Bielsko-Biała, 21 March 2011
Venue: start – the confluence of the River Biała and the Straconka Stream (near ul. Leszczyńskiej 40); end – bridge on the River Biała ( ul. 11 Listopada)
5.37 – sunrise
The making of the River Mandala – Jacek Bożek
8.30 – 10.00
The Morning Water March – a walk with the invited guests, demonstrating a variety ecological and tourist assets of the River Biała.
The march will be attended by about 30 participants, based on the order of applications
Venue: bridge on the River Biała, ul. 11 Listopada
10.00 – 10.30
The drowning of an effigy of Marzanna* by a group of students from the Technical Secondary School of Veterinary Science run by the Socratese Educational Centre in Bielsko-Biała.
Symbolic welcoming of spring
Venue: Galeria Bielska BWA, Bielsko-Biała, ul. 3 Maja 11, 11.00am – 6.10pm
International conference WATER AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONING OF ECOSYSTEMS
The conference will be chaired by Ewa Podolska – Radio TOK FM journalist and Jacek Bożek – President of Klub Gaja (the Gaya Club)
Agenda:
10.00 – 11.00 – participants registration
11.00 – 11.20 – conference launch
The welcoming of the guests and presentation of the exhibition Biała nad Białą [white on white] by Agata Smalcerz, Director of Galeria Bielska BWA
A speech by Jacek Krywult, the City Mayor of Bielsko-Biała
11.20 – 11.40
Financial support for water protection projects (National Fund for Environment Protection and Water Management) -Małgorzata Skucha, Vice President of the National Fund for Environment Protection and Water Management, Poland
11.40 – 12.10
Draft Water Directive and social participation in its implementation – Anna Żmuda, Regional Management of Water Management in Kraków, Poland
12.10 – 1.00 pm
„Landscape Park – Schwalm” – Reinhard Kaul, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, actor, Germany
1.00 -1.20 pm – Q&A session
1.20 – 2.30 pm – lunch
2.30 – 3.00 pm
Adopt the river – Jacek Bożek, President of Klub Gaja (the Gaya Club), Poland
3.00 – 3.30 pm
The River//Cities International Platform – culture for riverside development – Agnieszka Wlazeł, President of the Impact Foundation, Poland
3.30 – 3.45 pm
The World Water Week in Stockholm – Katarzyna Andrzejewska, Manager of the World Water Week Project, Stockholm, Sweden
3.45 – 4.30
The London Thames Festival – building support for the development of riverside areas (social, political and ecological influence of cultural events) – Kitty Ross, Programme Director of the Thames Festival, UK
4.30 – 4.45 pm
The Kromparek Stream – culture v nature – Jacek Zachara, President of the Olszówka Association, Poland
4.45 – 5.00 pm
Main water intakes and water treatment systems managed by AQUA SA” – Krzysztof Filipek, Vice President of AQUA SA
5.00 – 6.00pm
The Vistula Expedition – a film by Marek Kamiński
6.10pm – conference end
6.30 – 8.00 pm
Evening Water March (attended by a dozen Or so participants)
8.00 – 9.00 pm
Venue: the square outside Galeria Sfera shopping mall and the shopping passage, bank of the River Biała, ul. Mostowa 5
Evening Performance on the River Biała – celebration of the first day of spring – a light, fire and water show.
Art installation by Waldemar Rudyk – conclusion of the eco-sculpture
The organizer reserves the right to modify the above agenda.
*Marzanna is a Slavic goddess associated with death and winter
