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Commoning in a Hyperdiverse Neighbourhood: Insights From a Community Festival in Nicosia

by urbangorillasNews, Research & Publications December 3, 2025December 6, 2025No Comments

We are thrilled to share that Urban Gorillas work and the Pame Kaimakli Festival are the focus of a new peer-reviewed research article by Veronika Antoniou and René Carraz, titled “Commoning in a Hyperdiverse Neighbourhood: Insights From a Community Festival in Nicosia.” The article has been officially published in the International Journal of the Commons. This study examines how …

RE-IMAGINE CITY SPACES- A Community’s Guide to Activating Public Spaces

by urbangorillasNews, Research & Publications November 29, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

This handbook is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide to the activation of public spaces in Cyprus. It draws on the findings of an extensive community survey and presents practical examples of spatial interventions, with a particular focus on the “Agora” -a transformative spatial installation at the heart of the MAPS (Mobile Agora for …

(UN)common Patchwork Installation at Pournara Camp

by urbangorillasActivating the |Public_Scape| July 15, 2024August 30, 2024No Comments

Yesterday was a special day as we installed the first phase of the (UN)common patchwork at the children’s playground of the first reception centre for asylum seekers at Pournara. The project was the wonderful result of a three-day ongoing production process that took place at the installation of Agora of the Urban Gorillas the AfroBanana …

Kaimakli Potluck ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast

by urbangorillasActivating the |Public_Scape| July 8, 2024August 30, 2024No Comments

What a lovely, warm, welcoming evening we had building bonds with our lovely community, sharing food and watching our neighborhood stories created by People of Cyprus and theatro korniza in Πάμε Καϊμακλί / Let’s Go Kaimakli ! Celebrating unity and diversity together was truly heartwarming. Thank you all for coming and making it unforgettable. And …

(UN) common Patchwork at Agora in Afro Banana Festival 2024

by urbangorillasActivating the |Public_Scape|, Workshops July 7, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

It was a total blast: This incredible action happened at AfroBanana Festival. We brought 150 kilos of fabric donated by Sipone Textiles, George Kyrou, Georgia Moditi and Monica Hadjivasileiou where a production space was created within our Agora Structure where a huge patchwork was created in an ongoing process throughout the three days of the …

PS4HER- REIMAGINE YOUR CITY

by urbangorillasActivating the |Public_Scape|, Workshops July 5, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

(UN)COMMON PATCHWORK

by urbangorillasNews June 22, 2024July 15, 2024No Comments

Let’s make OUR (UN)COMMON PATCHWORK together ! In collaboration with ABR we are setting up a sewing workshop station at the Afrobanana Festival on Thursday 4 July – Saturday 6 July. We’re going to be making a shading device made of fabric to install at the first reception centre for asylum seekers at Pournara. We’re …

Rooftop Re-imagined

by urbangorillasWorkshops June 20, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

Can games impact climate change? Urban Gorillas, and Frederick University have teamed up to co-design and implement a Cypriot case study on urban rooftop utilization for climate change. The case study is part of the co-funded program GREAT (Games Realizing Effective and Affective Transformation) by the European Union under the Horizon Programme – Culture, Creativity …

Rooftop Re-imagined

by urbangorillasNews June 17, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

Join us for “Rooftop Reimagined,” a unique serious game designed to bring together the insights of citizens, policy stakeholders and policy makers to explore the potential of rooftop spaces the local Cypriot context. Engage in dynamic discussions through an interactivedilemma serious game in which you will interact through both your mobile devices and each other. …

Kaimakli Potluck ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast

by urbangorillasNews June 14, 2024July 18, 2024No Comments

[GR below]* Sunday 07.07.2024 at 7:00pm Potluck Kaimakli ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast Open to all! The Urban Gorillas together with neighbors in Kaimakli are organizing the ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast in Kaimakli. We will be bringing and sharing food and drinks and OUR very good mood! Please bring food, tables, chairs, games, music, plates, glasses, your friends and …