Get to know the faces of waste - Cooperation between Interzero and the Wrocław Literature House
The media increasingly raises the issue of waste, sometimes sparking heated discussions. Listening to the opinions of both Polish women and men, it turns out that many people express reluctance to segregate waste, question the effectiveness of recycling and doubt the possibility of introducing significant changes. People often wonder what impact they can really have and whether changes in their behaviour have a wider impact.
Poland officially has one of the lowest rates of municipal waste generation per capita in Europe, but what does the situation actually look like in the long term? We encourage you to attend the events below to reflect on this together.
Faces of Disaster #11. A landscape with a view of waste - we invite you to listen to the conversation
At the April meeting, as part of the “Facing a Disaster” series, we will examine the state of waste management in Poland, who is responsible for waste, and why we are discussing a waste crisis today. However, the main aim of the discussion will be to try to answer the question of how to talk about waste and what language to use to inspire people to change their attitudes and habits and take action to protect the environment in which we all live.
The conversation will be attended by Katarzyna Blachowicz (expert in recycling, waste, sustainable development and circular economy) and Dr. hab. Tomasz Piekot (linguist, communicator from the University of Wrocław). The meeting will be led by Patryk Strzałkowski (journalist of Gazeta.pl).
Time: Wednesday, April 3, at 19.00
Places: Proza Club | Wrocław House of Literature (Przejście Garncarskie 2)
Free entrance
The meeting will be broadcast online. You will be able to watch them on the Facebook pages of the Wrocław House of Literature , Wrocław UNESCO City of Literature , Interzero Poland , Eco-friendly without the frills and Prose Club . Join the event today! Click here
“Faces of Disaster” is a series of discussions on the most pressing issues relating to ecological disasters, with books always serving as the starting point. The aim of the project is to broaden knowledge about climate change and humanity’s impact on the environment, raise environmental awareness and spark conversations about initiatives relating to the environment and climate protection. Invited authors, journalists, sociologists, activists, experts and observers of developments in the field of environmental protection deliver lectures on topics including: the depletion of drinking water resources and water conflicts; migration crises; the appropriation of land, energy and raw materials; overproduction; the food crisis and excessive consumption; as well as social and communicative exclusion. The “Faces of Disaster” series is held under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of Wrocław, Jacek Sutryk.
Katarzyna Blachowicz is the Vice-President of the Management Board of Centrum Cooperacji Recyklingu - not for profit system Sp. z o. o., a company coordinating the activities of the Waste Management and Recycling Cluster - National Key Cluster (since 2018). Coordinates, initiates, organises and supports within the Cluster, among others: activities to develop innovation, competitiveness and, above all, mutual business cooperation between companies and scientific institutions related to waste management and recycling. It coordinates the activities of the Recycling Academy, which provides comprehensive education for employees, management staff and other interested persons of companies and institutions related to the waste management, recycling and circular economy industries, as well as public education in this area.
Ph.D. Tomasz Piekot is a linguist and communication scholar, a trainer in interpersonal and social communication, and an academic lecturer. She is the head and co-founder of the Simple Polish Workshop at the University of Wrocław. She is the author of books on effective writing and the editor of the academic journal *Faces of Communication*.
Patryk Strzałkowski He has been a journalist at Gazeta.pl since 2015, where he is in charge of the cross-editorial Green Desk and the Zielona.Gazeta.pl website. He specialises in climate and the environment, as well as international affairs. He is the author of, amongst other things, the “Fridays for Climate” series, and reports from the Middle East and other parts of the world. He is the presenter of the programme ‘Morning Conversation’ on Gazeta.pl (formerly ‘Zielony Poranek’). A graduate in journalism from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Polish School of Reportage. Member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. Winner of the “Journalist for the Planet” award, presented as part of the Radio ZET awards, in 2023.
Faces of Garbage - we invite you to workshops for children with Kama Morawska
During the workshops, we will consider the words used to refer to garbage, as well as how language affects our perception of reality. We will try to find the differences in the meaning of the words: RAW MATERIALS, WASTE processing, DON'T HAVE GARBAGE. Participants will also create a collage from unnecessary and unwanted books, newspapers, maps and papers promoting a zero-waste approach to used items.
Time: April 7, at 11.00-12.30
Places: Proza Club | Wrocław House of Literature (Przejście Garncarskie 2)
We invite children aged 6-12 to participate.
Registration for the event is required at info@literatura.wroclaw.pl (registration is first come first served).
The workshops will be led by Kama Morawska , a Doctor of Philosophy and the creator of the philosophical workshops for children “Images of Philosophy”, which she has been running at Tajne Komplety since 2014. She has written a philosophy book for children entitled “Philosophy at hand, so practise philosophy”. She takes a keen and constant interest in how and what young children think.
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