Through the idea of Mubadele, a Farsi and Arabic word for exchange, we aim to create a system where knowledge, skills, and materials circulate beyond the constraints of money. By mapping our existing resources, and by organising discussions on funding, this gathering is part of a longer-term vision: to develop strategies for economic resilience that are rooted in solidarity, not scarcity. From fundraising strategies to reimagining resource-sharing, this is an invitation to connect, question, and co-create.

We’re excited to be joined by guests who will share their practices and knowledges around economy: Elke Uitentuis, a visual artist, educator, human rights activist, mother, founder and coordinator of art collective We Sell Reality, which produces and presents work with the aim of providing insight into the lives of undocumented refugees, Colin Roustan representing Gilbard.es, a Brussels-based practitioner developing coordination strategies that link artistic, social, and societal issues while teaching collective practices at erg, a transdisciplinary art-research school, and Alina Lupu, a post-conceptual artist, writer, photographer, and activist working to build up or reimagine institutions, always in agonistic dialogue.