Extraordinary Mobilization – Music, Words, and Images for a City of Peace, Padua, May 9, 2025
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Event date:
Friday, May 9, 2025
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Time:
06.30 pm
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Venue:
Liston, in front of Palazzo Moroni
A mobilization that aims to say enough to all wars, to the arms race, to war propaganda, and to international impunity
Padova also responds to the call, with a special event on Friday, May 9 at 6:30 pm on the Liston in front of Palazzo Moroni, during the Europe Day celebration.
The Municipality of Padova, in collaboration with the Human Rights "Antonio Papisca" of the University of Padova, the executive of Registro delle Associazioni Area Pace, Diritti Umani e Cooperazione Internazionale and Uniti per la Pace coordinament, invites citizens to participate in a public event rich in art, music, and words to reflect together on the urgency of peace.
Padova participates in the general mobilization along with the network of Enti Locali Veneti per la Pace, which includes numerous municipalities. Among these, Vicenza, Ponte San Nicolò (PD), Rubano (PD), Montegrotto Terme (PD), Santorso (VI), Zugliano (VI), Dolo (VE), Camponogara (VE), Mira (VE), and Loria (TV) have responded to the call and organised initiatives in their respective territories.
The evening will be hosted by Giuliana Renda and Federica Francescon, in Universal Civil Service at the Human Rights Center.
During the event:
Institutional greetings from Councilor Francesca Benciolini
Exhibition of the Peace Tapestry, embroidered by women of different nationalities from Casa delle Donne di Padova
Performance by the "Voci Ribelle" Choir of Casa delle Donne di Padova, directed by Rachele Colombo
Readings dedicated to peace and Europe by Emilio Foglia and Lidia Meloni in Universal Civil Service at the Human Rights Center
Concert by the group "I Panda Rock": Giovanni Spina (guitar and vocals), Giorgio Artusi (harmonica), Fabio Romanato (percussion)
Live performance by Iris Martin, a young promising musician
Poetry readings by Antonio Fiorito and Alessandro Cabianca, Paduan poets and cultural promoters
Choral finale with "IMAGINE" by John Lennon, singing together a universal hymn to peace, accompanied by the voice of Erika De Lorenzi, director of the MovieChorus choirs, and the guitar of Michele Vallerotonda, frontman of La Banda del Sottomarino Giallo.
Bring a musical instrument - even a simple one - and join in the singing: because music can unite more than any word.
