WE ARE ALL
RESILIENT!

Terrassa’s local government is working on 4 lines of action. First of all, is acting and implementing actions to support the healthcare system, enabling hotels as hospitals but also as spaces for health personnel; secondly, is acting to minimize the economic impact by postponing some taxes, reducing the water rate during the second quarter and temporarily abolishing the payment for street parking; It is also acting on a social level, offering a great cultural and social offer available to residents, and last but not least, has finally launched a campaign against gender-based violence specific to this period.

I have been very positively surprised by some aspects that show the resilience of the city and its residents, such as the capacity for cooperation and rapid response to the same threat (COVID-19) where companies associate to develop products, volunteers who offer their experience of altruistic way

As a family initiative we have created some challenges, the smallest nieces began, creating short videos with challenges, imitations, etc ... and the rest of the families respond by creating a new video along the same lines.

In Barcelona, the local government is working with an exhibition space provider to house homeless people. It seems that they have been able to find a solution to a long-term solution in rapid time. I hope the city will be able to maintain the level of efficiency after the crisis and realise that we are only as resilient as our most vulnerable citizens.

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Tell us about something positive or innovative that you / your family /community is doing to be resilient in light of the current COVID-19 crisis?

Enjoying the small details in life. Each meal, each conversation, each single time to have a chat with the family or friends. Maximizing food and reducing waste. Listening at music, reading, enjoying work. Getting loads of great jokes from friends all over the world and taking the time to return messages and connect with people from the past that are very much in the present nowadays.

What is your city doing to react, and how is this effecting you as a citizen?

We are in complete locked down 24/7. It's fantastic! No cars around. No flights. Just a blue sky and sunny days. Lucky to have a place to cook outside and enjoy the sound of no machines around.

What long-term positive change will this crisis bring for you / your family / community / company / city?

I think everybody will be more conscious and appreciative of the small things in life that we all can/could enjoy and, many times, we don't and give little value. To be able to sit with a friend, family, colleague or any person and just have a chat without any worries. No need for lots of money to just have a good laugh among family, friends or colleagues. We'll all make the time in future I think/I hope.