We had already dealt with the subject during the 2020 ASviS Festival. In this new edition of our Tea at 5 we will talk, once again, about tourism and sustainability and we will do it above all with local administrators and experts of the sectors
We will range from widespread hospitality to the “cross and delight” of the relaunch of the territories after Covid.
What can public administrators do? Are there tourist possibilities for the smaller and lesser known municipalities of the Italian province? Is the PNRR useful, or not at all? Is it difficult to be managed by those who have few human resources in their staff?
How important can widespread hospitality and Paese Albergo (a specific kind of widespread hospitality) be for the smallest municipalities?
We will answer all these questions starting from May 24 for 6 episodes. We will always be online on our YouTube channel (subscribe to receive notifications) and on our FB page (follow us)
The increased awareness of sustainability issues is a fact of 2021. There is still a lot to do – just look at how Cop26 ended – but at least the three pillars have become well known. In fact, it should be remembered, that sustainability is not only environmental but also social and economic.
In 2021 we have developed several activities; we have worked on all three aspects and the numbers we have reached comfort us a lot.
And now some numbers on our latest activities
The results of the latest online and face-to-face activities that we have included in the Sustainable Development Festival make us understand that, although there is still a lot to do, the road is long but is the right one. These numbers, which refer to the month of October 2021, are a new starting point for us
People reached online on the various channels: 20,493
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)
Buranoand the colors of the rainbow to give some light in these strange days. Since we cannot move, we continue with our photographic walks in an environment that is becoming more and more sustainable day by day.
Burano and the Venetian lagoon where Nature is regaining its place
Some info
Writing about Venice and its Lagoon is not very simple. Venice and the Lagoon, and the other islands like Burano inside the lagoon, are part of a complex ecosystem with a lot of different aspects. The heterogeneity of what we call Venice is clearly visible by clicking on this link.
Mestre, on the mainland, is representing the Industrial / Commercial part of the area. Venezia, the unique city, is the touristic, overcrowded aspect, as opposed to Lio Piccolo, the rural area of the Lagoon, where quiet and nature are the absolute protagonists.
Venice, the crowd and the parties of Carnival just a month ago, on one side and the silence of the nature on the other.
Nature that is claiming its place back, now that we must #stayhome. If you think for a moment… Human Being is THE virus … We must remember this when this pandemic will come to an end, we must remember the sound of silence and the fresh air. It is now time to reconsider our production processes in a sustainable way.
But now let’s go to Burano and its houses as colorful as a rainbow
Burano
If you look at the maps, you will see a lot of small islands in the Venetian Lagoon. On the Islands, one part of the Venetian economy is still active, even if some of them are abandoned now. Today we will reach Burano, the village on the island further away from Venice.
To reach Burano you have obviously to use a ferry, a “vaporetto”
You will understand where Burano is when you will start to see a stain of colors over the water. Because this is what Burano is: a crayon box with people living inside. You can get lost in the alleys and along the canals of this colorful little Venice. The sense of orientation is lost after a few minutes in the alleys that seem all the same, even if each one is different from the other.
To find your way look at the Bell Tower, that is clearly visible from every alley of the village. Inclined of an impossible angle, like a kind of Venetian “Pisa’s Tower”, it seems to be the only building that has its natural color.
And finally when, following the bell tower, you reach the main square, you understand what Burano is famous for. Do you know what is produced in this island?
In Burano fantastic craftswomen produce laces. They have always produced laces in Burano . The lace school was founded in Burano in 1875, and after three years it already had more than one hundred students. Even today, the Burano laces are among the most exclusive and expensive in the world.
We can stop now but we will be back. It is really worth visiting Burano and its rainbow, but let’s always remember all its ecosystem. A fragile ecosystem that must be respected and preserved. We will talk about that soon
