At the conference, Yilmaz Vurucu and David Kintero Thokora will present a two-part exploration of Fair Mobility’s work:

David Kintero Thokora will delve into “Operationalising Socio-Spatial Justice.” This section focuses on transforming social reality through situated knowledge and lived experience. Communities are not merely objects of study but active protagonists co-constructing their own social transformation. The presentation will outline our four-phase journey: analysis through desk research and qualitative storytelling, synthesis of diagnostic data at European and pilot levels, comparative analysis to identify context-specific and replicable elements, and the creation of a catalogue of actionable design and implementation guidelines. The theoretical framework draws on socio-spatial justice, reframing mobility from a technical “A to B” problem into a political issue of power, rights, and the politics of movement. We emphasize mobility of care over car-centric common sense, using an intersectional lens to address distributive, procedural, recognition, and restorative justice.

Yilmaz Vurucu will present “An analytical lens on representation, coercion, and mobility visibility.” This section connects standpoint epistemology, participatory methods, and counter-hegemonic practice to create narratives as part of the project’s communication strategy. It examines how systemic apparatuses reproduce ideology in mobility planning, often marginalizing the “mobility of care” and intersectional needs. Through artistic-based research, we empower communities as co-researchers, using art forms to express lived experiences and challenge dominant paradigms.

The presentation will also showcase our State of the Art films, collaborative films and podcast series, which question dominant mobility terms and amplify the voices of marginalized groups.