The Municipality of Padua and the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia organise a commemorative ceremony and several initiatives on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance, the Foibe tragedy and the exodus of Italians from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia.
Commemorative Ceremony
Monday 10 February
Palazzo Moroni, Liston Via VIII Febbraio
11.00 a.m.
- Beginning of the ceremony
- Flag raising
- Honours to the Victims and laying of a laurel wreath
Speakers:
- Sergio Giordani, Mayor of Padua
- Giovanni Battista Zannoni, President of the Padua Provincial Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia
Musical accompaniment by students from the A. Vivaldi and Giotto music schools. Vivaldi and Giotto schools who will perform some pieces.
Calendar of related events
Sunday 9 February, 11.30 a.m. – Church of San Nicolò, Piazzetta San Nicolò
Holy Mass in memory of the Victims of the Foibe and the Exodus.
Monday 10 February, 11.00 a.m. – Auditorium of the Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaetano
‘L’Italia e la frontiera alto-adriatica. una storia del novecento’, meeting for high schools with Enrico Miletto organised by the SPGI Department of the University of Padua, in collaboration with Progetto Giovani of the Municipality of Padua.
12 to 13 February – Padua railway station – platform 10
Stage of ‘The train of remembrance. L’esodo Giuliano Dalmata. From Trieste to Taranto’. Wednesday 12 February at 11.00 a.m. institutional moment of inauguration of the multimedia exhibition.
Saturday 15 February, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Sala Paladin of Palazzo Moroni
Screening of the film ‘Vola Colomba’, a RAI and Venice Film production, with the presence of interpreters and witnesses.
Thursday 20 February, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Sala Anziani of Palazzo Moroni
Presentation of the book ‘Le foibe spiegate ai ragazzi’ by Greta Sclaunich, Edizioni Piemme. The author will be present.
Tuesday 25 February, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Sala Paladin of Palazzo Moroni
Presentation of the book ‘Nazario Sauro – la vita in un fumetto’ edited by Valentino Quintana.
from 20 to 21 March Journey of Memory – Itinerary: Trieste, Rovinj, Pula, Poreč For high school students, organised by the Municipality of Padua, Mayor’s Office – Youth Project Office in collaboration with the Padua Provincial Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, and CSUP – Centre for the History of the University of Padua.
Costs:
Free events.
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