A table cannot change a city, but the people at the table can. The Let’s Do It, Romania! association is organizing an interactive, unconventional street activation on September 12, as part of “Open Streets Bucharest, Urban Promenade.” The team behind Romania’s largest social movement is thus inviting people to the table to take A Seat for Change, where the menu is… different. The initiative aims to draw attention to the importance of civic involvement and environmental responsibility, ahead of National Cleanup Day, which will take place on September 19.
The A Seat for Change activation will take place at the intersection of Calea Victoriei and Calea Grivița, over the course of 3 hours, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. It costs nothing for people to take a seat at this table dedicated to change. “Open Streets Bucharest, Urban Promenade” is the largest outdoor project in Bucharest, organized by Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB Arte și Evenimente Urbane București.
“Grilled plastic” and “Cigarette butt, the house specialty,” the menu that pollutes nature and affects quality of life
The concept starts from the familiar image of an elegant restaurant table, set up directly in a public space. But instead of culinary dishes, the first passersby who accept the invitation to take A Seat for Change will discover a “Menu of the Day” made up of the waste that pollutes and affects quality of life: plastics, cardboard, cans or even cigarette butts.
Once the table is full, guests will also discover “Tomorrow’s Menu,” a positive projection of a clean, healthy future, one that is only possible with people’s involvement, environmental responsibility and protecting the environment, even through the small, simple gestures made every day.
A Seat for Change takes place one week before the largest national mobilization for cleaning up the environment. National Cleanup Day takes place on September 19, simultaneously in 190 countries. Millions of people around the world are getting increasingly involved in cleanup and nature-protection actions, and the number of volunteers is growing. In Romania, over 58,000 volunteers have signed up so far on app.letsdoitromania.ro and are getting involved in cleaning up what we leave behind.
