📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
“Montagna di Suono” is a cultural association founded in 2008 to promote music and art in all its forms, in the Appennino ToscoEmiliano area (the mountains between Florence and Bologna). They organize music lessons for adults and kids, dance classes, concerts and a famous and antiracist event every year, The Reno Splash Festival. For its 5° edition, the three days festival will take place in a vast park of Marzabotto. In the morning there will be discussions organised in different tents called Debate tents. In the afternoon, volunteers and spectators will have the opportunity to watch and to take part in sports championship. Finally, the evenings and nights will be filled with concerts and DJ sets, with a large choice of music genres : reggae, hip hop, indie, latin, dub and ska.
💼 What the programme involves
Most of the activities on the camp are going to involve the preparation of The Reno Splash festival (logistic setting up), planned on 17th, 18th and 19 different structures needed, like the stage, the entrance, the stands and an African tent where will be held a Bar. They will support the promotion of the Festival, going to distribute flyers and posters in the centre of Bologna and around. Apart from that, they will have the opportunity to do some manual and creative activities. During the 3 days of the festival, the volunteers will take on the roles of bartenders, sound engineer assistants, camping rangers and many more. Once the festival over, they will help packing back the structures and clean the park.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in shared tents in the park Peppino Impastato provided by the organization (or private tent if the volunteers bring them). Volunteers should bring their own sleeping bags and camping materesses to sleep.
📍 About the location
Marzabotto is a little town in the Apennines near Bologna (30km) and Florence (80km). It joins the valley of the Reno river and it is full of green hills and valleys. The accommodation is located in the countryside, but Bologna’s thriving city life is near and easily accessible in your free time; or you could just chill out and visit some of the beautiful surrounding historical national parks.
⚠️ Requirements
Bring with you your camera or laptop if you are a videomaker, photographer or graphic lover, a Flag from your country, your adaptability and good mood !! The main objective is to “share, work and have fun”, so get ready to be active and to give your energy to the community working in Reno Splash: they will ask for your contribution and enthusiasm!
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers will be asked to bring: working clothes (comfortable and good for sunny/rainy weather) and shoes; swimming clothes (you may have your showers outdoor or a bath in the river); sleeping bag; sun hat and glasses; sun block if your skin is delicate, any kind of mosquito repellent.