It will take place on Sunday 26 May from 6.00pm to 8.00pm, at the lounge area from the Flags of the Common Of Messinaa meeting organized by the international cooperation association “Abarekà Nandree OdV”, for the presentation of project “From the testimony to protagonism. The mothers of the missing migrants In the Mediterraneanpromoters of rights and income-generating activities Evils“.
It will be a time when the city of Messina meet theAfricabetween migration policies, testimonies and development projects in Evils. The event is aimed at promoting the autonomy and democratic participation of families of missing persons, along the route of the Mediterraneanto reach theEurope from the Evils (Sub-Saharan Africa).
The event will be an opportunity to talk about migration policies, with a focus on Villages transit and “safe” countries of origin, to listen to the direct testimony of those who have lived the experience migratory through the Libyato outline solutions and get to know development projects closely Evils of the Association “Abareka“. After greetings from UNESCO Chair “I educated Global at Mediterrani. Estudis per a la Pau, la Interculturalitat i la Sostenibilitat”, with which the Association “Abareka” has started a fruitful collaboration, they will participate in the debate Fulvio Vassallo Palaiologoslawyer, member ofADIF (Rights and Borders Association) and has always been committed to the defense of migrants and asylum seekers, Ibrahima Loactivist Senegalese and author of the book “Pane e acqua. From the Senegal to Italy passing through Libya”, Luciana Negrofounder of “The Vigils against deaths at sea” and among the representatives ofInitiative of the European citizens (ICE), promoted by Stop Border Violence “Article 4: Stop torture and inhumane treatment at the borders ofEurope“, And Sofia Donatovolunteer of “Abareka” and responsible for project “From testimony to protagonism”.
The project has a’Messina soulsince it was conceived and strongly supported by its manager, Sofia Donatoactivist and founding member Messina Of “Abareka“; so much so that, at the end of June, he will leave from Messina a first mission in Evilsaimed at giving impetus to project with the collaboration of another Italian association (“Arci Todo Cambia Aps”) and two Associations locals, “GRAM” (Groupe de Recherche et d’Actions sur les Migrations) and “ADEM” (Association pour la Défense des Emigrés Maliens). The project, for its usefulness and vision, received the support of the Otto per Mille della Waldensian Church.
During the event, the photographs taken by the talented artist will also be exhibited Malian photographer, Oumou Traorerelating to the project to combat the rural exodus “I live in my land”, carried out in Evils from the Association “Abareka“. It will be possible to contribute to project “From testimony to protagonism” and there will be a stand to collect signatures, in support of the initiative European citizens (ICE). L’“Abarekà” Association remember that from January 2014 to March 2024 they died or were missing in Mediterranean over 28,000 people. They are in 2023, according to the International Organization for Migrations (IOM), the people who disappeared in Mediterranean they are 3,129. However, the fate of these people does not only have consequences on an individual level. L’IOM in 2022 he states, in fact, that “each of these people not only represents a human life, but also a family and a community affected by an unresolved loss”.
