This is a short note that we are very proud to have joined the association Coop Finland ry (CoopFin) earlier this year. One of the purposes of Majavan tila osk is to cultivate the commons by learning and showing how to run projects in a cooperative way.

Some history

Our cooperative would probably never have started if not for some long conversations with Leo Sammallahti, an expert of the cooperative world. Federico Leva and Topi-Matti Heikkola had some vague idea about using cooperatives to make forest management “less capitalistic” and more climate-friendly; Leo helped us make such ideas more concrete. After some research it turned out that this idea was even more ambitious than we imagined, as very few real estate cooperatives have been founded in recent decades.

We are very happy to announce that SWAMP has officially expanded to Haaga, opening a new storage point in Majavan tila osk spaces at Kauppalantie 22. SWAMP: Art Material Swap and Waste Management Point is a material bank for second-hand art supplies and stuff.

Information for SWAMP Haaga users

As announced by SWAMP elsewhere:

SWAMP is expanding: more materials at Kauppalantie 22

We are happy to announce the opening of the new SWAMP’s storage space in Etelä-Haaga, Kauppalantie 22. Many of you might be familiar with the spot as it is the address of Helsingin Pyöräpaja, a free space where you can fix your bike.

One of the purposes of Majavan tila osk is to develop the commons, such as Free Software. We are therefore very happy to announce that we have officially joined the association Codeberg e.V..

What we use Codeberg for

Our use of Codeberg started very simple. We needed a version control system to keep track of changes to our drafts of bylaws (which were rather complex). Codeberg was a natural choice, because it is a very effective and accessible host for git repositories.