( Log Out /  Tommaso Cacciari is a born and bred Venetian. Even without an adequate action plan, though, the government decree should have one immediate positive change. Tuttavia, pensatori diversi come Georg Simmel e Massimo Cacciari hanno dimostrato che i confini sono momenti centrali dei processi culturali in cui apertura e chiusura, connessione e separazione, limes e limen sono indissolubilmente legati. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I am a journalist based in Venice and originally from Scotland. Una collaborazione tra Associazione Ya Basta Êdî Besee le redazioni di Radio Sherwood e Globalproject.info. He is on the front line of the resistance movement against mass tourism in Venice. (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images), Tourism Authority Of Thailand Puts On A Virtual Songkran Celebration, Discover The World’s Most Secluded Island Paradises, Venice Vaccinates Its Elderly On Iconic Vaporetto Waterbus, Vandals Damage Famous Vigeland Sculpture In Oslo Park, EU Travel: Vaccine Chief Says Herd Immunity Will Happen By Mid-July. But Cacciari explains that this is where authority's plans start to unravel. An ad hoc ordinance, signed in extremis to stop the environmentalists, would not have been communicated. The protests against big ships have continued to escalate in recent years. There was a protest concert on a floating stage, and only a few smoke bombs were set off”. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________. “If the government tries to be sneaky next year and bring back cruise ships, it will not be accepted by the Venetians.”, The decree is certainly a step in the right direction for Venice and a global reckoning for the cruise industry. Follow @positive_mag on twitter for the last updates . The historic centers are closed and demonstrations are suspended. However, the government’s statement has posed more questions than answers for Tommaso Cacciari, leader of the anti-cruise ship campaign group. The new decree means that passenger ships over 40,000 tons and other large vessels will no longer travel through channels in the lagoon and will not dock at ports within the lagoon. We caught up with him on the island of Sacca Fisola. No concrete measure has been adopted, though. If the Justice of the Peace grants a suspension until a trial and sentence, the money will end up in a legal support fund to protect the Comitato No Grandi Navi. "For me, the most important thing for Venice would be to treat it like a real city and defend it from the selling off of public heritage, and from her daily rape by cruise ships and mass tourism,” said Tommaso Cacciari, who made his name locally protesting the booming cruise ship routes through the city, which disgorge tens of thousands of day-trip tourists each week. Duflot references one trigger— in 2019 a cruise liner crashed into a dock as it was nearing a passenger terminal and hit another tourist boat. June 15, 2020. A Costa cruise ship passes through Venice's historic center damaging the fragile lagoon. Hundreds of Venetians have also mobilized with small donations, while artisans will be putting their works up for a benefit auction on 2 April. Demonstrations, attacks, trials and acquittals have followed each other for years. ( Log Out /  The latest insult involves the activists of Comitato No Grandi Navi. (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images), Rather than investing in a temporary solution at Marghera that would likely take years, Cacciari asks why a permanent solution isn’t being worked on from the offset in order not to “waste any more time and money.”, Duflot also warns against the positive news in the decree diverting attention away from wider issues with the cruise industry. Tommaso Cacciari is a born and bred Venetian. In the midst of the pandemic, struck by the economic crisis and with the tourism industry on its knees, people on every continent are right now supporting those who are calling for diverse mobility and real respect for Venice. (Photo by Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images), in Venice, Italy. As such, while campaigners are praising the new decree, they are left doubting the motives behind its issue while still lacking a solid action plan. It was the moment No Grandi Navi campaigners, who fight to keep big ships out of Venice’s lagoon, had been waiting a decade for. Such a process damages the lagoon’s precious ecosystem as the discarded sediment contains vital animal and plant life. This support confirms that the people have now understood that the choice is between the cruise ships in the lagoon and the survival of the lagoon itself. In spite of those who want a dead, resigned city, here is the great heart of the population. Change ), http://www.pdbstats.com/…/aiutaci-a-difendere-venezia…/, Tommaso, the greengrocer of Rialto: “I’ve opened because I believe in this place”, It’s official: Cruise ships to Venice will temporarily dock at Marghera, Bank transfer to the following coordinates IBAN IT15N030696768453551 (holder: Venezia Laguna APS). “It does not address one of the most significant impacts of cruising: its environmental footprint.” To really reduce the carbon footprint of cruise ships, Duflot says that “cold-ironing infrastructures” must be introduced “allowing cruise ships to connect themselves to electrical power once at the port, rather than keeping their engine going and therefore constantly emitting toxic fumes.”. Roberto Pedicini è la voce della sigla, composta dal Maestro Cimino. Almost 20 thousand Euro in fines for having tried to defend Venice from the assault of cruise ships, which can still penetrate its fragile heart for the emotions of the tourists. “In the case of Venice, it is essential that no temporary or final decision leads to a worsening of the current environmental situation. U.S. And U.K. Give Green Light To Vaccinated Travelers—But When? Tommaso Cacciari, a local activist who led the city's anti-cruise ship protests, said the barriers were not the answer to the tourist crisis. However, this punishment against people who have fought for years to safeguard the city that has the greatest environmental risk on the planet, promises to turn out to be a boomerang. Four years later, to avoid the expiration of the case, the injunction for payment arrives now, in extremis, from the Capitaneria di Porto, to be paid by 7 April. by admin admin. BLM – Black Lives Matter: reports from Italy. A port in open sea, in addition to at the port mouths, remains a hypothesis. I have been writing about my adopted country since I moved here five years ago after completing a degree. He is on the front line of the resistance movement against mass tourism in Venice. While 25 million tourists come to Venice a year, the dwindling population of locals are increasingly fed up with the impacts of over-tourism, including the environmental impacts of cruise ships. "They had everything in the water, from police jet skis to dinghies, speed boats and coast guard vessels," protest leader Tommaso Cacciari told Ansa news agency. “It will now be very difficult to let another cruise ship come into the lagoon,” says Cacciari. Protesters from anti-cruise campaign group No Grandi Navi take action at the passage of a cruise ... [+] ship in the Giudecca canal in 2018 in Venice. There should be no compromises on the environmental impact of any interventions,” she says, referring in particular to the new berths that will need to be constructed outside the lagoon. — Tommaso Cacciari (@TommasoCacciari) September 26, 2016 “Thank you everyone! Four people were injured in the incident. September 14, 2020 September 14, 2020. I write about current affairs and travel in Italy. Share on Twitter; Share on Facebook ; The video ... “Residents are being kicked out,” says Tommaso Cacciari, an activist with Laboratorio Sociale Morion, and the man who held the microphone at the demonstrations described earlier. “As one of the main ports of the Mediterranean, Venice has the power to move the needle,” Duflot writes in a statement on the Venezia Autentica Facebook page. “We are surprised and moved – said Tommaso Cacciari, a veteran of the naval battles in the lagoon – the global generosity and love towards Venice are already a victory. To begin with, for cruise ships to reach Marghera, the current Canale dei Petroli that runs through the lagoon would need to be widened and deepened. On 18th June, Venice voted on a citizens’ referendum, which Tommaso Cacciari of No Grandi Navi calls a kind of deadline, or ultimatum. “We are surprised and moved – said Tommaso Cacciari, a veteran of the naval battles in the lagoon – the global generosity and love towards Venice are already a victory. No Grandi Navi leader Tommaso Cacciari says that as well as the pollution, the ships are damaging the city's foundations, by creating underwater waves that cause erosion. We caught up with him on the island of Sacca Fisola. In July, with the possible return of the cruise ships, the pressures will multiply to bring these giants of the sea back in the Giudecca canal. TOMMASO CACCIARI: “If you think that the tallest house in Venice are from Jewish ghetto and they are tall 16 or 17 metres. The protest was organised by Venetians and environmentalists who are opposed to cruise ships crossing the St Mark's Basin. Un contributo di Tommaso Cacciari, Laboratorioccupato Morion. “We are very, very happy because this is exactly what our committee is demanding since 10 years of struggles,” says leader Cacciari. Valeria Duflot, co-founder of social enterprise Venezia Autentica, explains, “[the new decree] reduces the erosion of the city's foundations as cruises will no longer wash out sediments from under the city as they pass.” As heavy-weight ships travel through canals in the lagoon, they suck in sediment which is then regularly dredged from channels. The sum necessary to avoid the seizure of the activists’ assets, them being young and not in a position to pay 2085 Euro a person in fines, should be surpassed in the coming hours. He further questions the feasibility of constructing a suitable passenger terminal at Marghera, where the land is not the property of the state and is polluted with noxious chemicals. Duflot notes that “Removing cruises from the sights of visitors and bringing them further away from Venice historical centre reduces the problem of bad reputation and press for the city.” She also suggests it might prevent Venice from being added to UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites in danger. Secret Venice. “A catastrophe – says Cacciari – the coup de grace for a Venice which can only recover by changing course”. “This time however – says attorney Angelo Pozzan – the injunction is incomprehensible. Thanks to an online collection, in just a few hours they have already collected over 15 thousand Euro, sent by stars from music and cinema, intellectuals, environmentalists, art lovers and common people from around the world. The provisional solution, at Marghera, oscillates between impracticability and destructivity. _____ Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ripubblicazione in formato digitale grazie a Tele Radio City scs Onlus del nostro libro collettivo sulla marcia, “La settima chiave”. Thanks to social networking their attack is failing”. And so from this come the opposition before the Justice of the Peace, and the request for suspension. Norwegian Cruise Line Announces SailSAFE Cruises, Calling Vaccines A Game-Changer, in a statement on the Venezia Autentica Facebook page. Tommaso Cacciari, a spokesperson for the activist group Comitato No Grandi Navi , told The Guardian that: [T]he politicians who run this city want to turn it into a theme park. It is clear, then, that with this maximum fine they were trying to cut the legs off those who defend the city: we are all young and financially insecure, and the Covid crisis has deprived many of their income. I have been writing about my adopted country since I moved here five years ago after completing a degree in History of Art from Cambridge University. Tommaso Cacciari और अपने अन्य परिचितों से जुड़ने के लिए Facebook में शामिल करें. One resident, Tommaso Cacciari, said the real problem is not with people eating sandwiches on steps. However, the government’s statement has posed more questions than answers for Tommaso Cacciari, leader of the anti-cruise ship campaign group. “We're asking the city to be courageous and set an example.”, I am a journalist based in Venice and originally from Scotland. The barriers were later reinstated, but protestor Tommaso Cacciari told The Independent that activists would not give up. You can make the same amount of money in a week with short-term rents to … Share; Tweet; Pin it; Share; Email; More; Tagged: beppe caccia consorzio venezia nuova italia italien italy nograndinavi nomose porto san basilio tommaso cacciari tronchetto venedig venezia venice venise. Massimo Cacciari ha registrato il 16 dicembre 2020 e Daria de Pretis il 15 gennaio 2021. The event saw 18 thousand votes, with 80% coming from residents. … Here are the channels for helping Comitato No Grandi Navi: Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (Photo by ... [+] Waltraud Grubitzsch/picture alliance via Getty Images). Campaign group No Grandi Navi has fought tirelessly against cruise liners and other oversized ships in the lagoon through marches, demonstrations and protests. The Government and Parliament promised a “solution outside the lagoon” for the cruise ships a year ago. Schools students in more than 2000 cities worldwide are on climate strike today. The government’s temporary solution is to construct a passenger terminal at Marghera, a mainland industrial hub still within the lagoon. I confini regolano anche la prossimità e l'estraneità. On the evening of 24 September they demonstrated in the Giudecca canal, launching smoke bombs from small chartered boats. "They are destroying Venice, they are physically destroying Venice, physically destroying our lungs," activist Tommaso Cacciari says. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Waltraud Grubitzsch/picture alliance via Getty Images), ship in the Giudecca canal in 2018 in Venice. “We will do it again,” he said. Nell'arte, nella vita privata e nella politica hanno un effetto strutturante per evitare violazioni e per fornire alle persone … This support confirms that the people have now understood that the choice is between the cruise ships in the lagoon and the survival of the lagoon itself. ( Log Out /  Venetian Tommaso Cacciari, a leading figure in the movement against mass tourism in Venice, said cruise ships, not tourist behaviour, were a primary source of the city’s problems. The landslide results showing that 98.2% hope to ban the cruise ships from the lagoon, as well as a stop to the excavation of new … “If you have an average-sized place, you can rent it out to a resident for €500-€700 a month. © 2021 Forbes Media LLC. Cacciari wonders if it is the government’s way of placating the hard-hit cruise industry wanting answers about a future return to the canal city. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. "It's kind of the most invasive, stupid tourism I have ever seen." ( Log Out /  Tommaso Cacciari said the problem isn’t people eating on the steps of the city. “Italy sanctions €2.2 million for construction of berths outside Venice lagoon to keep cruise ships away from historic centre,” reads Franceschini’s tweet. Musica: Incontri, di Riccardo Cimino, Tommaso Orioli e Andrea Giovalè, eseguito da Riccardo Cimino, Tommaso Orioli, Andrea Giovalè. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. More than the fine, however, the popular response from around the world is causing discussion. The first donor was the English actress Emma Thompson, with 1,000 Euro: along with her musicians and artists like Terike Haafoja, Noah Fischer, Nikolay Oleynikow and the Gulf Labour collective. The protest was organised by Venetians and environmentalists who are opposed to cruise ships crossing the St Mark's Basin. Skolstrejk för klimatet (school strike for the climate) were the words on the placard young Swede Greta Thunberg, who was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, held high outside her school last year. You may opt-out by. Tommaso Cacciari नाम के लोगों की प्रोफ़ाइल देखें. “Who is going to pay for the cleaning of the land and the building, they don’t say anything,” Cacciari comments. Around 50 Comitato No Grandi activists once arrived to jump between the colossi that make their way in front of the Basilica of San Marco: over 84 thousand Euros in fines, which were blocked by appeals. However, keeping big ships out of the lagoon is also a crucial question of environmental and ecological preservation. “It’s the first time that the government made a formal act because until now it was just talking, nothing concrete.” Cruise ships are decried partly due to the hordes of visitors they offload into the historic center, a type of tourism dubbed “hit and run” because the short visits contribute little to the local economy. That vital step has inspired a global movement of informed youngsters to stand with her in making it clear to … The organisers themselves were surprised by the turnout. Protesters on small power boats throw smoke bombs at the passage of a cruise ship on October 4, 2015 ... [+] in Venice, Italy. Related Stories. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It is clear, then, that with this maximum fine they were trying to cut the legs off … (Photo by Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images). On Wednesday, Italy’s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini announced on Twitter that the incongruously large cruise ships berthing in Venice would no longer be allowed to enter into the city’s endangered lagoon. According to the charges, the activists “impeded navigation” and “backed into a police boat”. “This is not only wrong because it will be a disaster for the balance of the hydromorphological equilibrium of the lagoon,” Cacciari says, “but it is forbidden by the law that prevents new excavation in the lagoon,” one of the main causes of the erosion of the aqueous environment. … Cacciari says docking cruise ships at Marghera would also contravene a law that forbids public and private passenger transport passing sites considered high industrial accident risks. The demonstration was authorized, there were no attacks, three cruise ships hadn’t even sailed. The latest decree would seem a solid victory for the no-cruise fighters, but Duflot warns there is much that still needs to follow.

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