DisCO of Urgency

(https://www.instagram.com/liese_kingma/)

Heather Brown

FB: <https://www.facebook.com/ferociousrar>
Linkedin: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-brown-6410a9a/)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/evolayak)

Lucas Counter

Linkedin: <https://de.linkedin.com/in/lucas-counter-8b39631b1>

Anna Harness

FB: <https://www.facebook.com/annakaethe/>
IG:(https://www.instagram.com/unitedwestream/?hl=de)
Linkedin: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-k%C3%A4the-harnes-2b0051180/) Instagram

Danaja Antonija Volk:

FB: <https://www.facebook.com/danaja.volk>
Linkedin: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaja-antonija-volk-23778517a>

📊 Milestone plan

Timeline:

Project duration: 3 months (December 2021 - February)

Step 1: The project launch will take place at the Frei(t)räume (Envisioning Free Space) conference in Berlin (27.11.2021) - a nighttime culture conference organized by members of the Space of Urgency project in collaboration with United We Stream and the Stadt Nach Acht (City After 8) conference. A major focus of this year's conference is 'disruptive technologies', which should provide a fruitful environment for the initial engagement of cultural and community-driven spaces and connecting them with Cardano & Catalyst representatives and our project.

Step 2: After that, artists and cultural actors - including key figures from the feminist and queer scenes and BIPOC communities - will be onboarded via a purpose-built Discord server. This will be a starting point for building trust in the Cardano ecosystem and act as an accessible entry point where potential Catalyst Community members can gain baseline knowledge of Cardano, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain among their peers. Taking inspiration from the first Swam session online meetings - GADAC will develop in a similar community oriented way by starting small and expanded based on the needs of the community.

Step 3: Once we have successfully onboarded upto 8 members, we'll begin rolling out our program of three workshops, beginning with an introduction workshop, and followed by two workshops focused on specific projects (use cases) within the Cardano ecosystem that can be leveraged by the community hub. We will invite various members of the Cardano Catalyst Community to present specific elements of the workshop program that demonstrate the potential of Cardano.

Technical Information:

We'll be introducing the Hub for Independent Cultural Communities with a mix of digital tools, they include:

Zoom: online communication and workshop hosting
Miro: workshop aid and documentation
Discord: for community building, information exchange & consolidating the Independent Cultural Communities Hub
United We Stream (UWS): the live streaming network will take care of the recording and distribution of the workshop content to different channels (Facebook, YouTube Twitter, Discord) and also crosspost the stream via the global UWS network of stakeholders. UWS takes care of the communication campaign surrounding the project to create optimal understanding of the topics and to target audiences beyond the 8 workshop participants.

🦾 KPIs

Definition of Success:

Within the 3 month project timeframe:

Launch a Global Association for Distributed Arts & Culture (GADAC) Discord server (and give it more sexy name like DisCO of Urgency) and develop a presence on social media (Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) that is supported by UWS, SoU, and the communities they work with.
Build up and merge the networks and organizations involved (UWS, SoU, FTR, and Distributed Ledger Technology related) to create a new, strong GADAC Community Hub and social media channel which contribute to and disseminate information on the project.
Public launch of the project strategy and vision of the GADAC will be presented at the Frei(t)räume conference in Berlin (27.11.2021), recorded and distributed to the GADAC Community Hub social media platforms (Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, Discord) and also via the Cardano Catalyst channels such as Youtube, Telegram, and Discord.
Build a communication campaign with recorded and published content from the launch at the Frei(T)räume conference to create interest and raise awareness of the new opportunities that lie within the project. One of GADAC's main goals is to close the knowledge gap between communities unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies and blockchain, by feeding accessible information into the communities.
Research and design a workshop program format with three different entry levels (basic, advanced, expert) to bridge the knowledge gap and guarantee low-threshold access. Execute the three workshops for each level and introduce diverse arts and cultural actors, including key members from the femminist and queer communities, to the potential of the Cardano ecosystem. Participants from each level are given the chance to choose where they want to start/enter into the program, based on their prior understanding of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
Detailed documentation of workshop outcomes (Miro collaborations, Zoom recording) and upload it to Youtube so that newcomers can also access the developing body of knowledge. Content will also be distributed on the other social media channels for maximum outreach.
Successful onboarding of actors from the Independent Cultural Communities hub into the Cardano Catalyst Community, including Discord and the weekly Townhall.

After the Three-month project timeframe:

Stable and growing user base on the Hub's Discord server.
Maintenance and community management of the Hub's Discord server/community.
Actively strengthening connections/alliances between the GADAC Hub and Cardano Catalyst Community.

₳ Budget

Use of Funds

Pay four project developers for three months to allow them to work part-time on the project: three months x $700 x 4 developers = $8,400

Community administrator
Secretary
Administrator
Workshop designer and moderator

Pay Honorare fees for four guest presenters at the workshops: four guest presenters x $300 = $1200

Zoom account = $262

-> Total = $9,862

🔗 Reference material

Space of Urgency <https://spaceofurgency.com/>

FTR - Frei(t)räume Conference in Berlin <https://freitraeume.com/>

Stadt Nach Acht Conference in Berlin 2019 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV0PcQIPOAM>

Stadt Nach Acht Conference in Berlin 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITFTY9QMAWQ&t=3s

United We Stream <https://unitedwestream.org/>

DisCo Manifesto https://disco.coop/manifesto/

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