From our latest gathering ·
We gathered around one table in Beylikdüzü.
Yasemin invited us to the Nostalji Museum. Different stories and a shared table: this is how we began getting to know each other.
Read the gathering’s storyBENBIZ JOURNAL
Our story grows as we come together.
Sometimes we meet around a table; sometimes we try something together. We share those days here so you can get to know the people involved, see how an idea began and discover what we learned along the way.
Earlier pages
Notes from the beginning.
How did we start this journal and share our first films? These entries look back at BenBiz’s early steps. Each keeps the date it was written.
Media update
Read the storyBenBiz is now on YouTube and Instagram.
We opened BenBiz’s YouTube and Instagram channels. Our first films introduced who we are, ObaNova and the different contributions people can bring together.
Structure note
Read the storyThe first BenBiz Media spine is in place.
We prepared a Media page to bring our films, photographs and conversations together. It was a first step towards sharing BenBiz’s story through images and sound.
Opening note
Read the storyThe BenBiz Journal opens its door.
We opened a journal to share our work and what we learn along the way. The idea grew while we were working on BenBiz Market: a place to remember the path we walk together.
Follow the story
Watch a film or read a little more.
Watch a film to get to know us, or open a guide to spend more time with a subject that interests you.
Media
Short introductions to BenBiz, shared footage and photographs. Start here if you would like to get to know us through films.
Explore MediaReading Area
Guides and sources on Solidarity Circles, exchange and our projects. Read more about a subject you are curious about.
Open the Reading AreaWhen we share
We respect people and their work.
As it happened
We share what we have experienced and describe hopes as hopes.
In their own words
We respect what people say and how much of their story they wish to share.
With credit
We acknowledge the people who share their time, work and knowledge.
Open to correction
Tell us if something is missing or mistaken. Our writing grows with what we learn.
In the margins
Ideas for future pages.
Three sample notes on learning, making and meeting: drafts for future pages, rather than accounts of events that have happened.
Browse the sample notes
SAMPLE STORY · DRAFT
Learning
What kind of place would suit a class?
Imagine looking for a place to learn together: easy to reach, step-free, with a projector and a table for 8–10 people. A note could explain why these things matter.
SAMPLE STORY · DRAFT
Making
From hemp to cloth.
Imagine tracing hemp from fibre to yarn, cloth and clothing. A research note could bring together what we have learned and the questions we would like to ask a farmer or craftsperson.
SAMPLE STORY · DRAFT
Gatherings
What would we remember after a gathering?
Imagine a question that stayed with us, a new idea or a small step we would like to try together. A journal note could include the words people want to share.
A note from you
We’d like to hear your story.
You can write to us about something you learned with others, a project you helped shape or an encounter that stayed with you. You choose what you would like to share.