PEACE TO THE PEOPLE!

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PEACE TO THE PEOPLE!

Natalia Sierra

Title	PEACE TO THE PEOPLE!
Subtitle	City walks led by refugees
Author	Natalia Sierra
Institutional affiliation	Master in Transdisziplinarität (DKV_FTR_MTR.alle)
Study path	Master
Keywords	alternative futures Refugees Social Inclusion storytelling public space activism
Genre / discipline	Transdiziplinarität Kunstvermittlung Fotografie Film
Description	Is a transdiciplinary project in which refugees design and guide city walks and workshops based on their cultural backgrounds, lived experiences and interests in Zurich. The walkshops are thought in a postcolonial framework; building its pillars on concepts of social equality and peace building. Every city walkshop is a unique experience in which participants explore various outdoor and indoor spaces in Zurich that spark discussion on topics such as public space, equality, racism, gentrification, human rights, etc. Some of the visited locations can be asylum centres, “zwischennutzung” spaces, public parks, education centres, gentrifies neighbourhoods and more. During the walk, participants engage with artistic methods such as photography, film, drawing, storytelling to recognise and question their relation so the spaces and with fellow participants in the citywalk. After the walk, participants gather in a location where the workshop part takes place. The workshop is hands-on, discussion led chance for participants to collaborate, interact with the photos, film, drawing or stories from their fellow participants and co-create their own map of Zurich. The project started as a response to the lack of information, education and opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers to enjoy public and private spaces in Zurich according to their own needs, interests and desires. Natalia Sierra founded the campaign and education model PEACE TO THE PEOPLE! drawing from her own experiences as an exile Colombian artist living in Zurich with her family for over 6 years. She lived in refugee shelters in different cities in Switzerland, hearing first hand from fellow refugees about the frustration and struggles to make a sense of home in the places they were assigned to live. Her transdisciplinary research for PEACE TO THE PEOPLE! involved topics such as: historical and social development of the public spaces in Zurich since the 20th century, artistic practices in social contexts, activism and human rights policies in the context of migration and fleeing and peace building approaches.

PEACE TO THE PEOPLE!

Natalia Sierra

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