Peat-Fest is the original and only 24 hour online festival completely dedicated to peat, organised by RE-PEAT. For its second year, Peat Fest will be held on the 29th May (midnight to midnight BST), in celebration of World Peatland Day on June 2nd. RE-PEAT is a youth-led group using collaboration, education and a process of re-imagining to shift the peatland paradigm and push for peatland restoration and preservation. At Peat-Fest, people from around the world gather to exchange ideas, co-create knowledge and learn from each other. Whether peat scientists, local stakeholders , young people, artists, general peat enthusiast... and YOU!
THE INBETWEEN
Dive deep into the peat.
Into a space without binaries, with flexible limits and blended perceptions. The between space where past, present, and future meet. Where rigidity is overwhelmed by creativity. An interdisciplinary reality where we celebrate the versatility of peatlands. A microscopic pluriverse for macroscopic imagination. Bring your wellies and follow us as we wade into the sheets of peatsoil. Immerse your whole self in the throbbing depths of the land. Surrender to the process of layering meanings, building up and coming together into a rich landscape of stories.
Programme
The programme will consist of a 24 hour curated live event, exhibited work, in-depth discussions and lots of space for your own creativity. The livestream will include a variety of discussions, talks, brainstorms, workshops, readings, games and much more. The exhibition will be a combination of pre-selected photo collections, short films, articles, etc. More contributions are welcome!
The entire festival will be hosted on a digital community platform called Circle, where people will have plenty of opportunity to get to know one another and get engaged in the broader peat world.
Tickets are free, but please donate
Peatlands are for everyone, which is why we have made Peat-Fest freely accessible for everyone, regardless of their financial sitation. Although the festival will be free of charge, we do want to encourage all who are able to make a donation, as big or small as they can afford, to RE-PEAT. This way we can stay (financially) healthy as a collective and keep doing our work in the long run (i.e. stick around till Peat Fest #3!). Each donation is one entry into our very own Peat-Fest RAFFLE! Extra raffle tickets can be bought as an add on to your RE-PEAT donation for 3€ each. More info on prices will be announced soon... Below we have outlined what we believe to be suitable donation ranges based on income, and according to the principles of the Solidarity Economy.
