At the 60th March for Peace Perugia / Assisi there was also San Marino, some with cars and some by bus, there were the San Marino citizens and there was Attiva-Mente. It was very nice and rewarding to participate, to find many of us, each with his or her wealth of stories, experiences, efforts, ideas, proposals, creativity… all with a single purpose: Peace! These are experiences that leave a positive mark in the soul and give the push and enthusiasm to continue on this difficult one, full of pitfalls of pain, contradictions, double meanings and never taken for granted. There was no need! We brought with us the flag of our beloved Republic, which has captured attention, recognition and certificates of esteem. At the apex of the March, on the summit of Mount Subasio, the interventions of extraordinary people have excited and involved us. This year the event was dedicated to Gino Strada, who passed away on August 13, and his daughter, Cecilia Strada, could not be missing with her testimony. Alex Zanotelli, the missionary priest of the poor, from Korogocho, a slum of Nairobi, in Naples, where since 2002 he has carried on his work in the Sanità district. Then Zakia Seddiki, wife of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, murdered in Congo on February 22, co-founder with her husband of the Mama Sofia association which takes care of 14 thousand Congolese street children. His pain, still very much alive, was reflected in his moving and engaging words. The final intervention of the former Mayor of Riace, Mimmo Lucano, sentenced to 13 years and 2 months in the first instance for “embezzlement”, but in practice for having welcomed and given dignity to migrants with a new system, called the “Riace system ”Where migrants are protagonists of the social redemption that has regenerated places and restored confidence to the people who lived there, has truly touched the hearts of all the people of Peace; “I’m not afraid of prison, for an ideal it can be done and there is no price, but I can’t stand the attempt to denigrate my soul, this process just didn’t have to be there”, this passage from Mimmo’s speech was really intense, we are all grateful for this experience that nourishes the soul and spirit, the lymph to carry forward together a culture for Peace. Sunday’s March inaugurated the cure that will take us to 2030. “Now we can continue all the paths of Peace – declares Flavio Lotti Coordinator of the Peace Table and organizer of the March -, weave the many threads of our work, build a planning and a common strategy to help us invest in young people and build a more humane world. Our country needs it. Europe, the Mediterranean and the whole world need it. ” The society of care must grow and become culture, economy and politics … starting with our schools and our territories, let’s put our care of people and the environment at the center of lives and make it a priority of the institutions. This world is not irreparable. Appointment to March 2023, holding hands! We’ll be.

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