Rotterdam lecture - How value becomes resilient: building the community economy in Rotterdam

The mutual distrust between government and citizens is difficult to resolve. During the 20th Rotterdam Lecture, Tine De Moor showed what we can learn from the history of citizen collectives and what their value is for a Rotterdam.

Financing collective value(s): from challenges to solutions

Governments, funds and banks have clear financial policies for individuals and business parties, but they often seem lacking for citizen collectives. Speakers and experts from the financial field, policymakers and initiators of citizen collectives looked at concrete options which these stakeholders could consider to overcome these challenges.

Citizen collectives and the government: enough experimentation!?

 There are a lot citizen collectives in the Netherlands in just about all sectors, hasn't there been enough experimentation already? This CollectieveKracht event with the theme delved deeper into the relation between citizen collectives and the government.

Symposium: From Science To Society

In this symposium, fellow scientists shared what their research means in concrete terms for society, especially for citizen collectives, commons and cooperative social enterprises. Invited guests were shown which insights from science people could be applied in practice on a daily basis.

Night of CollectieveKracht

The Night of CollectieveKracht was about the quest of citizen collectives at different stages of their development. Nine citizen collectives told about their quest, focusing on successes and disappointments. Attendees also participated in various workshops, lectures and the final debate.

Launch of CollectieveKracht

The CollectieveKracht platform is officially launched. The launch showed an interactive afternoon with a keynote speaker and various contributions from experts from the partner labs.