GATHERING GARDEN

GROW

MANIFESTO FOR FUTURE OF PARTICIPATORY ART

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A Manifesto for Gathering Garden

The ground must be levelled before anything can grow

Plant seeds conscientiously, think about what is possible with the conditions you have

Always exchange; never take from the soil, without offering back

Toil alongside, show your fragilities and ask for help

Be patient, go slow, take your time – replant, reshape and try again

Show radical tolerance – somethings will always grow wild

Question your green fingers – whose prints are being left on the land?

Take time to be proud and loud about the fruits of your labour and the nurturing value of the work you do

Leave space for your own struggles, watering and growth

Lucy Jefferies

Demands:

  • Don't hoard resources - especially property! Force landlords to allow communities to use vacant shopping centre, etc spaces for community/creativity
  • LONGER AND MORE INCLUSIVE RESIDENCIES - allows for more engagement, build in "office hours" for dialogue with locals
  • Decentralise Power - decisions made by people to address what they want, not a nation wide programme or concept that is imposed not negotiated / collaborative

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