The seventh episode comes after a long pause. The previous episode was released almost a year ago. During this busy period, many things have happened that kept me from releasing a new episode. This includes my election to the Institution Participation Council of Willem de Kooning Art Academy where I work as a tutor since 2021. This council is called IMR (short for Instituutsmedezeggenschapsraad), which is a representative committee representing both staff and students. These councils are required by law in all Dutch educational institutions. I will give detailed explanations and share stories about my journey within this council, and how I am experiencing and understanding being part of a representative body (the very thing this project is trying to rethink).

Besides that, I will also do a recap of the six previous episodes and briefly explain what those episodes were about, to refresh our memories after the long pause. I will also explain and revisit the whole idea of why this project exists and how it is relevant to my practice as an artist.

The podcast is available to listen to on several podcast platforms,

including the website of the project:
www.opensourcegovernance.com

About Open Source Governance:

Open Source Governance is a research project that aims to design a blueprint with which a group can collectively and inclusively form questions and find answers that can help organize their community. The interdisciplinary project is a social design process that uses debates, workshops, case studies, publications, podcast, and other mediums to empower groups to find possible ways of self-governing. The concept departs from the disappointment with the representative systems in inclusively and fairly organizing societies and observation of available tools (namely open-source programming) that can replace or challenge the current systems in place.

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Sources and links:

• Tilburg University’s 1969 occupation led to the creation of the IMR:
  https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/magazine/tilburg-69-a-turning-point
• Palestinian banner and WdKA, 2021:
  https://mondoweiss.net/2021/06/netherlands-art-institute-cracks-down-on-free-speech-for-palestine-and-seizes-watermelon-banner/

Cover photo:

Tilburg University Auditorium 1969, Frans Godfroy standing left, cheering. Photographer unknown

music:

Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod
Rollin at 5 – 210 – full by Kevin MacLeod
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod

all licensed under Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

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