Photo: Mikael Lundgren.
CHALLENGING POWER As the name suggests Challenging Power is about challenging the power structures in society, bringing to light issues about norms and power in a structural context in an effort to achieve lasting change. Maintaining a critical attitude toward norms and focusing on us instead of them can bring to light important issues and create exciting dynamics. What does a society look like when it is free from sexism, heteronormativity and racism? Can we work from within a society we want to change and free ourselves from the power structure that has shaped our thoughts and our lives? Some issues to focus on are: who has access to culture? Who is the creator and who is the consumer of culture? What representations do we see on stage? Whose perspective is being portrayed?
UMEÅ URBAN FORUM Urban Forum is a network with the central goal of developing ideas and methods for long-term sustainable city development. During our capital of culture year Urban Forum will be focusing on the city’s public spaces and masterminding several social, technical and cultural activities. The latter include dialogues, major rebuilding and temporary installations in Umeå. Urban Forum is the result of a general municipal management assignment based on openness, democracy and equality.
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