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Dear friends of freshwater, partners and guardians of our rivers,
We are delighted to announce the departure of BatoLabo, an artistic and scientific journey from the Loire to the Danube, aboard the Loire barge La Fillonnerie.
This voyage along Europe’s waterways, in support of the commons and the rights of rivers, opens up a transdisciplinary space of experimentation that brings together artistic creation, scientific knowledge, and traditional navigation.
Throughout this journey, we will:
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Host onboard residencies for artists and scientists,
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Organise stopovers with our partners: banquets, round tables, performances, workshops, and a low-tech funfair,
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Conduct field research in molecular biology and eco-anthropology,
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Support a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) for the rights of nature.
This project is made possible thanks to a flotilla of European partners: cultural institutions, universities, associations, and riverine communities, who welcome us at every stage.
On the occasion of this launch, we are pleased to share with you:
We warmly invite you to share this news within your networks, to support us, and to follow the adventure in the coming months on
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and via the logbook on our website, or by subscribing to our newsletter.
You can find us soon at our stopovers and events:
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In September! on La Grande Remontée on 11/09 in Bréhémont and the weekend of 13-14/09 in Tours, from 24/09 to 28/09 at the Festival de Loire in Orléans.
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In October! on 5/10 in Briare; 15/10 in Juvisy-sur-Orge; 17/10 in Nanterre; the weekend of 18-19/10 in Île Saint-Denis.
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From mid-November in Strasbourg!
Together, let us answer the call of the rivers!
With all our gratitude and enthusiasm, Chloé, Samuel, Basile, Romane and Ninon, the BatoLabo crew
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