Social afternoon at wicker, a community participatory event

Ecologies of home and City of Margins studio of PGT. The urban design course of SSoA hosted 'Social Afternoon', a community get together, at SADACCA community centre in Wicker, Sheffield on 7 December 2021. The event was intended to engage with the community to get an understanding of their everyday life, their relationship with the neighbourhood and aspirations for its future.

Model-based participatory activities and object-based community interactions were the participatory tools adopted by different groups during the event. The event culminated with a music performance organised by Up and Comin', a team of singers and rappers from across the city.

The two neighbourhoods, Wicker and Burngreave, which are host to a number of international communities, nurture a plethora of cultural practices within their public realm. The event was therefore organised in a way that celebrated these cultures. Food and music for the event were locally sourced, while the attendees added an informal and social vibe to the event.

Community organisers: SADACCA Community Centre, Robert Cotterell, Olivier Tsemo, Jack Dawson and the Up and Comin' team.

Student organisers: Bolin Xu, Chen Zhang, Chenyu Li, Diana Carolina Silva, Dianni Yang, Fenglin Zhang, Hang Song, Haoqi Liu Hegang Jiang, Hui Qi, Jialin Zhang, Jie Wang, Junzhi Liu, Lakshmi Rajeaswar, Maoqin Ma, Menglun Wu, Ning Cui, Qiru Zhong, Sicheng Zhang, Sneha Khulge, Xiang Gao, Xiaohua Tan, Yiqi Shi, Yujie Cao, Yuqing Zheng, Zicheng Wang, Ziyue Wei.

Faculty team: Tutors: Dr Iulia Statica, Dr Emre Akbil, Dr Doina Petrescu. GTA: Sergio Edgar Aguilar, Thomas Moore, Maria Alexandrescu.