A-Infos (en) France, Lamouette enragee: The Enraged Seagull will be present on May 1st in Lens, at the Nos Futurs Festival... (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Many of you have missed the Popular Expression and Social Criticism Book 
Fair organized every May 1st in Arras by the Colère du Présent 
association. Rejoice! We will now be meeting in Lens, at the Nos Futurs 
Festival. ---- Several organizations from the mining region that 
participated in the Arras event have decided to relaunch an initiative 
"in the style of May 1st in Arras," and to make it a permanent fixture, 
starting this year, 2026, at the Toit Commun (1).
What will it be about?
Another World Already Exists
This will be the "Our Futures Festival": while the Arras book fair 
emphasized a literary component ("book fair") and a component of 
"popular expression and social critique," Le Toit Commun and its 
partners, without abandoning the literary dimension (authors will be 
present starting this year), prioritize the activist, social critique, 
and societal change aspects.

With one conviction: the construction of a new, emancipatory society, 
free from all exploitation and domination, is already being built today, 
through our proposals, our initiatives, and our struggles for a 
different future.

That is why, while our festival is generically titled "Our Futures 
Festival," for this year, 2026, we are subtitling it "Another World 
Already Exists."

The program: You can find the event program at the following link: 
https://letoitcommun.org/festival-nos-futurs-2026-le-programme/

We can already announce that the program includes:

The festival opening

The festival opens its doors at 10:30 am.

At 11:00 am, we will pause for a few moments for the "official" opening 
of the festival. This will be a multi-voice opening, to contextualize 
the importance of holding the festival in 2026 and every May 1st in 
subsequent years, around several themes: General presentation by Le Toit 
Commun / Feminism: Planning Familial 62 / Food, ecology: VRAC / Labor 
movement: CGT / Internationalism: La Cimade / Literature section: 
Librairie Sensations

A festival means a celebration

Especially on May 1st, International Workers' Day. In practice: all day 
long: bar, food, cakes, crepes, barbecue...
Several performances by Thomas Suel (spoken poetry, slam) / From 12:00 
PM: a large feminist karaoke session, hosted by the Pas-de-Calais Family 
Planning Association / At 2:00 PM, in the outdoor area: the Cirqu'en 
cavale batucada band / At 4:00 PM: concert with the group Quai de la 
Deule (Irish, sea, and activist songs)

Stalls

Many organizations have embraced the festival's theme: Our Futures 2026 
Another World Already Exists. You will have the opportunity to connect with:

associations, cooperatives, and activist groups involved in a wide range 
of fields: food, migration, commons, international solidarity, digital 
technology, transportation, media, feminism and LGBTQ+ rights, 
self-management, alter-globalization, antifascism, peasant farming, 
popular education, contemporary art... Unions, representatives of the 
alternative press...

Activities at the booths

Here are some of the workshops offered at the festival booths: climate 
quiz (Climactif collective), activity based on the photographic mural of 
migrations + badge making (La Cimade association), woodturning and clay 
workshops (Le Coron des Arts association), presentation of a seed 
library (Les Achillées association), and you too can take the mic! 
(Micros Rebelles 99.6 association)...

A Literature Hub

A hub directly aligned with the festival's mission, featuring authors 
who embody its identity: the construction of a new, emancipatory 
society, free from all exploitation and domination, is already underway 
today, through our proposals, our initiatives, and our struggles for a 
different future. The following authors, publishers, and booksellers 
will be present at the festival: Didier Andreau, Julie Anthoine, 
Patricia Bernard, Georges A. Bertrand, Laurie Binda, Antoine Blocier, 
and many more...

Workshops

In addition to the activities and workshops offered at the booths, the 
festival offers themed events. The list is not yet complete, but we can 
already mention:

Presentation of the game "The History of Capitalism" (Le Toit Commun) / 
Putting an end to misconceptions (LDC-Education union) / Understanding 
food security (Les Anges Gardins association  CALIEN) / Planned 
obsolescence of mobile phones (Cliss XXI cooperative) / Polar Blues: 
crime fiction and blues to foster a critical vision of the world 
(Antoine Blocier, writer  Jean-Louis Wouts, trumpeter  Bernard Goutin, 
saxophonist), etc.

For Children

Several booths offer a variety of activities for children, tailored to 
their age. The festival also features a dedicated children's area with a 
reading corner and art activities. In this space, a painter leads a 
painting workshop, and a mosaic artist invites children and teenagers to 
create miniature mosaics. Both artists are members of the ReGGarts 
collective. Finally, storyteller Bernadette will be giving three 
storytelling sessions adapted to the children's ages.

Film Area

The Nos Futurs festival offers a dedicated cinema and audiovisual space. 
Throughout the day, short films and audiovisual clips are shown 
continuously. All programming choices are made by filmmaker Paul Pirritano.

(1) Le Toit Commun: https://letoitcommun.org/

Boulogne-sur-Mer, April 13, 2026

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