> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Teike <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Call for partners > Date: August 19, 2021 at 20:46:21 GMT+3 > To: oberliht <[email protected]> > > The Amsterdam based cultural NGO The Beach (Thebeach.nu) is a hub and > a lab for sustainist design in the multicultural neighborhood New-West > in Amsterdam. With people and organizations we create projects that > make communities stronger. Values such as sustainability, human scale > and sharing are our compass. Designing new forms of relationships - > creating new social structures - and doing research in underlying > processes is the core of what we do. > > Examples of our activities? > Cultural projects & co-design with kids and youth: for example we give > maker education to kids addressing their local environment. > Ecological and sustainability projects in green spaces in the city and > the countryside around Amsterdam: for example a women's group that > grows herbs and packages and sells them as local tea whilst also using > tea ceremonies as a way to socially bond. > As a social-entrepreneurial incubator The Beach helps groups to > develop their skills with the goal of sustainable sources of income > and then spinning them out. For example: we have a youth group that > co-designed (with guidance from professionals) solutions to problems > that are relevant to their age group such as healthy snacks, an > augmented reality app that supports youth sporting in public space and > chairs that support the often strange postures of teenagers when > they're seated. An example of a successful project that started in The > Beach and has already become an independent organization is > https://makersunite.eu > Within all these projects The Beach develops practice-based know-how, > sharable methodologies and case-studies in exchange/collaboration with > partners and academia. > > The Beach is currently seeking contact with like-minded organizations > and academics in order to: > 1. Try out existing projects first initiated by other organisations to > see how they translate to our neighborhood. > 2. Develop know-how or methods together and explore relevant academic > topics for future collaborations . > 3. Find organizations abroad to initiate EU-projects with. > > DO YOU KNOW ORGANISATIONS that are into > co-design/arts+social+sustainist practices based on a particular > neighborhood in your country (or abroad) that may want to do a project > with Dutch organisation Thebeach.nu? All organizations > (country/links/contacts please!) entered will be mapped based on > topics that these organisations have in common and I will share this > mapping among us/all stakeholders for everyone’s benefit/future > collaborations. Thanks a lot! > > DO YOU KNOW ACADEMICS (students also welcome) - or are you - a > co-design/arts+social/organizational academic focussed on local > initiatives in your country (or abroad) that may want to partner with > Dutch organisation Thebeach.nu? Please mail me what you see as the > overlap between Thebeach.nu and your (intended) research. This may > enable us to invite you and/or work together in the future. Thanks a > lot! > > With friendly regards, > Teike Asselbergs > [email protected]
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