Talk#6 invited Dobrica Veselinović (Belgrade) - active in the civil sector, in the claim for public spaces and greater participation of citizens in decision-making processes related to urban development - to discuss the project Block 22, in Novi Belgrade.

Association Block 22 was created in 2017 with the desire to improve the living conditions and the immediate environment in Block, which today has a total of 1500 apartments and about 7000 inhabitants. Activities in the neighborhood extend from collective clean up and gardening of the common areas to child care and the organization of the New Year's celebration, including fireworks. The empowering essence of such local activities has made itself felt even more during the Pandemic. Resist grant has allowed Block 22 to organize and guarantee solidarity aids and activities such as disinfection of all buildings and the surrounding public spaces which are not under maintenance of the municipality; purchase of additional disinfectants; distribution of solidarity packages of food for about 30 families living in the neighborhood.