SUMUS

Our vision

Co-building a harmonious society with the living

6 of the 9 planetary limits (climate change, integrity of the biosphere, chemical pollutants, soil depletion, etc.) have already been exceeded, the other 3 are also threatened (ocean acidification, ozone layer, aerosols). We are witnessing a widening of inequalities and an explosion of diseases… all of this threatens the survival of humanity in the medium term.

The planet suffers because humanity suffers.

Faced with a systemic crisis (health, ecological, economic, social, etc.), in fact a crisis of meaning, a systemic solution must be provided.

A profound change in society is already underway. It is to support this gestation of the future that SUMus was created. It is a humanist association, independent and open to all those who believe that the time has come to change our outlook on life and to modify our relationship with living things for a happy tomorrow. Its objective is to initiate, co-construct and promote with as many people as possible, a new regenerative and therefore prosperous paradigm, allowing everyone to live in harmony with themselves, with others and, more broadly, with the planet, nature. and animals.

This new model, deeply respectful of life, gradually induces technological, agricultural, economic, financial, educational, media, artistic changes, etc. and gradually designs a new healthy society in which it is good to live and flourish.

Citizens, businesses and communities work for general well-being, in a caring and responsible ecosystem. The new generations are involved and their aspirations taken into account in order to bequeath to them a “ regenerated, revitalized and sustainable ” world which responds both to our quest for meaning and to the necessary sustainability of the planet.

Venice, laboratory of the future

SUMus considers that it is at the level of towns and villages that change can take shape. Given the race against time in which global challenges place us, SUMus considers that Venice has incredible qualities to initiate this movement of humanist renewal, and through its universal side can influence other cities.
We invite all Venetians of heart or origin, individuals, associations, private and public sectors, as well as all international audiences, to unite to co-construct the future around a pioneering and avant-garde Venetian platform. where it is good to live in harmony with the Living!​

The Venetian archipelago, a treasure of the future

Incredible natural predispositions to play a role model

Venice has a highly strategic asset: water which is the origin of life, water which is also the memory of the world.

Venice and its archipelago form a world “in itself”, intimately linked to its lagoon and marine environment. Environmental balance has always been a primary concern. Water, lagoon and marine fauna and flora are at the heart of bio-inspiration and constitute one of the main pillars of the Living on which the renewal project is based.

Its architectural beauty, its cultural treasures, its craft traditions of excellence, its atypical universities, the products of its lagoon, its car-free way of life, as well as all the immediate challenges it must meet (rising waters linked to climate, depopulation, mass tourism, economic diversification, etc.) make Venice both a universal place and a highly symbolic city. It is also an incredible sounding board for spreading the guiding principles of a more awakened humanity.

Finally, a geographical crossroads between the East and the West, Venice enjoys an exceptional worldwide reputation and has always held a fascination. Succeeding in its transformation primarily serves its residents and also helps inspire other cities around the world.

Many think that by uniting our efforts, the international can save Venice, paradoxically SUMus thinks that by becoming the laboratory of the future in harmony with the Living, Venice creates planetary hope and contributes to curing humanity of its current excesses!

 

 

Tomorrow, Venice for its inhabitants…

Ode to life!

Rethinking Venice for decades, and perhaps centuries to come, around a common vision, must first allow the archipelago to offer a wonderful and authentic living environment to all its inhabitants. To come back to life, Venice must attract new inhabitants.

In the future, the Venetians, more numerous and more conscious, study, work, cultivate themselves, meditate, have fun. .., they are healthy, fulfilled and full of joy. The quality of the air and water is optimal, transport and housing are ecological, the city has numerous gardens open to all, the food comes from the surrounding islands ensuring quality food autonomy with quality products. nutritional quality of all inhabitants.

Economic activities are diversified and have a positive environmental and societal impact. The innovation is open source for all companies that wish to contribute to creating a sustainable future, it is mainly organic inspired by the fauna and flora of the lagoon and the sea, education is redesigned so that everyone can find their talents and freely express them. Art is at the service of self-improvement and quality of life.

Craftsmanship is revitalized in order to provide a conscious response to mass overconsumption. Informed participatory democracy is favored, involving young people and residents in the future of their place of life, co-construction is the rule. Abundance results from incredible creativity and regenerated biodiversity. Finally, harmony reigns between everyone, balances respected with respect to nature, fauna, flora become obvious.

Venice then becomes a sort of living ode to the planet, to humanity animated by a new consciousness, to the intelligence of life. It thus celebrates singularity, beauty, freedom, peace, abundance and joy!

Tomorrow, Venice for the rest of the world…

Venice once again plays a prominent and inspiring role for the rest of the world, as was already the case during the Renaissance when it was a leading economic, cultural and spiritual model.

It of course maintains its great tradition of international openness. It attracts experts from all over the world who come to contribute to the avant-garde co-creation of this new model of society.

Tourism is also being reinvented to promote the experience of “Venetian life” through meeting its inhabitants. Thus, future tourists are eco-responsible people, looking for quality tourism and looking for inspiration on a new way of living and behaving.

In the current international fog, Venice can regain the role of beacon it once had and shows the direction.

A buoyant international and local context

SUMus supports the momentum driven by the United Nations within the framework of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

SUMus is also part of the New European Bauhaus launched in April 2021 by the European Commission and which aims to support the emergence of a new European civilization through pilot cities.

SUMus intends to contribute to the Venice Capital of World Sustainability Foundation , created in April 2022 by the Italian State, the Veneto region and the Venice City Hall.