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Talk • Festivals and Cultural Activities in the Time of Extreme Weather Maison de l’environnement Free, registering is recommended Can we keep on dancing in a world on fire? As climate change intensifies and extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, significant challenges are posed to festivals—and more broadly to the entire cultural scene. How can organizers adapt to such changes? What measures should be put in place in this context to ensure the mental health of artists, festival-goers, and audiences of such cultural events? How to envision the future of cultural and artistic activities in a world subjected to these extreme weather phenomena? By giving voice to one of the organisers of the Italian festival Terraforma—an event putting environmental sustainability as one of its priority—as well as to the artist and theorist Gigsta who ≠reflects on the links between the music industry and social justice, this exchange aims to explore strategies for managing and adapting to these challenges for the entire contemporary cultural scene. The talk will be held in English. With: Nono Gigsta (Cashmere Radio I DE) Mariavittoria Perrone (Terraforma I IT) In cooperation with TIMES (The Independent Movement for Electronic Scenes)

Wherever far-right regimes come to power in Europe, their primary target is the media independence. This is evident in Slovakia, where a public audiovisual law threatens to turn public radio and television, RTVS, into a tool for “propaganda.” In Hungary, approximately 500 national and local media outlets have been consolidated into a foundation aimed at “promoting Hungarian national consciousness,” under the aegis of Viktor Orbán. In Italy, the government no longer hides its interference in controlling public media’s directions. Week by week, such examples are multiplying, from the West to the East of the continent. This situation highlights the chronic fragility of independent and public service media ecosystems. While the European Union is legislating on these issues, as seen with the adoption of the Media Freedom Act, is it already too late? How are independent media impacted by these regimes coming to power? And how are they fighting against these trends? And what roles can European networks like Sphera or Reset! play in response to these dynamics? Powered by StreetPress This discussion is part of the Reset! Live Podcast series. With: Daphné Deschamps (StreetPress | FR) Ricardo Gutiérrez (European Federation of Journalists | BE) Oláh Kata (444 | HU) Moderation : Quentin Ariès (Médianes | FR)

Ecocide: How to Mitigate the Ecological Consequences of War With: Vira I dd/mm/yy (UA) Moderation: Olha Udovenko (Gasoline Radio, UA) We may rebuild cities, but we may never fully mitigate the ecological consequences of war. We often consider the harm caused by war in terms of lost lives and destroyed cities, and neglect the immense damages that warfare also inflicts on our environment. The Ukrainian origin, and now Lisbon based collective Vira I dd/mm/yy that works to minimize and pursue the damages that the Russian warfare has on the Ukrainian environment, will intervene for this discussion.

Independent Media: A Continent at the Crossroads by European Lab

Voices in Exile: Stories from Afar Let’s turn the microphone around, giving journalists in exile the chance to share their stories. For once, they step out of their usual roles as interviewers to become the ones being interviewed. Through dynamic conversations, this radio set delves into their personal journeys of resistance and adaptation, uncovering the human side of exile. Beyond their individual experiences, the light is shed on the independent media landscapes they left behind—exploring the challenges, successes, and various perspectives of their work under pressure. In partnership with Voix en Exil, Les Contistadors & Hôtel71