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Past Meetups

A look back at our community gatherings exploring post-capitalist futures.

February 19, 202625 registrations

Participatory Budgeting NYC — DCP x RadicalxChange Workshop

A hands-on workshop exploring NYC's quadratic voting pilot in Harlem's District 9, where residents allocated real funds to community projects. Breakout sessions on what worked, what broke, and how participatory budgeting can scale citywide.

January 23, 202633 registrations

Decentral Park Meetup: Zucity Edition

Kiba Gateaux presented on Zucity, a community project in Japan's Nagano prefecture exploring the intersection of collectivism, science, crypto, and underground raves.

Featured: Kiba Gateaux (Zucity)
December 10, 202548 registrations

Decentralized Tech for a Progressive NYC

Our largest gathering yet. A strategy session exploring how decentralized tech can support a progressive municipal agenda — housing affordability, public transit, and wealth redistribution.

Featured: Josh Davila (The Blockchain Socialist), Beth McCarthy (web3privacy now)
November 19, 202516 registrations

Community Ownership with Poa

Co-hosted with Hudson Headley, founder of Poa — a no-code platform for building democratically-run organizations where voting power is earned through contribution, not capital. Discussion on worker and community ownership, and how web3 can aid collective coordination and action.

Featured: Hudson Headley (Poa)
September 17, 202532 registrations

Blockchain Radicals Book Club

Reading and discussing excerpts from Joshua Davila's "Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It." Book copies were given away.

July 28, 202531 registrations

Traditional Dream Factory

Ani Anca shared how TDF is transforming a former farm in Portugal into a 25-hectare ecovillage using blockchain for token-holder access and decentralized voting. Topics: regenerative living, biochar carbon sequestration, agroforestry, solar energy, and circular resource management.

Featured: Ani Anca (Traditional Dream Factory)