... mehr Gemeinsamkeiten als man auf den ersten Blick denkt!
Bei dem Panel-Gespräch ‘frei:Räume’, organisiert von State Festival mit der Unterstützung von Sistercities LA, konnten wir viel Inspirierendes erfahren, z.B. wie durch unkonventionelle Public-Private-Partnerships soziale Problem wie massive Obdachlosigkeit angegangen werden (Eric Espinosa, Special Projects Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti) oder wie durch das Engagement eines Privaten Investors in Down Town L.A. unabhängige experimentelle Kreativquartiereentstehen (Tom Gilmore, Gilmore Associates).
Wir danken dem Team von State Festival für die Einladung und für die organisation und freuen uns auf weitere Zusammenarbeit und Kooperationen!
Like few other cities, Berlin and Los Angeles stand for freedom, creative rebellion and a willingness to experiment. Free urban spaces were and are the alcoves in which these values are lived and developed. They are the breeding ground for the development of new creative approaches within culture and society, and are more than just experimental spaces for social utopias. The panel discussion „Frei:Räume“ discusses the role which protected niches and free spaces in the city take as catalysts for fostering new cultural, creative and societal models. Within this framework, we look at the development of Berlin and Los Angeles in that context through presenting selected initiatives in both cities. These presentations serve as a starting point for discussing similarities and differences in the urban development of Los Angeles and Berlin and to identify opportunities of how to learn from each other.
Moderation:
- Christian Rauch (STATE Festival)
Presentations:
- Anna Pilipenko (Genossenschaft für Urbane Kreativität)
- Mario Husten (Holzmarkt, Eckwerk)
- Paul Hockenos (Author and Journalist)
- Eric Espinosa (Urban Strategist),
- Tom Gilmore (Urban Developer, Philanthropist)
Weblinks:
Panel only:
http://www.statefestival.org/program/urban-creativity-berlin-la
STATE at Berlin Lab:
http://www.statefestival.org/program/2017/state-festival-at-berlin-lab-los-angeles
