Debates, screenings, workshops, collective meals and creations by residents. From June 8 to 15, the third edition of Vers du Ter-Ter takes over the districts of Nîmes, Gambetta, Pissevin, Richelieu and Valdegour, in a logic of popular ecology anchored in everyday life. Among the highlights, the presentation of Attac’s book and the distribution of a book on the working conditions of Uber Eats delivery people.
“Beneath the concrete the earth”, a giant earthworm will roam the streets of the city during the event. From June 8 to 15, the third edition of the Vers du Ter-Ter festival takes over the neighborhoods of Nîmes around popular ecology, civic education and social issues. A real space for meetings and discussions, the event offers screenings, workshops, collective meals, debates, theater, music and participatory creations. All supported by an independent and self-managed collective, which claims an organization open to residents.
Le Puits-Couchoux, central point
In urban slang, “ter-ter” designates the territory, the neighborhood, the place where one feels at home. A definition that is found throughout all programming. “The primary desire is to recreate strong links between our neighborhoods,” explains the collective. The event also hears “open a friendly space” on subjects like food, ecology or money.
This year, one of the highlights will be held on Friday June 12 at Puits-Couchoux, in the Gambetta district. The Attac association will come and present the book there Tax the rich in the presence of Raphaël Pradeau. A popular education exchange with a focus on tax inequalities and the redistribution of wealth. The evening must then continue in the public space with an activist choir, a singing stroll and a collective blind test.
The festival also claims a very concrete anchoring in the western districts of Nîmes. In Pissevin, radio workshops carried out with young people from ADPS and Mille Couleurs will result in a public presentation at the end of the week. Several residents will also participate in artistic or photographic projects built during the year. A documentary exhibition around the lives of certain residents followed for three years must notably be revealed during a photographic reading.
Participatory
Another focus of this edition is participatory forms. At La Virgule (29 rue Villars), an ecological renovation project will be carried out with residents using natural techniques such as lime coatings or flour paints. Route d’Arles, the Ecoville day will offer repair workshops, garage sales, cyanotype, meals at free prices and awareness of digital pollution. In Valdegour, a film debate on the documentary The War of the Cents will look at the working conditions of Uber Eats and Deliveroo delivery people, in the presence of director Nader S. Ayache.
Over the years, the collective continues to grow. This year, a dozen people gravitate around the festival, according to the organizers, who claim a horizontal operation and a desire to open up the project. to people in the neighborhoods ».
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