Book presentations, exhibitions and debates, but also informal meetings and particular attention to the climate crisis and the upcoming elections
“May” is back European” in Ravenna: an information, discussion and meeting program for citizens interested in understanding European history and current affairs, promoted by the Europe Direct Romagna Centre.
May is considered the month of Europe following Robert Schuman’s declaration of 9 May 1950, in which the then French Foreign Minister presented the proposal for the creation of an organized Europe, today considered the birth certificate of the Union European.
Over the course of the month there will be a succession of theatrical performances, exhibitions, moments of in-depth study, but also of aggregation and celebration, ranging from proposals for the little ones to technical conferences, with particular attention to the theme of climate change and the European elections of 8 and 9 June, with an information project in via Zirardini entitled “Get informed, reflect, express yourself and use your vote”. In addition to the meetings, the streaming platforms PodDare and Radio Social Coast will offer two podcast sections dedicated to voting European and European values.
First date at the theater, Friday 3 May at 21 at the Rasi Theatre, with the show “Europe does not fall from the sky. Sentimental chronicle of a dream, an idea, a project”. Conceived and directed by Alessandro Argnani, text by Laura Orlandini, with Camilla Berardi and Massimo Giordani, edited by Ravenna Teatro. The show will return to the stage on Friday 10 May at 9pm, at the Baccarini Theater in Faenza.
In collaboration with Polis Teatro festival, it is scheduled for Wednesday 8 May at 8pm, at the Rasi Theatre, the play “On the difficulties of telling the truth”, by ErosAntEros, based on Brecht’s work, followed by the dialogue “Disinformation and democratic risk one month after the vote European”, between Alberto Pagani and Michele Marchi, UniBo, Davide Sacco and Agata Tomšič (ErosAntEros) and the photographer Michele Lapini, hosted and moderated by Sara De Ponte.
Friday 17 May, as part of the 2024 Festival of Cultures and the Ravenna welcomes talents project, again at the Rasi Theater, it will be staged at 9pm the theater show “Altro Mondo – Piccole Storie di Cambiamento.Il public writes, dreams, shares”, curated by Mulino ad Arte, which addresses the theme of migration and climate change.
Climate change, one year after the floods in Romagna, is at the center of various initiatives:
Tuesday 7 Mayat 15, in the hall of the Rocca Estense, in Lugo, the conference “Bassa Romagna calls Europe. The role of the European Union in coordinating the response to the climate crisis”, edited by the Europe and strategic planning service of the Union of Municipalities of Lower Romagna. Thursday 9 May at 11, in Piazza San Francesco in Ravenna, the thanksgiving ceremony “European solidarity during the flood in Romagna”, towards the countries that provided help, organized by the Province of Ravenna. On the same day, at 5.30pm, The photographic exhibition “Clima, local climate change”, by F. De Marco and G. Cerè, curated by the Fotoart association, la Lumaca and Ceas Ravenna, Municipality of Ravenna, will be inaugurated in the headquarters of the Municipality of Ravenna in viale Berlinguer 30. Visitable until June 1st.
As regards moments of aggregation and informal meetings, it starts on Saturday 4 May at 15, in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Cotignola, with the XVII “Cotignola Europa” Grand Prix of Pedal Cars (Vap). The most fun, creative, ecological and European Vap race in Romagna organized by the Municipality of Cotignola with the Cotignolese cycling club, Acropolis, Podisti Cotignola, Ic Don Stefano Casadio. Wednesday 8 May, hours 17 The presentation of the results of the “Small Citizens of Europe” project, organized by the Municipality of Russi, will be held at the municipal library of Russi.
Thursday 9 May starting from 8.30 and until 5pm, at Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste di Ravenna, “Europa role play”, the simulation of the Parliament, will take place European with the high schools of Ravenna, organized by the Municipality of Ravenna, Informagiovani and Centro Europe Direct della Romagna, while at 6.30pmin Piazza della Libertà in Bagnacavallo, the “Europe Day” will be celebrated, with school children and all citizens, organized by the Municipality of Bagnacavallo and the Friends of Neresheim association.
Friday 10th in the hall of Palazzo Vecchio in Bagnacavallo, at 21the film will be screened A new world by Negrin (2014), curated by the Municipality of Bagnacavallo and Filmeeting Aps in the European visions cycle. Saturday 11 Mayat 10, on the staircase of the Town Hall of Bagnacavallo, appointment with “European Readings”, readings in language for the little ones, organized by the Municipality of Bagnacavallo, Comunicando Aps and with the Taroni Municipal Library. Every Friday, at the Oriani Library in Ravenna, a cycle of in-depth studies curated by the Oriani Foundation, UniBo Dbc and the You&Me project J. Monnet modules, a meeting of the in-depth cycle entitled “In-Contemporanea – History is made in the library – Europe and its surroundings: history of time present”: Friday 10th May at 17Lucrezia Ranieri and Sandro Rogari will discuss the volume “History of Italy in the process of European integration” by Antonio Vasori, in the presence of the author. Friday 17, at the same time, Daniele Pasquinucci (Uni Siena) and Simone Paoli (Uni Pisa) will discuss “Welcoming, integrating, rejecting. Italy and the European Union facing the migration phenomenon” with the author Virginia Minucci. The last appointment Friday 24th with “The Atlantic Community” by Alessandra Bitumi, in a discussion between the author, Michele Marchi (Uni Bo) and Roberto Ventresca (Uni Bo).
The twinning associations of Ravenna propose on Thursday 9 May at 5.30pmin the Buzzi room in viale Berlinguer, the conference “Ravenna at the time of the Ottonians” organized by Circolo Amici di Speyer and on Friday 17 Mayat 16in the small room in Vicolo degli Ariani, the inauguration of the exhibition “The memory of a friendship”, by Strada edited by the Amici di Chartres association.
From 17th to 19th Mayon the Forlì campus of the University of Bologna, the “European youth event 2024” will take place with thousands of young people from all over Europe for over 200 workshops, laboratories, artistic activities, debates, meetings and sports tournaments proposed by 150 youth organizations, the University of Bologna and European institutions. Organized by Punto Europa of Forlì, with the support of Parliament European
From 23rd to 24th May, in the Cavalcoli room of the Chamber of Commerce of Ferrara and Ravenna and at the port of Ravenna, the “Adria shipping summit”, the States General of ports and logistics of the north-east, will take place. Event to discover the “Ravenna Port Hub: Infrastructural works” project supported by the European Union, organized by the Port System Authority of the central-northern Adriatic Sea with ClickUtilityTeam.
The complete program of initiatives can be consulted on the municipality’s website, with also in-depth information on how to vote.
