The spotlights are turned on on the historic village of the washermen, Bertolla, a neighborhood that seems suspended in time but boasts an active and participating community. In recent months, thanks to the “Bertolla Social Village” project financed by the Compagnia di San Paolo and coordinated by Weco social enterprise, citizens have been the protagonists of an accompanying process that has led to the creation of the Bertolla social week, a full program of events that will take place from 14 to 18 June.
The Bertolla Social Week will be an opportunity not only for socializing and celebrating, but also for dialogue with the institutions, allowing the citizens themselves to be spokespersons for requests and proposals with a view to improving the livability of the neighborhood with the aim of making Bertolla a village outstanding historian. Workshops will be held every day that will see the active participation of the city institutions, in fact the mayor of Turin Stefano Lo Russo will be present, the councilor Carlotta Salerno (delegation to suburbs and urban regeneration projects), the councilor Francesco Tresso (parks and banks rivers) and the councilor Jacopo Rosatelli (social policies) and the president of the VI District Valerio Lomanto.
The week will open with a competition aimed at neighborhood schools entitled “The Bertolla I would like”, whose projects will be presented on the final evening.
The inauguration on Wednesday 14 June will open with a traveling parade to get to know the village by the Eufemia association, which will be followed by a musical aperitif with the young artist Jacob.
On Thursday, after the visit to the diversion channel, we will move to the church of San Grato, where a concert of classical music will give even greater prestige to the place that hosts it.
Friday will be dedicated to the Nexity area, with a treasure hunt, an aperitif and fun activities aimed at everyone.
On Saturday and Sunday it will be possible to take part in guided tours of the village and in moments of entertainment aimed at children (guided by the Animando cooperative), with the main event on Saturday evening: the magicians will be the protagonists at the oratory of San Grato of the Bartolomeo Bosco Magic Club.

The complete program can be viewed on the website

Bertolla Social Week is an initiative of Weco social enterprise sponsored by the City of Turin and realized with the contribution of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation