The voice of the inhabitants of Pozzuoli and the Campi Flegrei rises loud and clear, resonating from via Napoli to the “Palazzine”. Gathered in the Bradyseism Permanent Assembly, citizens express their growing concern for the current situation and denounce the inadequacy of the responses provided so far by local and national institutions, accused of pursuing a dangerous return to normality without considering the interests of the inhabitants most affected by the bradyseismic crisis.
In a statement released in recent days, the assembly declared: “We have simple needs. Without the resolution of these, any return to normality will only serve to restart the city’s economy, without protecting the inhabitants in any way, in particular those who have been evicted from their homes.”
The requests of the committee are clear and urgent: the verification and safety of all public and private buildings at the expense of the State, the creation of first aid facilities in various points of the Flegrea Area, the suspension of the payment of rents, mortgages and utilities for all, and accommodation in requisitioned structures in the area, paid for by the State, during the renovation and safety period. Furthermore, they require written assurance for displaced people regarding their return to their homes once they have been renovated or rebuilt.
The protest banners that adorn the Campi Flegrei highlight the discontent and mistrust in the institutions. “They ask us to wait for the new measures, but our confidence is very low. Already in the past, politics has done nothing but think of its own interests in power, completely neglecting the needs and lives of the people of the Campi Flegrei,” we read in the press release.
The assembly remembers past episodes such as the deportation to Monteruscello and the forced eviction of Rione Terra, examples of political decisions that ignored the needs of the local population. For this reason, the inhabitants of Pozzuoli and Campi Flegrei are invited to actively participate in the fight and mobilization to ensure that their interests are protected.
“The only guarantee for our future is popular control over every political decision and the economic resources allocated. The silence and waiting of the institutions are not a guarantee, but a danger,” concludes the statement from the Permanent Assembly of Bradyseism.
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