Stefano mazzolala / getty imagesVenice activists have launched a series of protests against the founder Jeff Bezos, which Fancée Lauren Sánchez was due to the next week in a more parts of the famous city.
Jeff Bezos, 61, is the third richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth $ 220.9bn. He is the founder of the Amazon and Space Tech Company OLLES source.
Hundreds of high profile visitors need to go down to Venice between 23 and 28 June for nuptials, reported to get the entire island of San Giorgio.
According to the Italian media almost every luxury hotel has been booked at the marriage party, as well as many taxis of water.
“Venice is treated like a showcase, a stage,” said Federica Toninelli, a 33-year-old Venetian activist associated with the protest group in Bezos.
“And this wedding is the symbol of the city of outsiders … Venice is just an asset.”
There is no space for the bezos who combine activists belonging to various Venetian collects – from campaigns for many habitat for the Anti-Cruise Ship Committee.
“These topics are all involved,” Toninelli told BBC. “All of them have to do with Venice that puts a place of tourists, instead of residents, at its political center.”
Thursday collectively unchanged banners against Bezos from Bell Tower in San Giorgio Maggiore Basilica and the Rialto Bridge. Next week, they plan to distract the holidays by jumping into channels to prevent water taxis and block different CediVenice’s narrow roads, to prevent wedding guests from reaching the place.
In a social media call-out for people to participate in protests, activists accuse the conservative Mayor Luigi Solaro to treat residents as a waves of venice that makes events more rich. “
Getty imagesOrganizers say the goal of protests – which they insist on becomes completely peaceful – two folds.
“Gusto namon nga mag-aghat sa usa ka lungsod nga pag-istoryahanay ug isulti nga ang mga tawo sama sa Bezos – nga nagrepresentar sa usa ka umaabot nga dili gusto nga puy-anan,” nga wala kami gusto nga puy-anan, “wala kami gikalipay dinhi,” nga wala kami gusto nga puy-anan, “nga wala kami gusto nga mabuhi -” nga wala kami gusto nga puy-anan, “nga wala kami gusto nga mabuhi -” nga wala kami gusto nga mabuhi – “nga wala kami gusto nga home, “we don’t want to live -” that we don’t want to live, “we don’t want to live,” We don’t want to live – “quoting businesses in Bezos,” quoting the business administration.
But Mayor Brungaro says he is “embarrassed” to the protesters: “What other towns will organize a committee against the wedding such?”
“I’m hoping (bezos) no second thoughts,” he said.
The Mayor shouting, Jewish Setrak Tukatzian – leading the association with St. Mark’s guests – speaking the media in Italy that those who protested the city “.
“This type of event brings work and wealth, if not all we have left is the better tourism cost.”
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, a writer and previous newspaper news, united for years and participated in 2023.
Although wedding details are not revealed, there is no space for the Bezos committee believes that the couple will hold the mouse in the 10th century church of Abbey in Misericordia.
About 200 visitors are expected, with many who remain in the most exclusive hotel in Venice as well as bezos’ yachts, Koru and Abeona.
According to the Vogue magazine Visitor list may include Kim Kardashian – attending the Bacheloretette Party in Paris on the Moon – and Pop Star Katy Perry, with Sánchez flew into space in a blue rocket source this year’s earlier. Family Trump members are also reported to attend.
Getty imagesMs Toninelli said
As local housing is replaced by holiday rentals, Venice has left the city of drugs. According to the local group of activists Ocio, in 2023 the number of tourists exceeded the residents for the first time.
Its current population is under 49,000, of 175,000 in 1950.
Last year The city introduces an entry fee for the day trippers on peak dates. Mayor Brungaro celebrated the design as a success, but opposition politicians argue that it does not help the spread of tourists who are constantly.
However Ms Toninelli forced him and other activists who were unlawful in the concept of tourism. “We also want to travel around the world. The problem here is not tourists – it exploits tourism and based everything.”
“We have to think about a post-tourism transition,” he said, promoting the need to stay away from the concept of Venice as a stage for large, glitzy events.
“An administration of the city that puts residents – and not guests – the front and center will be a good step forward.”
Jeff Bezos’s marriage is not the first big celebration of this class to take place in Venice.
In 2014 actor George Clooney married the human rights attorney of Alal Alaluddin in a glitzy affair who saw a host of celebrios. There is no significant disorder against their time activity.
