ECOPOLIS

ECOPOLIS presents a programme full of conversations, interviews and interactive formats. This edition, four central guests form the heart of the festival. Joyeeta Gupta works on a global constitution for social justice, ecological sustainability and global solidarity. Jens Meijen reflects on the impact of AI, and Kes Otter Lieffe teaches us queer forms of resistance and home making. Jonas Staal delves deeper into the role imagination can play in climate justice. Come and write, think, make art and take action with these fascinating guests and make a difference together. 

PROGRAMME 

Friday 28/11 

18h – 21h30 Workshop (Climate) Propaganda Training  
By Jonas Staal 
Kaaistudios ⎸ EN
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19h Workshop Writing from the Margins 
With Kes Otter Lieffe 
Muntpunt (Literair Salon) ⎸ in EN
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Saturday 29/11 

10h30 – 12h30 Opening panel: Ecological Justice and Active Hope  
With Joyeeta Gupta, Jonas Staal, Kes Otter Lieffe, Jens Meijen 
La Monnaie (Malibran) ⎸ in EN 

13h30 – 15h Workshop Global Constitution Project 
With Joyeeta Gupta 
GC De Markten (Middenzolder) ⎸ in EN 

13h30 – 15h Conversation Towards comradeship between earth workers 
With Jonas Staal et Laura Herman 
Kaaistudios ⎸ in EN 

13h30 – 15h Conversation Queer Resistance: Building a Home Together in Times of Crisis 
With Kes Otter Lieffe 
Muntpunt (Tribune) ⎸ in EN 

13h30 – 15h Fishbowl conversation AI: Time for a Wake-up Call 
With Jens Meijen 
Muntpunt (Mallemunt) ⎸ in EN

13h30 – 14h30 Guided Tour Lobby Tour 
With Corporate Europe Observatory
European Quarter ⎸ in NL

13h30 – 15h Walk Sonoreille 
Met Forsiti’A 
Muntpunt ⎸ in NL, FR

15h30 – 17h Conversation Climate justice and fair planetary boundaries 
Avec Joyeeta Gupta et David Van Reybrouck 
GC De Markten (Spiegelzaal) ⎸ in EN 

15h30 – 17h Conversation/film Beyond Attenborough: Who narrates our planet’s future? 
With Jonas Staal, lau persijn, Mona D’hertefelt and Maui Druez
Kaaistudios ⎸ in EN 

15h30 – 17h Reading group Collective feminist reading gathering 
With Deno Vogelaers and Kes Otter Lieffe 
Muntpunt (Literair Salon) ⎸ in NL, EN, FR 

15h30 – 17h Conversation Kan literatuur de wereld redden? De kracht van fictie in tijden van klimaatverandering   
With Jens Meijen, Gry Ulstein and Emma Zuiderveen 
Muntpunt (Tribune) ⎸ in NL

15h45 – 16h45 Guided Tour Lobby Tour 
With Corporate Europe Observatory
European Quarter ⎸ in EN

17h30 – 18h30 Finissage 
With Cass J Hebron 
GC De Markten (spiegelzaal) ⎸ in EN