On the anniversary of the first Liberation of Bobbio on July 7, 1944, the beginning of an important moment of partisan self-government in the Trebbia Valley, the ANPI Provincial Committee of Piacenza, the Municipality of Bobbio and the Museum of the Piacenza Resistance, organize two days of initiatives.
The Cevas: an anti-fascist and republican family
Saturday 4 July, 6 pm
Garden of the “P. Daverio” Auditorium, Piazzetta Santa Chiara, Bobbio
Presentation of the book, the first complete research work on the history of a family with deep Bobbio roots.
On Christmas Eve 1930, in the Regina Coeli prison, the young chemist of Justice and Freedom Umberto Ceva took his own life. Arrested in Milan with Ernesto Rossi and Riccardo Bauer, his death raised doubts and ignited an international campaign that accompanied the famous “trial of intellectuals”.
The author Fiorella Imprenti talks with the historian Iara Meloni.
To follow:
SL15 – The path of the Republic of Bobbio
Guided evening excursion: about 8 KM – elevation gain 350 meters – 3 hours – hiking level.
A perfect way to end the evening, retracing the steps of Bianca Ceva and the other protagonists of the Bobbio Free Zone in a cool walk in the breeze of an evening in Val Trebbia.
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Bobbio: from the Partisan Republic to the Italian Republic
Sunday 5 July, 10.30 a.m.
Auditorium “P. Daverio”, Piazzetta Santa Chiara, Bobbio
Speeches by:
– Gian Franco Rossi, president of the ANPI
Section– Roberto Pasquali, mayor of Bobbio
– Romano Repetti, author of the book “Piacenza, from the Liberation to the Republic. The protagonists of the democratic rebirth in the Piacenza area.”
At the end of the presentation and inauguration of the exhibition “Emilio Canzi (1893 – 1945). A life for freedom and brotherhood among peoples”. With songs of the Resistance performed by the Unbreakable Choir. This will be followed by a procession and the laying of a laurel wreath at the Fallen Park of the Resistance.
