries Fund NL, Stichting DOEN and AIR.