Francesco Oggiano, the activist Pegah Moshir Pour, Sandro Tommasi and the brothers Marco and Andrea Spinelli are some of the guests who will animate “Reaction”, the first Festival of Good News in Italy, a unique event of its kind organized by Visionary Bergamo is organized. enriched by important names from the world of journalism and social media. First interventions on December 2nd (from 5 p.m. to midnight) at Gres Art 671 (via San Bernardino 141), the new cultural center of the City of a Thousand. Ten extraordinary guests will enliven the evening event with their inspiring lectures. At the end of each speech, the audience has the opportunity to interact by asking questions or sending reactions or comments via the event web app.
The names of the guests include Francesco Oggiano (Will Media) and Alessandro Tommasi (founder of Will Media and Nos). Both are among the most followed journalists on social media, where they report and explain current events to tens of thousands of followers every day. Also expected to attend is Pegah Moshir Pour, an Italian-Iranian human rights and digital rights activist who has kept the spotlight on Iranian women’s rebellion against the theocratic regime in Tehran for more than a year. She will be one of the protagonists of the Festival delle Buone Noteie, having also brought her story to the stage of the Sanremo Festival together with Drusilla Foer.
Online Psychologists, one of the reference Instagram pages on mental health, with more than 54,000 followers, will also be among the protagonists of “Reaction”. Instead, the topic of the environment will be the focus of the speech by brothers Marco and Andrea Spinelli. The first photographer and documentary filmmaker, the second marine biologist, together they created the documentary “Mission Euridice” in 2021 about the recovery of a ton of abandoned nets in the Gulf of Cefalù and continue their work to raise awareness about the environment.
Among the excellent performances will also be Marta Perego, journalist, popularizer, author and television presenter with her experience in the world of publishing, who will accompany participants on a journey through books and cinema. From Sky News, of which he is the European producer, comes Simone Baglivo, winner of the International Emmy Award 2021 and named flag bearer of the Republic in 2018. He has produced reports such as “How to Fight the Mafia” about the fight against the mafia, the Ndrangheta. The event will be moderated by Marco Carrara, journalist, author and television presenter. Since 2017 he has hosted “Timeline” and takes care of the Agorà social station on Rai 3. In 2021 and 2022 he has already hosted Visionary Bergamo and Visionary Days, events launched by the local center of Visionary.
