EMMAUS ITALIA
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER CAMP
PASSIONE CIVILE PIADENA (CR) 2019
The Emmaus Volunteer Camp in Piadena (CR) will take place from the 14thof July to the 28thof July 2019 at the Emmaus Community of Canove de’ Biazzi, a hamlet of the Municipality of Torre de’ Picenardi in the Province of Cremona, 4 km away from Piadena and 25 km away from Cremona.
The Camp will be one of the events organized during the year for the 25thanniversary of the birth of the “Amici di Emmaus” Association. This is a volunteer organization that is part of the Emmaus Movement and that manages the Community of Canove de’ Biazzi.
A maximum of 10 participants can take part in the camp and they will be accommodated in two mini-apartments that belong to the Community.
Camp volunteers will be involved in:
- the typical activities of Emmaus Movement (leafleting, collection of second-hand goods, selection, arrangement and sale at the second-hand markets) in collaboration with the volunteers of the group and the people that are housed in the Community;
- activities of arrangement and reorganization of the outdoor spaces of the Community;
- workshops on Emmaus Movement, on issues related to migration and the circular economy.
There will also be a day off to rest, visit a city of art or participate in any event organized in the area.