For the first gathering we have invited people who are building something here, in Barcelona: a project, a business, a path. They come to talk about how they go about it — what works, what it costs, what they learnt along the way — and to answer the room’s questions.
It is not a talk you listen to before going home. It is a starting point: an afternoon to meet people who build, to find who can help you or who you can help, and to let something lasting come out of a conversation.
The evening
4.30pm — People arrive. Coffee, tea, hellos. Nothing formal — nobody pins a badge on your chest.
5pm — The talks. Each speaker takes about twenty minutes to tell their story. Not a pitch: an account, with the hesitations left in.
6.15pm — Questions from the room. This is the part we care about most. Ask whatever you like, including the daft questions. Especially those, in fact.
7pm — We stay. Nobody gets shown the door. This is usually where the real conversations start. The room closes at 8pm.
The exact running order may shift by a few minutes depending on the speakers. The date and the opening time are fixed.
Who it is for
For you, if you are already building something and want to compare notes with others who build too.
For you, if you have an idea, a project in mind, or simply want to see how others went about it.
And for you, if you want to meet people, discover what is being built in Barcelona and see whether there is something you can bring, or work on with others. You don’t need to belong to any community: MUSIMA is anchored in the African diaspora and open to everyone.
The gathering is in French, with parts in Spanish when the speakers are more comfortable that way.
It is free, but the room has a capacity: places are limited. No need to be a member or to know anyone — just don’t leave it to the last day.
Getting there
The gathering is at the Centre Cívic Casa Orlandai, Carrer de Jaume Piquet 23, in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district. It is a municipal centre: you walk in, that’s it — there is no reception desk to get past.
The nearest stop is Sarrià, on the FGC lines.
The venue is accessible to people with reduced mobility: that is what its official listing on the Ajuntament de Barcelona site says.
The map is in the practical details, at the top of this page.