Do you want to fly?

Do you want to fly?

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2010/ URBAN ACTIVATION/
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”Do you want to fly?” – Public space activation through hammok-using and music!

„Get Out Fest” has been the first event organized by Komunitas Association on a small island from Tineretului Park, in June 2010.

One month after this event ended, the association voluntarily organized another socio-cultural action on the island, in partnership with hammock manufacturers Minor Swing and with the online radio station Groove On.

The action was named „Do you like to fly?” and followed the first event’s principle: the fact that we wanted to transform for a day the island into an urban socio-cultural oasis, activating this way  a public space that is not valorized by the local administrative authorities.

The event „Do you want to fly?” had the following activities: musical auditions, testing multiple possibilities for using a hammock in a public space and also an open space alternative library.

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Sadly, during this event we had some problems with the Local Police: we were unjustly accused of “disturbing the public order”, according to the complaint of some citizens from the park (invisible and anonymous). On the contrary, the park and the island were full of curious people, interested to know more about the event and to join us. We were unrighteous fined on the justification that we were “loud and we were creating a disturbance in the park”.

Although this was a small case, a few months later we took it to court and won. In the protocol signed by the City Hall it was clearly written that we have the right to organize these activities in the public space. So what the Local Police called “disturbing the public order” was actually a simple use and activation of public space.

This whole issue offered us another reason for a stronger belief in continuing on the path of active use of the urban public space and continuing on fighting for this right, which can easily be censured!

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