Slow movement

"Slow city" or "slow town" is an international network of towns. The movement Slow proposes, a way of life that prioritizes the quality and teaches how to relishing the life.

Furthermore, the philosophy of the calm life, which claims the pleasure of the small things and the respect to the nature as opposed to the frantic rhythm that imposes our nowadays life.

The Italian journalist and food writer Carlo Petrini was the founder of this movement.

Actually there are Cittaslow National Networks in England, Wales, Germany, Norway, Poland and Portugal.

In our country, Pals, Begur and Palafrugell, are the first towns that have requested their adhesion to this international association.


The association tries to create a new urban model based in the 'good live', which means having services and solutions that allow to the citizens to enjoy in a simple way of their own city.
In addiction, the adhered towns have less than 50.000 inhabitants, and they give support to local products.

As the manifesto of the association says, 'to live in a calm city is a way of being, more human and ecological, more supportive with the present and future generations.

The Slow City manifesto contains over 50 pledges, such as:
-cutting noise pollution and traffic,
- increasing green spaces and pedestrian zones,
- backing farmers who produce local delicacies and the shops and restaurants that sell them,
- preserving local aesthetic traditions.

The logo of this movement it’s a snail.
“The snail was chosen because it moves slowly and calmly eats its way through life.”

Once upon a time that a snail and a turtle had a day the fatality of being startling. When the snail went to the hospital injured badly, the doctorasked him:«But what was happened?». And he put face of stupefaction when one of the slowest animals of the planet answered to him: «I do not know, everything happened so fast».

Ban smoking in public places

Last Sunday I saw in a newspaper an advertisement about passive smoking or a second-hand smokers. In it, you can see a little girl and this sentence:

“This girl smokes a packet every day. Because every time that someone smokes in front of a cild, she or he is to be forced to smoke. Choose spaces without smoke".

First of all, I think that smoking in public places should be banned, because it is unfair on people who don't want to inhale the smoke of other people.

Secondly, there are some arguments for the ban, for example:
-Passive smoking is dangerous
-A majority of people favour a smoking ban
-A ban would encourage more smokers to give up
-People have a right to protect themselves from smoke inhalation
-Smoking is a habit which is addictive

We all know smoking is not healthy. Unfortunately when smokers are able to smoke in public buildings they can make other people sick.
I think that smoking should be banned in public places especially restaurants. why should nonsmokers have to take in other peoples smoke when they are eating.

Finally, not allowing smoking in public places and office buildings is a very good rule. I believe this for several reasons. Not only will banning smoking improve people’s health, it will also increase worker productivity and reduce conflictivity