The Mediterranean Sea: frontier of dialogue and peace

The city of Florence is preparing to welcome a great event from 23 to 27 February. In the name of the mayor-saint Giorgio La Pira, the city will host the “Mediterranean frontier of peace” conference, promoted by the Italian Episcopal Conference, and the “Florence Mediterranean Mayors’ Forum”, summoned by the mayor of Florence Dario Nardella. […]

New Year 2022

As another year comes to an end, and we prepare to welcome the new year, we at Good World Citizen would like to wish a happy new year to everyone. We would like to thank all those who supported our projects and initiatives and were present at our events. Your participation was valuable and encouraging. […]

Interculturalism: a new approach for a new society

One of the core values of Good World Citizen is interculturalism which is a fundamental and essential approach in an interconnected and globalized world. On Friday 15th of October in the Sala Verde at the Scuole Pie Fiorentine, GWC presented its team and its projects and, most importantly, the significance of the intercultural approach and […]

Mahfuz and Pratolini: a comparative reading

Two writers, two different cities: Nagib Mahfuz’s Cairo and Vasco Pratolini’s Florence. Each writing about the everyday life in the alleys of their neighbourhood. The analogies between the writings of these two distinguished authors will be the theme of the conference organized by Good World Citizen and The Centro Creatività Cultura. The conference is going […]

National meeting: The Environment and the Care for the Creation

Muslims and Catholics come together for the National Islamic- Catholic Meeting as part of a five-year project that aims to outline some points of the Document on Human Fraternity. The “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” was signed by Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahamd Al- Tayyeb and the head of the Catholic […]

A taste of international literature

My nighbour’s book of the Filippo Buonarroti and the Orticoltura Libraries, is resuming this year after a one year disconnect bringing a collection of national and international literature to the district five community. GWC’s deputy director Sandra Rodrigues is presenting her publication in this event to be held on Friday 7 May, 2021 at 5.30 […]

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