Parlek. Then, now, and in the future?
Conversation on Parklek [Park Play playground staffed with pedagogues],
and the release of the report “Barn i stan. Får de rum?” [Children in the City – Is There Room for Them?] by Gunilla Lundahl.
In 2019, the Farsta district administration decided to shut down the park play activities in Fagerlidsparken at Konsthall C in Hökarängen. A social arena that has given space to thousands of children and Hökarängen residents since the 50s. The decision was met with strong protests and a popular takeover of the park play activities through Hökarängens Stadsdelsråd [Hökarängens district citizen board].
Based on this incident, Gunilla Lundahl wrote a report on how society has related to children and their life in urban environments. In Children in the City - Is There Room for Them? Lundahl tries to understand which struggle and which visions have shaped the view of children's needs today. The report was initiated by Sara Brolund de Carvalho and Per Hasselberg, and supported by the research project A Full Loop.
The release of the report will accompany a conversation on Children’s Rights to the City, with:
Sofia Eriksson, urban planning strategist at the City of Stockholm
Per Hasselberg, Hökarängens stadsdelsråd
Thérèse Kristiansson, art-, design & architecture group MYCKET
Camilla Carlsson, artist
Gunilla Lundahl, journalist and author of the report “Children in the City”
Lina Lundström, Children's Ombudsperson at the City of Stockholm
Sara Wrethed, head of department for Urban Development at Farsta District Administration
Moderator: Sara Brolund de Carvalho
Time: 10 december, 17–19
Place: Konsthall C
Free entry, everybody welcome.
The conversation is organized by the research project "A full loop of performance" by Meike Schalk, Anette Göthlund, Miro Sazdic Löwstedt, KTH and Konstfack.
In collaboration with KTH, Konstfack, Hökarängens Stadsdelsråd and Folkrörelsernas Konstfrämjande.