There is a profound relationship between space and society: the quality of the environment in which we work, live and relax also has a decisive influence on the kind of relationships and therefore on the quality of life of every person. Looked at from the angle of fraternity, human relationships and the inhabitants’ need of beauty can point to solutions and ideas that will have the whole person at the center and therefore ”furnish a house” that is good for all.
The World Meeting of Popular Movements has issued a statement at the beginning of their three day conference in Rome, which begins on Monday.
From 18th to 27th October, Giuseppe Dipietro was in Brazil, in the San Paolo region. He is a member of the commission for social harmony of the New Humanity movement. He took part in the first convention of social organisations of Latin America that are inspired by the values of universal brotherhood, proposed by the Focolare Movement.
We contacted Giuseppe by telephone at his house, in Ispica, in the province of Ragusa:
Following is the full transcript in Italian of the speech delivered by architect Paolo Portoghesi at the convention on art and evangelization in Rome
From October 21st to 24th in Brazil, social organizations that work in all of Latin America will come together for the first time, encouraged by the value of universal fraternity inspired by Chiara Lubich.
"To put the common good ahead of the demands of developers seeking to maximize profits in every possible way". It 's a brief reflection of Jay Walljasper from the pages of Shareable cities. The theme is the urban planning of cities that today does not take enough into account the needs of children and their families.
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