What happens when you spike the practice of activism with the spirit of a reckless party? The decades old clichéd word – drained of life and blood by do-gooders and well-meaning social workers – turns into a constructive riot. Don’t believe us?

Check out these links:

www.dharavi.org
www.urbantyphoon.com

Airoots has only now recovered from something that it was involved with – along with a large, adventurous team of residents from Koliwada-Dharavi (Mumbai), and artists, architects, academics and activists from all around the world. We worked together with enthusiastic, reluctant, negative and involved residents to learn how participatory urban planning translates into practice.

We are all still learning. It was sobering and encouraging in different ways and some of the subsequent posts will explore and discuss how exactly.

For now we invite those of you who have not yet checked out these sites to do so right away!