When solidarity meets rebirth: Lecce’s prison community donates 5000 masks In support of the fight against Covid-19, the non-profit organisation “Made in Carcere”, in the person of its founder Luciana Delle Donne, has launched a project which started in Lecce’s prison – thanks to the collaboration of its director Rita Russo – and has now involved Trani’s and Matera’s (and soon Taranto’s and Potenza’s) prisons and Lequile’s mayor Vincenzo Carlà. This has created a human chain of solidarity to assist people needing immediate protection. As part of a complex process of production, jailed women have also tirelessly sewn innovative and ecological filter holding masks for the inmates. Luca Deias, 07/04/2020 Read more
Talking to the world through fairy tales, when words trascend isolation An initiative has been launched proposing to talk and reflect about ourselves, on a cultural or personal level, through a fairy tale, a poem or a nursery rhyme. In a historic moment like this, sharing can help feel closer to one another: that’s how “Fairy tales from the world” was born, which presents stories in different languages through short videos created by Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadors/dresses and Cittadellarte’s staff. Luca Deias, 06/04/2020 Read more
The economy in quarantine: the Pandemic Bonds Paolo Maria Candela, economist specialised in business finance and financial markets, offers our Journal an insight into a particular type of financial products directly linked to the current situation of global health emergency: a series of analyses and reflections investigating impacts and consequences of the Coronavirus on the national and international economy. Paolo Maria Candela, 02/04/2020 Read more
An appeal to the government and the Parliament for the institution of a national fund for culture Federculture has welcomed and relaunched the idea, proposed by Pierluigi Battista in the newspaper Corriere della Sera, to institute a National Fund for Culture, an investment instrument guaranteed by the State and open to donations by all the citizens who want to support the sector. Anybody can give their contribution to help formalise and draw attention to the appeal: you can sign the petition on the “change.org” portal, and share it through your social media and personal contacts. “We have to make Italian culture live, give it oxygen”. Luca Deias, 01/04/2020 Read more
The correct diet in times of Coronavirus The AIRC Foundation for Cancer Research has published a list of recommendations for a healthy diet, particularly useful in full Coronavirus emergency and in consideration of the fact that in this period most Italians are bound to be inactive. Not only that: a research at the University of Turin has highlighted a possible preventive and therapeutic role of vitamin D in relation to the pandemic. Redazione, 27/03/2020 Read more
Arte al Centro 2019, a short video of the event On Sunday 13th October 2019, Biella hosted the 22nd edition of the event placing art at the centre of a responsible social transformation. Video maker Luca Gaddini has since produced a short film documenting Cittadellarte’s special day through images of the protagonists and of the most important moments: here’s the video. Redazione, 24/03/2020 Read more
The mirror is broken: it’s our turn to change Ruggero Poi (director of Cittadellarte’s Learning Environments and Schools Department) offers a personal reflection on the Covid-19 crisis: an analysis of past, present and future in a narrative sequence seeing him questioning reality, and personal and social responsibility. “What have we lost? What was important? Have we learnt anything in the process?” Ruggero Poi, 23/03/2020 Read more
It’s a question of space The coordinator of the Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadors Saverio Teruzzi tells us about himself through anecdotes, past exchanges with Michelangelo Pistoletto and an bit of introspection. In this moment of crisis caused by the Coronavirus emergency, his words reflect his self opening up to our readers. Francesco Saverio Teruzzi, 20/03/2020 Read more
