Gathering in Muizen
How do we build the square together?
Can all voices be present?
How do we want to live together democratically?
How do we engage in dialogue?
Can all voices of Muizen be heard?
Do things like the square also have a voice?
How do we make the square together?
How do we build the square together?
we are now going to start with the first part
it's actually a referendum
about the square we're sitting on now
the idea is that later we vote on the proposals
so you got the program
you see there is a band at the top
and that you, every page has a color
and actually you see those colors here as well
from yes to no
yes?
so it's actually kind of gradual voting
but that will become clear later
I think we can just start by watching the first video
hello, I'm Kris Mys
with our archituctural office, by now 15 years ago
we renovated the dorpshuis and built the square
we set up the zocalo
an idea from Mexico, where not only in Mexico city
but also in small towns, small villages even
there's always such a zocalo, something like, a pedestal in Dutch
so a base
to say, this where public life, community life
social dynamics have their place
we had hoped that the school and the classes and the children
would make use of that
then there was the red cross
then there were studio's over there
which actually could open themselves towards the edge
we wanted to get rid of that gate
an additional access
we wanted to get rid of that door
an extra passage to everything behind it
that the square becomes really porous and crossable
and an intersection of roads and people
so the question is, very simple: should we open up more entrances to the square?
yes, I heard the gentleman say something about that gate
that there would be access to what's behind it
but behind that is just the school playground
as a parent of someone from the school, of one of the children
I think that could be a good entrance
to connect the school with the playground
um, as long as the zocalo square isn't more accessible
meaning more usable
it doesn't make much sense to make more entrances there, I think
one, two, three
those are the full no's?
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen
fourteen no's
ok, we move on to the second vote
rue-leaved saxifrage
that little flower?
yes
and if you look carefully, but you have to move a little lower
to the chalice, so the brown where the white comes out
that is, rue-leaved saxifrage, here you can see the best
yellow flowers right?
yellow flowers, yes, that's St. John's wort
that's a plant that's still used in
not only in folk medicine but also in official medicine it is still used a lot
against depression, among other things
it's somthing that is often found