Workshop series MEMOS. What is Social Resilience? – BSR Cultural Pearls

Protopia – Leaning towards a better Future

Ewa — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:01:42 +0000

This memo summarizes the main content of the input from sociologist and urban activist Joanna Erbel. It presents the idea of Protopia – a way of building resilience via cooperation, the democratization of processes and a focus on local resources.

Culture and Diversity for Social Resilience

Ewa — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:59:26 +0000

This memo summarizes the main content of the input from urban researcher and place maker Magdalena Kubecka. It places the focus on diversity in an urban context and the concept of placemaking, a participatory way of reinventing public spaces.

Social Resilience and the Impact of Culture

Ewa — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:53:33 +0000

This memo summarizes the content of the input from urban activist and producer Jaakko Bloomberg. It mainly consists of 10 key points on the question of how to get citizens involved in culture related work that contributes to social cohesion. You can also find Jaakko‘s broad understanding of culture and some examples of his work on culture and cohesion.

Citizen Engagement and Community Solidarity

Ewa — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:47:18 +0000

This memo summarizes the main content of the input from Marie Feddersen (Varde Municipality) and Lelde Abele (Vidzeme Planning Region), both project partners of the BSR Cultural Pearls Project. Marie’s contribution concentrates on the value of voluntary work for both communities and individuals. She illustrates this with two examples: the „Sommerlandslauget“ project and the DOX Film Festival in Denmark. Lelde’s part gives an insight to the Vidzeme Culture Program, an example of integrative participatory budgeting for cultural measures.