Palazzo Bo and the innocent victims of organized crime

13.03.2024

On 21 March, the University of Padua participates in the annual National Day of Remembrance and Commitment, which honours the innocent victims of organized crime. The University’s chapter of the Libera contro le mafie Association, named after Camorra victim Silvia Ruotolo, marks a long list of 1070 names and histories of innocent victims of the mafia in the ancient courtyard of Palazzo Bo.

The initiative, which takes place from Thursday, March 16, from 10 a.m. in the Ancient Courtyard, has been revived in Padua every year since 2019, on the occasion of March 21, now also recognized by law as the Day of Remembrance and Commitment in Remembrance of Innocent Victims of the Mafia.

This National, now in its twenty-ninth year, is a time for reflection, deepening and meeting, living relationships and testimonies around the families of the innocent victims of the mafias, people who have suffered a great laceration that we can all help to mend, building together a common memory starting from the stories of those people.

The national event will take place in Rome.