Liveable Futures Festival
| From: | Mo 08-05-2023 |
| Until: | Fr 12-05-2023 |
| Where: | De Beurs, Wirdumerdijk 34, 8911 CE, Leeuwarden |
In the week of 8 to 12 of May 2023, a new edition of The Liveable Futures Festival will take place at Campus Fryslân! This year’s theme is food. We aim to explore the connections across food systems and raise awareness on the importance of sustainable food systems in the quest for liveable futures!
Join us to explore topics like food (in)security, sovereignty, diversity, agroecology, and local/ located food culture in particular. We have organized inspiring a nutritious menu of activities that will undoubtedly be food for thought! Taste the Frisian cousine, enjoy a movie, play games or sit at the table with experts of various fields to imagine the future of food
The Programme
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Date
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Time
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Activity
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Location
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Monday 8 May,
Tuesday 9 May, Wednesday 10 May, Friday 12 May |
0.30 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
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Read the Fortune of your Coffee
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Are you a coffee-lover and curious to hear more about the fortune of your beloved coffee beans? Join us in this interactive coffee-tasting session to find out how climate change impacts the produce and what you can do as a consumer to reduce the environmental impact of coffee consumption!
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Living Lab, De Beurs,
Wirdumerdijk 34, Leeuwarden |
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Tuesday 10 May |
6 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
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Film: Onder het Maaiveld (Living soil)
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The film Onder het Maaiveld (Living Soil) makes the unseen seen. How do we reconnect with our soil? How do we learn to interact with the soil in a more respectful and integrative way? The film Onder het Maaiveld allows us to explore that connection with the fascinating world beneath our feet. |
Auditorium, De Beurs, Wirdumerdijk 34, Leeuwarden |
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Tuesday 9 May - Wednesday 10 May |
1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.
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Interactive game "Saboteur"
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This activity will combine entertainment, teamwork and learning about different aspects of food and its context. Come see how to defend different positions in a playful way, in this special edition of the well-known game Saboteur. |
Living Lab, De Beurs,
Wirdumerdijk 34, Leeuwarden |
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Wednesday 10 May |
8 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.
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Food Futures
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An interactive evening on possible future scenarios for our food. |
Auditorium, De Beurs,
Wirdumerdijk 34, Leeuwarden |
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Wednesday 10 May - Thursday 11 May |
all day
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The art of fermentation
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Do you ever wonder what lactid acid bacteria and naturally occurring wild yeasts during a fermentation process look like?
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Left side of the 1st floor entrance, |
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Thursday 11 May
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1 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.
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At the table - Security vs. sovereignity
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A multidisciplinary roundtable to cultivate justice in the foodsystem.
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Auditorium, De Beurs, Wirdumerdijk 34, Leeuwarden
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Thursday 11 May
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3.15 p.m. - 4.45 p.m.
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Frisian regional cooking workshop
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Join us for an interactive cooking workshop! Friesland has a long history and strong roots with the agricultural sector. See what products Friesland has to offer, and what opportunities there are for a sustainable agriculture in the future.
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Water Campus Wetsus, Oostergoweg 9, Leeuwarden
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Feel free to join The Liveable Futures Festival!