Kern
Since 1999, KERN brings together expertise in admin for a number of grassroots organisations in Brussels.
The will to start a new cultural project is often bigger than the skills to manage it properly; and financial, fiscal and legal requirements can indeed be quite daunting. It is often the reason why urban initiatives donŐt make it through their start-up faze, or remain an informal coming together of initiators. This is not only unfortunate, it often leaves people without the necessary protection and deprives them of changes they would have as a formal structure.After successfully struggling with the demands of the law and applying to the rules of good administration, City Mine(d) decided to share its expertise. Instead of providing a service to initiatives, a pool of expertise was created. Best practice examples on how to register your company, how to keep accounts in a transparent way, and how to protect your employees and volunteers were brought together in KERN.
KERN has been suspended in 2003, but can be resumed at any moment by anyone.
Ongoing projects:
L-Atlas
Precare
Generalized Empowerment
Krax
Micronomics
Cartografie
Bouillot
Publications:
Bunker Souple Repertorium 1998 & 2000: available at Citymine(d) offices.
Generalized Empowerment. Uneven Development and Urban Interventions, 2006. Download here.
MapRAC. Plannen voor het RijksAdministratief Centrum. La Cité Administrative de l'Etat en cartes & en question, 2004: available at Citymine(d) offices.
Micronomics scanning: DVD online soon.
Networkbook for Urban P/Arts. 42 initiatives capturing London's Public Space, 2004: available at Citymin(e)d offices.
Towards. Cartes Subjectives d'interventions Urbaines à Bruxelles // Subjectieve Kaarten van Stedelijke Internventies in Brussel: available at Citymine(d) offices.