Dewey ASBL
Translation of http://dewey.be/qui-sommes-nous/
Dewey is a support network to local Press initiatives. Active in the Brussels region, the network gave birth to three antennas (Dazibao in Saint Gilles, What For in Watermael-Boitsfort, and Ezelstad in Schaerbeek). These antennas are in(ter)dependent ; that is to say their fully autonomous in practice, while sharing contents (with Creative Commons licenses) and tools (free hardware and free software, etc.).
Dewey develops cartographic tools in Brussels and in Belgium. In 2015, the network launched a free software map called “Bruxelles, mode d’emploi” that gathers a large ensemble of local shared resource. Given the unexpected success of this tool, they decided to integrate it to the OpenStreetMap community (in collaboration with the Transition network) and to extend its use to other places in Belgium («Belgique, mode d’emploi» project).
Dewey plays a third role of «local action nursery». The association supports in particular local initiatives fostering the defense of common goods in the region of Brussels. In 2015, the association enabled launching the Latinis garden – on the Josaphat uncultivated land in Schaerbeek – and the food recuperation project Récup’Kitchen.
