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Cissie Gool House built a new world

Cissie Gool House built a new world

By Dario Bursztyn Cape Town. City of natural beauty, and the beauty of its women and men who love their land. Hills of strength given by nature and hills of people struggling to make the common be shared in common,

AndreaCommon November 22, 2023November 23, 2023 Article Read more

My Visit to Cissie Gool House

My Visit to Cissie Gool House

By Felipe Corrêa* I was in Cape Town, South Africa, for around 10 days at the beginning of November 2023, to participate in the 40th anniversary of  the International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG). I was present in numerous

AndreaCommon November 22, 2023November 23, 2023 Article Read more

Popular Education, Production of Knowledge in the Economy of Workers

Popular Education, Production of Knowledge in the Economy of Workers

The Value of Co-design in the Worker Economy By Bevil Lucas This presentation and contribution focuses on the developments at the Cissie Gool House occupation that have been initiated through the process of co-design. Co-design is about collaborative learning and

AndreaCommon November 11, 2023November 15, 2023 Article Read more

The community food garden of Cissie Gool House

The community food garden of Cissie Gool House

August 2023 The community food garden of Cissie Gool House By Bevil Lucas, Karen Hendricks and Melissa Jansen Arendse​ Sowing the seeds of community​ weeds that snake in-between the brinjals, thentwist between my fingertipsdirt staining my hands, grubby muddy lovely

AndreaCommon November 11, 2023November 16, 2023 Article Read more

New By-Law on collaboration between citizens and the City

New By-Law on collaboration between citizens and the City

Cape Town, towards a new By-Law on collaboration between citizens and the City By Andrea Couvert – 19 January 2020 A promising innovative tool for promoting the right to participation: Civics experience in Cape Town towards a municipal regulation for

AndreaCommon January 30, 2020November 12, 2023 Article Read more

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