Climate open space: How to build resilient culture?

Question of 3rd annual climatic open space for culture professionals is about culture sector and its resilience. Climate crisis is already unavoidable, same as necessary adaptation to changes. At the same time it is obvious that geopolitcal events, wars, the rise of far right and attacks on democracy are directly related to consequences of climate disruption. Resistance against fascism, dehumanization and breakdown of democratic institution means to resist to social consequences of climate crisis.

What is open space?

Open space is democratic and participative method, through which a group examines pre-selected topic. Participants bring in questions and topics and discuss them from different perspectives. This formate erases the divide between lecturers and audience; the only set role is facilitator. You can come with pre-chosen topic or question, bu it is definetely not a requirement. At the beginning of the program there will be a time for generating specific topics.