Formulaire : Action Links

The mission of OuiShare is to explore, connect and promote ideas and projects that advocate the societal benefits of sharing, collaboration and openness. Our community-powered accelerator for inspiring projects creates knowledge, events, tools and connections through the following on and offline channels: Local hubs in European cities foster collaboration by organizing events such as meetups, conferences and creativity workshops. Collaborative online magazine OuiShare.net is a trilingual, Creative Commons magazine (in English, French and Spanish) launched in July 2012. Conversation groups promote contributions from the community, keep them active and provide people with a place for online conversations. There are 36 different groups – some organized by language, geographical location or vertical groups focused on topics for example such as mobility, food and finance.

Kindness in a cup. Born in the cafes of southern Italy, the "caffe sospeso" (which literally means “suspended coffee”) is a tradition in which someone pays in advance for an extra cup or two, which can then be consumed by a coffee-drinker-in-need later in the day. After Naples, it spread to Bulgaria, where 150 cafés have reportedly established it as a formal scheme. Now, thanks to social networks, it is not just cafés in the US, Russia, Canada, Australia, Asia and Continental Europe that have signed up to the goodwill initiative. Suspended coffees is a great way to pay it forward. You can buy a warm beverage, or food in advance, for someone in need. Get in touch to take part as a vendor or a participant.Help us reach the world! suspendedcoffee à yahoo.ie

Movement spreading in Bulgaria and many other countries in the world.

• Main website under construction.
• Different Local Active Facebook pages.
• Different articles reporting on this movement:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/a-nice-hot-cup-of-goodwill-buy-a-suspended-coffee-and-its-banked-for-someone-who-needs-it-8555342.html http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/25/italian-tradition-of-suspended-coffee-takes-hold-elsewhere-in-tough-economic-times/ http://www.mnn.com/food/beverages/stories/pay-it-forward-coffee-style

We have grown organically and will continue to do so, open to respond to what is needed by the community within and without the building. Our direction and action has a single purpose - to support innovative solutions for all. This means personal, social and collective, within and without the space we facilitate, and for current and future generations.

We don't think this is a hard task. In fact we are seeing that it can be done. We are all already entirely capable of innovation, of clarity and to effortlessly coexist with ourselves and each other. Each of us is a pioneer. Each of us has a unique contribution to the whole. And each moment is ours to make the most of. Here, coexisting naturally, we see that together we are capable of so much.

Come along and see for yourself...

Coexist would like to thank our partners and sponsors Connolly and Callaghan (C&C). From the outset Coexist has worked closely with C&C, developing a unique relationship between a private developer and the community. We are currently working closely to achieve long term social, environmental and financial sustainability for the project.

Here at Hamilton House we value communication as a way of building relationships that are mutually beneficial. Join our growing community on Facebook, Twitter, and by signing up to our monthly newsletter, for up to date news on events, opportunities, workshops, talks and classes.

To contact the team simply choose from the list of departments below, and use the email provided. Alternatively contact our reception, who will be able to field all enquiries.

Phone Coexist Reception: 01179 249599 Canteen: 01179 232017

The Coexist reception is open Mon - Fri, 9am - 9pm, Sat 9am - 5pm

Post Coexist CIC, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY

E-mail Room bookings: bookings à coexistuk.org Studio and office lets: space à coexistuk.org Communications: communications à coexistuk.org Wellbeing: wellbeing à coexistuk.org Canteen: canteenwest à gmail.com Community kitchen: food à coexistuk.org DMAC dance studios: info à dmacuk.com Hamilton hub: space à coexistuk.org

Solidarity University (kritische und solidarische Universität = KriSU) founded in Vienna, Austria.

KriSU-activists revitalized rooms which are vacant since 2 years for the public. KriSU reacts on the fundamental social, ecological and economic crisis of capitalist society. It sees itself as a part of the global university protests. Elfriede Jelinek, famous Austrian writer, declared her solidarity: „I am glad to support this action, since I would support any critical initiative weakening those encrusted university structures.“

Who is participating? However big or small, any project that is helping to lower or avoid CO2 emissions and improve people’s quality of life can be submitted. Entries are welcome from individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, public and private organisations and can be entered in one of the following five categories: Building & living; Shopping & eating; Re-use & recycling; Travel & transport; Innovative production.

The deadline for entries has now passed. However, visitors to the campaign website will be able to vote for the most creative and inspiring initiative to create a world we like. From the ten most popular projects, a jury will select three winners that will then be invited to an award ceremony in Copenhagen in Autumn 2013.

• For more information, please visit About the contest
• An overview of all the projects submitted can be accessed here

BikeSurfBerlin is our free bike lending service in Berlin. We differ from other bike lending services because our users (BikeSurfers) are under no obligation to pay for riding our bikes. However, donations of bikes, bike parts and cash are welcomed help keep the project sustainable. We utilise the same trust system as hospitality clubs, such as BeWelcome, which obviates the need for us to take a deposit or any documentation from the BikeSurfer. This sharing economy model allows everyone the opportunity to cycle in a safe city environment without paying the relatively high bicycle rental fees.

BikeSurfBerlin (BSB) was founded in June 2012 to enable everyone to have free access to this green way of transport in a bike-friendly city environment. Since its inception, over 380 BikeSurfers have used the service and the number of bikes available has increased from three to twenty-one. Most of the BSB bike fleet has been donated by people who want to make a contribution to this expanding project. Our BSB team has also swelled in number, from the original two to twelve members, who provide their expertise in the areas of bike mechanics, logistics, promotion, information technology and fund-raising. We also regularly organise events including bike rides, puncture repair classes and BSB T-shirt making to help promote both the project and a cycling culture. By minimising the costs of running such a service, developing an efficient booking system and relying on the expertise and labour of our team of volunteers, our project has been sustainable and successful.

Our BikeSurfers to date have primarily been people who have heard of the project through the BeWelcome and CouchSurfing communities. However, recently the project has gained recognition in various other media, including newspapers, magazines and radio and this has brought the project into the general public’s attention and increased demand on the bike lending service. This means that we are eager to recruit new volunteers to help us keep up with the increased demand for our bikes.

Our future goal is to allow everyone access to a bicycle for free and to prove that such a non-monetary, trust-based system is a viable alternative to more expensive bike renting services. With this in mind, we have developed guidelines on how to set up a similar project elsewhere in order to encourage and share our experiences with others who may wish to establish their own BikeSurf branch (eg BikeSurfToronto). To further encourage the growth of a network of BikeSurf project, we are currently developing a network of similar free bikes sharing projects under a single website www.bikesurf.org. Other plans include establishing our project as a Non-Goverrnmental Organisation (NGO), finding more capital through crowd sourcing and seeking appropriate sponsors to help support us.