A morning with Isaac Rosa

There is no question that we are living in a critical moment, affected as it is by the energy crisis, climate emergency, the rise of the far right and a dramatic increase in inequality; it is equally true, in turn, that discourses that only serve to fan desperation and fear impede us from imagining or building alternatives to a future whose time is running out. Who is most benefited by these narratives feeding fear and insecurity? How might we create alternative narratives characterised by hopeful outcomes? What stories may be found partway between utopia and dystopia?

The writer Isaac Rosa and the architect and activist Gemma Barricarte will speak on narratives of collapse and the possibility of clearing the way for imagining other possible futures.