PESENTI FOUNDATION

Fondazione Pesenti supports Molte Fedi (“Many Faiths”) 2024 – “Passaggi. E voi come vivrete?” (“Transitions. And how will you live?”)

In 2024, Fondazione Pesenti renewed its support for Molte Fedi sotto lo stesso cielo (“Many Faiths Under the Same Sky”), one of the most important cultural festivals in the Bergamo area, promoted by ACLI Bergamo and now in its seventeenth edition. This contribution continues a well-established collaboration, confirming the Foundation’s commitment to education and information, with a special focus on young people, schools, and university spaces.

Since its inception, the initiative – under the patronage of the Municipality, the Province, and the University of Bergamo – has aimed to offer opportunities for reflection on pressing issues of our time: from environmental concerns to global conflicts, from religious pluralism to social and economic tensions, contributing to the development of a united, active community attentive to the needs of every individual.

The theme of the 2024 edition, titled “Passaggi. E voi come vivrete? ”, was an invitation to listen to the fears triggered by today’s transformations—not by indulging in catastrophism, but by seeking examples, words, and perspectives capable of opening paths toward new futures. The approach was inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s film The Boy and the Heron, a symbol of the possibility to face change with courage and imagination.

The ongoing support from Fondazione Pesenti has helped strengthen a bond of trust and contributed to the evolution of the project. In 2024, this collaboration once again enabled the realization of a rich and meaningful edition—capable of engaging with the present and guiding the path toward the future.

Passaggi. E voi come vivrete? The 2024 program included around 60 events, such as conferences, concerts, theatrical performances, and intergenerational gatherings, spread between July and November. The content was organized around several thematic pillars, including:
  • Geopolitics and the state of democracy worldwide;
  • Major historical transitions that shaped Italy;
  • Dialogue between different generations;
  • Feminism and emerging demands for social equity;
  • The relationship between different faiths and the path to peace.
Among the most significant moments was the opening concert by the Piccola Orchestra dei Popoli, a group of eight musicians from various nationalities who performed folk music using instruments made from the wood of migrant boats that landed in Lampedusa. Distinguished speakers included Marco Tarquinio, who addressed democracy in Europe, and Patrick Zaki, who shared his personal experience as a human rights activist. Religious reflection also played a key role, with a special section on monotheisms featuring scholars such as Claudia Milani and Don Sergio Massironi, who discussed the theme of eschatology in Abrahamic religions. Among the cultural highlights, the performance “Abitare poeticamente il mondo” (“To Poetically Inhabit the World”) by Lucilla Giagnoni drew particular attention—an invitation to rediscover beauty and poetry in everyday life. There were also moments of active participation, such as reading circles that gathered four times during the year to discuss significant works. In 2024, the chosen book was Tutti fratelli? by Isabella Guanzini and Edoardo Albinati, a text that encouraged deep reflection on the pressing questions that shape our ever-changing society.