A Manifesto for the Alleys
Join 9ft in Common as they launch A Manifesto for the Alleys at the Ulster Museum, the culmination of years of research into the social and spatial potential of Belfast’s alleyways.
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Adopt the manifesto and occupy the alleys!
We call on alleyway activists, decision makers, artists, social researchers, urbanists and curious onlookers.
Join 9ft in Common at the Ulster Museum as they launch A Manifesto for the Alleys, the culmination of years of research into the social and spatial potential of Belfast’s alleyways. This final public gathering in their Belfast 2024 programme will premiere the film A Manifesto for the Alleys, created by videographer Simon Mills, who has been documenting the 9ft in Common project since 2020.
Attendees will receive a special limited-edition risograph print of the manifesto, designed by artist-run initiative Soft Fiction Projects. 9ft in Common will share stories and findings, themed around the Manifesto’s nine points, illustrating the potential of these over looked and leftover spaces.
They will be joined by guest Phineas Harper, who will leave with a provocation, before they embark on a closing procession to deliver the Manifesto to nearby Wildflower Alley, symbolically bringing the manifesto back to the alleys and the people who make them unique.
For more information, visit 9ft in Common here. Book your place for free through the link.
Additional Information
- The gathering will involve a short 5-10 minute stroll to Wildflower Alley for refreshments, so please bring your coat and sensible shoes. Wildflower Alley is Belfast’s original alley garden transformation project, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025
- 9ft in Common is a research project led and developed by Amberlea Neely of Starling Start and Aisling Rusk of Studio idir. It asks questions about the wider use of the alleyways for play, growth and connection across the city. 9ft in Common: A Manifesto for the Alleys is one of 17 locally-led projects which have been commissioned by Belfast 2024. It is a large-scale, collaborative investigation into the alleys that crisscross Belfast, prompting us to reconsider the possibilities lying just beyond our back gates.