Poetry Slam for Democracy
The energy of poetry has been one of the driving forces of liberation movements in the past, often receiving less applause than it deserved. Topics such as the decline of democracy, the shrinking space for civil society or the rise of the Internet and Artificial Intelligence as disruptive forces, can all be elaborated into poetic forms. Our poetry slam event will address these issues and others along a cultural, participatory and interactive angle, thus reflecting on the past, present and future of democracy.
Our main event for the day is a poetry slam concert starting at 20:30 pm at Galerie Philippe Decorde: a live multilingual performance by artists from France, Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal to celebrate cultural diversity and our joint commitment to democracy. It will be followed by an open-mic session where the public will have the opportunity to take to the stage and share their own work, existing or improvised. Besides the evening concert, we propose two other activities: between 9:00-11:00 a happening in the tram E leaving from Campus d’Illkirch, and a performance in the Hemicycle of the Council of Europe from 17:00 in the closing of the second day of the World Forum for Democracy.
For all three events, participation is free. For the evening concert, you should register via the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/poetry-slam-for-democracy-tickets-429173137407 or through the QR code in our poster. For the performance at the Council of Europe Hemicycle, please register via the webpage of the World Forum for Democracy: https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy.
Come join us and let’s say it all out loud in verse!
