London "Urban Interventions and democracy" by Alex Loftus, academic fellow in the department of geography, Royal Holloway, University of London
Barcelona "Krax" by Ana Betancour, architect and associate professor at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Brussels "Micronomics" by Baudouin Massart, journalist and researcher at Alter Agence
and by Johan Moyersoen, researcher at the University of Oxford School of Geography
2.00pm Keynote speech by Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor at the University of Chicago and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics
3.00pm Video on Urban interventions in London
3.30pm Tea Break
3.45pm Urban Forum on city, art, democracy
An exhibition will run during the forum, and publications on urban interventions will be distributed.
Sunday 18 June 2006
Jeremy Bentham Room
UCL Main Building
Gower street
London - UK
WC1E 6BT
Drinks and snacks will be offered in the Jeremy Bentham Pub, University Street from 5pm onwards
For more details visit
www.generalizedempowerment.org & www.citymined.org
or call 07905 93 33 11
Entrance is free, doors will be open from 1pm
The Forum is organized by Alana Jelinek (www.ti3.org.uk ) ; Christian Nold (www.softhook.com ) ; Gil Doron (www.transgressivearchitecture.org ) ; Gillian McIver (www.luna-nera.org.uk ) ; Greg Cowan ; Hilary Powell (www.optimisticproductions.co.uk ) ; Siraj Izhar (www.publiclife.org ) and City Mine(d) (www.citymined.org )