Residents; the city is a slot machine for milking the tourists (ANSA) – VENEZIA, 17 FEB – The Venetians don’t want to be a species at risk of extinction like the Giant Panda. On the eve of the official start of Carnevale, inhabitants of the lagoon city, with a flash mob provocatively named “a fish … More Flashmob of Venetians; we don’t want to be like the Pandas
Press Release: Venice, a fish called Panda? That which begins tomorrow is no longer our Carnevale: it is a slot machine for milking the tourists 11 out of 12 months: the only month with a respite for us is January. In order to get the maximum out of this slot machine, it is necessary to … More #Venicemyfuture Press Release: Venice, a fish called Panda?
What follows is a translation of the document that was handed out at the Ateneo Veneto meeting on Jan. 20, 2017. Special thanks to #Veneziamiofuturo for sharing it with CFLV and for editing the translation. Ateneo Veneto, 20 January 2017 #Veneziamiofuturo The Proposals of the Sestieri Introduction: This document summarizes the proposals and the principal … More The 20 Proposals of the Sestiere: from the 20th of January meeting at Ateneo Veneto
#VENICEMYFUTURE PRESS RELEASE An ABC to relate the problems of Venice to the City, the Region and the State Will be presented Friday, 20 January at Ateneo Veneto The proposals for the city from #Veneziamiofuturo An ABC which synthesizes, letter by letter, the problems, proposals and points that the opinion movement #Venicemyfuture addresses to the … More #Veneziamiofuturo: Official Press Release for Ateneo Veneto meeting on January 20, 2017
Almost five hours of marching that went from the station at Santa Lucia and reached Campo Manin and the gates of Ca’ Farsetti: the morning of Nov. 15 from 8:30 to 1:00, Venice was crossed by yet another colorful and noisy demonstration of teachers and educators from nursery schools and kindergartens, furious with the polices … More Venice Educators and Teachers March Against Mayor Brugnaro
The initiative is called “#Venexodus – will we take the trouble?” and is promoted by Venessia.com with 15 other citizens’ groups. A demonstration to bring attention to the depopulation of the city and ask for solutions to stop the “exodus”. The number of residents in Venice has dropped below 55,000, and Saturday, November 12 the … More Venice drops below 55,000 residents, on Saturday there will be a march against the exodus from the city.
On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, Venicemyfuture conducted the first of 6 meetings to be held in each of Venice’s 6 sestieri in 6 months. The first meeting was held in Castello, and involved speakers from nine different citizens’ organizations as well as representatives of the local government. In their announcement for these meetings, spokesperson Marco … More Venicemyfuture: 6 sestieri, 6 meetings in 6 months.
Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro attended a meeting on 9/14/2016 at which he reviewed the work and challenges of the past year. “Administering this city is extremely complex, but we have great commitment to confront the many questions in play, and the results are beginning to be seen.” Brugnaro went on to call for unity: … More Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro thanks Generazione 90: “Next time I’ll be at the head of the procession.”
Hundreds of people marched from Cannaregio to Rialto Saturday morning, Sept. 10. They carried shopping bags and carts with them, a sign, said the organizers, of normality for those who live in the city, because “…living in our city should not be a luxury for the few… The time for words is over, and instead … More Generazione 90 leads hundreds in march for Venice’s future
