Increasing awareness
Creative workshops for kids
documentary "Zeugolatio-Alaska Sans Correspondence" ,
image by Kiriazis Vaggelis
Cultural events, screenings and discussions took place in the old abandoned train station of Megalopolis, in collaboration with the local associations of Youth "En Drasei" ("In Action") and Women "Kallisto" and with the kind contribution of all the . For four days (17/05 - 20/05) the station was transformed into a vibrant part of the city, hosting multiple events.
In the evenings, short interactive performances and educative workshops, were encouraging the kids to discuss and paint about their city, what they like the most or what they dislike, what they imagine for the future of the city. Organized by Eleni Kouskourelou and her laboratory "To treno tis haras" ("The train of joy").
Documentaries, with relevant topics, from the festival "Arcadian Screenings" were attracting the locals, despite the late evening cold of May.
An open discussion was the closing of these series of events, where the mayor and different representatives along with the local community projected their perspectives on the potential re-use of the mining area and their willingness to reclaim the excavated land. The discussion focused on the perspectives and dynamics of Megalopolis and started with a short presentation from ±0.LAB and the Assistant Professor, Agricultural University of Athens, Stavros G. Alexandris.
The night ended with a closing music event by local musicians.
The events were under the aegis of the Public Power Corporation and the Municipality.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the volunteering collaboration of the Youth & Woman associations , "En drasei" & "Kallisto" respectively, for their daily support to transform the space and welcome the people day and night.
Hence we thank Vaggelis Kiriazis for his offer and constant technical support for the sound and image, Eleni Kouskourelou and the "To treno tis haras" (The train of joy), the contributors from "Arcadian Screenings" and Konstantinos Tselas for the closing music event and his live performance, as well as the local shops for their sponsoring in drinks and other supplies.