Transcript Diapositiva 1

January 13, 2007
Migrant’s Foundation
The Migrant’s Foundation is a Catholic-inspired organism
promoting welcoming attitudes towards immigrants
and the valorisation of their identity in the community
The activity of the Foundation is directed towards :
 - Italian emigrants living overseas
 - Italians not living in their place of origin
 - foreign immigrants and refugees
 - Rom and Sinti nomads
 - people living in circuses
 - people working in maritime and air travel.
In the main hall for World Migrant Day 2007
Main theme : the family , parable of communion in diversity
Sara Vatteroni introduces the theme of the meeting
Family home = place where different individuals live together ,
collaborating with mutual respect
Talking about the family helps understand the problems related to migration
Group work :
what “family” means to us
how we relate to others in the family
A speaker for each group illustrates
the ideas written up on large sheets of card
Positive aspects of the family
 Sexual relationship
 Affection
 Happiness → family unity , complicity
 Mutual exchange of knowledge (parents-children , children-parents )
Negative aspects of the family
 Lack of freedom
 Acceptance of responsibility
 Lowering of lifestyle due to economic needs
 Risk of divorce
 Need to sacrifice your career (especially for women)
Iman Koudsi explaines the family according
to the teachings of the prophet Mohammed :
 Fundamental pillar of society
 It’s essential that children respect their parents , take care of them in
their old age and speak to them with respect
Clara Zanon, explaines the family
according to Protestant thinking :
 family and sexuality are part of God’s good creation
 matrimony is not a sacrament , although two believers can ask to be
blessed in church , and for this reason may divorce and remarry
Luca Bontempi tells us about the family
according to Catholic faith and about his own experience :
children are the nucleus of the family
 besides economic sustenance , love and affection , rules and good
manners are needed
 parents must teach children to understand what is essential in life
Ivonne Tonarelli tells us about
the concept of the family in circensian people
( travelling with a circus ) :
It is indispensable as it is the only stable point of reference
Our Impressions
Positive aspects :
 educational and interesting day
 better understanding into what people from different cultures think
 working in groups is enjoyable
 everybody’s opinion about the family is expressed
Negative aspects :
not dealing with the difficulties immigrants meet
no focus on the problems immigrants bring
Brief “Glimpse at the Press”
Here are some declarations released on
World Migrant Day by important people in Italian social life
“Migrants’ families are like the family of Nazareth,
because of their fragility , hardship, and suffered humiliation “
Pope Benedict XVI
“The reunification of families is right .
It is indicative of a civilised state and enriches the society of a country”
Massimo D’Alema, Foreign Minister
“Reunification is important
because the family is the place where identities are formed”
Rosy Bindi, Minister for the Family