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Events of 2024

The Home of The Human Safety Net is a space open to the city and the world where public events dedicated to the community can be held, but also designed to become a place of encounter and inspiration where global dialogue on issues of social inclusiveness and sustainability is nourished and enriched. International organisations, academic bodies and all the partners of The Human Safety Net continuously animate this place where centuries of history meet the future to meet its challenges, in a city that aspires to become the World Sustainability Capital.

4 February, 11 a.m.

" Venetian explorers discovering the world” by and with Alberto Toso Fei

As part of the Venetian carnival, this year dedicated to Marco Polo, on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of his death, Alberto Toso Fei recounts the courage, curiosity and perseverance of the great explorers of Venetian history, historical figures of special, wandering men who made travel and discovery their reason for living: from Marco Polo to the brothers Antonio and Niccolò Zen, from Alvise Da Mosto to Piero Querini, from Giovanni Miani to Giancarlo Ligabue.

Free entrance. For information and bookings write to events@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041 5037447 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

4 February, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Carnivalemotion

A journey designed for children aged 2 to 10 through original creative workshops that are also valuable opportunities for children and parents to meet, to explore their curiosity, emotional and social intelligence and interact positively with others in various stages. The various workshops are dedicated to mutant puppets, rotating masks, colours that dance, songs together, children's make-up and laughter yoga!

For reservations please write to visit@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041/5037447.

Thursday 8 February, from 4.15 p.m

Signs, drawings and colours

From 4.15 p.m. to 5.10 p.m. and from 5.10 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Two appointments designed for children aged 2 to 6, to get involved with creativity and leave a mark that becomes a story about themselves and an emotional trace. The workshops offer itinerant readings and workshops to discover colours, shapes and signs that are transformed into individual and/or collective works of art. Children, parents and carers can play at leaving their own original mark by choosing the colours that best represent them.

For bookings, please write to visit@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041/5037447.

9 February, 6 p.m.

"Marco Polo at the Court of Kublai Khan” by and with Gerardo Balestrieri

A reading with live music inspired by Italo Calvino's The Invisible Cities, on the occasion of the writer's 100th birthday. It is a reading accompanied by sounds and suggestions, with music and instruments from the Silk Road, which will bring to life the dialogues between Marco Polo and the emperor Kublai Khan, enriched by descriptions of his travels, the cities he travelled through and, above all, the great protagonist: Venice.

Free entrance. For information and bookings write to events@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041 5037447 Monday to Friday from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

11 February, 11.30 a.m.

Values in Music

Fifth and final appointment with the students of the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music in Venice. This time, the cellists of the Venice Cello Ensemble will demonstrate their talent and versatility by taking the audience on a journey from Antonio Vivaldi to Arvo Part. Admission free.

For information and reservations write to events@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041 5037447 Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

11 February, from 11.20 a.m. to 12.50 p.m.

Geometries of Colour

in conjunction with the Values in Music concert, is a family-friendly meeting dedicated to children aged six to ten, to learn how thanks to teamwork one can achieve great things together with others!
The children will be able to participate in readings and games to discover the importance of teamwork and in a cooperative workshop for the creation of colourful paper sculptures: true geometries of colour that integrate with each other to compose, starting from individual works, collective expressions.

For bookings, please write to visit@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041/5037447.

Past events 2023

12 January - 28 January

Through Children’s Eyes

After Perugia, Rome, Genoa and Milan, the exhibition Through Children's Eyes arrives in Venice, at The Home of The Human Safety Net. It consists of 24 drawings made by children from the villages in the rural areas on the outskirts of Calcutta, beneficiaries of the Distance Support programme promoted by L'Albero della Vita, in partnership with The Human Safety Net. The drawings were collected by 4 civil service volunteers who spent a whole year in close contact with the children and their families. Created with simple, clear and direct strokes, the drawings are an expression of universal sentiments that are common to every latitude.

27 January

Dritti sui Diritti

The appointment with the conference organised by the Department and the Directorate for Social Cohesion of the Municipality of Venice on childhood and parenting is back at The Home of The Human Safety Net. The aim of the event is to focus on how the educating community can guarantee children respect for their fundamental rights and support their growth even in years of complex social and cultural changes such as those we are currently experiencing. The focus of this edition is, in particular, the right to socialisation and education.

19 January h 9.30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The Ballad of Children's Rights

An event designed in partnership with BarchettaBlu, dedicated to primary and secondary schools inspired by the 54 articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A selection of readings and video-readings designed to make young spectators aware not only of the importance of recognising children's basic rights but also cultural rights such as equal opportunities, education and the right to expression. For reservations please write to visit@thehumansafetynet.org or call 041/5037447.

14 January

Values in Music

Fourth appointment with the students of the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music in Venice. It is the turn of the Venice Cello Ensemble who will demonstrate their talent and the versatility of this instrument by taking us on a journey from Antonio Vivaldii to Arvo Part. Entrance is free for the concert and the interactive exhibition A World of Potential. Reservations required at: events@thehumansafetynet.org.

10 December h 11.30 a.m.

Values in Music

Third appointment with the live music review of The Human Safety Net in collaboration with the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music in Venice. The pieces selected for this concert offer compositions by composers from the Baroque period, such as Claudio Monteverdi and Giulio Caccini, to explore the 17th century through its instruments and music.

Sunday 26th November 2023 at 11.00

Nati per Leggere. Readings for children and parents.

The Home of The Human Safety Net welcomes again the monthly low-voice reading events, for children from 4 to 6 years, with volunteers of Nati per Leggere trained by Centro per la Salute del Bambino ONLUS.
It will be a morning full of engaging stories and fun dialogues, which will capture the attention of children and convey to parents the importance of reading for the growth of their children and their emotional development.
At the end of the reading, children and parents are invited to explore their strengths with the interactive exhibition A World of Potential and share a playful and unexpected moment, and to discover the area dedicated to children in our Library of Sustainability.

The activity and the entrance to the exhibition are free.
Reservation is required by reaching out to visit@thehumansafetynet.org or +39 041 5037447.

Sunday 5 November, 11.30 a.m.

Values in Music

Second appointment with the live music review of The Home of The Human Safety Net in collaboration with the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music in Venice. The protagonists are two composers who have demonstrated their talent since childhood: Edvard Grieg with the Sonata for cello and piano in A minor op. 36 and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with the First Trio for piano, violin and cello in D minor op. 49. Performers: Gabriele Tai (cello), Leonardo Francescon (piano), Giovanni Di Giorgio (violin) and Francesco Di Giorgio (cello).
Free admission to the concerts and to the interactive exhibition "A World of Potential". Reservations required at events@thehumansafetynet.org or at
041 5037447 Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

29 October 2023 h 11.30

Values in Music

The first live music review of The Home of The Human Safety Net in collaboration with the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music in Venice kicks off. A real journey through time and space that will give the students the chance to put their strengths on track: creativity, perseverance, team spirit and the ability to appreciate beauty. It starts in Paris fin de siècle with a collection of pieces for voices and piano by Reynaldo Hahn, and with César Franck's Quintet for piano and strings.

Free entrance to the concert and to the interactive exhibition A World of Potential.
The reservation is required by reaching out to events@thehumansafetynet.org or the number 041 5037447.

26 October 2023 h 16:00 and h 17:30

Meet the Curator

Meet the Curator is an opportunity for the public to meet art historian and art critic Luca Massimo Barbero, curator of The Art Studio and Arthur Duff's installation "The Hungriest Eye. The blossoming of potential", and explore with him his work and collaboration with Duff.

Free entrance to the event and to the interactive exhibition A World of Potential.
The reservation is required by reaching out to events@thehumansafetynet.org or the number 041 5037447.

21 October 2023 h 17.00 and 22 October h 11.00

A Venezia La Casa dell’Altro

Alberto Toso Fei and Laura Bumbalova will take us on a stroll between past and present, through history, toponymy, myth and legend to discover how the city has always been inclusive, attentive to the most vulnerable and how it has, even in this, often been ahead of its time. During the visit, we will hear the stories of Moulaye Niang, a contemporary glassmaker in the art of 'Muranero', and Hamed Ahmadi, founder of 'Orient Experience', an entrepreneurial project linked to hospitality and gastronomy.

15 October 2023

Nati per Leggere. Readings for children and parents.

The Home of The Human Safety Net is launching a new monthly reading event with the program Nati per Leggere, designed for children from 4 to 6 years old with their parents.
It is widely proved that reading in the early years of life strengthens the adult-child relationship and supports their cognitive and emotional development, enhancing curiosity and creativity.
The first Nati per Leggere event will be held on Sunday, October 15, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The volunteers trained by Centro per la Salute del Bambino ONLUS will convey the importance of reading through a selection of books dedicated to young children and consistent with the mission and values of The Human Safety Net.
At the end of the reading, children and parents are all invited to discover their character strengths with the interactive exhibit A World of Potential, share a playful and unexpected moment and discover the area dedicated to children in our Library of Sustainability.

The activity and the entrance to the exhibition are free.
Reservation is required by Friday October 13th by reaching out to visit@thehumansafetynet.org or 041 5037447.

14 October 2023

Festival Fin da Piccoli

The Festival Fin da Piccoli is a free event aimed at educators, teachers, health and socio-cultural workers and, of course, parents as well, which is part of “Dritti sui Diritti” organised by the Childhood and Adolescence Service of the Municipality of Venice. This year's theme is The roots of sociality, from the earliest days of life . It will feature Lynne Murray and Peter Cooper, from the University of Reading (UK) and directors of the Mikhulu Trust, Paola Milani, from the University of Padua and Monica Castagnetti from CSB - Un Villaggio per Crescere Milano, Mihaela Ionescu, director of the International Step by Step Association, and Giorgio Tamburlini, President of the Child Health Centre.In the afternoon, on the other hand, from 3.00 to 4.30 p.m. there will be free activities dedicated to shared reading with Nati per Leggere, the sound experience with Nati per la Musica, play and environmental education for parents, girls and boys aged 0 to 6.
Opening hours: 9am - 1.30pm.

15 September 2023

I AM YOGA. Questions of balance between body and mind.

From 15 to 17 September, the event “Venice The city for Children” will be back to liven up the city, the Islands and Mestre with a full calendar of free events dedicated to families and children.
The Home of The Human Safety Net, in collaboration with the association Barchetta Blu, will participate with two laboratories on Friday 15 September “I AM YOGA. Questions of balance between body and mind”, inspired by the interactive exhibition “A World of Potential”, that invites us to discover and train our strengths and express our potential.
Together with the teacher Valentina Zocca, children will practice yoga to discover their body, but also their emotions, while learning to relax and concentrate. They will experience some Asana, body positions, Mantra, ritual chants and Mudra, symbolic hand gestures, other than listening to the music of Tibetan bells.

At 4.20-5.20 p.m. for children 4-6 years old
At 5.30-6.30 p.m. for children 2-3 years old
Time: around 1 hour

The laboratory and the entrance to the exhibition are free.
For information and reservations: info@barchettablu.it or 041 2413551 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

7 September 2023

Panel About Women Extra

For the second year, the meeting presented by MEP Alessandra Moretti will be held at the Home of The Human Safety Net to talk about women and sustainability, between environment, economy and social justice.

22 June 2023

Meet the Artist

A special meeting with Arthur Duff, the author of “The Hungriest Eye. The Blossoming of Potential” inaugurated last April 14 in the Art Studio, which transforms the strengths of our visitors into a real work of art thanks to an innovative laser system. Event by reservation until seats last.

17 June 2023

Art Night

Also this year The Home of The Human Safety Net will remain open until 10.00 pm with free access, on the occasion of the 11th edition of Art Night Venice, the white night of culture promoted by Ca' Foscari University, in collaboration with the Municipality of Venice.

14 June 2023

Le Conversazioni

Journalist Antonio Monda meets the American writer Nathan Englander, author of highly successful short stories and novels such as "The ministry of special cases", "A dinner in the center of the earth" and "Kaddish.com ”.

10 June 2023

Foglio Innovation Festival

A day dedicated to the themes of technological development and its impact on our lives. Among the guests, representatives of the institutions, entrepreneurs, representatives of the largest companies in the sector, writers, entrepreneurs, journalists, academics and performers.

15-16 May 2023

Business of Impact 2023

The European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) is a lively community of organisations sharing the same vision and a common goal: creating positive societal impact through the practice of investing for impact.

10 February h 6.00 pm

Astronomy and Celestial Navigation, the Basilica of San Marco in the 13th century

Lecture by art historian and iconologist Gloria Vallese with talks by INAF astrophysicists Alfio Bonanno and Giangiaconmo Gandolfi on the 'Stars and Travels' project, an astronomical cycle from the 13th century in the Main Portal of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice.

15 February h 5.30 pm

FILIS

As part of the Venetian Carnival calendar, a theatrical performance for deaf and hearing children and families, performed by Susi Danesin, a mime-clown specialising in visual comedy, and Isabella Moro, a dancer and dance-educator, which aims to unite different modes of non-speech communication, mixing mime, dance, and sign language.

18 February h 6.00 pm

SILHOUETTES

Lotte Reiniger and the rediscovery of Cinema made with shadows and light.
With live music by Lorenzo Luizzi.
Curated by the Associazione Archivio Carlo Montanaro.

22 - 24 March 2023

International partners of Dialogue Social Enterprise (DSE)

whose co-founder Orna Cohen is also the designer of “A World of Potential” - will meet together catching inspiraction and drawing on own strength to build group strength.

27 March 2023 h 18.00

Presentation of Giovanna Melandri's book

on the Impact Economy "How to Start Again".

29 March 2023 h 18.00

Theatrical reading on the life of Venetian painter Rosalba Carrera with Chiarastella Serravalle

The performance supports the activities of the San Pio X Family House on the Giudecca island, a partner of The Human Safety Net.

15 April 2023

The Hungriest Eye. The Blossoming of Potential by A. Duff

The exhibition that from 15 April next will welcome visitors to "A World of Potential" in the Art Studio, the space that is an integral part of the interactive itinerary and that each year proposes works created specifically for the Home of Venice, in close dialogue with the contents and experience of "A World of Potential".

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