hemsâye
Topics
Community Engagement and Participation , Artistic Storytelling and Local Activism
Disciplines
arts, storytelling, public dialogue, activism, community
HUB IDEA
Centred in Bursa, hemsâye fosters community engagement with urban commons through cultural gatherings, artistic co-production, and public dialogue. Guided by the themes of “Preserving the Urban Commons", “Transforming Spaces”, and “Resisting Urban Injustice” the initiative brings together residents, activists, and artists to reflect on local struggles and reimagine shared spaces. Community dinners and neighbourhood meetings serve as platforms for exchanging stories and ideas, which artists then translate into creative works. The project culminates in a participatory exhibition that presents these narratives through an artistic lens, emphasising hope, resistance, and collective memory. Led by Yekpare, Roof Coliving, and Tamirhane Community, the hub creates space for collaboration, cultural expression, and grassroots action.Ankara
Roof Coliving
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Roof Coliving
www.roofcoliving.org/
Roof Coliving works with the dream of sustainable and justly designed common living spaces for the voices of inhabitants to be heard through placemaking approaches. Roof Coliving fosters creative participation through social design and placemaking. It enables everyone to contribute by using grassroots design practices. Through pop-up installations, citizens express attitudes, behaviours, and local needs. By strengthening local bonds and dialogue, it ensures long-term community stewardship of shared spaces. This approach creates inclusive, meaningful participation beyond bureaucratic limits, empowering people in decision-making with human-centred design and culture-art initiatives for vibrant, shared urban spaces.IG: https://www.instagram.com/roofcoliving/
Ankara
Yekpare (Yekpare Social Economy, Culture and Ecology Association)
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Yekpare (Yekpare Social Economy, Culture and Ecology Association)
www.yekpare.org/
Yekpare brings changemakers together to connect, learn, and grow while fostering meaningful solutions for a better future. We support social entrepreneurs and social economy organisations through workshops, peer learning programs, and research-based advocacy. By bridging research, practice, and community building, we strengthen networks, encourage international collaboration, and contribute to transformative change in the social innovation ecosystem. We design group programs, workshops, and gatherings that help social enterprises and changemakers build creative connections. In addition to facilitating knowledge exchange, we develop tools and resources that empower them. By reinforcing community ties, we aim to support the growth and long-term sustainability of the social economy.IG: https://www.instagram.com/yekpareorg/
Bursa
Tamirhane Community
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Bursa
Tamirhane Community
www.instagram.com/tamirhanenilufer/
Tamirhane is a community-driven cultural space in Nilüfer, Bursa, transforming a former police station into a hub for artistic production, civic dialogue, and collective action. It serves as a participatory platform where artists, activists, and local communities co-create cultural and urban initiatives. With a strong focus on sustainability, social solidarity, and commoning practices, Tamirhane fosters collaborations between civil society, municipalities, and grassroots movements. Through workshops, exhibitions, and placemaking activities, it empowers communities to reclaim public spaces, strengthen social ties, and build inclusive, creative, and democratic urban environments.
TRANSNATIONAL EXCHANGE IDEA
Shared Frequencies connects cultural hubs in Milan, Istanbul, and Bursa to explore how citizens reclaim their right to the city through radio, sound, and collective storytelling. The project unfolds in four phases—community research, shared training, collaborative audio production, and public presentations—to foster dialogue across borders. Beginning with local engagement on urban issues such as housing, participation, and public space, the partners will co-create two audio documentaries reflecting both the similarities and differences between Italy and Turkey. The results will be shared through public events and live broadcasts in Istanbul and Bursa, amplifying community voices with the support of Açık Radio and Radio Popolare. By merging art, activism, and sound, Shared Frequencies strengthens cross-cultural collaboration and reimagines how people connect to their cities.The exchange will strengthen collaboration between cultural organisations in Turkey and Italy, fostering shared methodologies for citizen engagement in public space debates. Using radio and sound as participatory tools, it will amplify community voices and enhance the role of independent media in civic transformation.
Two 30-minute audio documentaries will be produced, accompanied by public events in Istanbul/Bursa and Milan, and supported by community radios Açık Radyo and Radio Popolare. At least 60 community members will take part across both contexts. The process will build new skills for organizations and participants, strengthen cross-border practices of active citizenship, and deepen awareness of radio as a medium for social engagement and long-term collaboration.
Shared Frequencies is created in partnership with Shareradio APS.
