“Love will save the world-the words that are good for the heart” is the theme of the IV edition Maria Celeste Celi Prizewhich takes place under the patronage of the Municipality of Messina, the University of Messina and with the collaboration of the municipal councilors for education and social policies and the provincial school office.
The initiative was presented this morning in the Flag of the Municipality’s Flags, in the presence of the councilor for education Liana Cannata and social policies Alessandra Calafioreof the delegate of the Provider to Messina Studies Giovanni Pastoof the President of the Cirs Casa-Famiglia Maria Celeste Celiof the school manager of IIS Verona Trento Simonetta Di Prima and of the president of the jury of the prize, the poet Marilina Giaquinta.
Remote some schools of Messina and its province remotely. The competition of poetry, fiction, painting, photography and graphics is named after the Poeta and benefactor Mesiferous Mother of the President of the Cirs and founder of the Body. The special “social” section is planned, to give everyone the opportunity to express themselves directly and without filters through the most loved means of communication and used by young people and adults. The competition, open to both professionals and university students and secondary and second grade secondary education schools, will see its final moment, in the event scheduled for March 28 from 10.00 at PalaCultura Antonello.
The day’s program is divided into two sessions. In the morning, starting at 10.00 in the PalaCultura auditorium, the speechs of Mirco Cazzatofounder of the “Mabasta” anti -bullying movement, of the musician and conductor Giuseppe Lo Prestifounder of the Rating Philharmonic Orchestra and the Salesian Orchestra, and the President of the Student Regional Council Giacomo Lupò. The aim of the interventions will be to propose anti -bullying and anti -discrimination methods that can be replicated in schools. In fact, the institute councils of the Messina and its province were in fact invited to participate.
The afternoon, starting from 3.30 pm the award ceremony of the competition will take place.
The event will be conducted by the journalist Rai Antonella Gurrieri with Marika Micalizzi, head of the communication of the Cirs family family. Reading by the actress Alexandra Celi.
“It is an award- comments the president of the Cirs Maria Celeste Celi– who celebrates the founder of the entity, also a poet and writer. In her, human and poetic experience merge. The message that resonates in his writings and in his life is to ‘live love without measure and time’, these words remain carved in our hearts as a working method and life objective. The competition was born from a wider project that aims to fight violence in all its form and the emancipation of the woman, but above all it enhances the values that has handed down to us“.
To intervene at the press conference also the councilor for education Liana Cannata: “The theme of this year- he said- ‘Love will save the world-the words that are good for the heart’, to contrast any form of violence and discrimination, is particularly significant. We live in an era when hatred and conflicts seem to prevail, but art can be the opportunity to discover the most human and most beautiful face in the world making young protagonists of a message of hope through the occasion to express their talent and share their vision of a better future“.
To comment on the initiative also the councilor for social policies Alessandra Calafiore: “The municipal administration has shared and joined with pleasure to this demonstration- he said- Today the Cirs is a family that welcomes inside with respect, altruism, trust and closeness to others, values that have been handed down by its founder and which are celebrated through this award“.
Furthermore, the official of the provincial school office Giovanni Pasto took the floor, who brought the greetings of the Provider Leon Zingales and the manager of the EIS Verona Trento Simonetta Di Prima, who expressed satisfaction for the partnership that this year yes She is established between the school you live and the Cirs. THE‘Iis Verona Trento, in fact, will exhibit the objects produced in the field of “Generarti” in the PalaCultura Foyer, awareness of the awareness of gender violence. Students will also make some graphics for the fittings of the event.
Finally Marilina Giaquinta, president of the jury of the competition, former superior manager of the State Police, highlighted the value and human thickness of Maria Celeste Curatolo Celi, who after the introduction of the Merlin law, took care of giving welcome and support to prostitutes remained without reference points.
To participate in the competition, just send your own paper to the email address (email protected). Exclusively for those who want to participate in the “social” section, it will not be necessary to send the email, but just publish a written post or in photo/video format that reflects the theme of the competition by tagging for Instagram @Cirs.Messina, for Facebook @Cirs Casa Messina family and for Tik Tok @Cirscasafamiglia.
The deadline for sending the works is March 15, 2025. For this edition, a special prize for the realization of the logo for the “alliance pact between men and women”, presented by the Cirs on the occasion of the International Day against violence against women, and a recognition intended for a publishing house that stands out for the construction of the international day the attention paid to publications in the social sector.