Events
upcoming events ⬇️
»Feminist Park Collective announcing the Summer School "Environmental Justice: Can an intersectional eco-feminism lens yield answers into anti-racist green urban spaces practices?"«
The Summer School targets the topics of climate change and anti-racism to map inequalities and places and practices of empowerment in urban green spaces. It aims to reveal the stories of environmental care from different perspectives: migrant and refugee backgrounds, Black, Indigenous and People of Color's (BIPoC) and queer experiences. Berlin in this case is a test ground where these communities find their ways to resist discrimination and create resilient eco-feminist practices.
The focus of the school is eco-feminist practices and reproduction labor towards the environment in connection with decolonial research. The summer school consists of seminars, workshops and public discussions. Researchers and citizens are invited to get acquainted with the practices and researchers that are led by activists and scholars critically examining the city. Fill the form here (click here)
Application deadline: August 14th, 23:59 (CET)
Event Timing: August 18th-20th, 2023 (13:00 - 19:00)
Event Address: Floating university, Lilienthalstraße 32, 10965 Berlin
Participation is free of charge
Working language: English
Participation does not require any special skills or knowledge. The Summer School counts all of the experiences as a valuable and meaningful.
The Summer school is organized in collaboration with feminist translocalities, supported by the German Foreign Office
»RADICAL PICNIC« MAUERPARK
🌈🌳We invite FLINTA, Queer individuals, BIPoC and allies to come to the urban green space intervention - Radical Picnic. From 16:00 till 23:00 we will together claim Mauerpark as a feminist park! 🌿💖
This picnic explores on site a challenging question: how can we provide safety without hyper-surveillance?
We invite you to explore together what and who gives a feeling of safety.
In the program:
💖Picnic and open discussion
💖Critical mapping workshop
💖Body awareness practice
💖Meditative Audiowalk
💖Collective role board game
💖Music performances
Detailed schedule is coming soon!
As a result, the intervention in Mauerpark becomes a playground for imagining a feminist safe space and provides possible speculative scenarios of how future green spaces are designed and tailored to the needs of diverse groups in Berlin.
🤍The picnic is organised by Feminist Park Collective and @reimagineyourcity 🤍
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past events ⬇️
The (re)searching urbanity symposium , featuring the invited project "The Feminist Park of Berlin," is scheduled to take place from August 4th to 6th, 2023 at the @floatinguniversity in Berlin. This dynamic event brings together researchers, artists, and activists who will share their insights on key topics such as ecological, postcolonial, queer, and feminist perspectives on cities. With a diverse program consisting of over 40 installations, lectures, walks, workshops, film screenings, and performances, the symposium aims to create a platform for engaging discussions from an intersectional and interdisciplinary standpoint.
The symposium welcomes attendees free of charge, and prior registration is not required for participation. The venue at the floating university ensures accessibility for wheelchair users with ramps in place, and there is a designated barrier-free restroom available. The presentations and discussions will be held in German and/or English languages. Childcare services will be provided on both Saturday and Sunday, emphasizing inclusivity and enabling attendees to fully engage with the symposium.
It is important to note that the symposium is committed to creating a space free from racism, fascism, sexism, ableism, and all forms of discrimination. An awareness team will be present throughout the event to support attendees and ensure a respectful and inclusive environment for everyone.
For the Program (click here)
During the Heterotopia Ilmpark symposium on the 11th of July 2023, the Feminist Park Collective delivered a thought-provoking talk titled "(Re)thinking green urban spaces: an (eco)feminist and anti-colonial urban lens." This presentation was a significant contribution to the symposium, shedding light on the social construction of spaces and unveiling the hidden biases and prejudices related to race and gender within green spaces.
During their talk, the Feminist Park Collective shared preliminary results from a survey on safety, emphasizing the need for alternative approaches to cultivating a sense of safety in urban parks. By challenging conventional policing and surveillance practices, they highlighted innovative methods that aim to create inclusive and secure environments.
The Feminist Park Collective expressed their gratitude to the symposium organizers for providing them with the platform to showcase their project. Their participation added a valuable perspective to the discussions, furthering the understanding of the intersectionality between feminism, environmentalism, and urban planning.
More information on our Fem. Blog (click here)