What support can digital give to make the world (digital and non-digital) more accessible for the disabled?
Antonella Grana will talk about it with our Ermes Tuon who will tell us about the#Accessiblelife #disentieroinsentiero project, the digital map of accessible outdoor places around the world.
Andrea Tomasoni will also participate, illustrating the activities of his start-upRe-Moove, dedicated to mobility and inclusive tourism. Come and discover the places already included in the map and visit them both in the virtual and in the real world.
In March, “Tea at five” starts again with a specific subtitle: ethics and arithmetic. The edition is completely renewed and marks a change of pace compared to the previous series. We will focus again on recycling as a value for sustainability, a cornerstone of Progetto Re-Cycle
With the unexpected outbreak of the pandemic, we concentrated our efforts on the impact of the crisis on production activities and on aspects of sustainable reorganization. The latter representing the necessary counterbalance to the pandemic itself.
Nothing will go back to the way it was before, and we have to take for certain the need for a change. Recent events have violently demonstrated that the relationship between man and nature is unbalanced. We need to rethink this relationship from a more sustainable and respectful perspective. Starting from the economy and production processes, from the use of the territory, from human relations: sustainability is not only the environment but also society and economy.
We do not deny the past. We will keep the good by revaluing it and laying the foundations for a different tomorrow, supported by new ideas and constructive impulses.
The red thread of ethics and arithmetic
Ethics and arithmetic will be the red thread binding the new episodes of “Tea at five”
In the restart, we firmly believe that ethics in economics will necessarily have to coexist with the arithmetic of profit. Therefore our guests – coming from various sectors – will give voice, with their experiences, to our strong conviction. We will talk about tourism, one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic, about sustainable and accessible tourism. The theme is not new to our program. In the new Tea we will deal with topics such as the Village hotel and the widespreadhotel (two hospitality models) and our #accessiblelife #disentieroinsentiero digital map of accessible places
From the business world we will bring the virtuous examples of BCorp and Benefit Companies. We will have the support of Uomo & Ambiente, a Benefit company.
Do you have your own proposals? Any topics you would like to talk about? Feel free to contact us!
The first episode will be on line on March 12 at 5.00 pm, you can follow it on our FB, LI and YouTube page. In that occasion we will introduce a new project in line with the nature of Progetto Re-Cycle. It will also be a good opportunity to greet our partners in this adventure: Respire, ScriptaXmanent andUomo & Ambiente.
Don’t miss your first Tea and connect on Fb, LI and YouTube on March 12 at 5.00 pm.
After our on line streaming event “Tea at Five” we are going to begin our “courses for sustainability” to go deeper in this broad – too much broad indeed – subject.
Starting from November 17, every Tuesday and Thursday at 18.00, we will deal with sustainability in a series of online courses focused on the goals discussed during the live streaming.
We will therefore focus on goal 12 – sustainable production – goal 8 – digital transformation, territory and sustainable tourism – It is really important for us to continue on the path taken, to deepen our knowledge and to provide everybody with the tools to act on sustainability.
Our courses are aimed primarily at businesses, professionals and students. University professors and professionals will held the lessons via Google meet and they recommend an interactive participation.
From October 2020 tomorrow’s tourism and sustainable tourism are becoming an increasingly important topic for Progetto Re-Cycle. We have been working for some time on digital transformation projects for the territories. Our #disentieroinsentieroproject, on accessible places, is gaining more and more visibility while unexpected new implications are emerging.
Respire – France
And now what’s new? Something really cool: we have joined an association that is focused on tourism and above all tourism of tomorrow, after what we are learning from pandemic.
This association gives its activities an international “breath”. Its name is “Respire, le Tourisme de Demain“. It is based in France but is developing fast in other parts of the world, especially the USA and Japan.
We firmly believe in the interaction and integration of different areas. That is the reason why in Progetto Re-Cycle you will find different and sometimes contrasting aspects. Culture of the territory, sustainable tourism and environment, sustainability and the culture of work, all linked together.
We will continue with our activities. New projects will be added, and we will be supported by ScriptaXmanent as well. Here are some ideas:
digital projects and our accessibility and digital transformation project
revaluation of neglected areas, especially mountain villages
revaluation – cultural as well- of urban areas
Creation of working groups
A few lines above we were talking about integrating subjects. Now try to imagine all this from the perspective of tourism of tomorrow. A kind of tourism more inclusive and more respectful of the environment.
We are also planning to bring Progetto Re-Cycle knowledge and skills to France and other countries… Can you see the amount of work?
Why don’t you join us?
Who’s going to join us? With a little help we will be faster… so…welcome on board!
Different aspects related to the development of a sustainable world will be discussed in four days. Here is the link to the detailed programme . The speeches will be held in Italian
Tea at five o’clock – informal conversations on FB, YouTube with entrepreneurs, consultants and people from Non Profit Organizations.- reaches its second edition.
With the first 10 meetings in live streaming, we have achieved our goal of listening and relating People from different backgrounds: from entrepreneurs to Non Profit operators, from consultants to administrators of public bodies. Now we had musicians, tour operators and merchants. As Progetto Re-Cycle we firmly believe that a positive change can be generated by the interaction between two worlds. The world represented by culture and non-profit with the world of companies and profit. The recent lockdown can be an opportunity to become a better country. We do not need useless disputes and we need to share ideas, we can start from ideas to work on a better future.
The message about our consumption and business models, about our lifestyles, should have reached us loud and clear. We should avoid the same mistakes and redesign and re-evaluate what already exists, let’s start from what is good.
Tea at five o’clock – informal conversations on our FB, LinkedIn pages and YouTube with entrepreneurs, consultants and people from Non Profit Organizations.
10 minutes a day, at five in the afternoon from April 18th
Why these meetings?
We want to collect ideas and we don’t need to “teach” anything to anybody, we think we can join together our strengths from different perspectives. As you can read in our Mission our goal is to facilitate the interaction between the world of culture and the world of institutions, citizens and companies in order to create awareness on sustainability.
These virtual meetings, very short just for a tea with friends, will begin on April 18 at 17.00. You can follow them in streaming or watch the recording that we will share online.
The program
Antonella De Santis – Proloco Bolognola – Luci di speranza a 1409 m slm (18/04)
Cristina Gentili – Sindaco comune Bolognola – Un piccolo comune da ricostruire (20/04)
Giorgio Gaino _ Storie e Synthesis Design– INDUSTRIA 4.0 per il dopo: ripensare gli oggetti ri_partendo (bene) dalla cultura industriale (22/04)
Chiara Pegge – ScriptaXmanent I luoghi della cultura: quali prospettive per il futuro? (24/04)
Mario Burrascano e Massimo Davi- Uomo & Ambiente – La ripartenza operativa post COVID-19: riflessi legali e gestionali (27/04)
Sara Carraro – MateriaPrimA+ – Reattivaia, un sistema di edilizia naturale “attiva” (29/04)
Emanuele Persiani – ABC on line – Segnaliamo ai clienti che abbiamo riaperto sul web! (30/04)
Giovanni Grimaldi – Urban Dog srl – Quali prospettive e come farci “sentire”: mercato locale o globale? (04/05)
Antonella Grana – Aida Marketing e Storie – Il marketing delle “patacche”ai tempi del COVID-19 (06/59
Carla A. Bordini Bellandi – ricercatrice visiva – La scoperta della lentezza – abbigliamento consapevolevsfast fashion (08/5)
I am taking inspiration from recent events in order to talk about Venice, the Venetian lagoon and sustainable tourism.
In recent months there has been a lot of talk about Venice, high water (high tide correctly) and lagoon. The extent of the last high water made more evident than ever how a great and dangerous change is taking place. Taking into account sustainability is now something we owe to the environment. And to Venice as well.
Well, I am not an expert and I do not want to talk about things I do not know. What I want is to reassure all friends, especially foreigners: no, there is no risk of drowning. Unless you swim in the canal, or jump off a bridge, but this goes under the name of imbecility. At most, if you like walking barefoot in the high water you could meet a pantegana (big, big rat) and get the “samoro nero” (distemper) otherwise it’s all right, you can continue to visit Venice. I am joking… but this is to highlight some tourists’ bad behaviours . A little more respect would be really appreciated. Ok, I am a bit mean but we all have – as human beings – our faults towards Venice and towards the planet.
Once again I need to start from the high water and from all the controversies that have arisen for the fundraising launched by an Italian TV. The perception is “in Venice they are all rich”. I do not have any evidence of that and, just to make it clear “Venice is a world heritage site” that’s it. The funding went to Pellestrina, which is a part of Venice, but certainly it is not in the historic center. There is a whole world that lies outside the well known tourist destinations. A beautiful and (almost …) uncontaminated world, a natural environment that must be enhanced and visited, always with a great respect . We need to preserve it.
This is just the prelude for telling a story of a different environment, with its own poetry. An environment that in my opinion gives its best in the winter period when, with a clear sky, the mountains embrace the sea. Today we will visit a small part of the Venetian lagoon which is part of the Cavallino Treporti tourist park
Lio Piccolo
Only a few people are here in winter. It is a bit difficult to find a restaurant where to eat, but the scenery is absolutely amazing and you can settle for a sandwich. So here we are to discover Lio Piccolo
Lio Piccolo a village in the lagoon, thus reads the tourist information sign. It is actually a tiny little village. Some houses, Palazzo Boldù, the Church of Santa Maria della Neve, the bell tower. Picturesque, but its main strength is the landscape of the lagoon, the labyrinth of canals and the quiet reigning everywhere
Thanks to this peace, pink flamingos have returned – or maybe they have just arrived, I don’t know-. Flamingos are not the only species living there. In the whole area there are a lot of birds, we saw many egrets and herons. We were able to see flamingos only from a distance. It was too late to attempt to get closer as the sun was going down. We will try again.
And it is precisely at sunset that the colors become spectacular. It’s a triumph of light and shadow, the red of the sky reflected on the water, a fishing net that is “in the shadow of the last sun”
The lagoon and sustainability
Isn’t it worth moving a bit from Venice to admire what surrounds it? Venice without the lagoon would not exist. The lagoon is a complex system that must be preserved, enhanced and people must be aware of it. And above all they must respect it. High water, indeed granda as the one in November, is only one of the problems that made the world discover how fragile Venice is. But there are other too. Just as an example: the increase of the water temperature of the lagoon and the consequent change in fish fauna. Climate change, climate crisis are issues that we have already discussed in Q11 but it is worth mentioning them again.
As an association we like to let people know about our territory and the Italian territory in general . We strongly believe in sustainable tourism. A slow tourism that moves on foot or by bicycle. And these areas of the lagoon are more than suitable – we expect (only) people to be respectful. We don’t ask for much. So let’s take a walk in Venice and Venetian lagoon. Enjoy your walk! Have fun, walk and listen to the silence
Sustainability and a flower in All you need is a flower -100 hours for the environment. In more than 100 hours of events we have tried to answer and ask questions about a sustainable world.
Sustainability, a term that embraces concepts that are difficult to summarize if not by using the 17 goals of theUN Agenda for Sustainable Development. Even keeping the Agenda as a “compass” it is still difficult to give the full meaning of the five days of speeches held last June. In order to make your reading easier we have decided to give the structure of Air, Land and Water to Quaderno 11. We really hope that you can enjoy the complexity of what has been discussed.
Air
Three articles dealing with the air element. The destructive air of the Vaia storm – by Thierry Robert Luciani -, the extremely polluted air of fine dust – by Salvatore Patti – and finally the “in the air” cultivation of vertical farms (greenhouses) – by Sergio Martin.
Land
Land, the largest section of articles. Six pieces that intersect visions, sensitivities and different but complementary approaches to each other. The section starts with a piece dealing with nutrition, intensive farming and the musical evenings related with ” All you need is a flower” – by Stefano Pesce.
We then move on to two more pieces that focus on the area of Mestre – Venezia and Marghera. They will lead us to “visit” businesses and the sustainability of production processes – by Gabriella Chiellino – and on how to reach the sustainability of a community and a territory – by Gruppo di lavoroPiave .
The last three articles will focus on different projects. The first one on how to “clean the world” – by Ermes Tuon, the second on how to develop sustainable tourism by using digital tools – by Antonella Grana– and finally how to re-use the Veneto area which is deeply affected by overbuilding – by Federico Della Puppa.
Water
Water, the third and last section with three articles. The Venice lagoon and the types of fish living (and used to live) there. The effects of climate change can be seen on the fish population – by Riccardo Fiorin. We then go back to Mestre with the dream / need for a green area: the Marzenego park – by Carla Dalla Costa. And finally a piece that tells ua a story of art coming from rivers and the sea – by Barbara Cremaschi
Sustainability and a flower. Can a flower be enough? Can anything be done? This was the very first question. Yes even if “it’s already late”. Some people still deny the existance of a problem. They do not want to see the problem / problems caused by human activities
Yet we can all do something big or small based on our sensitivity and ability. The point is: do we want to make a change? …
100 hours for Environment, the event that took place from 5 to 9 June, whose full title was “All you need is a flower – 100 hours for environment” “Ci vuole un fiore – 100 ore per l’ambiente”. The entire event, 5 days, was included in ASVIS Festival Program, the annual Sustainable Development Festival the greatest event in Italy dedicated to the 2030 Agenda
The flower is a symbol of changing perspective, as in our cover photo
The small, delicate blue flowers are in front of a devastated area in Italy. We will not show the devastation, we will not specify the place, what is enough to know is that “ All you need a flower”
We have collected most of the speeches of the 5 days event, which took place at Negozio Piave 67 , in a short video, just a few minutes. In a couple of months we will have a publication. What is important, and that has emerged with the power of the speeches, are the results of climate change. For the environment but above all for humanity “we are running out of time”. “We must change our way of thinking” and consequently the way we act
But … can a flower be enough to start over? No, it is not enough. Not at all, it is in any case hope from which to start again. Hope that needs to be supported with concrete actions, as we have clearly understood in June.
Happy watching and keep in touch. Don’t miss our publication – in a couple of months – with the collection of the speeches.
