Bring & Fix events are intergenerational community fairs where people share their skills and knowledge freely with each other to 'fix' problems (material and non-material), recycle and reduce waste. The aim is to stimulate sustainability and contribute towards generating resilient and empowered communities in the locality.

SPIRAL methodology training with local public officials

Date: June 3-4, 2013

For more information please contact Malcolm Cox - malcolm.cox à coe.int

Responding Together meeting with citizens and local public officials

Date: May 29-31, 2013

To participate, please contact Malcolm Cox - malcolm.cox à coe.int

The Association of social promotion Bio-rekk is a GAS group in Padua, Italy that undertakes both educational and economic activities to raise awareness of ethical/environmentally responsible consumption and provide a practical means for local consumers to purchase ethical/responsible products.

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are free non-degree online courses with open unlimited global enrollment to anyone who desires to learn, and regardless of their current educational level.

Spotted by Locals is a series of blogs, mobile (iPhone, Android) and PDF city guides with up-to-date insider tips by city-loving locals.

Based on the notion that when regular tour-guides get paid regardless of their performance, they might not deliver a top quality tour, free walking tours are purely based on the local’s love for his or her city and the interest in sharing knowledge with visitors.

Self-managed spaces whereby people can come together to create, communicate and offer a more collective and alternative way of living.

Many Civil Society Organisations (CSO) help in facilitating access to health and medical treatment for people-in-need, low-income families or individuals, and for emergency situations.

These are self-managed clinics that have appeared in different cities all over Europe, and have been created as a direct response to many people being unable to afford healthcare for a number of reasons.