Saturday 14 February, 13:00

Collective Imagination

A workshop of imagination, based on the fictional universe of Bâtir aussi — a collective work published by Cambourakis in 2018 — invites participants into the alternate history of the Haraka, a social movement that began with the Arab Spring in 2011 and spread to uprisings around the world.

Through small and large group discussions, this is a collective moment of exploration and experimentation, guided by two facilitators. The Labo Fiction / Antémonde Workshops offer a space to craft hopeful, feminist, and critical imaginaries that challenge the techno-industrial complex.

In French.

Chemin de la Gravière 10,
1227 Les Acacias
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