Inspired by traditional theatrical combat, five young street artists dressed as samurais and armed with their long tongs perform a striking choreography as they collect garbage in the streets. This eco-warriors are “the Garbage Collector Samurai”,...

With the rhythm and rhyme of Despacito, this version of the Canarian group Chirimurga del Timple called De-po-si-to vindicates the role of citizens to keep the city clean.  In the video, the song of the spanish ‘Chirimurgueros’ communicates the different...

2020 was a year of radical reckoning. It was a time to think afresh. Crises like the pandemic provoke a dramatic reordering of priorities, as well as deep reflection and rethinking. The pandemic wake-up call triggered a dawning of humility as our collective...

The Smog Free Project is a campaign for clean air in the cities, created by the dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde; The Smog Free Tower, co-designed by the artist in association with the clean-tech industry, is one of its urban innovation projects. This seven-meter...

Cultural Agents is a platform for academics, artists, community leaders, and active citizens in general. It is an invitation to revive a long humanistic tradition that combines arts and research in the service of civic development.

The current “United Nations Guidelines on Safer Cities” take a new and welcome peoplecentered approach to improving urban life. Until recently, safety was generally understood as security and pursued in top-down strategies of policing and infrastructure....

No one can quite paint and shape nails—or perspectives—like a young transgender woman of London. Charlie Craggs creates safe spaces to discuss transphobia through her free pop-up nail salons in public venues, sharing her story and providing artful ma...

Dear Colleague, 2020 was a year of reckoning. The pandemic crisis forced us to think afresh and reorder priorities. Change will require systems thinking because survival depends on the environment; the environment depends on science and politics; and...