Peace, the banner on the Tower of Pisa – Chronicle
Pisa, 2 March 2022 – A large banner with the words’rhythm‘was rolled out tonight from Leaning Tower Of Pisa and occupies four rings of the most famous bell tower in the world. This is the initiative promoted by the Pisan Opera Primaziale to ask for an end to the war in Ukraine. The Pisan monument from 18.30 to 22.30, is explained in a note, “will be illuminated with the word peace with the idea of sending the world the powerful message that this word carries with it, in this difficult moment and in every other of history of man “.
In the afternoon, however, the mayor of Pisa, Michele Conti, brought together all the city voluntary associations together with the leaders of the local civil protection and the Pisan universities for a first moment of discussion in view of the reception of refugees from Ukraine. From Sunday the city necessary for the collection of aid to the humanitarian community Building necessary as a collection point for basic foodstuffs, clothing, throw blankets and first aid medicines from Ukraine but also in the border areas where thousands of refugees are arriving. For now, several quintals of goods have been collected and tomorrow at 7 pm, Conti announced, “the collection point will be declared closed and humanitarian aid will be diverted to voluntary associations that will take charge of transferring them to their destination. Whoever arrives in the Municipality will distribute leaflets with the bank details of the individual associations through bank transfers to be allocated to the solidarity chain to also disseminate all the information on the social channels of the municipal administration “.