By Katie Weintraub | Project Coordinator
This month, SINAL and the students from Hervalina Diniz hosted an event on sustainability in the plaza of Santo Antonio, a plaza that has been abondoned and that we are trying to revitalize and repair with a message of sustainability.
In this event for the community, we promoted healthy and sustainable eating with free samples of SINAL classic treats, showed the community how to re-use plastic bottles for planting and compost, and traded knowledge on ecological living. In collaboration with the student council of Hervalina, our own artist, Luana Cavalcante, organized a mosaic for the plaza theatre. The students came up with what to say : "Todo Mundo Junto" which means everyone together! The students came to SINAL a week earlier to prepare the letters and then on the day of the event, they finished up the writing and posted it on the wall of the outdoor amphitheatre. Many other children and community members participated in the mosaic and we were able to discover many new artists in the community that love art and were eager to learn more about mosaic. Mosaics are a really interesting form of art because they re-use the discarded pieces of tiles that construction and flooring companies cannot use. Moreover, unlike paint which wears off and must be re-done later, mosaic lasts forever!
The event was one of the first actions we are taking to restore the plaza. We plan to continue to occupy it, jointly with the community and the children of the school, to create a space that promotes culture, community, and sustainability.
We are deeply grateful to all our donors who are helping make this possible!
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By Katie Weintraub | Partnerships and Programs Coordinator
By Katie Weintraub | Partnerships and Programs Coordinator
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