Difference between revisions of "Varia"
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− | '''Varia''' is a collective | + | '''Varia''' is a space for developing collective approaches to everyday technology located in [[Rotterdam]]. Varia favours, without idealising, [[FLOSS|Free / Libre and Open Source Software]], free culture, open standards, lowtech and DIY/DIWO culture, because they offer the opportunity to shape a different present and leave the door open for desirable futures. Currently Varia is operated by 16 members: designers, researchers, artists, activists and programmers. The group runs a collective-space in the city of Rotterdam, where public events and moments for collective learning take place. Next to that, the group works on collective infrastructures that are available for members, such as a collective server that we run from the space, various digital services such as chat and code repositories, different printing facilities and a set of tools to work with electronics. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20210227185751if_/https://open-hmm-source-hmm.online/Collective_Terms_for_Learning 2020], upd.) |
The space is located on Gouwstraat 3 and first opened its doors on 3 November 2017. | The space is located on Gouwstraat 3 and first opened its doors on 3 November 2017. | ||
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− | * [ | + | * [https://varia.zone/ Varia website] |
− | * [https://stream.vvvvvvaria.org/ Varia | + | * [https://stream.vvvvvvaria.org/ Varia narrowcast] |
* [https://etherdump.vvvvvvaria.org/ Varia notes and dispatches] | * [https://etherdump.vvvvvvaria.org/ Varia notes and dispatches] | ||
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+ | * [https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/ Varia git] | ||
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+ | * [https://vvvvvvaria.org/archive/ Varia archive] | ||
* [https://cc.vvvvvvaria.org/ CC (creative crowds)], server for publishing experiments | * [https://cc.vvvvvvaria.org/ CC (creative crowds)], server for publishing experiments | ||
− | * [https://vvvvvvaria.org/ | + | * [https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/CC/octomode Octomode], collective editing space, [https://cc.vvvvvvaria.org/wiki/Octomode] |
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− | * [https:// | + | * [https://vvvvvvaria.org/logs/ Varia Logbot logs] |
* [[Base:Mastodon|Mastodon:]] [[Mastodon::https://gts.varia.zone/@varia]] | * [[Base:Mastodon|Mastodon:]] [[Mastodon::https://gts.varia.zone/@varia]] | ||
* [https://post.lurk.org/tags/varia #varia on Mastodon] | * [https://post.lurk.org/tags/varia #varia on Mastodon] | ||
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+ | * [[Media:Varia Social in the Media 2024.pdf|Social in the Media]], zine about Varia's communication infrastructure and practices, 2024 | ||
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+ | * ''[https://varia.zone/en/sometimes-af-en-toe.html SomeTimes]'', collection of announcements and conversations: [[Media:Varia_SomeTimes_1_2022.pdf|Issue 1]] (February-April 2022), [[Media:Varia_SomeTimes_2_2023.pdf|Issue 2]] (April 2023), [[Media:SomeTimes_3_2023.pdf|Issue 3]] (12 October 2023), [[Media:Varia_SomeTimes_4 2024.pdf|Issue 4]] (7 February 2024), [[Media:Varia_SomeTimes_5 2024.pdf|Issue 5]] (27 September 2024). | ||
* [https://another.varia.zone/ Stock Taking Sense], 2024. [https://gts.varia.zone/@varia/statuses/01HS1RHKSBZN2G37PREBSQ11Y9 Toot]. | * [https://another.varia.zone/ Stock Taking Sense], 2024. [https://gts.varia.zone/@varia/statuses/01HS1RHKSBZN2G37PREBSQ11Y9 Toot]. | ||
− | * | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpG9We15rEs&t=8293s Video talk on Varia's collective infrastructure] by Danny Tirthdas van der Kleij, Permacomputing symposium, FIBER, Amsterdam, December 2023 |
* ''[https://varia.zone/en/narrowcast-publication.html Narrowcast]'', 2023, [40] pp, [[Media:Varia_BroadCats team Narrowcast 2023.pdf|PDF]]. [https://vvvvvvaria.org/archive/00_Narrowcast/] | * ''[https://varia.zone/en/narrowcast-publication.html Narrowcast]'', 2023, [40] pp, [[Media:Varia_BroadCats team Narrowcast 2023.pdf|PDF]]. [https://vvvvvvaria.org/archive/00_Narrowcast/] | ||
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* [https://varia.zone/en/5y-varia.html 5th year anniversary], 2022. [https://post.lurk.org/@anglk/109274278642152497 Toot]. | * [https://varia.zone/en/5y-varia.html 5th year anniversary], 2022. [https://post.lurk.org/@anglk/109274278642152497 Toot]. | ||
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+ | * [https://vvvvvvaria.org/amro-times/ AMRO Times], collaboration between Habitat and Varia during the AMRO festival, 2022. [https://radical-openness.org/en/programm/2022/amro-times] | ||
* [[:File:Varia_Interview_Kapital_2022.pdf|Varia interview]] in Bratislava critical monthly ''Kapitál'', 2022 | * [[:File:Varia_Interview_Kapital_2022.pdf|Varia interview]] in Bratislava critical monthly ''Kapitál'', 2022 | ||
* [https://www.deappel.nl/en/events/2972-catching-up-in-the-archive-table-guests-simon-browne-silvio-lorosso-amp-danny-tirthdas-van-der-kleij-from-varia-rotterdam Varia members have a talk in ''Catching Up in the Archive''], De Appel, 2022 | * [https://www.deappel.nl/en/events/2972-catching-up-in-the-archive-table-guests-simon-browne-silvio-lorosso-amp-danny-tirthdas-van-der-kleij-from-varia-rotterdam Varia members have a talk in ''Catching Up in the Archive''], De Appel, 2022 | ||
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+ | * [https://vvvvvvaria.org/~ccl/files/Digital%20Solidarity%20Networks.pdf Digital Solidarity Networks], 2021. [https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org/digital-solidarity-networks Pad]. | ||
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+ | * [https://a-nourishing-network.radical-openness.org/pages/documentation.html Nourishing Network], 2020-2021, [https://a-nourishing-network.radical-openness.org/] | ||
* [https://artycok.tv/en/post/de-platformizace-etika-a-alternativy-socialnich-medii-en#ef317ddf-132a-46f5-9b4b-6a9e99ac5ea3 Video presentation of Varia] by [[Lídia Pereira]] and [[Cristina Cochior]] at the ''De-platformization'' event at Display, Prague, 2020 | * [https://artycok.tv/en/post/de-platformizace-etika-a-alternativy-socialnich-medii-en#ef317ddf-132a-46f5-9b4b-6a9e99ac5ea3 Video presentation of Varia] by [[Lídia Pereira]] and [[Cristina Cochior]] at the ''De-platformization'' event at Display, Prague, 2020 |
Latest revision as of 22:00, 30 September 2024
Varia is a space for developing collective approaches to everyday technology located in Rotterdam. Varia favours, without idealising, Free / Libre and Open Source Software, free culture, open standards, lowtech and DIY/DIWO culture, because they offer the opportunity to shape a different present and leave the door open for desirable futures. Currently Varia is operated by 16 members: designers, researchers, artists, activists and programmers. The group runs a collective-space in the city of Rotterdam, where public events and moments for collective learning take place. Next to that, the group works on collective infrastructures that are available for members, such as a collective server that we run from the space, various digital services such as chat and code repositories, different printing facilities and a set of tools to work with electronics. (2020, upd.)
The space is located on Gouwstraat 3 and first opened its doors on 3 November 2017.
- Links
- CC (creative crowds), server for publishing experiments
- Social in the Media, zine about Varia's communication infrastructure and practices, 2024
- SomeTimes, collection of announcements and conversations: Issue 1 (February-April 2022), Issue 2 (April 2023), Issue 3 (12 October 2023), Issue 4 (7 February 2024), Issue 5 (27 September 2024).
- Stock Taking Sense, 2024. Toot.
- Video talk on Varia's collective infrastructure by Danny Tirthdas van der Kleij, Permacomputing symposium, FIBER, Amsterdam, December 2023
- Narrowcast, 2023, [40] pp, PDF. [2]
- 5th year anniversary, 2022. Toot.
- AMRO Times, collaboration between Habitat and Varia during the AMRO festival, 2022. [3]
- Varia interview in Bratislava critical monthly Kapitál, 2022
- Varia members have a talk in Catching Up in the Archive, De Appel, 2022
- Digital Solidarity Networks, 2021. Pad.
- Nourishing Network, 2020-2021, [4]
- Video presentation of Varia by Lídia Pereira and Cristina Cochior at the De-platformization event at Display, Prague, 2020