REVISIONING THE COMMONS Begleitprogramm – Das öffentliche Grün

Silvia Federici in conversation with Mithu Sanyal at a joint picnic (hybrid and in English)

Where the city park is today, there used to be the communal pastureland of the city. Even if its use as a commons is history, the knowledge of it invites us to imagine a communally organized future today, as historian Silvia Federici points out: "The 'commons' presents itself as the appearance of a world in which goods are shared and social relationships feed on solidarity, not on the desire for selfish expansion." In a hybrid conversation between Federici and the author and journalist Mithu Sanyal, the history of Bochum's commons is placed in a wider context. Why is it important to remember the history of the commons when working on the present and the future? What happens if we do not take today's reality for granted, but rather the sharing of resources? Where are the commons of the present and why is it worth fighting for them?

Anyone who wants to is invited to bring a blanket and a picnic.

Meeting point: Kunstmuseum Bochum, participation free of charge.

Silvia Federici in conversation with Mithu Sanyal during a joint picnic (hybrid event, in English)

Where the city park stands today, there used to be the city's communal pastureland. Even though its use as a commons is a thing of the past, the knowledge of its existence invites us to imagine a collectively organized future today, as the historian Silvia Federici emphasizes: "The 'commons' presents itself as a foreshadowing of a world in which goods are shared and social relations are sustained by solidarity, not by the desire for selfish expansion." In a hybrid conversation between Federici and the author and journalist Mithu Sanyal, the history of the Bochum commons is placed within a broader context. Why is it important for our work on the present and the future to remember the history of the commons? What happens if we do not take today's reality for granted, but instead focus on the sharing of resources? Where are the commons of the present, and why is it worth fighting for them?

Anyone who wishes to is invited to bring a blanket and a picnic.

Venue: Kunstmuseum Bochum, free admission.