The Rediscovery Planet

The Rediscovery Planet is the space dedicated to childhood and adolescence to hope for the participation and involvement of a very young audience within the cultural center The Recovery Plan which over the years has also dedicated events for boys and girls. The center hosts a shelf enriched by books for infants, toddlers, preschool children, school aged and teenagers that come in its most consistent part from donations by the Drosselmeier Academy, a wonderful structural contribution that has been going on since 2022 to today in the cultural dissemination that the BHMF Association deals with. This format was curated by Marzia d. L. R. Duarte is part of a research work on the representation of Afro-descendant culture in books for the very young but above all of the depiction of Afro protagonists and different stories that make the imagination take off thanks to the possibility of identifying and that also allow the creation of maps that orient beyond stereotypes and promote new practices of exercising citizenship.

The Recovery plan has advanced workshops, readings and programming across the years dedicated to the engagement of young audiences and to supporting education efforts. This work has, in large part, been advanced by pedagogist Marzia da Luz Ramos Duarte who in 2021 launched the new platform called The Rediscovery Planet. This branch of our work is supported by an extensive library, monthly programming and newly formed efforts towards collaborating with local schools.

BIO Marziada Luz Ramos Duarte is an Italo-Cape Verdean pedagogist, born in Florence and raised between the vibrant cultures of Cape Verde Islands and Italy. With a solid academic background in Educational Social Sciences, Pedagogy, and Lifelong Learning for Adult Education, she has a deep passion for fostering growth and education in diverse communities with particular interests in orientation, identity e and social reproduction processes. As a member of the Associazione Culturale BHMF in her role at The Recovery Plan, Marzia wears many hats: General Administrative Assistant, PR and Coordinator for children’s events and book collections. She’s also responsible for coordinating interns, offering guidance, and spearheading creative projects. Over the past year, Marzia has been busy bringing projects to life, including a book collection - Blast Off Collection - for children that highlights inspiring black role models. Her work is driven by her belief in the power of representation, and she’s dedicated to providing children with stories that reflect their identities. In her current research role at The Recovery Plan research center for the project The Rediscovery of the Planet. Researching around representation in children's literature.

La Riscoperta del Pianeta è un progetto scritto e diretto da Ilaria Cavallini e Marzia 

Ilaria Cavallini è autrice e pedagogista, laureata in Filosofia Estetica a Milano. Nel 1993 fonda l’Associazione Culturale per bambine e bambini Pensare con le Mani promuovendo attività creative interdisciplinari per l’infanzia. Collabora per oltre vent’anni con Reggio Children srl e la Fondazione Reggio Children a Reggio Emilia, dove lavora su progetti di editoria, ricerca, formazione e comunicazione, contribuendo alla promozione della pedagogia reggiana in Italia e nel mondo. Dal 2019 collabora con l’etichetta indipendente di musica elettronica sperimentale OOH- Sounds. Dal 2022 collabora con Marzia da Luz Ramos Duarte allo sviluppo dell’archivio The Rediscovery Planet.