Food Democracy in Practice – Commons Governance, Bioregional Partnerships, and the Right to Food
2026-02-11 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris) | online
The CfF workshop on Food Democracy in Practice kicks off the ECOLISE Food Policy Campaign Communities for Future: Good food for all. Τhe event brings together community-led initiatives, civil society networks, and food justice advocates to explore how food democracy is enacted in practice, from local commons governance to EU-level advocacy. The workshop is part of ECOLISE’s advocacy campaign Communities for Future: Good food for all which mobilises communities and allies around shared priorities for just and sustainable food systems in Europe.
Grounded in ECOLISE’s policy positioning paper Reclaiming the Future of Food: Community Pathways to Resilience, Justice and Regeneration, this 1.5-hour workshop will examine participatory governance, rural–urban alliances, and bioregional approaches to food, while marking the launch of the Right to Food European Citizens’ Initiative. Through shared experiences and strategic dialogue, participants will reflect on how everyday practices and collective action can shape rights-based food systems rooted in resilience, justice, and regeneration.

Foro Social 2026
2026-02-13 09:00 - 2026-02-14 20:30 | Edificio de Biología – Facultad de Ciencias | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin, Madrid, Spain
A space for democratic deliberation for a new economic model
The Beyond Growth Social Forum is organized based on the principles reflected in the Beyond Growth Conference Declaration, which remains open to collective and individual endorsements through this form .
The Beyond Growth Conference, held at the Congress of Deputies, provided a space for democratic deliberation on a new economic model based on caring for people and the planet. It was a first step towards a new social pact that would help us overcome our economy’s dependence on economic growth and unequal global relations, and thus address the current eco-social crisis in its various dimensions, making a dignified life possible within planetary boundaries.

Fa' la cosa giusta! 2026
2026-03-13 08:00 - 2026-03-15 17:00 | Fiera Milano Rho, Strada Statale del Sempione, 28, Milan, Italy
The 22nd edition of the fair of critical consumption and sustainable lifestyles will be held at Fiera Milano Rho from 13 to 15 March 2026 .
Fa’ la cosa giusta! 2026! is:
• a fair of products and services: discover the registered exhibitors and the exhibition areas;
• three days of events, workshops, meetings, presentations, tastings, and shows: more than 450 events in the cultural program for all age groups;
• conviviality and services: nursery, children’s area, catering;
• an opportunity for networking, training, and discovery for volunteers and schools.

Economy for the Common Good International Conference 2026
2026-06-10 08:00 - 2026-06-12 17:00 | Amberg Congress Center (ACC), Schießstätteweg 8, 92224, Amberg., Germany
Transforming Towards a Fair and Sustainable Economy. Shared Responsibility of Science and Practice
A fair and sustainable economy requires a shift in thinking within science and practice. Both fields share a responsibility to develop innovative solutions that combine social justice and ecological sustainability and create real impact. The 4th Economy for the Common Good International Conference (ECGIC 2026) will serve as a platform to explore viable paths and opportunities for collaboration, bringing together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders to drive transformative change.
Hosted by a cross-border consortium of Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden, University of West Bohemia Pilsen, the Bavarian Center for Sustainability in Higher Education (BayZeN), and co-organized by the International Federation for the Economy for the Common Good (ECOnGOOD), the conference will offer a space for inter-and transdisciplinary exchange, knowledge co-creation, and collaboration.

European Ecovillage Gathering 2026
2026-07-13 08:00 - 2026-07-18 17:00 | Nature Community, St.-Hubertus-Weg 1, Schönsee, 92539, Germany
The Gathering is an annual celebration that brings together people from ecovillages, regenerative communities, and allied movements across Europe and beyond. It’s a space to connect, learn, and co-create — where ideas turn into action and community becomes a lived experience.
Each year, the Gathering explores a theme that speaks to our shared moment. In 2026, we invite you to Dare to Trust — to rediscover trust as the foundation of resilience, cooperation, and hope in uncertain times.
Workshops, dialogues, art, and music weave together into 5 days of inspiration and renewal. Whether you come to share experience, learn new skills, or simply reconnect with what matters most, the Gathering offers a meeting point for all those building a more caring and regenerative future.

World Social Forum 2026 Cotonou, Benin
2026-08-04 08:00 - 2026-08-08 17:00 | Cotonou, Benin
Cotonou 2026 will be the World Social Forum for social movements worldwide. Participants will have the opportunity to present and connect alternatives in various self-organized gatherings. These gatherings will strongly emphasize social and environmental justice in peace, by relocalizing the governance of natural resources, food systems, peasant agroecology, the economy, public policies, socio-cultural issues, education, and security, all based on well-being and living together, human rights, and respect for the dignity of peoples.
