[ESC] No Border Festival 2023
Description: "“La Città dell'Utopia” is a project of SCI Italy based in Rome (San Paolo district), inside the Casale Garibaldi, an old country house perched on a green hill in the middle of modern buildings. The project is a social laboratory of active citizenship and local development, a place for experimenting a model of shared management between citizens, associations, informal groups and international volunteers. It organises seminars, workshops, language and other courses, festivals and events open to anyone. In recent years, especially as a result of covid, citizen involvement has become more punctual and less transversal.
The work to be developed during the camp concerns support for the organisation and implementation of the No Border Fest, now in its 13th year.
Type of Work: The festival consists of two days of discussions, music and cultural events dedicated to the topic of migration, freedom of movement and universal citizenship and the fight against different forms of racism.
Basic activities:
- space and scenography preparation, including arrangement and cleaning of the garden and interior spaces;
- minor maintenance work, such as painting interior spaces;
- support for set construction, including setting up the stage, sound system, tables and benches;
- support for festival promotion, including leafleting;
- logistical support for the festival, including presence at the bar, cash desks, kitchen;
- possibly, photographic recording of the event;
- tidying up the venue at the end of the festival.
Study Theme: The study part includes in-depth meetings with the various associations involved in the organisation of the festival. For example, the association Laboratorio 53 (partner of the festival, who actively works with and in support to asylum seekers and refugees in Rome) will run a play-pedagogy workshop and storie di mondi possibili an autobiographical writing workshop in preparation for the festival. Meetings with journalists who have worked in the field and visits to social spaces working on migration issues are also planned. This project is the occasion to learn knowledge and raise awareness.
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the premises of the association hostel at the Casale Garibaldi, home of “La Città dell'Utopia”. The rooms are mixed for a maximum of 7 volunteers per room. Beds, mattresses, pillows, sheets and blankets will be provided. Towels are not provided. The bathroom will be on the floor and shared with the other volunteers. There will be three showers, a toilet, three sinks, two of them in the anteroom. Hot water will be provided but to be consumed in moderation. The kitchen will be on the same floor as the rooms and available for volunteers. Internet access will be provided.
Requirements: Requirements of the project :
- Ability to work in a team
- interest in organising and constructing events
- artistic and manual skills
- spirit of adaptation and enthusiasm
- appreciable: basic knowledge of graphic design / layout
- appreciable: knowledge of photography (for photos during the event)
Approximate Location: Via Valeriano 3/F – La Città dell’Utopia, M2 Basilica S. Paolo, Roma, Lazio, Italia
Notes: La Città dell'Utopia is a shared space, it is essential to respect certain rules necessary to protect the well-being of all the people who pass through it:
- respect the hours of silence: from 1pm to 4pm and from 9pm onwards;
- leave all the spaces you use clean and tidy;
- respect all individualities; No form of racism, fascism, sexism or physical or verbal violence is tolerated.
Everyone will eat together, some days even with other people who frequent "La Città dell'Utopia" for their activities. Volunteers are responsible for cooking, cleaning, arranging what they use for each meal.