Comunalitat de Manresa (ES)
Comunalitat de Manresa is a community-based participatory initiative through which residents and local actors collaboratively address shared needs via mutual support, shared resources, and collective projects. Participation is open to individuals, groups, and organisations engaged in collective problem-solving and socio-economic collaboration, including co-designing community initiatives, taking part in mutual support activities, and contributing to intercooperation networks and the communal management of resources.
Ateneu L’Harmonia (ES)
Ateneu L’Harmonia is a local social and cultural facility located in a renovated building of the former Fabra i Coats factory in Sant Andreu, Barcelona. It hosts and supports community-led activities that strengthen the neighborhood’s social, cultural, and leisure life, promote participation and collective action, and foster a more inclusive, creative, cohesive, and sustainable local community.
Espai Comunitari i Veïnal Autogestionat Can Batlló (ES)
The Self-Managed Community and Neighborhood Space of Can Batlló (Espai Comunitari i Veïnal Autogestionat Can Batlló) is a social and cultural facility located in different buildings, in the old textile factory of Can Batlló, in the Bordeta neighborhood. While the buildings are provided by the City Council, the management of all activities and processes.
Fabra i Coats (ES)
Fabra i Coats in Barcelona stands out for its innovative governance model, where a municipal technical team collaborates with the “Fabra Council,” a participatory platform bringing together workers, residents, and external entities.
MAL Grójecka 109 (PL)
MAL Grójecka 109 is a local activity center in Warsaw’s Ochota district, providing a community space for residents to meet, organize workshops, events, and work on local initiatives.
EMERGE – Associação Cultural (PT)
EMERGE embodies how local ecosystems can nurture accessible artistic creation for all citizens. The Association was founded in Torres Vedras in 2016 to promote emerging art in Portugal and beyond.
Open Jazdów Partnership (PL)
The Open Jazdów Partnership (Wolny Jazdów) focuses on community building through co-management, creating networks of mutual aid and integration. It functions as a grassroots center for culture and education, organizing thousands of events annually within an “urban laboratory” framework.