Piazza Vittoria is one of the places in the city that has seen social dynamics and ways of use change within it in recent years. A transformation which, on the one hand has given new life and identity to the context, on the other has brought with it a series of critical issues, in particular linked to the presence and attendance by young and very young people, becoming a space for meeting, integration , inclusion and youth aggregation.
The municipal administration has intensified controls by the Local Police, coordinated by the Prefecture and the Police Headquarters which lead the Committee for order and security, and since the beginning of 2024 has established an inter-councillor working group (Youth policies, Promotion of City, Security and Sport), with the aim of keeping the situation monitored and assigning new functions to this place in the historic center that reconcile and take into account all the souls that are part of it: in addition to young people, residents, shopkeepers, visitors and tourists.
The work of the Table, which later merged into the “Vittoria in movement” project, was based on the analysis of the current state, the result of participatory observation carried out by a multidisciplinary team of Third Sector professionals, from which it emerged that Piazza Vittoria , requires specific attention, as it must be considered one of the places in the city where that youthful malaise, widespread and evident especially since the pandemic, which leads groups of boys and girls to adopt inappropriate behavior, can manifest and channeled. to civil life.
The concrete actions begin with the organization of a schedule of entertainment initiatives, based on the promotion of sporting activity. In the summer the square will host a calendar of events open to all citizens. The Sport in Piazza Vittoria project will start in June; five three-day events to introduce young people to the world of volleyball and beach volleyball, dance and martial arts, fitness and climbing.
From 25 to 27 June you can play volleyball and beach volleyball, from 9 to 11 July dance and martial arts, from 16 to 18 July fitness and climbing activities, from 23 to 25 July racket sports and from 3 to 5 September multi sport closure. The village, animated by more than 30 local sports associations, will remain open on each of the scheduled days from 6.30pm to 11pm, with free and open access. The public will be able to train, try their hand at different disciplines or simply watch the scheduled activities. Radio Bruno will be present at all the passionate events
In parallel to the schedule of events, the strategic action in the square will be integrated with targeted interventions of youth policies, aimed at promoting aggregation and social inclusion, through a territorial animation service that will involve the new generations in activities and services for well-being and sociability and an awareness-raising process will be launched, a series of conferences open to the city to explain, thanks also to the contribution of the Inequalities and Diversity Forum, how marginality and socio-economic hardship are often the main factors underlying certain attitudes of challenge from young people.
