CULTURAL ASSOCIATION TWO RIVERS
There are now some years since the Cultural Association of Literary Competition in Two Rivers Garcia Lorca che dal 2006 gode del patrocinio della Provincia di Torino assegna un "Premio alla Cultura" che viene conferito a personalità e/o associazioni che si siano distinte particolarmente nel campo socio-culturale.
Nel 2006 tale premio è stato assegnato alla professoressa Ida Abate, che fu insegnante di liceo del giudice Rosario Livatino, autrice del libro "Il PICCOLO GIUDICE - Fede e giustizia in Rosario Livatino - Prefazione Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. "Riconoscendo nel suo messaggio per la legalità il contributo determinante che le donne siciliane danno alla lotta contro la mafia".
Sulla rivista "Corrente Alternata" n. 3 anno 2006/2007 pag. 19 we commemorated the event with this short article:
We have heard a thousand times Bertodano Brecht's words: " Sad is the country that needs heroes . We do not believe that the court Rosario Livatino, despite his exceptional moral and intellectual qualities, the great merits of the magistrate (granted to him, even those he avvervasa), his honesty constantly exercised with commitment and sacrifice, intended to be a hero.
There are now some years since the Cultural Association of Literary Competition in Two Rivers Garcia Lorca che dal 2006 gode del patrocinio della Provincia di Torino assegna un "Premio alla Cultura" che viene conferito a personalità e/o associazioni che si siano distinte particolarmente nel campo socio-culturale.
Nel 2006 tale premio è stato assegnato alla professoressa Ida Abate, che fu insegnante di liceo del giudice Rosario Livatino, autrice del libro "Il PICCOLO GIUDICE - Fede e giustizia in Rosario Livatino - Prefazione Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. "Riconoscendo nel suo messaggio per la legalità il contributo determinante che le donne siciliane danno alla lotta contro la mafia".
Sulla rivista "Corrente Alternata" n. 3 anno 2006/2007 pag. 19 we commemorated the event with this short article:
not fair to expect a person, at whatever level it operates, to sacrifice their lives for the errors, the ignorance, the dishonesty of others. Especially if they are responsible official of a country. A country that hides behind the heroes, who can only applaud the funeral, should cover his face.
Rosario Livatino, a young Sicilian court, was assassinated just eight years old, guilty of being "dangerously honest," but how can it ever be that country where you can be sentenced to death for the crime of honesty. Honesty and courage, moral and physical, because Livatino, at any given time, including being sentenced, but not back. A year before he was killed, along with his son, Judge Antonio Saetta and he, the Judge Rosario Livatino, "knows what awaits him." E 'then that becomes a hero. And believe it perceives as Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, they all knew they were in danger, like many others before and after. Miserable and murderers have made heroes. But certainly
honesty and courage are recognized Ida Abbott, the author of this book. She was that high school teacher of the young Livatino, well woman from her high moral qualities. Yesterday was received in Palazzo Cisterna, seat of the Province of Turin. Also present was the prosecutor Giancarlo Caselli had to know that the 'set in Sicily, for its struggles, and prof. Laura Romeo representative of "Free".
Anna Maria Gallo ; ;
Anna Maria Gallo ; ;
Turin October 24, 2006
Ecco un passo assai significativo della conferenza tenuta da Rosario Livatino su "Fede e Diritto" tratto dal libro. (pag. 78/79).
Compito del magistrato è quello di decidere. Orbene, decidere è scegliere e, a volte, scegliere fra numerose cose o strade o soluzioni. E scegliere è una delle cose più difficili che l'uomo sia chiamato a fare. Ed è proprio in questo scegliere per decidere, decidere per ordinare, che il magistrato credente può trovare un rapporto con Dio. Un rapporto diretto, because justice is self-realization, and prayer, and dedication of himself to an indirect relationship with God through love to the person judged. The magistrate did not replace the reference to the believer with the transcendent to the social body, with a different sense, but with equal commitment. Both, however, believers and unbelievers, must decide at the time of discharge all vanity, and above all pride, all must feel the weight of the power entrusted to their hands, the greater weight because the power is exercised in freedom independently. And this task will be much milder than what the judge will feel the humility with his own weaknesses, quanto più si ripresenterà ogni volta alla società, che somma così paurosamente grande di potere gli affida, disposto e proteso a comprendere l'uomo che ha di fronte e a giudicarlo senza atteggiamenti da superuomo, ma anzi con costruttiva contrizione. Ed ancora una volta sarà la legge dell'amore, la forza vivificatrice della fede a risolvere il problema radicalmente. Ricordiamo le parole di Cristo all'adultera: "Chi di voi è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra". Con esse Egli ha additato la ragione profonda della difficoltà: il peccato è ombra e per giudicare occorre la luce e nessun uomo è la luce assoluta. Compito del magistrato non deve quindi essere solo quello di rendere concreto nei casi di specie il comando abstract of the law, but also to give a soul to the law, bearing in mind that the law is a means and not an end. That we find truth in the words that Jesus had to speak when, according to Mark, by the way of gleaning on the Sabbath, addressed to the Pharisees: "The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. "
Note: MRP to begin the discussion of the topic, Rosario said that the conference was the result of a thorough study of the works of Piero Pajardi court, presiding judge of Milan, from which he had taken the steps in his text are not in quotes, because he did not think of a way to publication. The full report can be found in the "documentation" of this work.
the same occasion, was awarded the special prize "AC" cultural periodical of the Association to Dr. Gabriella Ebony for his book "Felicia and her sisters - the Second World War to the massacres of '92 - '93 - twenty stories of women against the mafia."
Gabiella Ebony, a graduate in History, he lives between Rome and Sicily, the birthplace of his father, where svolge attività di fotografa in campo sociale ed etnografico .
Il libro raccoglie venti testimonianze di donne coinvolte in quanto madri, sorelle, mogli, di vittime uccise dalla mafia.
In ricordo di Felicia Bartolotta.
Sono tante le parole che avrei per ricordare la signora Felicia, ma per quano se ne possa parlare, è sempre poco per descrivere il suo immenso coraggio, la stupenda umanità e anche la sua sottile ironia.
L'ho conosciuta realitivamente Later, about two years ago, but since then I have tried, whenever I went to see her, to "absorb" as much as possible the teaching of this wonderful teacher of life.
The true friendships are not measured by at the time, but the intensity of the relationship, the frequent and similarities of souls, and when they are really strong dellla continue beyond space and time and body, defying even the imperfect laws and cruel death.
Several times I mentioned to my dear friend like her, especially in appearance but strong and determined character, reminded me of my dear grandmother, and she was always willing to listen my stories, often very dramatic, and it showed, with real participation, emotional closeness to a woman ever known, except through my memories. Not only that. Mrs. Felicia seemed to forget and put aside his immense pain of the mother to which the mafia has removed forever the joy of living from that awful night of May 9, 1978.
Ancora grazie, Felicia.
Gabriella Ebano
Le fotografie e il brano di Gabriella Ebano sono tratti da "Il giornale di Cinnisi" mensile di informazione di Cinnisi, Terrasini e Punta Raisi ( http://www.ilgiornaledicinnisi.it/ ) diretto da Giuseppe Biundo. Numero speciale Felicia e successivamente pubblicato su "Corrente Alternata" N. 3 anno 2006/2007 pag. 1/17.
Turin, October 24, 2006
"Reacting to the Mafia in the voice of women." Securities so that the article by Rachel Masci presents the book "Felicia and her sisters." But we must not forget the women of the mafia, those who supported the year, at least morally co-responsible for the crimes of their men. Women may be different but not better than men. Do not discount anyone, although some companies they are to wear black to mourn, to cry aloud, but there is no sisterhood among these women.
Only with the awareness of the responsibility for your actions you can save. I giovani sono la speranza, si dice, ma quale peso per tutte queste giovani persone alle quali viene offerto ben poco, in tema di speranza per il loro futuro personale. Essi debbono assistere quotidianamente a sfoggi di auto, di gioielli, di abiti sfarzosi, a sfoggi di denaro facile, a dichiarazioni oltraggiose di potere che fanno credere sia facile arricchirsi, persino entrando in politica.
Ebbene, tutto ciò indebolisce i nostri giovani, quelli a cui si guarda come la speranza per il futuro. Ma senza lavoro essi diventano facili prede della mafia.
Ma ritorniamo al bel libro della dottoressa Gabriella Ebano: esso risuona di una coralità voices of accusation and testimony worthy of an ancient Greek tragedy. Cori oldest of which still echo the ancient stones of Syracuse.
a mafia spoke as well, with irony but with emphasis truthful, Tomasi di Lampedusa, recalling the Chevallery astonished that the deaths were a mafia show unusual, even as early as 700 and even before.
But always talk, talk. And so no, because if there are the cowardly and dishonest, the honest there are many more and expect to be helped, even to form a state of consciousness, of belonging, of law, to look at the Mafia is not something that is almost a tradition of normality. It is important that honest, that numerori, able to recognize their rights and humiliate others. Still
words, always easy to decide. Like Don Abbondio: "I am .... I have to do with the villains."
Ms. Ebony was received yesterday along with Professor Ida Abate at Palazzo Cisterna, seat of the Province of Turin. Also present was the prosecutor Giancarlo Caselli, which was good to know the environment in Sicily, for its struggles.
Anna Maria Gallo
Sbarcata per prima la Ebano da subito si è immersa e ci ha immersi in una vivace conversazione.
Dopo un certo tempo indeterminato di questo full immersion ci accorgiamo che si stava avvicinando con un po' di circospezione una garbata signora con tanto di valigia. Travolti dall'esuberante dialettica di Gabriella ce la siamo lasciata sfuggire. La garbata signora con tanto di valigia non era altri che prof. Ida Abate che poverina si era recata in sala d'aspetto aspettandoci pazientemente per tutto quel tempo indeterminato.
Silvana Copperi
Two special days
'm fourteen. It 's a day gray end of October. We are at the airport of Caselle Sandro Pertini waiting for landing aircraft coming from Sicily and precisely one and the other from Catania to Palermo, where you disembark from the prof. Ida Abbott, the eighth edition of our award-winning literary competition in 1997, and met briefly at the European Festival of Poetry in Taormina in 2001, and the dr. Gabriella Ebony journalist, photographer, volunteer in crisis areas and so on, we met at the inauguration of Chieri section of "Freedom" (Association of Associations against the Mafia, founded by Don Ciotti).
Sbarcata per prima la Ebano da subito si è immersa e ci ha immersi in una vivace conversazione. Dopo un certo tempo indeterminato di questo full immersion ci accorgiamo che si stava avvicinando con un po' di circospezione una garbata signora con tanto di valigia. Travolti dall'esuberante dialettica di Gabriella ce la siamo lasciata sfuggire. La garbata signora con tanto di valigia non era altri che prof. Ida Abate che poverina si era recata in sala d'aspetto aspettandoci pazientemente per tutto quel tempo indeterminato.
After leaving the two nice ladies at the hotel (hosted by the Province of Turin, which for the first time gave the Literary Contest sponsored by Garcia Lorca), suddenly we find ourselves chaperone around a table ARCI Aldobaraldo dinner at the club, accompanied by Rosanna Brufferio that has proved invaluable secretary Councillor Louise Peluso, president of the Ninth Commission on Equal Opportunity - International Relations, "which, despite its constitutional position remains in the same freshness and determination of when twenties, directed the occupation of a textile factory. The lovely evening was enriched by the presence of Nicosia and Gino Peter Polito while the prof. Ida Abate has been the focal point of good company.
for the submission of two books, the Province has provided the Board Room of the Palace Cistern with the participation of President of the Provincial dr. Antonio Saitta, the Attorney General of the Republic dr. Giancarlo Caselli, the prof. Laura Romeo representative of "Free" and Councillor Luisa Peluso soul and an advocate of the whole operation. Coordinator Paola Zoppi.
E 'with deep emotion that was before a large audience, including some classes of schools infeiori, prof. Ida Abate author of the book "The Little Judge" tireless in his mission, he spoke once more of the human and professional Rosario Livatino court that she knew very well what had been his student in high school and now his tireless champion after it was killed by the Mafia.
Gabriella Ebony author of "Felicia and Her Sisters", a book that collects twenty interviews with women who in some way related to victims innocent of the mafia, and then against the Mafia, told how the encounter with Felicia Bartolotta, mother of Peppino Impastato, woman of extreme courage, wonderfully human in its irony, was born the first step that has generated a spontaneous word of mouth, which has tied up like an invisible thread, but tangible, from woman to woman, from story to story, the Successive interviews.
Compote, polite, almost professorial Ida Abate, Cyclonic, involving Gabriella Ebony.
To conclude the meeting, the passionate, almost angry speech of prof. Laura Romeo that a representative of "Free" debuted surprising: "The goal of Freedom, is to disappear" With this challenge will help us understand in no uncertain terms, that if there were no mafia, there would be no heroes and there would be no need for an association as Freedom. She has lived as the wife of the Attorney General by side for years, Giancarlo Caselli sacrificing the intimacy and freedom of her family because her husband needed basis.
Finally, to crown the meeting, a deep and bitter reflection Pocuratore General Giancarlo Caselli, followed by a discussion with the schools and the public.
And finally in thanking all those who contributed and participated in these two very intense days in particular we would like to thank la Consigliera Luisa Peluso per la sua disponibilità e l'aperta partecicipazione che ci ha ricordato, il mattino successivo, nell'ambito della premiazione del Concorso Letterario Garcia Lorca, dove sono state consegnate le targhe alla prof. Ida Abate e alla dr.Gabriella Ebano, in un appassionato intevento, vissuto sulla propria pelle, come la disumana precarietà, provocata dall'arroganza e protervia mafiosa, abbia costretto persone, che non erano in condizioni di potersi ribellare, ma che non accettavano quella situazione, ad emigrare altrove, verso una prospettiva di futuro, lavoro e libertà.
Silvana Copperi
Louis Tribaudino
