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// It’s time to disrupt, reclaim, and re-imagine digital space
From deepfakes and AI therapists to autonomous welfare allocation and surveillance, AI and new digital technologies are taking greater space in our lives ★ yet citizens are rarely given the tools of decision-making power.
Together, we will run a series of assemblies across Europe to understand our current digital infrastructure & governance, and reimagine, showcase & demand a Democratic Digital Commons.
Together, we will run a series of assemblies across Europe to understand our current digital infrastructure & governance, and reimagine, showcase & demand a Democratic Digital Commons.
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✿ democratic digital commons ✿
under construction but make it political (ﾟДﾟ)
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✿ democratic digital commons ✿
under construction but make it political (ﾟДﾟ)
assemblies ★ april to november 2026
the commons in motion
5 physical assemblies
5 online assemblies
athens ★ prague ★ cluj ★ budapest ★ lisbon
physical assemblies (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
▶ NEXT EVENT ◀
understand ★ April 14, 2026
prague
Big Brother Awards
How do AI & new technologies shape our everyday lives?
→ register now ★
→ resources & info
seats filling up ★ register now!
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participate ★ June
cluj
Exploring the Smart City
Smart cities, invisible citizens. How new technologies in urban planning can marginalise communities.
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open for registration
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expose ★ July / Sept
budapest
No Pride in Surveillance
Visibility vs privacy: rights in the age of AI surveillance.
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open for registration
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imagine ★ October 10
athens
Reclaiming the Cloud(s)
Borders, data and belonging. AI in migration and border technology.
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open for registration
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act ★ November
lisbon
Rare Effect
Art & AI. Public launch of the Citizens’ Charter, translating findings into political messages.
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open for registration
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★ online assemblies ★
online assemblies ★
assembly 01 ★ May — online
For a Democratic Digital Commons
Who owns our digital world, and what would it mean to reclaim it collectively?
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online ★ may 2026
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assembly 02 ★ June — online
Civic Tech
Can we design civic technologies that give people real power in AI governance?
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online ★ june 2026
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assembly 03 ★ September — online
Rejecting Discriminatory Algorithms
How do algorithms discriminate, and what can we build instead?
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online ★ september 2026
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assembly 04 ★ October — online
Imagining AI Futures
What kind of AI world do we want to live in?
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online ★ october 2026
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assembly 05 ★ November — online
A Citizens’ Charter for AI
What principles should guide a democratic AI in Europe and beyond?
→ register now
online ★ november 2026
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physical assembly (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
online assembly ★
how each assembly works ★ (◕‿◕✿)
joining an assembly ★ ^_^
→ register for an assembly (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
the methodological flow
01
learn → ★
Accessible education on a specific AI topic ★ expert presentations, digital training tools, videos, or testimonials from affected communities.
step 1 of 4
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02
deliberate → ★
Acting democracy, collectively discussing where we want transparency, change & governance in digital space.
step 2 of 4
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03
imagine → ✿
Envisioning alternative technological futures. What could democratic, feminist, and decolonial AI look like in practice?
step 3 of 4
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04
contribute → ✿
Participants propose principles for our Citizens’ Charter. Testimonials and creations are added to our Panoramic AI & artistic research.
step 4 of 4
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4 steps ★ every assembly ★ free and open
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what does it mean to join an assembly?
For over a decade, European Alternatives and its allies have been building the vision of a transnational, participatory, and radically democratic Europe ★ one that doesn’t only happen in parliaments or behind closed doors, but in public space, community centres, universities, and more.
An assembly brings together ordinary people, ensuring marginalised voices are brought to the centre, and plays with formats of deliberation through arts. An assembly sows democratic seeds wherever it goes ★ it helps you become active, and brings your demands to changemakers.
We believe it’s time to bring assemblies to digital space, where the voices of citizens have so far been excluded. Our data and time has trained and created AI ★ its use should be a collective decision. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
An assembly brings together ordinary people, ensuring marginalised voices are brought to the centre, and plays with formats of deliberation through arts. An assembly sows democratic seeds wherever it goes ★ it helps you become active, and brings your demands to changemakers.
We believe it’s time to bring assemblies to digital space, where the voices of citizens have so far been excluded. Our data and time has trained and created AI ★ its use should be a collective decision. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
[ 01 ]
who can join? ★
Anyone and everyone! ^_^ Students, workers, activists, artists, citizens. If you have a stake in the digital world ★ that means you!
everyone
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[ 02 ]
what happens? ★
Each assembly will follow a process of education, small group deliberation, collective imagination, and contribution to our ongoing research and Citizens’ Charter.
2.5 hours
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[ 03 ]
how many? ★
One assembly, two, or all ten! Each one stands alone ★ but together they build a Charter for all of us.
1 to 10
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[ 04 ]
what do you get? ★
Your voice in our collective demands and research. Access to resources, tools, and a growing community demanding democratic AI ✿
your voice
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registration open ★ all assemblies 2026
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why we are doing this ★ (ﾟДﾟ)
→ read the citizens’ charter ✿
ea’s position on digital rights & AI ★ (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
advocacy
The EU has laws.
But laws without citizens are just words.
Our collective time, data, and lives have been used to create digital space ★ and we demand a say on how it’s governed.
The European Union has introduced the AI Act, the Digital Markets Act, and the Digital Services Act. But regulation without citizen input is not real democracy.
Algorithmic systems are having real impact in the public sector ★ deciding who gets welfare, who gets flagged at a border, who gets a job interview. Citizens deserve a seat at the table (ó﹏ò｡)
The European Union has introduced the AI Act, the Digital Markets Act, and the Digital Services Act. But regulation without citizen input is not real democracy.
Algorithmic systems are having real impact in the public sector ★ deciding who gets welfare, who gets flagged at a border, who gets a job interview. Citizens deserve a seat at the table (ó﹏ò｡)
!! problem
Discriminatory welfare algorithms discovered in Denmark and Sweden. Biometric mass surveillance legalised in France, Czech Republic, Hungary. o(TヘTo)
!! problem
AI regulation is written by private corporations and lobbyists. Those most affected are systematically excluded. (>_<)
✓ our answer ★
Democratic Digital Commons runs citizen assemblies for peer education and collective demands ★ creating living advocacy formats and bringing them to EU institutions (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
5+
EU laws on AI and digital markets since 2022 ★ none co-written with citizens (ﾟДﾟ)
10
assemblies building a collective democratic response in 2026 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
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Voices that deserve to shape the digital world ★ including yours ✿
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Citizens’ Charter for AI ★ drafted by citizens, for citizens ★ published November 2026 (◠‿◠)
live data ★ 2026
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advocacy campaign active ★ 2026
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loading democracy… please wait (ﾟДﾟ) ★ your rights are loading ★ hang tight
key messages
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Digital democracy
Democracy shouldn’t end at digital borders. EA calls for digital space and infrastructure to be public, with democratic governance that centres the voice of the citizen.
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Sustainable infrastructure
New technologies must be designed with sustainability at the heart. We support local servers, curated data sets, and the end of neocolonial exploitation of resources.
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Feminist AI
Algorithmic technology must stop replicating patriarchal power structures. Coders should design with feminist & decolonial principles.
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Digital education
In order to have digital democracy, we must understand how AI & new technologies work. We call for accessible digital literacy education.
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Data ownership
We call for the end of data grabs & surveillance capitalism. Digital citizens must have the rights over their own data.
5 demands ★ citizens’ charter 2026
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your voice shapes
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your voice shapes
the commons
We are a growing collective of researchers, educators & students, policy advocates & civil society representatives, cyber-feminists, ecologists & afro-futurists, AI skeptics & AI creators, but most importantly ★ a collective of citizens demanding our digital rights. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Join us to shape our digital commons and collective futures ★ ✿
join 1 assembly ★
join 2 assemblies ★
all 5 + online (◕‿◕✿)
★ a project by european alternatives, arroz estúdios, iure and tasz ★
part of the cerv programme ★ co-funded by the european union ★ 2026 ★
✿ made with humans and AI ★ with love and rage ✿
part of the cerv programme ★ co-funded by the european union ★ 2026 ★
✿ made with humans and AI ★ with love and rage ✿
registration open ★ 10 assemblies ★ 2026
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[ partners ] ★ European Alternatives ★ Arroz Estúdios ★ Iuridicum Remedium ★ Desire Foundation ★ TASZ ★ make.org ★ CERV programme
★ funded by the European Union ★ CERV programme ★ 2026 ★
a project by European Alternatives · in partnership with Arroz Estúdios, Iuridicum Remedium, Desire Foundation, The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, make.org ★
views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union ★
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(ó﹏ò｡) Right now, algorithmic systems are making decisions about you. Do you know which ones? (>_<)
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system ★ transparency
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questo sito è stato fatto con AI ✿
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) yep! questo sito è stato disegnato e costruito con l’aiuto di un AI. pensiamo sia importante dirlo.
✿ siamo un progetto sulla democrazia tecnologica. quindi: direzione umana, contenuti umani, valori umani. l’AI come strumento. non il contrario. (◕‿◕✿)
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✿ siamo un progetto sulla democrazia tecnologica. quindi: direzione umana, contenuti umani, valori umani. l’AI come strumento. non il contrario. (◕‿◕✿)
ddc ★ signal
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AI is making decisions about you right now. Do you know what data is being used? (>_<)
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ddc ★ assembly
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ERROR 404: Citizen voice not found in AI regulation process.
Would you like to fix this? (>_<)
Would you like to fix this? (>_<)