#publicspaces — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicspaces, aggregated by home.social.
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Making hostile spaces The dispersal of non consumers
* At an intersection of numerous car parks, retail industry and an amusement industrial complex in Coffs Harbour there is a small green space with benches and birds. People and birds rest there and have their lunch.
Some time ago the amusement & drink giant piped ongoing unpleasant, loud music over the small green island and the abundant car parks.
The intention of the outdoor speakers distributing noise pollution is/was to engage in then 'dispersal' of ‘loitering' non customers.
This loud and repetitive ‘music’ is also known as "aggressive" or "defensive" architecture. This design in mostly public spaces is intended as a form of 'organised abandonment' (Ruth Wilson Gilmore) of the poor and the unhoused.
Often the exclusionary design acoustic ('steady-state spam’) is combined with other anti homeless devices (anti-homeless spikes furniture) which function to keep members of the public out of public spaces.
With increasing inequality, that is non spending consumers, the system is increasingly employing hostile practices. Privately owned public spaces such as walkways, plazas, arcades and small parks have to ensure the safety of their customers and staff. Non-consumers have no place in this scheme.
* "Woolworths has installed outdoor speakers at its Darwin city store to play the supermarket's 'Fresh Food People' jingle on repeat in a bid to deter loitering.” >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/darwin-city-woolworths-looping-jingle-anti-social-behaviour/107073330
* "The NSW Police Force is currently running an Australian-first trial in Moree (an area with a high Indigenous population) using rooftop drones to "fight crime" in the area, controlled by people hundreds of kilometres away at Bankstown Airport." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/automation-and-repression-the-two-go-hand-in-hand-daron-acemoglu/107063582
#HostileArchitecture #PublicSpaces #inequality #privatisation #ShoppingCentres #dispersal #FirstNationsPeoples #biopolitics #surveillance #CCTV #PervasiveTechnologies #UAVs #NoisePollution #IndigenousPeoples #DesignApartheid #governance #CoffsHarbour -
A New Wave of Pressure on Cyberspace and Public Spaces: Blocking Social Media Pages and Sealing Cafés
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Here are the winners of the very first #OpenSocialAwards
@newsmast, Blacksky Algorithms, and Sill
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Getting ready for the #OpenSocialAwards with @_elena
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Stefano Boeri Architetti Converts Former Rome Transit Depot Into Multifunctional Civic Space
Stefano Boeri Architetti, Depositi Delle Vittorie Render. Image Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #AdaptiveReuse #Architecture #CivicDesign #PublicSpaces #renovation #StefanoBoeri #StefanoBoeriArchitetti #transformation #TransportationHub #UrbanRegeneration
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#Toronto - #EarthMonth 2026
All of April 2026
Free & Low-Cost Programming | Most Events Free
"What is Earth Month at the Brick Works?
For over 15 years, #EvergreenBrickWorks has been Toronto’s demonstration hub for sustainability: a repurposed historic site that proves what’s possible when we reimagine public space for people and planet. Every April, we open our doors to a whole month of programming in celebration of that.
Earth Month at the Brick Works brings together community organizations, environmental educators, artists, local vendors and Torontonians interested in exploring the things that matter:
How do we live more sustainably? How do we create less waste? How do we reconnect with the natural world right here in the city?"
Upcoming events:
April 25th: #LitterCleanUp with Don't Mess with the Don
10am-12pm
Meet at Watershed Wall
Free
Don't Mess with the Don and Evergreen will be leading a spring clean of some of favourite places in the Don Valley. We provide everything you will need including snacks. The clean up is easy to moderate with some brush areas involved. Rain or shine. No need to register - meet at the Watershed Wall at 10am.April 26th: #EcoFair - Green Neighbours Network & Transition Toronto
11am-4pm
CRH Gallery
Free
EcoFair Toronto is a celebration of the wonderful people, environmental groups, and eco-businesses that are helping to create a greener and healthier planet for all. With fun activities for kids, industry professionals, EV and e-bike test drives, the City of Toronto Hub, and locally produced sustainable products for home, health, fashion and accessories by Toronto artisans there's something for everyone.April 26th: Drop-in: Seed Planting Demo
12-5pm
Evergreen Garden Market
Free
Stop by the Evergreen Garden Market anytime for a free seed planting demo!April 26th: WORKSHOP: Exploring #ClimateJustice through Cold Process #SoapMaking | Register here.
11am-1pm
Bricks and Bites Kitchen
$90
Learn how to create soap using plant-based ingredients while exploring the ecological benefits of this traditional method. Take the soap recipe and two lbs of your own soap home with you. Stay for a latte and conversation!"FMI [includes more events]:
https://www.evergreen.ca/evergreen-brick-work/events/earth-month-2026/#SolarPunkSunday #SeedPlanting #BuildingCommunity #MakerSpace #SustainableProducts #LocalArtisans #TorontoCanada #GardenMarkets #SpringCleanUps #EarthDay2026 #Workshops #PublicSpaces
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This was the #NOAW unconference. @lcb & me had super interesting discussions with inspiring people about the #fediverse. Big thanks to the @FediVariety & @zzepposs for having us.
#fedivariety #opensocialweb #socials #amsterdam #publicspaces #activitypub #research #ccc
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RE: https://chaos.social/@zzepposs/115988990820622293
or this one for #fosdem?!
hmm. maybe keep it for #NOAW ...?
@FediVariety
https://www.fedivariety.org/unconference#jugglingthefediverse #sneakpeek #fosdem26 #socialweb #socialtrack #socialwebtrack #fediforum #fediverse #mastodon #noaw #fediverse #opensocialweb #publicspaces #activitypub #research #activism #ccc #fedi
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Festive Commerce in Cork
Brown Thomas on Patrick Street, Cork, is all lit up again for Christmas. On Oliver Plunkett Street they’ve put up the usual decorations and they look fabulous!
Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length24mmISO100Shutter speed1/6s#2025 #architecturalLighting #atmosphericLighting #brownThomas #christmas #christmasDecorations #christmasLights #cityCentre #commercialPhotography #communalCelebration #cork #decorativeLights #departmentStore #festiveAtmosphere #festiveDecoration #festiveLighting #festiveSeason #holidaySeason #holidayShopping #illuminatedFacades #ireland #irishCities #irishRetail #luxuryRetail #motionBlur #nightPhotography #oliverPlunkettStreet #patricksStreet #pedestrians #photo #photography #publicSpaces #retail #seasonalDecoration #shopping #shoppingStreet #sonyA7rv #storefront #streetLighting #streetPhotography #urbanChristmas #urbanRetail #windowDisplay
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From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground.""Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
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Wow! Zeer goed @publicspaces!
"In PeerTube Spaces bieden we publieke organisaties de mogelijkheid om het open source videoplatform PeerTube te gebruiken zodat zij op een #waardengedreven manier videocontent kunnen delen met hun publiek."
https://publicspaces.net/project/peertube-spaces/
#PeerTube #Spaces #publicspaces #opensource #publicvalues #FOSS #video #share #platform
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Esteemed #Fediverse 💖
all the nice videos from #PubConf24 popped up in the peertube channel.
Our Talk on the Why and How of #ActivityPub is https://video.publicspaces.net/w/9USsJ37cHVy4tY9Pn7DX2X
An hour is incredible short, we should maybe demo the protocol on a large table rather in an expo space next year (?)
You can view all videos at the channell page
:digitalcourage: https://video.publicspaces.net/c/pubconf/videos -
Dear #Fediverse -
not sure if I mentioned that #pubconf24 @publicspaces was wonderful.
Back home now.
Together with @bjoernsta and @BjornW
did a Talk and Workshop about the Why and How of #ActivityPub –The whole Conf was filled with so much content around Open Protocols, ActivityPub and #federation
Photo is https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/session/a-sovereign-media-dataspace-in-europe with @Wtebbens
Lucille Verbaere of European Broadcast Union, @abaratsits of Display Europe cooperative, Menno Weijs, European Cultural Foundation and Lise Witteman.If you missed the livestreams, you can just follow @pubconf or lookup https://video.publicspaces.net/c/pubconf/videos later.
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🇬🇧 Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC): “we must investigate whether we can guarantee digital autonomy in legislation”
🇳🇱 Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC): “we moeten onderzoeken of we digitale autonomie kunnen vastleggen in wetgeving”
#pubconf2024 #publicvalues #publicspaces #autonomy #digitalsovereignty
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‘Humor travels faster than Rumor’
by Shu Yang Lin, during a panel on:
Global Responses to Big Tech
https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/session/global-responses-to-big-tech
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Open Call for Proposals @publicspaces conference 6 & 7 June, Amsterdam.
If you have a great idea for a presentation, workshop, art installation, demonstration etc do not hesitate!
Our theme: 'Taking back the Internet'
Check out the link for more information & form to send in your proposals!
https://pretalx.com/public-spaces-2024/cfp
#PublicValues #PublicSpaces #OpenSource #Ethics #TechPolicy #OpenStandards #DeceptiveDesign #InteractionDesign #Art #ActivityPub #Hackers #FLOSS #Commons #Degrowth & many more
