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Who Get's a Seat at the Table? Deconstructing Power and Cultivating Radical Empathy Through Urban Role-Play
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Traditional urban consultation often fails those it aims to serve, reaching only the "usual suspects" while marginalised frontline groups and the environment remain underrepresented and underserved. Community stakeholders are often seen as a liability rather than a valuable source of place-based knowledge. 


This interactive workshop, led by FairFuture and Demos Helsinki, reframes inclusive engagement from a “nice-to-have” aesthetic layer into an integral element for climate adaptation. Rather than just hearing about theoretical frameworks, you will dive headfirst into a playful arts-based, immersive role-play simulation. Navigating a real-world urban case study from the FairFuture project, you will step into the shoes of marginalized stakeholders, including "non-human" entities like local biodiversity and future generations.


By embodying these unexpected perspectives and navigating hidden behavioural cues, we will actively disrupt typical power hierarchies to negotiate a climate adaptation plan. This hands-on session will challenge your assumptions, surface systemic tensions, reveal new perspectives and cultivate radical empathy. You will leave not only with firsthand insights into the complexities of inclusive city-making, but with an actionable toolkit to embed deep, collective stewardship into your own municipal contexts.
Speakers
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Seona Candy

Senior Researcher, Demos Helsinki
Seona Candy leads the socio-ecological justice and just transitions theme at Demos Helsinki. Her work focuses on collaboratively imagining sustainable, equitable futures, while designing and monitoring transition pathways that are fair, legitimate, and socially just. Currently, S... Read More →
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Yulia Suárez Bergmann

Project Officer, Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde Hamburg Veddel
Yulia Suárez Bergmann is an urban designer and geographer working at the intersection of urban development, climate adaptation and community-led change. She coordinates the local pilot of the EU-funded FairFuture project for the Evangelical Lutheran parish on Hamburg’s Veddel... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
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