The Right to the City, Urban Forum
'Autonomous space' European Social Forum, London 2004, at
THE BARTLETT, UCL, WATES HOUSE, 22 GORDON STREET, LONDON WC1H 0QB.
15-16 October 2004

The Right to the City is an urban forum TO BE HELD during the European Social Forum in London 2004. The forum will provide space to discuss politics and urban issues while directly participating in a wider political arena. The world charter of city rights claims that 'The city is a culturally rich and diversified space that belongs to all the inhabitants'.  Neo-liberal governance and policies of privatisation however mean that THE public realm of the city is forever decreasing. The forum will be a chance to debate reclaiming rights to the city for citizens, consisting of a series of open mic discussions surrounding democratic participation, public space, public art, feminism,  the Olympics, the environment, housing transport and food issues, citizenship, the effects of globalisation and neo-liberalism on development and the city.

Programme
Friday 15th October
10am-1pm
PUBLIC SPACE, PUBLIC ART
Can Art Inteventions Suggest Different Social Possibilities?
2pm-5pm
OUR TRAUMATIC EXPERICNCE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2004, OUR RESISTANCE
Profiteering, doping,  anti-mass sport championship spirit, destruction of the environment, monster constructions, security, expenditure.
Greek Social Forum, Campaign anti-2004

Saturday 16th October
10am-1pm
CITIZENS ACTIONS
London and Brussels
INURA , The International Network for Urban Research
2pm-4pm
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY PRACTICE?
Architecture and Planning
4pm-6pm
THE RIGHT TO THE CITY

What next?, where are we looking?,  manifestos, priorities for campaigning, discuss a possible 'European charter for city rights' through discussion of the 'World Charter of City Rights'.
Open meeting, Admission Free/Donation
www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/esf/