{"id":30626,"date":"2026-04-15T11:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=30626"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:06:13","slug":"listening-to-the-river-art-ecology-and-democratic-imagination","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/it\/events\/listening-to-the-river-art-ecology-and-democratic-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening to the River: Art, Ecology, and Democratic Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rivers of Democracy \u2013 Launch Event in Palermo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\">What is \u2018Rivers of Democracy&#8217;?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rivers of Democracy is a transnational initiative that seeks to reimagine rivers not only as ecological systems but as subjects of rights, intertwined with human communities, democratic participation, and cultural expression. The project explores how rivers can become entry points for rethinking democracy, environmental justice, and rural revitalisation across Europe. The launch event in Palermo is conceived as an immersive, site-specific experience, combining environmental learning with civic reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A transformative journey connecting youth activism with the Rights of Nature. We will travel from Palermo to the Polina River to learn from <em>Rewilding Sicily<\/em> about local river restoration and the legal personhood of water. This event marks the official launch of <strong>Rivers of Democracy<\/strong>, a project designed to foster new relationships with rivers across Europe through artistic intervention and democratic engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\">Date and time:<\/mark><\/strong> April 21st at 9:30 AM for departure\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\">Location:<\/mark><\/strong> Palermo \u2013 Pollina River\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\"><strong>Departure from<\/strong>: <\/mark><strong>Tempio dei Concerti,<\/strong> Foro Italico Umberto I, 1, 90133 Palermo PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\">Capacity:<\/mark> <\/strong>Max. 40 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\">Translation:<\/mark><\/strong> English &#8211; Italian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-4-color\">Agenda:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guided Walk across the river:<\/strong> Rewilding Sicily (45 min).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Project Launch:<\/strong> Rivers of Democracy.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Civic Debate:<\/strong> Participant discussion on what it means to be politically active at the local level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political Closing:<\/strong> Linking youth action with environmental democracy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-30626","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Listening to the River: Art, Ecology, and Democratic Imagination - European Alternatives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/events\/listening-to-the-river-art-ecology-and-democratic-imagination\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Listening to the River: Art, Ecology, and Democratic Imagination - European Alternatives\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rivers of Democracy \u2013 Launch Event in Palermo What is \u2018Rivers of Democracy&#8217;? 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