Solidarity as Enduring Practices: Learning from Disaster Utopias
Pratt Institute School of Architecture | Higgins Hall
61 St James Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Led by Gonzalo Casals and Mauricio Delfin, The Culture & Arts Policy Institute, Caron Atlas, Arts & Democracy and NOCD-NY, and Rachel Falcone and Michael Premo, Storyline.
Inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s concept of Disaster Utopia, this session invites participants to share stories from crisis experiences. Engaging in small circles, we will discuss the potential for solidarity and cooperation during disasters to teach us about resilience and inform long-lasting policies and actions.
Gonzalo Casals is an educator, policymaker, and cultural advocate, co-directing the Culture & Arts Policy Institute. He teaches cultural policy at several universities and leads Saludos From Jackson Heights!, a consulting firm working with BIPOC-led organizations.
Mauricio Delfin is an expert in cultural governance and advocacy. His work centers on cultural democracy and justice, with a strong emphasis on open government principles. He is a member of UNESCO’s Expert Facility and co-director of the Culture and Arts Policy Institute in New York City.
Caron Atlas directs Arts & Democracy and Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY (NOCD-NY). A cultural organizer and educator she also teaches at New York University and participates in various civic engagement initiatives.
Michael Premo is a journalist, filmmaker, and artist and director of Homegrown, a documentary chronicling right-wing activists during the 2020 U.S. election cycle, which premiered in the Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival. He has directed, produced, and co-written original film, radio, and theater with numerous companies including The Foundry Theater, The Civilians, and the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps on NPR.
Rachel Falcone is a documentary filmmaker and multimedia artist. She produced award winning short films and exhibitions and co-directed the participatory web documentary and exhibition Sandy Storyline, the site-specific performance Sanctuary and the multi-platform project Housing is a Human Right.
www.artsanddemocracy.org
IG & X: @artsanddemocracy
www.culturepolicy.org
IG & X: @cultureapolicy
www.nocdny.org
IG & X: @nocdny
Mauricio Delfin is an expert in cultural governance and advocacy. His work centers on cultural democracy and justice, with a strong emphasis on open government principles. He is a member of UNESCO’s Expert Facility and co-director of the Culture and Arts Policy Institute in New York City.
Caron Atlas directs Arts & Democracy and Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY (NOCD-NY). A cultural organizer and educator she also teaches at New York University and participates in various civic engagement initiatives.
Michael Premo is a journalist, filmmaker, and artist and director of Homegrown, a documentary chronicling right-wing activists during the 2020 U.S. election cycle, which premiered in the Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival. He has directed, produced, and co-written original film, radio, and theater with numerous companies including The Foundry Theater, The Civilians, and the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps on NPR.
Rachel Falcone is a documentary filmmaker and multimedia artist. She produced award winning short films and exhibitions and co-directed the participatory web documentary and exhibition Sandy Storyline, the site-specific performance Sanctuary and the multi-platform project Housing is a Human Right.
www.artsanddemocracy.org
IG & X: @artsanddemocracy
www.culturepolicy.org
IG & X: @cultureapolicy
www.nocdny.org
IG & X: @nocdny
