System: Rural Commons Assembly
Project: Rural Commons Assembly 2023
Date: March 3 till 5, 2023
After a setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty of funding trans-regional collaborations across borders, the participants of the first Rural Commons Assembly met again in Rovereto, Italy for self-funded and self-organised assembly. Together with Bianca Elzenbaumer and Flora Mammana of La Foresta, I was guiding the participants through a dense program of workshops, convivial activities and collective decision making processes. During this assembly, participants were reflecting on the impacts of the first assembly and together devised next steps for further developing their alliance such as building a shared communication platform or co-organising further assemblies at different localities across the Alps.
Key collaborators: Bianca Elzenbaumer, Flora Mammana
Key partners: Rural Commons Festival, CIPRA International
Participants: Infiorescenze, La Foresta, Forno Vagabondo, BAU - Institute for Contemporary Art and Ecology, Lungomare, Somalgors74, Neuwirt, Openspace
Funded by: Self-funded
Roles: Curator, Co-Organiser, Facilitator
Images: Matteo Pra Mio