Third spaces are gathering spots that are not homes, or work. public parks. community rec centers. libraries. spaces that ask nothing of those who visit.
during the first civil rights movement (and all historical insurgencies), third spaces were critical for organizing and community building. ever since then, the colonial state and corporations have been cutting into those third spaces more explicitly.

It's our monthly open day this weekend (Sat 8th March) from 1pm.

Come have a tour of our hack space, console lounge, arcade and board game room. Free event, all welcome!

Pop by for free tea and coffee, split screen indie games, LAN games, 3D printing demo, Artemis starship simulator, guitar hero, mario kart, poker and board games (yep, all on the same day!)

https://www.thegamerclub.co.uk/openday

The magic a few little benchs and planters can do. Such a lovely community space now. #thirdspace #woodlandbikebridge

I shared the #Baltimore hobby group wiki on Reddit to help build out the "BaltimoreCounty section and got a lot of interest and recommendations!

The post has 5.6K views, 40 upvotes, and 33 shares so far. It’s clear that people want to know what’s happening in the community and are looking for ways to connect.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaltimoreCounty/s/pRVNzNGlnH

So, a #CommunitySpace is being built in #HollisMaine. In addition to housing the town's government, it will also be a #ThirdSpace and #EmergencyShelter for local residents. (Also, when I searched for more information, I found the #USDA press release about the project had been DELETED! But that's a rant for another time...)

"Once complete, the structure will house the offices of the town staff, the Select Board and Planning Board, as well as services such as motor vehicle registration and General Assistance access.

"There will be a large multipurpose room for public meetings and events. Most of these features will be on the ground floor, with ample room for expansion as needed in the future thanks to a full daylight basement.

"With climate change and severe storms in mind, town leaders also plan to use the new facility as an emergency shelter.

"'In the last year we had two major storms that put the power out for two to five days a lot of people, and we didn’t have anywhere for people to go to warm up, charge their phones, and so forth,' said Mary Hoffman, who is on the town select board.

"The energy-efficient, spacious and accessible new town office will provide a warm shelter during future power outages or other emergencies.

"Another beneficiary of the larger building slated to open next year will be the town’s Parks and Recreation Department, which will have more storage space and more options for evening activities."

https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/a-york-county-town-breaks-ground-on-new-municipal-building-debt-free
#SolarPunkSunday #EmergencyShelter #CommunityBuilding #ThirdSpace #AccessibleSpace #Maine

#Watching Thirdspace, the 1998 Babylon 5 TV movie. I think I know where the Matrix designers who worked on the "squiddies" got their inspiration from ...

#Happybirthday @clydekusatsu #clydekusatsu #actor #AdmiralNakamura #startrek #thenextgeneration #paradiserroad #theinterpreter #mash #kungfu #Babylon5 #Thirdspace #midway #HawaiiFive0 #RaisingHope #GeneralHospital #24Legacy #ncis #MadamSecretary #DirtyJohn #DaysofOurLives #startrek58 @trekcore

#Happybirthday @ClaudiaLives #claudiachristian #actress #susanivanova #babylon5 #thirdspace #TheRoadHome #thehidden #highlander #atlantis #thelostempire #halfpastdead #hexed #911onfox #ncis #brokennews #everwood #nypdblue #niptuck #BloodofZeus #TheRookie #DotaDragonsBlood

Where do third space practitioners go for professional development? So glad you asked - we had a webinar about that exact thing. Check out the recording here https://youtu.be/lGJhxzv9JTw #LearningDesigner #EducationalTechnologist #AcademicDeveloper #ThirdSpace

New blog post on Third Space Perspectives blog from Karen Heard-Laureote & Claire Kell exploring skills and skills development for #ThirdSpace professionals #careersInHigherEd #HigherEd
https://www.thirdspaceperspectives.com/blog/intrapreneurentrepreneur