An original video shot on 20 April 1974, the day of the inauguration of the Monument to the Resistance, shows the crowd of ten thousand people from Savona who took part in the ceremony in Piazza Martiri. On stage the mayor Carlo Zanelli, politicians and administrators of the time, among which the figure of Sandro Pertini stands out, who a few years later would become President of the Republic.
The video of the inauguration shot by Mauro Cerulli, a 19-year-old law student at the time, will be projected on a giant screen mounted in Piazza Martiri on the evening of April 24, immediately after the arrival of the torchlight processions from the neighborhoods, during the mayor’s speech Marco Russo, the speech by Professor Alberto De Bernardi of the University of Bologna and the speech by the student Giulia Gosio of the III D at the Grassi high school to remember the 50 years of a monument and a square that represent one of the symbols of the city.
Furthermore, Fulvio Cerulli’s company intended to offer the city a video projection dedicated to the Resistance on the walls of a building in Piazza Martiri. In the year in which the 50th anniversary of Agenore Fabbri’s monument occurs in Savona, the celebrations for the Anniversary of the Liberation, so deeply felt in the city, are enriched with new initiatives that form a calendar of 4 days all dedicated to the Memory which have been presented this morning in a press conference at Palazzo Sisto by Nicoletta Negro, Councilor for Culture, by Gabriella Branca, Councilor for Education for Active Citizenship and by representatives of the Citizens’ Committee of the Anti-Fascist Resistance of Savona.
“This year – said councilor Negro – we are celebrating a monument which is one of the symbols of Savona, a city that received a gold medal for military valor for the Resistance. The administration works to ensure that the themes of the city’s history are updated through art and new tools, such as festivals, with the aim of intercepting new audiences. The theme of the Resistance is very much felt in Savona, a city with a gold medal for military valour, but to ensure that these values are everyone’s heritage, we are looking for new communication paths that intertwine current themes and ancient rites”.
“For the Citizens’ Committee of the Anti-Fascist Resistance of Savona, reconstituted two years ago – is the comment of Councilor Branca – they will be extraordinary days which will see the participation of all the associations that collaboratively organized the events of the four days involving the citizens, the neighborhoods, in particular that of Oltreletimbro, which has created readings on Freedom that will make a great contribution to reflection on the topic. All the initiatives will find a worthy conclusion with the great event on the Priamar fortress organized by the members Anpi, Isrec, Aned, Arci, Fvl, Cgil, Cisl, Uil and the Sandro Pertini Association, which we truly thank for the great contribution and for the fact of being able to attract an audience of young and very young people every year who also transform Remembrance and Memory into a party”.
The 4th day of initiatives starts on Saturday 20th April at 11am in Piazza Martiri della Libertà, right in front of the Monument, with the performance of Silvia Margaria for the CONNEXXION festival entitled Bandite, created with the collaboration of ANPI and the “A Campanassa” Association and with the participation of the flag-wavers of the Palio Castell’Alfero (AT) Committee.
Silvia Margaria’s performance is preceded just before 11am by the Readings in the square, organized by the “Leggere in Cerchio” group, with the collaboration of the Quartiere Oltreletimbro committee which at 4pm also organizes the ‘Living Library’ events (in the gardens in via Maciocio) the story of some protagonists of episodes relating to the Resistance) and a philosophy workshop for children in via Maciocio 21 (ISREC headquarters).
Tuesday 23 April at 10.30 am ceremony at the Trenitalia locomotive depot; while on the evening of the 24th at 8pm the torchlight processions start from the neighborhoods of Villapiana, Lavagnola, Fornaci and Rocca di Legino and head towards Piazza Martiri accompanied by the Forzano band. Wednesday 24 April at 8pm torchlight processions organized by Anpi, Fivl, Arci and by SMS towards Piazza Martiri accompanied by the Forzano band. At 9pm, laying of a laurel wreath at the Monument of the Resistance, speech by the mayor and official speech by the prof. De Bernardi.
The laying of the laurel wreath will be held on Thursday 25 April at 10am at the Shrine of the Fallen of the Resistance (Zinola Cemetery) and at 11.30am in Piazza Mameli, in front of the Memorial of the Fallen of All Wars. Also on the morning of April 25th at 11am, again for CONNEXXION, the monumental work by Davide Dormino entitled Semi will be staged at Priamàr – located on the lawn adjacent to the external archaeological area, on the northern front of the fortress – which will be presented in collaboration with Savona (R)ESISTE, an event organized by Anpi, again at Priamàr, from 11am to midnight.
On the Fortress, starting from 11 am, the ANPI Provincial Committee offers multidisciplinary activities suitable for all ages.
Commissioner’s Palace and Deconsecrated Chapel
Opening hours: from 11am to midnight, while from 25th to 30th April fixed exhibitions from 10am to 12pm and then from 3pm to 5pm, on 30th April open only in the morning from 10am to 12pm. Exhibitions and screenings on themes and values of the Resistance, of the resistances, of the Constitution organized by Aned Savona-Imperia and provincial Isrec, UDI, an exhibition organized by Anpi on the constituent mothers, Exhibition of the CGIL, Exhibition of the Cento Fiori Foundation on the last farewell to Berlinguer, an exhibition on the Teccio of Tersè Anpi Quiliano section and an exhibition on the Resistance by the Schools of Savona in collaboration with the Anpi Fornaci section.
Citadel Square
Starting from the 11 exhibition stands of the participating associations and food and drink stands.
Area of the citadel adjacent to the Sibilla palace
Resistant limbs! Skein in the Fortress. From 12pm Music by local bands, during stage changes microphone interventions by Savona collectives involved in social work – Fuoritempo – Red Lass – Raw Mint – Wild Cats – Waonderers – Remora31 – Spirytus96 – Los In A Kindergarden – Cornicinuove – Gab&Rizz – I Gatti Of Chesire.
Colonnade of the Maschio square
From 11am stands and gazebos for serving food and drinks.
Bastion of Santa Caterina
From 2pm, entertainment for children by AUSER “play, read, listen and tell fantastic stories” and ProgettoCittà’ with the Ludobus (old games, routes and activities for children). Anteas will be present with the giant chessboard.
Piazzale del Maschio
From 6.30pm to midnight live music organized by the Raindogs House association. The bands: Matryoshka; PS5 – Pietro Santangelo 5tet; Bee Bee Sea; West Riviera.
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