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Bishkek to host first urban conference

The first urban conference Gentle City will be held in Bishkek on October 1-2. Its organizers informed.

The conference will become a platform for cooperation between specialists in the field of architecture and urban planning, art, activism, journalism, social sciences.

The organizers plan to connect more than 10 post-socialist cities, exchange experiences and talk about common problems and possible solutions.

The program includes discussions, lectures, art interventions that offer a look at the urban space using alternative approaches.

The conference participants will discuss safety in public spaces, exploitation of urban nature and create a framework for the creation of a «caring» urban policy.

«We will also offer walks around Bishkek, embroidering the manifesto of Gentle City, postcards with the works of Bishkek artists, books from No Kidding Press publishing house, a collage session and rave,» the statement says.

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