R4R Rotterdam

Masterclass City Stories

hiepractief — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:48:35 +0000

Op 14-15 mei en 18-19 juni organiseert Rootlink een masterclass voor professionals in de stedelijke vernieuwing over burgerparticipatie.
De masterclass City Stories brengt twee belangrijke werelden bij elkaar: theorie en praktijk. Aan de hand van het onderzoek van Hendrik Wagenaar (Universiteit Leiden) en Maurice Specht
(NSCR) behandelen we enkele actuele thema’s rondom burgerparticipatie, zoals:
• wat is de veranderende rol en opvatting over actief burgerschap en haar plaats binnen stedelijke vraagstukken.
• hoe ontstaat de capaciteit om te participeren en hoe ontwikkel je dat.
• hoe komen duurzame samenwerkingsverbanden tot stand die ook tot concrete resultaten leiden.
• welke kansen zijn er bij het organiseren van bijeenkomsten tussen bewoners, professionals en beleidsmakers.

Rotterdam de Zuiderlinger 155 fabulous photographs of groups in South Rotterdam

podnosh — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:49:41 +0000

Photographer Joop Reijngoud worked with Linda Malherbe over two years to record 155 groups living in South Rotterdam. The work led to a book and an exhibition on the water front – opened by the Queen of the Netherlands.

Music Matters Brass Band South Rotterdam

podnosh — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:37:48 +0000

A brass band which plays all sorts of styles of music from different communities brings together young people in South Rotterdam. Please click on the link below to listen to more about this.

Music Matters Brass Band School South Rotterdam

Punjab Cricket Club, South Rotterdam.

podnosh — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:27:43 +0000

Punjab Cricket Club Rotterdam

“They are correct and have respect for others, so there was a bond between us”. To listen to more about the Punjab Cricket Club in South Rotterdam please click on the link below.

PCCR Punjab Cricket Clun Rotterdam

Community Gardeners from South Rotterdam

podnosh — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:40:15 +0000

Click below to listen to the story of how a patch on concrete was turned into a community garden.

Podcast Van Swietenhoff Vrijwilligers en Bezoekers – Community Gardeners in Rotterdam

November 13 photo´s

hiepractief — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:21:49 +0000

Dancing

podnosh — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:02:56 +0000

Wonderful energy from the group from South Rotterdam wound up the night.

Should we start a blog?

marhelfrich — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:48:55 +0000

Ik ben Margua Helfrich. Ik ben secretaris van het Wijkplatform Morgenstond en vind het een leuk idee om een blog te beginnen, waarin onze wijk gepresenteerd wordt. Wat vinden jullie? Moet ik het doen of niet? Ik denk zelf dat het een goed medium is voor iedereen.

Hello, I’m Margua Helfrich. I’m the secretary of the Morgenstond Citizens Organisation in The Hague and I think it’s a nice idea to start a blog in which our neighbourhood will be presented. What do you think? Shall I do it or not? I myself think it’s a good medium for everyone.

“Do you have Beer”

podnosh — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:04:03 +0000

An Image from the Biotop project in Germany

“No subject is ignored. On some days nothing happens. We know how exhausting it can be just to listen to people every day”

Biotop are artists who turned up in Dortmund for 6 weeks to explore new “Practices of engagement: lessons in democratic listening”. Some people came and told stories, other took photos, other shot video. At least one asked “do you have beer?. Watch this video from the artists on what R4R means to them and how they try to allow open conversations to flourish:

Madeleine’s photos

Dave Briggs — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:12:44 +0000

Madeleine van Bekkum was spotted taking some digital photographs at the R4R event by Nick Booth, who insisted that she share them by letting us upload them to flickr and posting here on this blog.

Here they are:

Many thanks to Madeleine for playing along, and not reporting us to the police.