Issue Wrestling: The Dark Side of Placemaking

Placemaking is widely celebrated for strategically shaping neighborhoods and cities and empowering communities. However, it is often paving the way for gentrification processes and potentially decreasing accessibility for long-term residents.

Panel (o.a.):
Mustapha Eaisaouiyen (Recht op Stad, Afrikaanderwijk Cooperatie)
Eeva Liukku (Vers Beton)
Martijn van der Mark (Gemeente Rotterdam)
Pieter le Roux (Hogeschool Rotterdam)
Moderated by:
Aryan Oosterbroek

Cultuur&Campus Putselaan, the Afrikaanderwijk Cooperatie and artist Natasha Taylor are organizing this evening about (the dark side of) placemaking. Together with invited guests and the public we are entering the conversation and we are going to experience a wrestling match that visualizes the struggle and complexity behind these themes and concepts. This event is in English but with Dutch translation available.