Hi Caterina, I loved reading your story and am very curious about the chairs now. I have noticed the same lack of people on the streets here in the UK, maybe to a slightly less extent but still. Recently I saw a few kids play on the street in the neighbourhood (safely, there was a road closure) and I was completely taken by surprise because it's such a rare sight.
Thank you for mentioning Tiny Glimmers, I'm so grateful you read it. Your story sparked some ideas for me, I might write my next one about this topic.
In the meantime, I wanted to share a cool project in our little town: Talking Benches. And during our recent Kindness Festival they were used as Talking Kindness Benches. I'd love to see some of these in each town. https://www.thegoodheart.uk/events/talking-kindness-bench
Hi Jennifer, I'm so glad that my newsletter sparked some ideas for you! The Talking Benches sounds like a lovely initiative and it relates to another thought I had lately: benches (at least here in the US, but I'm pretty sure anywhere - even in Italian public squares) are increasingly disappearing, which raises a whole new level of concern 🫣 More benches for all!
More benches indeed! I think that a lot of benches are removed to prevent homeless people from sleeping there, which is a whole other awful thing to do. 😢
Hi Caterina, I loved reading your story and am very curious about the chairs now. I have noticed the same lack of people on the streets here in the UK, maybe to a slightly less extent but still. Recently I saw a few kids play on the street in the neighbourhood (safely, there was a road closure) and I was completely taken by surprise because it's such a rare sight.
Thank you for mentioning Tiny Glimmers, I'm so grateful you read it. Your story sparked some ideas for me, I might write my next one about this topic.
In the meantime, I wanted to share a cool project in our little town: Talking Benches. And during our recent Kindness Festival they were used as Talking Kindness Benches. I'd love to see some of these in each town. https://www.thegoodheart.uk/events/talking-kindness-bench
Hi Jennifer, I'm so glad that my newsletter sparked some ideas for you! The Talking Benches sounds like a lovely initiative and it relates to another thought I had lately: benches (at least here in the US, but I'm pretty sure anywhere - even in Italian public squares) are increasingly disappearing, which raises a whole new level of concern 🫣 More benches for all!
More benches indeed! I think that a lot of benches are removed to prevent homeless people from sleeping there, which is a whole other awful thing to do. 😢
I was inspired by your story about the benches and wrote about a future where people walk together in neighbourhoods again, I think you might like it: https://tinyglimmers.substack.com/p/tiny-glimmers-7-dark-sky-bright-future