A moment of encounter and precious confrontation to speak to the young people of the pitfalls of the network, remembering a figure who gave so much to the world of school. The delivery, in the Cenacle room of the Eths “Scalfaro” of Catanzaro, of the awards of the first Special prize “Lucia Abuso”- conceived by Corecom Calabriain collaboration with the Presidency of the Regional Council of Calabria and with the patronage of AGCOM – offered the opportunity to renew the commitment that the Regional Committee for Communications carries out on the media education and the contrast to cyberbullying, focusing on original initiatives and educational and training relief. These include, fully, the “Lucia Abuso” award which, as explained by the introduction of the President of Corecom Fulvio Scarpinosaw students of schools of all levels and universities compete in the realization of videos dedicated to the distorting phenomena of the web and social media, which have an increasingly devastating impact on the lives of young people.
An initiative that saw the Core Calabrian Corecom distinguish itself for being the first to conceive a contest, of this kind, within which the boys themselves voted on social media by decreeing the winning products. To deliver the prizes were the vice -president of Corecom Calabria, Mario Cluband the secretary of the same body, Pasquale Petrololo: the best ever was the one proposed byComprehensive Institute S. Francesco School Middle School of Palmirepresented by Rosa Anna Cartisano; To win for the cyberbullying category was the Municipal youth consultation of Cropaniwith contact person Paolo Dragone, while for the media education theme the most voted video was the one proposed byMagna University Graecia of Catanzaro edited by Riccardo Mangone. The interaction with the students was also guaranteed during the morning through a questionnaire on the topics subject to the competition that the boys responded on their smartphones, in real time, through a QR code.
During the ceremony – moderated by the President of the Order of Journalists of Calabria, Giuseppe Soluri– A special thanks came from the inhabited family for the heartfelt memory expressed by all the speakers on Lucia Abuso, a Catanzaro professor who worked for a long time in the regional school office and who also experienced an experience as a city councilor. “We find, three years after his disappearance, the positive effects of his commitment, in school and in society – said brother Francesco -. He has left us the teaching that he always smiles and making sure that personal goals are a stimulus to do better and better and cooperate”. The Undersecretary inside was not able to participate in the ceremony, Wanda Ferrowhich in a video highlighted that “the active participation of the boys in the competition was the sign that the legacy of Lucia Abuso is still alive, like his commitment for an education in step with the times and rooted in the values of equal dignity and respect”. To bring an institutional greeting was the mayor of Catanzaro, Nicola Fioritawhich of Lucia Abuso recalled “the commitment for the good of others and the investments spent in the school”, assuming the commitment to propose the title, to his memory, of one of the new municipal kindergartens in the construction phase.
The contribution of the archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Msgr. Claudio Maniagowhich highlighted the importance of “entering schools and sensitizing young people on the pitfalls that a non -aware use of the network can hide, especially by those who want to abuse their lives”. The regional guarantor for the rights of childhood and adolescence, Antonio Marzialeon the other hand, he turned his attention to families: “We speak to the greats, who must prove to be capable of being an example towards the children, and the school called to equip themselves more than the education to the media, which have now become essential as curricular matter”. The work of Corecom Calabria was also praised by Carola BarbatoCoordinator of the presidents of the Corecoms of Italy, who remarked that “the ethical commitment in prevention against the language of hatred and violence on the net represents a central mission of national coordination”. In addition to the school manager of the “Scalfaro” institute, Vito Sanzo, also present Franca FaldutoRegional Manager of the Student Provincial Consults Usr Calabria, who shared twenty -five years together with Lucia Abuso, remembering how much he believed in the “proactive role of students, enhancing their talent through art”. On the sidelines of the prize, President Scarpino expressed a thought of condolence for the disappearance of the Hon. Michele Traversa, a figure particularly linked to the city of Catanzaro.