Confluence
30/9 2024
Thomas Laurien, Martin Hultman and Marie Widengård representing Lake Vättern in Venice
Confluence of European Water Bodies, 2024
Water is vital for all life on Earth, yet her voice is rarely heard in political decision-making. Born out of growing water challenges and demands for water democracy worldwide, the Confluence of European Water Bodies sprang from a collective pursuit of a deeper understanding of the ‘Rights of Nature’ in Europe from a cultural perspective.
The Confluence of European Water Bodies is coming together this October at Ocean Space in Venice, bringing together more than 25 grassroots communities of artists, activists, lawyers and ecologists, representing seas, lakes, rivers, lagoons and glaciers from all over Europe.
From October 3 to 6, 2024, Ocean Space will host panel discussions, meetings with local activists, performances, screenings, and more, dedicated to a collective pursuit of a deeper understanding of the ‘Rights of Nature’ in Europe from a cultural perspective.
Make sure not to miss the public program at Ocean Space:
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 19.30 pm: Screening of I Am the River, the River is Me
Sunday, October 6, 2024, 10 am: Can the Piave Still Murmur? Assembly for the Grave di Ciano
See more about the project at water-bodies.eu.
See more about Lake Vättern in the Confluence context.
The Confluence of European Water Bodies is founded by the Embassy of the North Sea, ILP Mar Menor and TBA21–Academy and supported by the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice: NICHE (THE NEW INSTITUTE Center for Environmental Humanities), GARN (Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature), the Italian Buddhist Union, Creative Industries Fund NL, and Venice Climate Change Pavilion.