The Commons Lab aims to structure a discourse and a series of
actions and activities related to this concept. "Procomún"
(Commons) is a new term that seeks to express a very old idea:
that some assets belong to everyone and together they form a
community of resources that should be actively protected and
managed. That community consists of the things we inherit or
create jointly and hope to leave to future generations. The
Commons includes natural resources such as air, water, oceans,
wildlife and deserts, as well as the Internet, radio-electric
space, numbers, and medication. It also includes many social
creations: libraries, parks, public spaces, scientific research,
creative works, and the public knowledge we have accumulated
over centuries. The Commons Lab brings together people from
various fields including philosophy, ecology, hacktivism, law,
urban planning, art, journalism and economic policy. Its
different work groups meet periodically and work online to
debate and plan actions that help to raise awa