Opening

program | friday, 26.02.2021 | 10:00 – 11:00

To kick off the festival, the lala.ruhr team will give an insight into the topic and the ideas behind it, Anja Bierwirth, head of the Urban Change Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, in her input on green infrastructure, will draw a line from the quality of life in our cities to concrete measures, and Dr. Jan-Hendrik Kamlage from the Participation Culture Research Unit at the Ruhr University Bochum will combine the topics of sustainability and participation in his contribution. Svenja Noltemeyer from the Dortmunder Büro für Möglichkeitsräume (Dortmund Office for Possibility Spaces) addresses urban development through art and the creative industries. We will open the festival programme with a concluding talk with Nina Frense, Councillor for the Environment and Green Infrastructure at the Ruhr Regional Association.