We must meet in the middle otherwise no #conversation happens. Who the hell knows where the damn middle is?! What matters is the conversation even if it doesn't go well the first 500 times. It has to happen. It must happen. #Communication amongst our fellows is essential. DIVIDED WE HAVE FALLEN! 🔦🔦🔦

#event #FestivalCoopera
#CONVERSATION
Sowing the Seeds of Cooperation

📅 May 17
🕚 11 am
📍 #JardinsDoBombarda, Rua Gomes Freire 161 #Lisbon

Moderation
Judit Morello (#Aldrava / Cooperativa Rizoma)

Panel
#CICAD / #OutrasEconomias (Cecília Fonseca)
#CASES (Eduardo Graça)
@jornalmapa (Filipe Olival)
#ECOOO / Escuela de Activismo Económico (Luis Esteban)
#CiutatInvisible (Marc Dalmau)

We discuss how to build networks capable of supporting alternative futures
https://www.rizomacoop.pt/festivalcoopera/

#cooperativism

#event #FestivalCoopera
#CONVERSATION
ALIVE Collectives: The Power of Participation, Political Engagement, and Care

📅 May 17
🕚 11 am
📍 #JardinsDoBombarda, Rua Gomes Freire 161 #Lisbon

Moderation:
Chloé Gastine (Cooperativa Rizoma/Aterra) e Marta Silva (Largo Residências)

Collectives in the panel:
#Disgraça
#PER11
#Qravo
#RedeCohabitar
#RenovarAMouraria
#Sirigaita

We want to share the experiences of those who oppose market logic as a response to the rise of fascism.
https://www.rizomacoop.pt/festivalcoopera/

【話題作🎧試し聴き】『カウンターエリート』(著・石田 健/朗読・デジタルボイス) by 本の話 ポッドキャスト

トランプ大統領、イーロン・マスク、副大統領のJ.D.ヴァンス……彼らに共通するのは、既存の「リベラルな秩序」に挑戦するカウンターエリートという潮流だった――。「何かが間違っている」。そう主張し、政府やメディアなどを「既得権益化したエリート」として批判する〝カウンターエリート〟が支持を集め、世界中で地殻変動が始まっている。シリコンバレーで生まれた彼らの思想を手がかりに、その背景や論理、これから起こる変化を徹底解説。ニュース解説メディア『The HEADLINE』編集長、初の著書。オーディオブック『カウンターエリート』のお求めはこちらから。

Spotify for Creators
【マニアック造本の秘密】『STILL PUNK』(著・沖潤子/刺繡アーティスト)~印刷・製本編~ by 本の話 ポッドキャスト

2014年12月に発売された刺繡アーティスト沖潤子さん初の作品集『PUNK』は2026年現在も異例のロングセラーになっています。この度11年ぶりにセカンド作品集『STILL PUNK』が刊行されました。『PUNK』に続き、『STILL PUNK』もA4判という大きな本体に256ページオールカラー、コデックス装という背が糸かがりになっている製本で、信じがたいほど細かな箔が施された函に入っています。「令和の時代にありえない造本!」という反響を頂戴する中で、今回は「印刷・製本編」と題し、『STILL PUNK』を印刷してくださった印刷会社の光邦・野村明日香さん、製本をしてくださった大口製本の宮内俊哉さんにお越しいただき、デザインを担当した文藝春秋デザイン部の番洋樹、編集担当の児玉藍とともに少々マニアックな制作現場の話をお伝えします。※2026年5月24日までは銀座の森岡書店さんで「STILL PUNK展」も開催中。こちらでは沖さんと森岡さんの対談もご覧いただけます。※沖潤子さん公式サイトJUNKO OKI

Spotify for Creators

#event #FestivalCoopera
#CONVERSATION
Can there be political #democracy without economic democracy?

📅 May 16
🕚 11 am
📍 #JardinsDoBombarda, Rua Gomes Freire 161 #Lisbon

Moderation:
Inês Cisneiros (Cooperativa Rizoma)

Panel:
Bruno Candeias (#SIEAP)
Michelle Chan (#ProNobis, #CONFECOOP)
Raquel Varela (#FSCH)
Rogério Roque Amaro (#ISCTE)

We want to understand what changes are needed to build a more just, inclusive, and people-centered #economy.
https://www.rizomacoop.pt/festivalcoopera/

Sometimes I wonder whether I actually have any reach in the #Fediverse at all. Not in the sense of attention economy or numbers, but simply as part of a #conversation.

To me, the Fediverse was always a place for discussions. #People share thoughts, others respond, disagree, add context, laugh together or continue a line of thought. That is exactly why I write there.

Back when the #Fediverse consisted of only a few dozen servers and maybe a few tens of thousands of active users, things felt different. There were far fewer posts, fewer comments and it was much harder to disappear in the sheer volume of content.

Today things are different. More people, more content, more speed. That is beautiful in many ways because the network has grown. But at the same time it can sometimes feel like speaking alone in a room where all you hear are other people talking into that same room about their own topics.

So this is my small plea for the like button, the star, the thumbs up or whatever your platform calls it. Not as agreement, not as competition and not as vanity, but simply as a small sign saying: “I saw your post. This is an interesting contribution to the discussion.”

We do not always have to agree with each other. But especially on platforms like #Friendica or #Mastodon, even a small reaction can make the difference between “I am talking into the void” and “Someone out there is listening.”

Sometimes the right art is less about matching a room and more about choosing a message that keeps folks who use the room motivated.

"Challenging the Trump Cult with Activist Art" is part of my Art Fest Sale, and this virtual event is a chance to collect with intention while code ARTFEST26 saves you 20%.

https://www.chrisboese.photo/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/challenging-the-trump-cult-activist-art

#activistart #photography #culture #humor #message #politics #conversation #society #protest #mastodonart #mastoart #activism #beliefs #chrisboese #boesegalleries

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change
https://theconversation.com/canada-cannot-afford-to-lose-international-research-talent-heres-what-needs-to-change-276799

Seminars on WORK-related topics where professionals share their expertise, answer questions, and give tips.

digitalsocietypress.com
#DigitalSocietyPress #GlobalSeminars #Canada #Conversation #Talent #work

#event #FestivalCoopera
#CONVERSATION
#Cooperativism and social markers of difference: race, class and gender

📅 May 16
🕔 5 pm
📍 #JardinsDoBombarda, Rua Gomes Freire 161 #Lisbon

Moderation:
Diego Veiga (#Coop99)

Panel:
Anabela Rodrigues (Coletivo SE.DO)
António Brito Guterres
Farhana Akter (Cooperativa #Bandim)
Vanessa Ezequiel Lopes (Associação Rizoma)

There can be no genuine cooperativism without tackling real inequalities.
https://www.rizomacoop.pt/festivalcoopera/