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City Creativity: ”Examples to Follow” Exhibition, Heikonaut, Berlin (Germany). Photo: Mareike Rehl. In practicing social activism a diverse group of people can come together to use a place in a wide variety of ways. This often promotes cultural exchange, creative usage of space and materials, and raising peoples' awareness of their ability to influence their circumstances with direct action.
City Creativity: ”Ex...		 City Creativity: ”Prinzessinnengarten - Princess Garden” project in Berlin (Germany). Photo: Mareike Rehl.
City Creativity: ”Pr...		 City Creativity: ”Sweaters and Sweatshirts” at a flea market, Tartu (Estonia). Photo: Kerli Irbo. ”...sustainability is also a question about consumption, abandonment and of how to reuse your stuff.” - Mareike, Berlin
City Creativity: ”Sw...		 Urban Bloom: Community garden, Lille (France). Photo: Camille Gil ”I love this garden. I put my compost there; it is like I'm being part of the natural cycle...” - Camille, Lille
Urban Bloom: Communi...		 City Creativity: GenClub, Tartu (Estonia). Photo: Kerli Irbo.
City Creativity: Gen...
Public Space for the People: Taking it Back! Photo: Katalin Schnierer. Social activism can last for only a few hours or a few days, but it's the action that counts. It can be spontaneous, temporary, bold, visible action that leads to big changes by engaging the general public directly and through the media. Social activism can bring a broad range of people back to public spaces, empowering them be active citizens. ”I really like the PARKing day, an international action where people use parking spaces to do fun stuff.” - Kati, Budapest (Center of Helsinki, in front of old student house)
Public Space for the...		 Urban Bloom: Old rail maintenance house, Helsinki (Finland). Photo: Marjaana Jokela. Social activism in cities can lead to more green spaces, increased biodiversity, as well as people coming together and getting back nature.
Urban Bloom: Old rai...		 Urban Bloom: Community garden, Helsinki (Finland). Photo: Katalin Schnierer.
Urban Bloom: Communi...