Abbattiamo i Muri 2021

On 24 June 2021 we brought the Distinti ma non Distanti project to a beautiful close with the ABBATTIAMO I MURI event at the Casa del Jazz in Rome. We celebrated the universal values of empathy, interdependence and non-violence.

Distinti ma non Distanti was a two-year education pathway in Global Citizenship funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, made up of various social, educational and cultural activities addressed to civil society and in particular to teachers, educators, students, families. Click here to find out more.

The concert

Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn) and Daniele Di Bonaventura (bandoneon) were the protagonists of a special evening dedicated to diversity, understood as a source of enrichment and mutual growth, rather than of fear and separation.

The workshops

Before the concert, the afternoon was studded with many activities created together with our partners, dedicated to children, families and more, through which we retraced our journey of education, reflection and awareness-raising on social and human inclusion.

• The labyrinth of emotions: discovering the primary emotions through the observation of the other and the game with the ozobots, curated by EXPLORA
• Tibetan momo, little cooks learn: cooking workshop with salt dough, curated by Tenzin Kunga
• Tell me a story: Storytelling and artistic expression workshop
• Kumar Kumari, yoga for children: Tibetan yoga workshop
• Human Library: a widespread library of human books who shared their own story with the “readers”, curated by FEM (Fondazione Empatia Milano)
• Do you ever miss yourself? Reading and dance performance by Alessia Cristofanilli and Sania Heikeala, curated by Programma Integra

In addition, there were an exhibition of illustrations, Interdependence in… Comix, and a Vision Space, to share the multimedia content created during the project, some to spread our messages in an immediate and original way, others to summarise and tell about the activities carried out.

Vision space – The Cow in the Sky

Interdependence is that universal value that sees us all interconnected: every thing, animal or person  are bound to one another in the cycle of life. We told it together with Mad Entertainment in this animated short directed by Francesco Filippini, which tells the story of a cow who, with an ingenuous and astonished eye, follows the astounding adventures of a small cotton flower. Voice-over by Iaia Forte, music by Adriano Aponte.

Enjoy watching!

Interdependence in… Comix

An exhibition with twenty-two illustrations was on fine display for the whole duration of the event.

ASIA wanted to show and enhance the work of twenty-two young illustration students of the Scuola Italiana di Comix of Naples to whom MAD ENTERTAINMENT entrusted the task of creating a work inspired by the short film The Cow in the Sky.

The works demonstrate how one and the same message, interdependence, can be conveyed through different styles and different points of view.

Thank you for taking part!