Varia
Varia is a member-based collective that experiments with creating and maintaining physical and digital infrastructures needed for collective, cultural work.
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Today’s balance€18.84 EUR
Total income
€18.84 EUR
Total disbursed
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Estimated annual budget
€120.00 EUR
About
About Varia
Varia is a member-based collective that maintains a ground floor space at Gouwstraat 3, Charlois Rotterdam, since 2017.
Varia is a member-based collective that maintains a ground floor space at Gouwstraat 3, Charlois Rotterdam, since 2017.
Together we experiment with creating and maintaining physical and digital infrastructures needed for collective, cultural work. This involves sharing resources amongst our network by hosting different groups in the space we rent, self-hosting digital services and developing digital tools. Alongside this, Varia members organise a wide range of activities and events based around their various interests.
Our organisational models, including decision-making processes, mediation, conflict resolution, collective administration, maintenance and research, are intricately reflected in our infrastructures, public programme and attitude towards being and working with one another.
We try to adapt social organisational models to our tools and administrative practices. Our collective stance opposes Big Tech; we do not use GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft) services nor infrastructure, instead preferring to use and develop F/LOSS (Free/Libre and Open-Source Software).
How We Work
Our internal self-organised model has five working groups. Every Varia member participates in at least one. The working groups are Communication, Infrastructure, Mediation, Space, and Finance.
Varia is a member-based association. Members pay a monthly fee, but also contribute with their time and energy. They join the monthly member meetings where decision-making takes place. Members take care of the space, of each other and the visitors according to the Code of Conduct. Members use the space and organise public moments in line with Varia’s motivations.
Funding
Varia is mostly funded by the Stimuleringsfonds who support our activity programme and our working groups. We also work with other organisations and institutions on collaborative funding applications, and commissions which make up a smaller part of our income.
We are currently in the process of diversifying our income in order to make Varia sustainable. As part of this we need to cover our rental and utility costs which come to around €15,000 per year.
Support Us
In order to continue doing what we do, we need all the help we can get. If you can spare a little or a lot, all of your donations will go into keeping Varia up and running for all to enjoy. You can sign up to give on a monthly or yearly basis or send in a one-time donation. Any and all support is greatly appreciated <3
How We Work
Our internal self-organised model has five working groups. Every Varia member participates in at least one. The working groups are Communication, Infrastructure, Mediation, Space, and Finance.
Varia is a member-based association. Members pay a monthly fee, but also contribute with their time and energy. They join the monthly member meetings where decision-making takes place. Members take care of the space, of each other and the visitors according to the Code of Conduct. Members use the space and organise public moments in line with Varia’s motivations.
Funding
Varia is mostly funded by the Stimuleringsfonds who support our activity programme and our working groups. We also work with other organisations and institutions on collaborative funding applications, and commissions which make up a smaller part of our income.
We are currently in the process of diversifying our income in order to make Varia sustainable. As part of this we need to cover our rental and utility costs which come to around €15,000 per year.
Support Us
In order to continue doing what we do, we need all the help we can get. If you can spare a little or a lot, all of your donations will go into keeping Varia up and running for all to enjoy. You can sign up to give on a monthly or yearly basis or send in a one-time donation. Any and all support is greatly appreciated <3