Explore the faces of waste - Interzero's collaboration with Wrocław House of Literature
The media are increasingly covering the topic of waste, sometimes triggering heated debates. Listening to the opinions of Poles and women alike, it appears that many people express a reluctance to separate their rubbish, question the effectiveness of recycling and doubt the possibility of making 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 per capita municipal waste generation rates in Europe, but what does the situation really look like in the long term? We encourage you to participate in the following events to reflect on this together.
Faces of Disaster #11. Landscape with a view to waste - listen to the conversation
At the April meeting of the 'Facing the Catastrophe' series, we will consider the state of waste management in Poland, who is responsible for waste and why we are talking about a waste crisis today. However, the most important 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, habits and take action for the environment we all live in.
The interview will involve Katarzyna Blachowicz (an expert on recycling, waste, sustainability and the circular economy) and Dr. Tomasz Piekot (linguist, communicator from the University of Wrocław). The meeting will be hosted by Patryk Strzałkowski (Gazeta.pl journalist).
Time: Wednesday 3 April, 7 pm
Location: Klub Proza | Wrocław House of Literature (Przejście Garncarskie 2)
Free entry
The meeting will be streamed online. It will be available to watch on the following facebook pages Wrocław House of Literature, Wrocław City of Literature UNESCO, Interzero Poland, Eco-friendly without the frills i Prose Club. Join the event today! Click HERE
"Faces of Disaster" is a series of discussions around the most pressing issues related to environmental disasters, where the starting point is always books. The aim of the project is to broaden knowledge of climate change and human impact on the environment, to raise environmental awareness and to initiate conversations on environmental and climate protection activities. Invited authors, publicists, sociologists, activists, experts and observers of environmental change give talks on topics such as: depletion of drinking water resources and water conflicts, migration crises, land, energy and raw material appropriation, overproduction, the food crisis and overconsumption, and social and communication exclusion. The 'Faces of Disaster' series has received the honorary patronage of Mayor of Wrocław Jacek Sutryk.
Katarzyna Blachowicz is Vice President of the Management Board of the Recycling Co-operation Centre - not for profit system Sp. z o. o., the company coordinating the activities of the Waste Management and Recycling Cluster - National Key Cluster (since 2018). It coordinates, initiates, organises and supports within the Cluster, among others, activities for the development of 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 and other interested persons of companies and institutions related to the waste management, recycling and closed-loop economy industries, as well as education of the society in this field.
Dr Tomasz Piekot is a linguist and communicator, interpersonal and social communication trainer, university teacher. Head and co-founder of the Simple Polish Language Workshop at the University of Wrocław. Author of books on effective writing. Editor of the scientific journal "Oblicza komunikacji".
Patryk Strzałkowski is a journalist at Gazeta.pl since 2015, where he is responsible for the inter-editorial Green Desk and the website Zielona.Gazeta.pl. He specialises in climate and environment and foreign topics. Author of, among others, the series Fridays for Climate, reports from the Middle East and other parts of the world. Host in the programme Poranna rozmowa Gazeta.pl (formerly Zielony Poranek). Graduate of journalism at 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, awarded as part of Radio ZET's Andrzej Woyciechowski Prize in 2023.
The Faces of Litter - Join us for a children's workshop with Kama Morawska
During the workshop, we will reflect on the words used to refer to rubbish, and how language influences our perception of reality. We will try to find the differences in meaning of the words: RENEW, RAPE recycle, WASTE don't have. Participants will also create a collage out of unwanted and unwanted books, newspapers, maps and papers to promote a zero-waste approach to used items.
Time: 7 April, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Location: Klub Proza | Wrocław House of Literature (Przejście Garncarskie 2)
Children aged 6-12 years are invited to participate.
Registration for the event is required at info@literatura.wroclaw.pl (order of application decides).
The workshop will be led by Kama Morawska, or Doctor of Philosophy and author of the philosophy workshop for children 'Images of Philosophy', which she has been running at the Secret Sets since 2014. She has written a philosophy booklet for children 'Philosophy at hand, so practice philosophy'. She continues to take a keen interest in how and what little people think.
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