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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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◈ next assembly: may 20 — online — register! ◈
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✿ democratic digital commons ✿
under construction but make it political (ﾟДﾟ)
ヾ(^▽^*))) welcome to the ddc zone
★ best viewed in 1024×768 ★
☆ please sign our guestbook ☆
◈ next assembly: may 20 — online — register! ◈
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) join the discord
✿ democratic digital commons ✿
under construction but make it political (ﾟДﾟ)
assemblies ★ april to november 2026
→ register now ★
→ resources & info ↗
the commons in motion
5 physical assemblies
5 online assemblies
athens ★ prague ★ cluj ★ budapest ★ lisbon
physical assemblies (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
✓ COMPLETED
understand ★ April 14, 2026
prague
Big Brother Awards
How do AI & new technologies shape our everyday lives?
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
✓ COMPLETED
participate ★ June 6, 2026
cluj
From Smart City to the City as a Public Good
Smart cities, invisible citizens. How new technologies in urban planning can marginalise communities.
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
expose ★ July / Sept
budapest
No Pride in Surveillance
Visibility vs privacy: rights in the age of AI surveillance.
→ register now
open for registration
★ ◈
imagine ★ October 10
athens
Reclaiming the Cloud(s)
Borders, data and belonging. AI in migration and border technology.
→ register now
open for registration
★ ◈
act ★ November
lisbon
Rare Effect
Art & AI. Public launch of the Citizens' Charter, translating findings into political messages.
→ register now
open for registration
★ ◈
★ online assemblies ★
online assemblies ★
✓ COMPLETED
assembly 01 ★ May 20 — online
For a Democratic Digital Commons
Who owns our digital world, and what would it mean to reclaim it collectively?
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
▶ NEXT ◀
assembly 02 ★ June 17 — online
Civic Tech
Can we design civic technologies that give people real power in AI governance?
★ SPEAKERS
make.org
The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe
Eumans
The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe
Eumans
June 17 ★ register now!
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
assembly 03 ★ September — online
Rejecting Discriminatory Algorithms
How do algorithms discriminate, and what can we build instead?
→ register now
online ★ september 2026
★ ◈
assembly 04 ★ October — online
Imagining AI Futures
What kind of AI world do we want to live in?
→ register now
online ★ october 2026
★ ◈
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
★ ◈
physical assembly (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
online assembly ★
✓ COMPLETED
participate ★ June 6, 2026
cluj
From Smart City to the City as a Public Good
Smart cities, invisible citizens. How new technologies in urban planning can marginalise communities.
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
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
✓ COMPLETED
understand ★ April 14, 2026
prague
Big Brother Awards
How do AI & new technologies shape our everyday lives?
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
✓ COMPLETED
participate ★ June 6, 2026
cluj
From Smart City to the City as a Public Good
Smart cities, invisible citizens. How new technologies in urban planning can marginalise communities.
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
expose ★ July / Sept
budapest
No Pride in Surveillance
Visibility vs privacy: rights in the age of AI surveillance.
→ register now
open for registration
★ ◈
imagine ★ October 10
athens
Reclaiming the Cloud(s)
Borders, data and belonging. AI in migration and border technology.
→ register now
open for registration
★ ◈
act ★ November
lisbon
Rare Effect
Art & AI. Public launch of the Citizens' Charter, translating findings into political messages.
→ register now
open for registration
★ ◈
★ online assemblies ★
online assemblies ★
✓ COMPLETED
assembly 01 ★ May 20 — online
For a Democratic Digital Commons
Who owns our digital world, and what would it mean to reclaim it collectively?
→ resources & info ↗
assembly completed ★ notes in discord
★ ◈
▶ NEXT ◀
assembly 02 ★ June 17 — online
Civic Tech
Can we design civic technologies that give people real power in AI governance?
→ register now ★
→ resources & info ↗
June 17 ★ register now!
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
assembly 03 ★ September — online
Rejecting Discriminatory Algorithms
How do algorithms discriminate, and what can we build instead?
→ register now
online ★ september 2026
★ ◈
assembly 04 ★ October — online
Imagining AI Futures
What kind of AI world do we want to live in?
→ register now
online ★ october 2026
★ ◈
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
★ ◈
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
★ (ﾚヮﾟ)
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
✿ (◠‿◠)
04
contribute → ✿
Participants propose principles for our Citizens' Charter. Testimonials and creations are added to our Panoramic AI & artistic research.
step 4 of 4
✿ (っ◕‿◕)っ
4 steps ★ every assembly ★ free and open
★ ◈ ✿
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
ヾ(^▽^)
[ 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
(◕‿◕✿)
[ 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
★ ★ ★
[ 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
✿ ◈
registration open ★ all assemblies 2026
ヾ(^▽^*))) ★ ✿
readings & resources ★ start here (◕‿◕✿)
readings & resources
A curated starting point for understanding the politics of AI, data colonialism, surveillance, and digital democracy. Updated as the assemblies unfold. (◕‿◕✿)
★ DDC DOCUMENTS
★ WHY WE ARE DOING THIS
★ DATA COLONIALISM & DIGITAL RIGHTS
[PDF]
Data Colonialism — Couldry & Mejias (2019)
Foundational article on data as a colonial resource. Towards a Critical Data Studies approach.
[BOOK]
Data Grab — Mejias & Couldry (2024)
The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back. Chicago University Press. Speaker Ulises Mejias at Assembly 01.
[ARTICLE]
Sovereignty and Its Outsiders — Mejias (2023)
Data Sovereignty, Racism, and Immigration Control. Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 3(2).
[VIDEO]
How Big Tech Steals Our Lives — Andrewism (2024)
Data colonialism explained. YouTube, Sept 4, 2024.
[ARTICLE]
Datenraub: Sind Praktiken der Tech-Giganten kolonialistisch?
Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany), May 31, 2024. 🇩🇪
★ AI & PLANETARY JUSTICE
★ ARTS, ACTIVISM & FEMINIST TECH
[INDEX]
Cyberfeminism Index
A searchable, growing archive of cyberfeminist practice — art, theory, activism since the 1990s.
[BLOG]
Weaving Liberation
weavingliberation.org — intersectional approaches to technology, liberation and collective futures.
[ORG]
African Women's School of AI
A space for African women and non-binary people to learn, build and lead in AI. Part of the Gendering AI Conference.
[FELLOWSHIP]
Futuress — Coding Resistance Fellowship
Fellowships on technology and beyond by Futuress — a platform for feminist design politics.
[MANIFESTO]
Glitch Manifesto
Link coming soon ★
★ more resources added after each assembly ★ suggest a resource in our discord ★ (◕‿◕✿)
readings & resources ★ updated may 2026
★ ◈ ✿
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
∞
Voices that deserve to shape the digital world ★ including yours ✿
1
Citizens' Charter for AI ★ drafted by citizens, for citizens ★ published November 2026 (◠‿◠)
live data ★ 2026
★ (ﾚヮﾟ)
advocacy campaign active ★ 2026
(ﾟДﾟ) ★ ✿ ★ (ﾚヮﾟ)
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. DDC calls for more public control over digital space and infrastructure, with citizen-led decision making.
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Sustainable infrastructure
New technologies must be designed with sustainability at the heart. We support local & collectively owned servers, open data sets, and the end of neocolonial exploitation of resources.
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Unbiased AI
Algorithmic technology must stop replicating current global power structures & marginalisations. We call for curated data with intersectional feminist principles.
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Critical digital education
In order to have digital democracy, we must understand how AI & new technologies work. We call for accessible digital literacy education, including free working space and the promotion of critical thinking.
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Digital ownership
Citizens must be given ownership and better control over their own data and IP. We call for the end of data exploitation, 3rd party cookies, and stolen training materials.
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Access to public services
Citizens cannot be digitally excluded from public services due to provider bans or technological barriers. We support the right to offline.
5 demands ★ citizens' charter 2026
(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ★ ✿
register now ★ join the commons (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
your voice shapes
[ dd C ] ★ ✿ ★ [ dd C ]
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
ヾ(^▽^*))) ★ ✿
[ 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 ★
next assembly ★ june 17
★ JUN 17 — ONLINE ★
Civic Tech
Can we design civic technologies that give people real power in AI governance?
With make.org, The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe & Eumans
Free · online · open to all (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
→ register now — it's free ★
◈ join discord for updates
With make.org, The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe & Eumans
Free · online · open to all (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
ddc-net ★ system note
⚠ AI regulation is not democratic
Right now, AI systems are making decisions about welfare, borders & jobs without citizen input. (ﾟДﾟ)
★ this site was made with AI
Human direction, human content, human values. AI as a tool — not the other way around. We think that's worth saying out loud. (◕‿◕✿)
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★ this site was made with AI
Human direction, human content, human values. AI as a tool — not the other way around. We think that's worth saying out loud. (◕‿◕✿)