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Reclaim Public Space Creative Brief

Your city belongs to you. By doing something good, help the world remember what’s great about your home.

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Posted 13:17 GMT on January 4, 2012
Reclaim Public Space Creative Brief

HUCK wants you – yes you! – to show us what you love about the public spaces that surround your home.

Whether you live next door to some world-class break, in the middle of a bustling metropolis or on a glacial ice cap out at sea, you have a right to enjoy the open spaces that have yet to be sold to some dude in a suit. And when it comes to exercising that Mother-Earth-given right, there are about a gazillion cool things you can do:

Throw a party! Have a picnic! Build a treehouse! Grow some weird herbs! Skate! Surf! Roller-fuckin’-blade! Say goodbye to expensive lift tickets and go jib that stair-set you pass every day! Tie wheels to your feet and invent a new sport! Gather together your Lycra-lovin’ friends and dance your little tuchus off in tribute to Spike Jonze! Take your dog/cat/ferret for a walk! Make something beautiful and let it out into the world!

Do whatever the hell you want, so long as you respect your fellow citizens and (kinda) play by the rules. Then document your exploits – as photos, videos, letters or art – send them to us and we’ll gather together the best bits in an ode to public space.

Don't ask why. Ask why not.

Send stuff to: publicspace [at] thechurchoflondon [dot] com

The deadline for entries is March 1.

To submit your videos, please only send Vimeo/YouTube links.

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