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“On March 6 we celebrate the Righteous that unite humanity and make us feel part of the same destiny”

What is the Day of the Righteous?

On 10 May 2012, the Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg accepted Gariwo's appeal - signed by many citizens and representatives of the world of culture - by setting up the European Day of the Righteous on 6 March, the date of the death of Moshe Bejski, creators of the Yad Vashem Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations. Starting from the definition of Yad Vashem, we have extended the concept of Righteous to include those who, throughout the world, have saved human lives in all genocides and defended human dignity during totalitarianism. From 7 December 2017, the Day of the Righteous is civil solemnity in Italy: every year on 6 March we celebrate the example of the Righteous of the past and present to spread the values ​​of responsibility, tolerance and solidarity.

The Day of the Righteous of the Humanity is celebrated with commemorations in Italy, in Europe and in the world, in the Gardens of the Righteous, in schools, with institutions, local administrations, local associations and thanks to the work of all the subjects that animate GariwoNetwork, that unites the realities involved in spreading the message of the Righteous.

2024 in Milan - 12th European Day of the Righteous

2024 celebrations

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Day of the Righteous 2024 in Milan

This year's theme is: "Remembrance and Responsibility. The example of the Righteous in the face of challenges of our time".

We chose to honour with new plaques at Milan Garden: Altiero Spinelli, Italian writer and politician long imprisoned by the fascist regime, he was the author of the Ventotene Manifesto, for a free and united Europe; Vera Vigevani Jarach, Italian journalist who fled to Argentina to escape the Shoah, she is among the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo movement; Jurij Dmitriev, Russian historian convicted for his inconvenient work on the memory of the victims of Stalinism; Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist and Nobel Peace Prize 2023, has dedicated her life to the battle for human rights in her country.

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Day of the Righteous 2024 in Savona

Savona celebrates the Day of the Righteous with the inauguration of a Garden of the Righteous to be given to the entire city.

The Municipality, in the figure of Mayor Marco Russo, accepted the proposal of the schools and local associations to create a space for dialogue and discussion. After conducting research, each organization involved (16 schools and 17 associations) proposed a representative figure, among the protagonists of history who fought and continue to fight for good and human dignity. The names of each honored figure will be read by the students during the inauguration ceremony of the Garden, which will take place in the morning at 10.30 am.

Furthermore, in the afternoon, a conference was organized to reflect in depth on the meaning of the Garden and the Day, which will be held in the Sala Rossa, at Palazzo Sisto, from 5pm to 7pm.

Representatives of the institutions, the Gariwo Foundation and local associations will speak, including Libera, as well as Don Luigi Ciotti.

Day of the Righteous 2024 in San Marino

On the occasion of the Day of the Righteous, the University of San Marino is organizing a training course for lower secondary school teachers. These are interdisciplinary courses of citizenship education that examine the case study of Righteous women and men in different historical contexts.

The course is organized by the Emigration Research Center of the University of San Marino, the Middle School of the Republic of San Marino and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of San Marino in Milan. The course will be held by Patrizia Di Luca for the University of San Marino and by Francesca Panozzo representing the Jewish Museum of Bologna.

Day of the Righteous 2024 in Rome

The Roma Tre University, within the Herencias project, organized the meeting Herencias - writings of memory and identity - Rukeli, on the figure of the boxer Johann Trollmann, whose figure is told in the ebook The Righteous of Sport.

Afterwards, it will be possible to attend the theater show "Rukeli", introduced by the Spanish author Carlos Contreras Elvira and by personalities whose lives or activities revolve around the theme. The show focuses on the life of the boxer and the relationship between the Nazi regime and sport.

Teatro Palladium, Roma
The Day of the Righteous in Tirana : the opening ceremony of the first Garden of the Righteous in Albania

The university hospital complex celebrates the Day of the Righteous with the inauguration of the Garden. The first Righteous honored will be Carlo Urbani.

Fondazione Nostra Signora del Buon Consiglio
Day of the Righteous in Augusta

The school's Garden of the Righteous is expanding and will host a new plaque in its Garden of the Righteous in honor of the Italian Coast Guard.

The ceremony will be held in the presence of the commander of the Port Authority, the Augusta Coast Guard and all the invited civil and military authorities.

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