BUSTO ARSIZIO – «We don’t need a separate class to feel inadequate. We are already a burden and we are already excluded. Because for many, people like me, they don’t deserve inclusion.” The response to General Vannacci’s controversial proposal comes from Miriam Colombothe medical student originally from Busto Arsizio who a year ago was named Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by president Sergio Mattarella and that was it “Hyena” for one evening wearing the iconic black suit for the Italia Uno broadcast.
THE VIDEO OF MIRIAM’S MONOLOGUE
Words to shake consciences
Affected by cystic fibrosis since birth, the 23-year-old who has lived in Ospedaletti, in western Liguria since she was a child, has given a voice to people with disabilities delivering a one-and-a-half minute focused monologue on the topic of inclusion. «Have you ever wondered what it means not feeling like you are in control of your body? – Miriam’s words to shake – what does it feel like to look at yourself in the mirror and not recognize yourself?”. The reference to the controversy over the separate classes for the disabled hypothesized by General Roberto Vannaccithe soldier who ran in the European elections on the League’s list.
Celebrity endorsement
The president of the Republic Sergio Mattarella had awarded Miriam Colombo the prestigious title of Knight for her “commitment to raise people’s awareness of donating to research and the treatment of cystic fibrosis”. At the end of 2023, Miriam left the Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation a check worth 100 thousand euros to support research. Yet another tangible success of a series of initiatives as testimonials for the Foundation which earned it the title of Knight.
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