How can equitable access to heritage help solve global challenges? That is the question we addressed during our Exploratory Dialogue, a major event we hosted on 29 April, 2026, at UNESCO House in Paris, France, to celebrate the Open Heritage Statement and explore its synergies with UNESCO’s priorities in tackling the most urgent problems facing the world today.
Dr. Angela DeBarger, Program Co-Lead for the Catalyst Fund at Renaissance Philanthropy, is a leader in philanthropy, science education, and the learning sciences. Previously, she served as a Program Officer and Acting Program Director at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation directing strategy and grantmaking to expand access to ambitious, relevant, and inclusive learning through…
Kathryn Kure is the Chapter Lead of Creative Commons South Africa, in which role she has been deeply engaged in supporting the recommendations to Parliament around sorely-needed Copyright reform in relation to the Copyright Amendment Bill and has actively advocated for tax policy changes to enable more OER resources to become available at no additional…
Creative Commons invites you to explore the legacy and history of Open Education—tracing how a set of principled ideas about access, sharing, and collaboration grew into a global movement. This panel brings together leaders who have helped shape and steward this work over time to reflect on the origins of the open education movement, the…
Six licenses. Two public domain tools. Infinite creative possibilities. As part of Creative Commons’ 25th anniversary celebration, this special CC101 webinar invites you to dive into the world of CC licenses. IANAL? No problem! No legal background required. Whether you’re an artist, educator, researcher, librarian, or just curious, this session is the perfect way to dive…
It’s been a while since we last shared an update on CC signals and our work around AI and the commons. Over the past several months, we’ve been deep in research, in conversation, and in active collaboration with communities, policymakers, and practitioners. We took the time to understand where power is consolidating, where harms are emerging, and where meaningful intervention is actually possible. We are now at a point where we believe we can act in ways that will have real impact.
Today, we are sharing our newest report, Licensing Best Practices for Sharing Scientific Data. This report builds on our 2023 report Recommended Best Practices for the Better Sharing of Climate Data with the goal of extending the open data practices originally designed for climate data to other disciplines.
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), established in 1994, unites governments, scientists, policymakers, the private sector, and communities to mitigate the effects of desertification, land degradation, and drought. Through land protection and restoration, the Convention promotes global action to restore and manage land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet and advances…
Gathering is a vital part of relationship building among and across movements, and we know we have supporters around the globe excited to get more involved in our work. Creative Commons has chapters around the world—communities of practice in a wide variety of topics from science and culture to open source—who are best suited to…
Join CC’s Community Manager to ask more questions about the CC community, share ideas for collaborations with the wider community, and learn more about how to get involved.