In this session we continue gliding over green spectrums and land on the colour of the leaves of the olive trees that stand in front of the Móstoles-El Soto train station; a little park with about ten ancient olive trees that are threatened with being cut down and swallowed up by grey cement to make way for 80 new homes. This is another case of the indiscriminate felling of trees that many towns in the Madrid region are carrying out with promises to plant other trees but in the meantime are removing vital remnants of shade and oxygen.

On this occasion, we invite you to take a stroll with us and discover, share and discuss the neighbourhood initiatives to address these interventions, and their impact on property development and urban revival processes.

We’ll walk together amid modern buildings that have left the green canopy behind, olive trees that conjure up the south, the sounds of unseen water beneath the subsoil, and parks filled with other planets, paying attention to all of these landscapes as we go along. 

Joining us for this new session of Ciudad Sur are Xisela García Moure, a resident of Móstoles and educator in organic farming, permaculture and specialised techniques for urban vegetable gardens and sustainable food, and Silvia Arévalo Moreno, a resident of Arganzuela and member of the neighbourhood movement No a la Tala, which opposes the felling of trees.