The Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria have paid homage to the sacrifice of the men, women and children who died while looking for a different future. In the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Migrationannounced in 2016 by the Falcomatà administration following the discovery of 45 bodies recovered at sea from the Vega patrol vessel of the Italian Navy, the territorial administrations headed by the mayor himself Giuseppe Falcomatàthe prefect Clara Vaccarothe president Maria Angela Ambrogio and volunteers from the diocesan Caritas and numerous citizens met at the Armo Cemetery, which has become a symbolic place because it collects the remains of the many victims of the journeys of hope. Present, among others, were the municipal councillors Lucia Nucera, Franco Constantine And Anna Briante and the advisor Marcantonino Malara.
Silence and prayers accompanied the profound reflection of those who took part in the moment of reflection. Mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà, on behalf of the Reggio community, has placed a bouquet of flowers on the monument built in the area that houses the tombs of migrants, redeveloped thanks to a project promoted by the Diocesan Caritas. The memory of that terrible May 31st eight years ago was strong, when yes recovered the bodies of the victims of yet another tragic shipwreck deciding on his burial in Armo in what everyone later came to know as the migrant cemetery.
From Palazzo San Giorgio and Palazzo Alvaro, therefore, came the warning that today It’s not just for remembering. Rather, the cemetery of migrants, the poor, the fragile and the marginalized it must continue to represent a beacon perpetually on the politics of integration And hospitalitycompared to which our country proves to still be far behind.
For the Municipality and Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, in fact, the Day of Remembrance for the victims of migration he wants to be a thorn in your side so that, in Parliament, even the most reluctant forces to face and resolve such a delicate issue and complex, can have a less ideological approach, concretely helping people fleeing wars, poverty and denied rights. The commitment of the Reggio community which has given over all these years was also exalted ample demonstration of being an example on issues related to immigration, honoring its own history which is itself the story of a population of migrants.
