Create and grow a new societal model at the heart of the Living with Venice as a pilot city

What societal model?
Humanist and regenerative, whose main ally is the intelligence and power of the Living, of nature, in order to bequeath a more inclusive, caring, sustainable and revitalized society to our children.

What is the Living?
It is everything that carries life, humans, animals, plants, minerals. It is an exceptional intelligence which has been developing for more than 4 billion years and which has already developed infinite strategies in all areas from which we should draw inspiration in the current transformation of society to resolve our planetary challenges.

Why Venice?
Because Venice has repeatedly been a pioneer in all areas (political, economic, artistic, etc.) and it carries innovation in its genes.
Because it is both unique and universal and therefore has the capacity to influence other cities around the world.
And finally, because water is the source of Life!

SUMus is a cooperative citizen movement , a link between engaged citizens, associations, businesses, finance, and administration who wish to contribute to the creation of a better future. Our actions revolve around 3 priorities:
– Humans : helping them grow in humanity, drawing inspiration from ancestral wisdom, putting philosophy into their daily lives for better self-knowledge in order to develop their potential and talents in order to bring them to the community.
– the Earth : thanks to new agricultural methods inspired by living things, regenerate the soil and the nutritional quality of food for better health of the planet, farmers and consumers.
– Water : creating a new economic, academic and cultural ecosystem around aquatic intelligence.

“ Never doubt that a small number of willing and thoughtful citizens can change the world; in fact, it always happens like this. » Margaret Mead

A “Venetian Do tank” and “International Think tank”

SUMus considers that the society of tomorrow will be increasingly organized around places of life such as towns and villages and that the most important thing will be experimentation and the strength of example . This is why SUMus is both a “ Think tank ” and a “ Do tank ”.

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Co-constructing a new paradigm in harmony with the Living

It's time for our consciousness to rise, it's time to put the intelligence of nature at the heart of a humanist renaissance and to join forces to co-create new healthy, regenerative, prosperous, inclusive lifestyles , benevolent and cheerful.

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PROMOTION OF “LES PETITES LIGHTS” ARTS AND PHILO WORKSHOPS

The experimental method of the Les Petites Lumières arts and philosophy workshops has demonstrated numerous advantages promoting greater behavioral maturity in children, as well as better speaking and critical expression allowing for better living together .
An awareness day for this method was organized on May 11 and 12, 2024 by the creator Chiara Pastorini for Venetians wishing to deploy Les Petites Lumières arts and philosophy workshops in different schools or cultural centers.
For those who wish to run Les Petites Lumières arts and philosophy workshops in the future, training in this method is offered at the start of the September 2024 school year for around twenty volunteers and will be led by Chiara Pastorini . This training is a diploma course and consists of 3 training weekends for a total of 36 hours of training:
1st Weekend: September 28 and 29, 2024
2nd Weekend: October 12 and 13, 2024
3rd Weekend: 14 and 15 December 2024

If you would like to register, please contact us directly.

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THE FORUM OF POSSIBLES 2024

The 2nd Forum of Possibilities will take place on November 19 and 20, 2024 on the theme of water treasures . This forum is the occasion for the kick-off of the Venice Acqua Valley . It will highlight all the local initiatives relating to water in Venice and will also highlight all the economic activity that can be developed thanks in particular to aquatic biomimicry.
This forum is aimed at both the Venetian public as well as the international community in order to share the state of play of the various initiatives around water which are underway in Venice as well as all the international initiatives which could enrich the future multidisciplinary center Venice Acqua Valley.

FOR THE ITALIAN PROGRAM, CLICK HERE AND FOR THE ENGLISH VERSION, CLICK HERE .

You can also find the list of all the speakers by CLICKING HERE for the Italian version and by CLICKING HERE for the English version.

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LA FORGE DU FUTURE WELCOMES THE OFFICIAL SAN MARINO PAVILION
FOR THE 2024 CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNIAL

After a second stage of renovation, the Forge du Futur opened its doors in April 2024 and will remain open until the end of November 2024 and has the pleasure of hosting the official San Marino for the Contemporary Art Biennial.

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