[Nettime-ro] SPACES: ConferinÈÄ internaÈionalÄ: SpaÈiile Publice Ãn Post-Socialism / Regional Conference: Public Spaces in Post-Socialism, 17-18 septembrie 2013

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Subject: MD* SPACES: ConferinÈÄ internaÈionalÄ: SpaÈiile Publice Ãn 
Post-Socialism / Regional Conference: Public Spaces in Post-Socialism, 
17-18 septembrie 2013
Date: 2013-09-16 11:19
From: Vladimir US <vladimir@oberliht.org.md>
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ConferinÈÄ internaÈionalÄ: _SPAÈIILE PUBLICE ÃN POST-SOCIALISM:
INCLUZIUNE, EXCLUZIUNE ÈI PRACTICI DE REVENDICARE_

_17-18 SEPTEMBRIE 2013, CHIÈINÄU_

INVITAÈIE

StimatÄ/e DoamnÄ/Domn,

AsociaÈia _Oberliht_ vÄ invitÄ sÄ participaÈi la conferinÈa
internaÈionalÄ _SPA__È__IILE PUBLICE ÃN POST-SOCIALISM: INCLUZIUNE,
EXCLUZIUNE __È__I PRACTICI DE REVENDICARE,_ ce se va desfÄÈura la
ChiÈinÄu Ãn perioada 17-18 septembrie a.c., Ãn sala de conferinÈe a
hotelului Regency (str. Sfatul ÅÄrii nr. 17, ChiÈinÄu), ÃncepÃnd
cu ora 13:00.

ConferinÈa reuneÈte cercetÄtori, arhitecÈi, activiÈti, curatori Èi
artiÈti din Republica Moldova, Ucraina, Armenia, Georgia, Macedonia,
Albania, Polonia Èi Ungaria, care sunt preocupaÅi de studierea
spaÈiilor publice Èi problemele legate de definirea Åi configurarea
acestora Ãn perioada post-socialistÄ.

Ãn cadrul conferinÈei vor fi abordate probleme ce Èin de degradarea
spaÈiilor publice existente, privatizarea infrastructurii
cultural-istorice Åi sportive, a spaÈiilor verzi Èi a altor
proprietÄÈi publice, utilizarea spaÈiilor publice Èi transformarea
lor prin activitÄÈi de profit. De asemenea, Ãn cadrul discuÅiilor
vor fi abordate un Åir de fenomene sociale ca excluziunea unor grupuri
sociale (minoritÄÈi religioase, persoane cu dizabilitÄÈi, persoane
cu orientare sexualÄ netradiÈionalÄ, grupuri social-vulnerabile etc.)
de la utilizarea spaÈiilor publice, practici coruptibile Èi lipsa
transparenÈei Ãn procesul de privatizare Èi administrare a
proprietÄÈii publice etc.

ExperÅii naÅionali Åi internaÅionali vor avea posibilitate sÄ
prezinte studii de caz, Ãn care societatea civilÄ Åi grupurile de
cetÄÈeni s-au mobilizat Èi au Ãncercat sÄ se opunÄ proceselor de
deturnare a spaÅiilor publice, Åi au reuÅit sÄ mobilizeze societatea
pentru luarea de atitudine civicÄ. ParticipanÅii la conferinÅÄ vor
dezbate conceptul de cetÄÈenie activÄ Èi vor propune noi forme de
participare civicÄ, menite sÄ aducÄ soluÅii pentru dezvoltarea Åi
armonizarea spaÅiilor publice.

AceastÄ conferinÅÄ finalizeazÄ proiectul _DESCHIDEREA SPAÅIULUI
PUBLIC CÄTRE CETÄÅENI: INOVARE ÅI INCLUZIUNE_, implementat de
AsociaÅia Tinerilor ArtiÅti Oberliht din Moldova Ãn parteneriat cu
AsociaÅia Utopiana.am din Armenia, FundaÈia Centrul de ArtÄ
ContemporanÄ din Ucraina, AsociaÅia GeoAIR din Georgia Åi Institutul
pentru dezvoltare UrbanÄ Oikodrom din Austria, cu sprijinul financiar
al Programului Est Est FÄrÄ Frontiere al FundaÅiei Soros-Moldova.
Evenimentul este parte componentÄ a proiectului european SPACES,
implementat Ãn cadrul programului: _CENTRUL CIVIC AL CHIÈINÄULUI â
DINCOLO DE LINIILE ROÈII
_(http://chisineu.wordpress.com/proiecte/ccc-liniile-rosii [3]) de
AsociaÅia Tinerilor ArtiÅti Oberliht din Moldova Ãn colaborare cu
experÅii din ÅÄrile-participante.

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PROGRAM

17 SEPTEMBRIE 2013

13:00-15:00 SESIUNEA 1: POILITICI URBANE

ÈTEFAN RUSU, DUÈANBE/CHIÈINÄU
curator, editor, artist visual, producÄtor de film, Centrul pentru
ArtÄ ContemporanÄ, Chisinau, [KSA:K], Ãn prezent activeazÄ la
DuÈanbe Art Ground, Tadjikistan

_POLITICA URBANÄ NEO-LIBERALÄ DIN SPATELE BULEVARDULUI D. CANTEMIR ÈI
TRANSFORMAREA SPAÈIULUI PUBLIC DIN CHIÈINÄU._
De ce trebuie sÄ implementÄm astÄzi planuri urbanistice
âexpirateâ, vechi de 60-70 de ani? AceastÄ contribuÈie va analiza
politicile de planificare urbanÄ din ChiÈinÄu implementate de
administraÈia neo-liberalÄ oraÈului dupÄ 1992 Èi impactul
politicilor de privatizare ale sferei publice. Un alt aspect important
este expunerea tendinÈelor de gentrificare din contextul politicilor
neo-liberale din ultimul deceniu Èi impactul pe care acestea l-au avut
asupra centrului oraÈului. Care ar putea fi alternativa la Bulevardul
D. Cantemir? Definirea unui plan de acÈiune preliminar adresat
activiÈtilor societÄÈii civile pentru apÄrarea Èi protejarea zonei
vechi a oraÈului Èi a locuitorilor acestuia.

VITALIE SPRÃNCEANÄ, CHIÈINÄU
Sociolog, activist, George Mason University

_(MICRO)REVENDICAREA SPAÈIULUI PUBLIC DIN CHIÈINÄU_
Ãn ChiÈinÄu Èi Ãn alte pÄrÈi, cetÄÈenii se auto-performeazÄ
uneori, adesea ilegal, pin gesturi de privatizare / control /
comercializare / apropriere a spaÈiilor publice. Practici cum ar fi:
parcajul ilegal Ãn parcuri / pe trotuare, aproprierea bÄncilor din
parcurile publice pentru a comercializa marfÄ etc. reprezintÄ o
imagine obiÈnuitÄ pentru ChiÈinÄu. Ãn acelaÈi timp, la acelaÈi
micro-nivel, am vÄzut Ãn ChiÈinÄu cum s-au conturat practici
interesante de revendicare a spaÈiului public fÄrÄ ajutorul statului.
Acestea sunt cÃteva din acÈiunile artistice care au scopul de a nega
accesul maÈinilor Ãn zone specifice â Strada BucureÈti nr. 68, STOP
HAMÈi altele. Aceste practici au, de asemenea, efectul de a reprezenta
un cadru ne-statal de acÈiune politicÄ, o scenÄ publicÄ pe care
problema cetÄÈeniei Èi a participÄrii politice este perpetuu
renegociatÄ.

Igor TYSHCHENKO, Kiev
CercetÄtor, Centrul de Studii Sociale, Kiev

_REÃNNOIRE URBANÄ, DEZVOLTARE AXATÄ PE AUTOMOBILE ÈI PROBLEMA
EXCLUDERII: CAZUL KIEVULUI_
Puterea discursului privind reÃnnoirea urbanÄ Èi dezvoltarea
infrastructurii de transport pare sÄ cuprindÄ procese din ce Ãn ce
mai puternice de comercializare extensivÄ, automobilizare rigidÄ Èi
pierdere a spaÈiilor publice Ãn Kievul contemporan. Principala
problemÄ este cÄ aceastÄ prezentare subliniazÄ excluderea grupurilor
vulnerabile de utilizatori ai spaÈiilor publice â persoane cu
mobilitate redusÄ, oameni fÄrÄ adÄpost, pÄrinÈi cu copii Èi
bicicliÈti prinÈi Ãn acest proces de reÃnnoire urbanÄ. Vom pune Ãn
discuÈie atÃt perspectiva generalÄ a problemei, cÃt Èi cazurile
particulare de apÄrarea a dreptului public la acces.

Ruben AREVSHATYAN, Erevan
PreÈedinte AICA-Armenia, Institutul de ArtÄ ContemporanÄ,
Universitatea ArmeanÄ DeschisÄ

_RECLAMAREA PUBLICULUI SAU PARADOXURILE CONÈTIINÈEI PUBLICE
POST-SOVIETICE (CAZUL EREVAN)_
Ãn diferite oraÈe din ÈÄrile post-sovietice, am constatat mai multe
cazuri de rezistenÈÄ publicÄ activÄ pentru protejarea edificiilor
Èi teritoriilor moÈtenite din trecutul sovietic Èi care au avut o
funcÈie publicÄ. Ãn ultimii 5 ani, oraÈul Erevan a trecut prin
transformÄri interesante Èi intense Ãn ceea ce priveÈte noile
grupuri sociale emergente Èi noile discursuri publice cu privire la
protejarea, funcÈia Èi noÈiunea Ãn sine de spaÈii publice Èi
terenuri urbane.

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15:30-17:00 SESIUNEA 2: EXCLUZIUNE ÈI INCLUZIUNE ÃN SPAÈIUL PUBLIC

MIKHEIL SVANIDZE, TBILISI
CercetÄtor, Ilia State University

_EDUCAÈIE PUBLICÄ INFORMALÄ ÃN GEORGIA â O ANALIZÄ ATENTÄ A
DOUÄ CAZURI_
Ãn aceastÄ lucrare analizez douÄ cazuri de educaÈie care nu au
legÄturÄ directÄ cu instituÈiile de educaÈie (publice sau private)
Èi care sunt, teoretic, spaÈii publice de educaÈie â gratuite Èi
accesibile oricui. Am analizat douÄ forme diferite de lecturi publice,
ambele de pe strÄzile oraÈului Tbilisi, atÃt din perspectiva
âeducatoruluiâ, cÃt Èi din cea a spectatorului Èi am analizat
relaÈia de putere care acÈioneazÄ Ãn ambele cazuri. La o evaluare
scurtÄ, am analizat variabilele cheie cum ar fi accesibilitatea,
includerea, motivaÈia politicÄ, impactul pe termen lung, chestionÃnd
afirmaÈia cÄ universitÄÈile deschise tuturor, academiile stradale
Èi altele asemenea sunt vehicule suplimentare importante, mai ales Ãn
spaÈiul post-sovietic, Ãn care educaÈia formalÄ a rÄmas Ãn urmÄ
din mai multe puncte de vedere.

ANNA KHVYL, KIEV
FundaÈia Centrul pentru ArtÄ ContemporanÄ, Universitatea NaÈionalÄ
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

AREVIK MARTIROSYAN, EREVAN
Consilier, Centrul pentru Studii Gender Èi Leadership YSU, Institutul
pentru Drepturile Omului Èi DemocraÈie

Revendicarea nopÈii: teamÄ, siguranÈÄ Èi diviziuni de gen Ãn
spaÈiul public
Studiul spaÈiilor publice Ãn oraÈele post-socialiste, al regimului de
proprietate a acestora, al comercializÄrii, incluziunii Èi excluziunii
ar trebui sÄ ÈinÄ cont de aspectul gender al spaÈiului. Ne propunem
sÄ abordÄm problema fricii, a violenÈei gender Èi sÄ sugerÄm
instrumente practice cu ajutorul cÄrora putem face spaÈiul urban mai
sigur pentru femei.

LEVAN ASABASHVILI, TBILISI
Arhitect, activist, Urban Reactor

_LUPTA PENTRU ADÄPOST ÃNTR-O CLÄDIRE PUBLICÄ ABANDONATÄ DIN
TBILISI_
Una din cele mai recente probleme cu care se confruntÄ societatea
georgianÄ este aceea a spaÈiului public Èi a bunurilor publice.
AceastÄ lucrare va analiza conflictul dintre oamenii fÄrÄ adÄpost
Èi sectorul public Èi privat. Ãn octombrie 2012, cÃnd puterea s-a
schimbat la guvernare, oamenii fÄrÄ adÄpost au ocupat mai multe
clÄdiri publice abandonate Èi o clÄdire privatÄ. DeÈi experienÈa
rezistenÈei publice este foarte limitatÄ la noi, prin studii
comparative ale acestui caz cu alte miÈcÄri similare Èi prin analiza
problemelor ideologice Èi a altor aspecte, lucrarea aceasta va Ãncerca
sÄ discute instrumentele tactice, cÃt Èi potenÈialul strategic mai
vast al unor asemenea miÈcÄri reduse Èi legÄtura dintre acestea Èi
activismul politic de stÃnga.

LEVENTE POLYAK, BUDAPESTA
Centrul Maghiar de ArhitecturÄ ContemporanÄ

_BUDAPESTA CIVICÄ: ACTIVISM, POLITICÄ ÈI COMERCIALIZARE ÃNTR-UN
ORAÈ POST-SOCIALIST_
Starea de incompletitudine a tranziÈiei democratice a Ungariei este
vizibilÄ mai ales Ãn oraÈe, unde inegalitÄÈile devin Ãnscrise Ãn
spaÈiul urban. Ãn ultimii ani, cÃteva iniÈiative noi au apÄrut Ãn
Budapesta Èi au Ãncercat sÄ creeze diferite platforme pentru
supravegherea transformÄrilor urbane. Ãn atenÈia acestor miÈcÄri au
intrat mai ales procesele de demolare, problema locativÄ, spaÈiile
vacante Èi dispariÈia spaÈiilor publice. Ãn cadrul prezentÄrii mele
voi prezenta cÃteva studii de caz Ãn care aceste noi miÈcÄri sociale
ÃÈi apÄrÄ dreptul de a participa la procesul de regenerare urbanÄ.

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17:00-18:30 SESIUNEA 3: PARTICIPARE, COOPERARE ÈI ORGANIZARE

SAIMIR KRISTO, TIRANA
Co-Plan Institut pentru Dezvoltarea Habitatului, Tirana

_TRANSFORMAREA PEISAJULUI URBAN PRIN CONTRIBUÈIE SOCIALÄ ÈI
PLANIFICARE URBANÄ PARTICIPATIVÄ_
Contextul meta-tranziÈional al Albaniei prezintÄ cazul unui peisaj
urban care poate fi caracterizat drept incubator pentru dezvoltarea
privatÄ. Au existat Ãn ÈarÄ cazuri de succes, Ãn ultimii 15 ani, de
mici programe pilot care au beneficiat de pe urma puterii private Èi
care le-au transformat Ãn mecanisme ce pot veni Ãn folosul interesului
public. Cazuri de Co-Plan Ãn intervenÈii publice Èi planuri urbane de
reglementare ale Fier, Bathore Èi Kamza etc.
Cazurile Zagori, Burrel, Kruma Èi Bajram Curri din Albania vor fi
prezentate pentru a arÄta cum, prin programe participative de cercetare
publicÄ, putem deriva o abordare a peisajului urban pentru
ÃnfrumuseÈarea Èi comodificarea spaÈiilor publice. Lansarea ideilor
de mai sus Ãn calitatea de contribuÈii sociale pentru comunitate de
cÄtre Universitatea Polis University Èi Co-Plan pentru a Ãmbina
elementele mai sus prezentate poate fi utilizatÄ pentru a elabora,
implementa Èi gestiona acest Ãntreg proces.

SONIA DAMCHEVSKA, SKOPJE
coordonator, KOR-CSD â CoaliÈia pentru Dezvoltare DurabilÄ, Skopje

_COMUNITÄÈI UNITE PENTRU COMUNITÄÈI MAI BUNE_
IntervenÈiile Ãn spaÈiul public reprezintÄ una din formele posibile
prin care putem angaja activ cetÄÈenii Èi putem Ãncuraja
participarea lor la procesul de revendicare a spaÈiului public. De
asemenea, intervenÈiile Ãn spaÈiul public au Èi efectul de a atrage
atenÈia publicului asupra potenÈialului asociaÈiilor de locatari Ãn
calitate de âceluleâ ale mediului urban, adicÄ locuri Ãn care
cetÄÈenii ÃÈi colecteazÄ Èi amplificÄ vocile lor pentru a-Èi
articula mai eficient necesitÄÈile Èi ideile, pentru a adopta o
atitudine mai pro-activÄ atÃt Ãn probleme ce Èin de comunitatea lor
dar Èi de oraÈ Ãn genere.

HAMLET MELKUMYAN-ALEXANYAN, EREVAN
CercetÄtor, Institutul de Arheologie Èi Etnografie, Academia
NaÈionalÄ de ÈtiinÈe

_REMODELAREA SPAÈIILOR PUBLICE: NOI FORME DE IDENTITATE CIVICÄ ÃN
EREVANUL POST-SOVIETIC_
Discursul cu privire la spaÈiile publice Èi noile forme de identitate
civicÄ au devenit foarte actuale Ãn Erevanul post-sovietic al
ultimilor ani (âSalvaÈi cinematograful Ãn aer liber Moscovaâ
(2010), âSalvaÈi Parcul lui Mashtocâ (2012). Aceste miÈcÄri au
dat curs unei dezbateri Ãn sfera publicÄ, referitoare la spaÈiul
public Èi identitatea civicÄ â existenÈa ca cetÄÈean,
solidaritate, antihomofobie, participare civicÄ Ãn baza ConstituÈiei
Èi au inspirat, de asemenea, la activitate, alte grupuri de cetÄÈeni.
Aceasta este natura noii miÈcÄri de protest âPlÄtim 100 de drame /
vchâarum enq 100 dramâ, Ãmpotriva deciziei primÄriei de a ridica
preÈul transportului public de la 100 la 150 amd. MiÈcarea socialÄ a
fost lansatÄ sub sloganul âplÄtim 100 de drameâ a motivat
surprinzÄtor cetÄÈenii sÄ se organizeze Èi sÄ acÈioneze solidar
Èi cu toleranÈÄ.

JOANNA ERBEL, VARÈOVIA
CercetÄtor, activist

_ÃNTRE CONTESTARE ÈI COOPERARE. STRATEGIILE ACTIVIÈTILOR URBANI ÃN
POLONIA CONTEMPORANÄ_
Ãn ultimii ani am fost martorii unei activitÄÈi din ce Ãn ce mai
intense a miÈcÄrilor urbane poloneze. Ãn prezentarea mea voi descrie
dinamica dezvoltÄrii miÈcÄrilor urbane poloneze â de la mobilizare
localÄ, la crearea unei reÈele naÈionale â Congresul MiÈcÄrilor
Urbane. Voi discuta, de asemenea, despre succesul miÈcÄrii Èi noul
tip de cooperare cu autoritÄÈile municipale, acolo unde este loc atÃt
de contestare Èi protest, cÃt Èi de cooperare.
MÄ voi concentra asupra unor exemple referitoare la lupta pentru
spaÈiul public, Ãncercarea de implementare a bugetului participativ
(primul Ãn Sopot Èi apoi Ãn alte oraÈe) Èi modalitatea de
implementare, lupta pentru schimbarea prioritÄÈii transportului Èi
recunoaÈterea prezenÈei bicicliÈtilor Èi a altor tipuri de
activitÄÈi. Voi discuta despre rolul artei, Ãn special al artei Ãn
spaÈiile publice Ãn stimularea unora dintre aceste procese.

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18 SEPTEMBRIE 2013

13:00-14:00 SESIUNEA 4: PREZENTÄRI ALE ACTIVIÈTILOR DIN CHIÈINÄU

OLEG BREGA
AsociaÈia Hyde Park

_INSTRUMENTE DE MOBILIZARE RAPIDÄ_

ION STEFANIÈÄ
Agentia pentru Restaurare si Protectie a Monumentelor, Ministerul
Culturii al Republicii Moldova

_CENTRUL ISTORIC AL ORAÈULUI CHIÈINÄU â ÃNTRE PROTECÈIE ÈI
DEGRADARE_

VITALIE VOZNOI
AsociaÈia OraÈul Meu Drag

_INTERACÈIUNEA ÃNTRE ASOCIAÈIILE OBÈTEÈTI_

VITALIE SPRÃNCEANÄ
Universitatea George Mason

_PRACTICI DE COMERCIALIZARE A SPAÈIILOR PUBLICE ÃN CHIÈINÄU_

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14:00-15:00 SESIUNEA 5: ARTA ÃN SPAÈIUL PUBLIC

VLADIMIR US
AsociaÈia Oberliht

_CREAREA SPAÈIULUI PUBLIC PRIN ACÈIUNE CULTURALÄ_
Ãn prezentarea sa Vladimir Us va vorbi despre spaÈiul urban din
ChiÈinÄu de dupÄ 1991. Ãn cursul ultimelor douÄ decenii un numÄr
impunÄtor de spaÈii cu menire socialÄ au fost demolate, abandonate,
unele din ele privatizate sau convertite Ãn spaÈii comerciale. Pe
acest fundal dominant diverse iniÈiative ce fac uz de oraÈ Ãntr-un
mod diferit se fac auzite. Grupuri de artiÈti, arhitecÈi Èi
cercetÄtori Èi-au propus sÄ creeze noi spaÈii publice prin acÈiune
culturalÄ, ÈinÃnd cont de nevoile comunitÄÈii locale. Ei fac uz de
oraÈ drept atelier dar Èi spaÈiu de ÃntÃlnire Èi interacÈiune cu
diverse publicuri.

BETTINA KOLB, VIENA

Sociolog

HEIDI DUMREICHER, VIENA
Director, Institutul pentru Dezvoltare UrbanÄ DurabilÄ

_INTERVENÈII ARTISTICE PENTRU UN SPAÈIU PUBLIC ANIMAT_
Ãn cadrul transformÄrii spaÈiilor publice, intervenÈiile artistice
care apropriazÄ spaÈiile urbane reprezintÄ ocazii care creeazÄ
spaÈii publice animate, Ãn care se exprimÄ unitatea societÄÈii Èi
sensul individual. Pentru spaÈiul public, teoria coproprietÄÈii
emoÈionale â problema deÈinerii Èi aproprierii spaÈiului public
â Èi conceptul de oraÈ ca scenÄ contribuie la analiza spaÈiului
public. Pe baza intervenÈiilor artistice Ãn cadrul proiectului SPACES,
prezentÄm tezele nou elaborate care vor reprezenta structura comunÄ de
interpretare Èi baza de comparaÈie a viitoarelor recomandÄri.

15:30-17:00 SESIUNEA 6: SESIUNEA FINALÄ

sinteza prezentÄrilor urmatÄ de un set de recomandÄri Èi discuÈie
publicÄ

moderator â Vitalie SPRÃNCEANÄ

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Regional Conference: PUBLIC SPACES IN POST-SOCIALISM: INCLUSION,
EXCLUSION AND PRACTICES OF RECLAIMING

SEPTEMBER 17-18 2013, CHIÈINÄU

INVITATION

Dear Mr. / Ms.

_Oberliht_ Association has the pleasure to invite you to attend the
international conference â_ PUBLIC SPACES IN POST-SOCIALISM:
INCLUSION, EXCLUSION AND PRACTICES OF RECLAIMING_, which will take 
place
in Chisinau on September 17-18, 2013, starting with 1 pm, in the
conference hall of the Regency Hotel (str. Sfatul ÅÄrii 17, Chisinau).

The conference gathers scholars, architects, activists, curators and
artists from Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Macedonia, Albania,
Poland and Hungary that study or are active in the field of public 
space
and the problems related to the administration and reconfiguration of
public spaces in the post-socialist period.

The presentations will explore topics such as: urban development and
urban planning, beautification, degradation and commoditization of
public spaces, social movements reclaiming and defending public spaces,
inclusion and exclusion in public spaces of various social groups
(religious minorities, people with disabilities, sexual minorities, the
poor), the politics of public spaces in post-socialism, corruption and
lack of transparency in the process of privatization and administration
of public property, symbolic/religious appropriation of public spaces.

Activists from Chisinau and the region will present cases in which the
civil society, social movement or other groups of citizens have
mobilized to oppose these practices, to redefine the concept of
citizenship, civic identity and participation.

The conference concludes the project _OPENING THE PUBLIC SPACE FOR
CITIZENS: INNOVATION AND INCLUSION_, implemented by Oberliht Young
Artists Association from Moldova in partnership with Utopiana.am
Association from Armenia, Foundation Center for Contemporary Art from
Kiev, GeoAIR Association from Georgia and Oikodrom â the Vienna
Institute for Urban Sustainability from Austria with the financial
support of the East East Beyond Borders Program of the Soros
Foundation-Moldova

This conference is organized by Oberliht Young Artists Association in
collaboration with participating experts, in the frame of EU project
SPACES as part of the program: _CHISINAU CIVIC CENTER â BEYOND THE RED
LINES_: http://chisineu.wordpress.com/proiecte/ccc-liniile-rosii [10]

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PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

1-3 PM SESSION 1: URBAN POLICIES

ÈTEFAN RUSU, DUSHANBE/CHISINAU
curator, editor, visual artist, filmmaker, [KSA:K] Center for
Contemporary Art, Chisinau, Currently works at Dushanbe Art Ground,
Tajikistan

_NEO-LIBERAL URBAN POLICY BEHIND THE D. CANTEMIR BOULEVARD AND THE
TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC SPACE IN CHISINAU_
Why today we have to implement âexpiredâ, 60-70 years old urban
development plans? This contribution will analyze urban planning
policies in the city of Chisinau implemented by the neo-liberal
administration of the city after 92, and the impact of privatization
policies on the public sphere. The other important aspect is revealing
gentrification tendencies in the context of neo-liberal politics in the
last decade and its impact on city center. What could be an alternative
to D. Cantemir Blvd? Defining a preliminary action plan addressed to 
the
civil society activists in order to defend and protect old town area 
and
its inhabitants.

VITALIE SPRÃNCEANÄ, CHISINAU
Sociologist, activist, George Mason University

_(MICRO)CLAIMING THE PUBLIC SPACE IN CHISINAU._
In Chisinau as everywhere sometimes citizens are performing themselves,
often illegally, acts of
privatization/controlling/commercialization/appropriation of public
spaces. Practices such as: illegal parking in the parks/on the
sidewalks, appropriating benches in public parks in order to sell stuff
etc represent a common view in Chisinau. At the same time, at the same
micro-level, we have seen in Chisinau the emergence of interesting
practices of citizens trying to reclaim the public space without the
help of the state. Such are some artistic actions that intend to deny
the access of cars to specific places â Bucuresti 68, Stop Ham and
others. These practices have also the effect of constituting a 
non-state
site of political action, a public stage where the issues of 
citizenship
and political participation are being constantly renegotiated.

IGOR TYSHCHENKO, KIEV
Researcher, Centre for Society Research from Kyiv

_URBAN RENEWAL, AUTOMOBILE-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROBLEM OF
EXCLUSION: CASE OF KYIV_
The power discourses of urban renewal and transport infrastructure
development appear to cover up increasingly stronger processes of
extensive commercialization, rigid automobilization, and loss of public
spaces in contemporary Kyiv. The main problem that this presentation
emphasizes is the exclusion of the vulnerable groups of users of public
spaces â people with limited mobility, homeless people, parents with
children, and cyclists in the process of urban renewal. We would 
discuss
both the general perspective on the problem and the particular cases of
defending the public right to access.

RUBEN AREVSHATYAN, YEREVAN
President, AICA-Armenia, Institute of Contemporary Art, Armenian Open
University

_RECLAIMING THE PUBLIC OR THE PARADOXES OF POST SOVIET PUBLIC
CONSCIOUSNESS (YEREVAN CASE)_
In the different cities of the post soviet countries we have been
witnessing many cases of active public resistances that are led to
protect buildings and territories inherited from soviet past that used
to have public function. Within the past 5 years Yerevan has been
experiencing quite interesting and intensive developments in terms of
emerging new social groups and new public discourses around the
protection, function and very notion of public spaces in the urban
terrain.

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3:30-5 PM SESSION 2: INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN THE PUBLIC SPACES

MIKHEIL SVANIDZE, TBILISI
Researcher, Ilia State University

_INFORMAL PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GEORGIA â A CAUTIONS LOOK AT TWO CASES_
In this paper I look at a couple instances of education not directly
tied to the educational institutions (public or private), that are,
theoretically, the places where one gets public education â free and
accessible for all. I analyzed two different forms of series of public
lectures, both in the streets of Tbilisi, from both âlecturerâ and
the spectator point of view and looked at the power-relationship at 
work
in both cases. In a short survey, I looked at key variables such as
accessibility, outreach, political motivation, long-term impact,
investigating the claim that free-for-all universities, street 
academies
and the like are important supplementary educational vehicles,
especially in the post-soviet space where formal education lags far
behind on a range of levels.

ANNA KHVYL, KIEV
Foundation Center for Contemporary Art, National University of
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

AREVIK MARTIROSYAN, EREVAN
Adviser, YSU Center for Gender and Leadership Studies and Institute of
Human right and Democracy

_RECLAIMING THE NIGHT: FEAR, SAFETY AND GENDER DIVISIONS IN PUBLIC
SPACE_
Along with divisions of urban space based on the question of ownership,
commercialization, inclusion, itâs worth paying attention on such
category as gendered space while analyzing postsocialist cities. There
is a number of ways to understand what gender divisions means if we
apply it to space. Weâd like to discuss the question of fear, gender
violence and suggest practical ways of personal empowerment and making
urban space more secure for women.

LEVAN ASABASHVILI, TBILISI
Architect, activist, Urban Reactor

_THE STRUGGLE FOR SHELTER IN UNUSED STATE OWNED BUILDINGS IN TBILISI_
One of the new issues that Georgian society faces is the problem of
public space and public amenities. This paper will take a closer look 
to
the conflict which arose between homeless people and the state and
private sector. In October 2012, when ruling power was changed, the
homeless occupied several state owned and one private, underused
buildings. Although the experience of public resistance is very poor in
our context, with comparative study of this case with other related
movements, examination of the ideological issues involved and other
details, the text will try to analyze tactical tools as well as 
broader,
strategic meaning and potentials of such small movements and their
relation to the leftist political activism.

LEVENTE POLYAK, BUDAPEST
Hungarian Contemporary Centre

_CIVIL BUDAPEST: ACTIVISM, POLITICS AND COMMERCIALIZATION IN A
POST-SOCIALIST CITY_
The incompleteness of the democratic transition of Hungary is most
striking in the conflicts unfolding in cities, where growing
inequalities are manifestly inscribed in the urban space. In recent
years, a number of new initiatives in Budapest emerged to create 
various
platforms for public oversight of urban transformation, focusing in
particular on processes of demolition, housing, vacant properties and
the disappearance of public spaces. In the presentation I propose to
outline a few case studies characteristic of the procedures in which
grassroots organisations announce their right to participate in urban
regeneration.

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5-6:30 PM SESSION 3: PARTICIPATION, COOPERATION AND ORGANIZATION

SAIMIR KRISTO, TIRANA
Co-Plan Institute for Habitat Development, Tirana

_TRANSFORMING URBAN LANDSCAPE THROUGH SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AND URBAN
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING_
The meta-transitional context of Albania offers a case of urban
landscape that could be characterized and an incubator of private
development. There have been successful cases the last 15 years in the
country of small pilot programs that were taking advantage of the
private power and were turning it into a mechanism that also could 
serve
in the public interest. Cases of Co-Plan in the public interventions 
and
urban regulatory plans of Fier, Bathore and Kamza, etc.
Cases of Zagori, Burrel, Kruma and Bajram Curri in Albania will be
presented in order to show how through public participatory research
programs we can derive in an urban and landscape approach in order to
beautificate and commoditizate public spaces. Initiating from the above
ideas as social contribution for the community by Polis University and
Co-Plan in order to combine the above described elements so they can be
used in order to draft, implement, and manage the whole process.

SONIA DAMCHEVSKA, SKOPJE
coordinator, KOR-CSD â Coalition for Sustainable Development, Skopje

_JOINED NEIGHBOURS FOR BETTER NEIGHBOURHOODS!_
Interventions in public spaces are one possible way how we can get
citizens to take action and participate in the appropriation of public
space, but also to draw their attention about the potentials of the
homeowners associations, as âbuilding blocksâ of urban environments
with collective housing, to connect and join their âvoicesâ in order
to articulate more effectively the needs and ideas of citizens who live
in the immediate neighborhood, and take pro-active approach in
addressing issues related to their micro communities (and beyond).

HAMLET MELKUMYAN-ALEXANYAN, YEREVAN
Researcher, Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, National Academy 
of
Science

_RESHAPING PUBLIC SPACES: NEW FORMS OF CIVIC IDENTITY IN POST-SOVIET
YEREVAN_
Discourse of public spaces and new forms of civic identity became very
actual in post-soviet Yerevan in recent years (âSave Moscow cinemaâs
open-air hallâ (2010), âSave Mashtocâ parkâ (2012). These
movements not only have sprang a debate in the public sphere about the
public space and the civic identity â being a citizen, solidarity,
antihomophobia, civic participation based on Constitution, but they 
also
inspired other groups of citizens to be active. Such is the new protest
movement âWe pay 100 dram/ vchâarum enq 100 dramâ, against the
city hall decision to make prices for public transport from 100 to 150
amd. The social movement started under the slogan âpay 100 dramâ
unexpectedly motivated most of citizens to get organized together and 
do
solidarity activity, be in tolerance.

JOANNA ERBEL, WARSAW
Researcher, activist

_Between contestation and cooperation. Urban activistsâ strategies in
contemporary Poland_
For the last few years we envisage growing activity of Polish urban
movements. In my presentation I will show the dynamic of development of
Polish urban movements â from local mobilization to creating a
countrywide network â Urban Movements Congress. I will talk as well
about successes of the movement and new type of cooperation with
citiesâ authorities where there is both place for contestation and
protest as well as for cooperation.
I will focus on such examples as struggle for public space, attempts to
implement participatory budget (first in Sopot than in other cities) 
and
mode of its implementing, fight for changing transport priority and
acknowledging presence of bicycle and other local type of activities. I
will talk as about the role of art, especially of art in public spaces
in stimulating some of these processes.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

1-2 PM SESSION 4: PRESENTATIONS FROM CHISINAU ACTIVISTS

OLEG BREGA
Hyde Park Association

_INSTRUMENTS FOR RAPID MOBILIZATION_

ION STEFANIÈÄ
Agency for Inspection and Restoration of the Monuments, Ministry of
Culture

_THE HISTORICAL CENTRE OF CHISINAU â BETWEEN PROTECTION AND
DEGRADATION_

VITALIE VOZNOI
OraÈul Meu Drag Association

_INTERACTION BETWEEN CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS_

VITALIE SPRINCEANA
George Mason University

_PRACTICES OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PUBLIC SPACES IN CHISINAU_

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2-3 PM SESSION 5: ART IN THE PUBLIC SPACE

VLADIMIR US
Curator, Oberliht Association

_THE CREATION OF PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH CULTURAL ACTION_
In his presentation Vladimir Us will talk about the post-soviet urban
space of Chisinau and its transformation processes after 1991. In the
course of the last two decades many spaces of public use have been
demolished, abandoned, some of them privatized or converted to
commercial spaces. Having as background these dominating processes, new
initiatives that claim the right to use the city in a different way 
make
themselves more and more visible. Artists, architects, researchers
proposed themselves to create new public spaces through cultural action
that would respond to the needs of the local community. They are making
use of the city as a studio and space where to meet and interact with
the publics.

BETTINA KOLB, VIENNA
Sociologist

HEIDI DUMREICHER, VIENNA
Director, Oikodrom, The Vienna Institute for Urban Sustainability

_ARTS INTERVENTIONS FOR A LIVELY PUBLIC SPACE_
Within the transformation of public space, arts interventions which
appropriate urban place constitute occasions which create a lively
public space, where societal coherence as well as individual
meaningfulness is expressed. For the public space, the theory of the
emotional co-ownership â the question who holds and owns the public
space â and the concept of the city as a stage contributes to analyze
public space. Based on the arts intervention in the frame of the SPACES
project, we present newly developed theses that will serve as a common
structure of interpretation and as a basis for comparison and further
recommendations.

3:30-5 PM SESSION 6: THE FINAL SESSION

The synthesis of presentation followed byt a set of recommendations and
a public discussion.

Moderator â Vitalie SPRÃNCEANÄ

Vladimir US

CHIOSC | curator

http://chiosc.oberliht.com [16]
http://plic.oberliht.com [17]
http://chisineu.wordpress.com [18]
http://bucuresti68.wordpress.com [19]
http://www.facebook.com/Oberliht [20]

Proiectul CHIOSC este realizat cu suportul financiar al Fundatiei
Culturale Europene http://www.eurocult.org [21]

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[18] http://chisineu.wordpress.com
[19] http://bucuresti68.wordpress.com
[20] http://www.facebook.com/Oberliht
[21] http://www.eurocult.org
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