On the occasion of World Refugee Day initiatives are planned in Carpi on Friday 28 June. Starting at 10 The meeting is scheduled to take stock of the SAI Terre d’Argine project in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Pieve (entrance from Via S. Maria in Castello): integration, quality of hospitality and skills.
Speakers will include: Daniela TebastiPresident of the Union of the Terre d’Argine and Mayor of Campogalliano; Tamara CalzolariCouncilor for socio-health integration and health, Disability and fragility, Associations and the third sector, Housing and housing policies, Hospitality, Rights and equal opportunities, Work, Municipality of Carpi; Giulia Di FioreDeputy Vice Prefect UTG – Prefecture of Modena to illustrate the reception data and applicants for international protection in the province of Modena; Daniela Canicoordinating officer for the minor protection service of the Union of Terre d’Argine e Elena Polimenacoordination of the Minotauro Unaccompanied Foreign Minors Community
The testimonies of two minor boys welcomed into the Community and of Saliha Sultanauthor of the book The Little Girl of Kabul which will be presented at 6.30 pm at Mattatoyo Club
Moderate interventions Elisa Righicoordinating official of the inclusion, housing and economic assistance service of the Union of Lands of Argine and SAI project manager for the local authority
In the afternoon starting from 4pm in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Pieve (entrance from Via S. Maria in Castello) presentation of the outcome of the fairy tale workshop with the students of the SPAC school “When everything else goes away. Migrant Stories”
Interactive photographic exhibition “Hidden Stories – Against the stereotypes of immigration” organized by the Mediterranea Carpi association
REFUGEES board game by SAI UTDA in collaboration with Mediterranea Carpi
At the end of the day at 6.30 pm at Circolo Mattatoyo Via Rodolfo Pio 4 in Carpi, the presentation of the book is scheduled, in collaboration with Mediterranea Carpi and La Fenice bookshop The little girl from Kabul with author Saliha Sultan. The book was published in April 2024, published by Piemme, and is an autobiographical novel of her story between Afghanistan and Italy. Saliha worked for 15 years as a linguistic and cultural mediator on behalf of the cooperative Caleidos, implementing body of the SAI Unione delle Terre d’Argine project, and is already working on the second book. It is ranked among the recommended books of this period.
Moderators and interview by Benedetta Zanni And Linda Musaj
Reading texts by Lisa Severo, SAI Unione delle Terre d’Argine project coordinator for the implementing body Caleidos soc. coop.
