Let's defend ourselves with greenery: trees, flowerbeds and vegetable gardens as barriers against terrorists.

Instead of concrete, to stop killer trucks, we use green and color. A civilized response, against violence and in the name of our values. Starting with the strength of a community that, in this way, uses a criticality to improve its cities.

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DETERRUPTORS AGAINST TERRORISM

BARRIERS AGAINST TERRORISM

Ours city, our places of great luxury of living in Beauty, they are slowly turning into war zonesAnd unfortunately it is not a transitory phenomenon. I have seen it up close, and studied it in photography, the various barriers which, according to a specific circular from the Ministry of the Interior, are multiplying in different parts of ItalyStarting from the seafront, the historic centers, the most heavily trafficked streets. The first adjectives that come to mind when looking at these wartime-style street furniture are: horrible and sad. And as such a clear defeat for our lifestyles, what the Jadist enemies most seek to destroy, next to the thousands and thousands of innocent human lives.

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DETERRUPTORS AGAINST TERRORISM

A more effective response, from times of war but with the strength of those who want peace, is much simpler and should be taken seriously into consideration by those building the barriers not with the hateful concrete, or with reinforced plastic, but with trees, mini-urban forests, flowerbeds e gardens stand up. I'm happy that an idea of ​​this kind sees a good architect like the Milanese aligned on the same side Stefano Boeri, known throughout the world for its palace with the bosco vertical, and a great artist, the master of Arte Povera, Michelangelo Pistoletto, who we also know well as the winner of a previous edition of the Don't Waste AwardBoeri says something blunt, even banal, if you like, yet authentic: "Terrorism must be responded to with more greenery, not more concrete." Pistoletto warns: "Let's protect ourselves with something that unites, and let's do it with color, lots of color."

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GREEN BARRIERS

Once again the green, the trees, forests and urban gardens take on a revolutionary function, become a decisive springboard for change, for new lifestylesAnd against the murderers who want to divide us, dividing the world, civilizations and religions, against these killers disguised as paranoid prophets, we have the opportunity to respond with our values. Tolerance, sharing, participation, the strength of a community that does not allow itself to be torn apart by fanaticism and terrorAnd it also does so through the concrete gesture of choosing the materials and tools with which we defend ourselves in the most at-risk urban spaces. It is an opportunity that will help us fight better, and to win this dirty and long war. Let's not waste it.

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