Birth of the Slow Movement

The slow movement (sometimes capitalised Slow movement or Slow Movement) advocates a cultural shift towards slowing down life’s pace. It began with Carlo Petrini’s protest against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant in Piazza di Spagna, Rome, in 1986 that sparked the creation of the slow food movement. Over time, this developed into a subculture […]

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