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The Rose for Norma continues to bloom
It is called “A memory for Norma in every city”, the initiative with which the February 10 Committee asks all municipalities to name a street, square, garden, public hall or school in memory of Norma Cossetto, the young Istrian student, tortured and killed in October 1943 by Tito's communist partisans. On the occasion of the World Day against Violence against Women, November 25, President Emanuele Merlino took stock of the situation and listed the latest municipalities, in chronological order, that have decided to name a place after Norma Cossetto. “We have chosen this very important day – says Emanuele Merlino, president...
A memory for Norma in every city
"A Memory for Norma in Every City." The February 10th Committee's initiative to name a place in every city after Norma Cossetto, the young Istrian student, Gold Medal of Civil Merit, raped and thrown into a sinkhole by Tito's communist partisans. Titled "A Memory for Norma in Every City," the February 10th Committee is asking all municipalities to name a street, square, garden, public hall, or school in memory of Norma Cossetto, the young Istrian student, tortured and killed in October 1943 by Tito's communist partisans. For this reason, the February 10th Committee has developed a motion, which anyone can...
Over 130 cities have embraced Norma
When an event ends (in reality some commemorations, like the one in Verbania, will take place due to bad weather next Saturday) you have to take stock: 130 Italian cities, and Belfast, New York and Washington, remembered Norma Cossetto by joining Una rosa per Norma. But these are only the initiatives organized directly by the Comitato 10 Febbraio or of which we were notified. There were, then, dozens of events organized by parties, associations, Italian individuals who brought a flower, a thought, a tear of emotion for this girl who, with her smile and her love for Italy, became the symbol of a terrible crime but also...
A commission of inquiry into the Vergarolla massacre
THE VERGAROLLA MASSACRE (PULA) ON AUGUST 18, 1946. MERLINO (C10F PRESIDENT) "A PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO IDENTIFY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACT OF TERROR. OPEN THE ARCHIVES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA." Rome, August 17, 2020 - Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18, marks the 74th anniversary of the massacre that took place on Vergarolla beach in Pula. That day in 1946, at 2:15 PM, the non-accidental explosion of war material piled up on the beach resulted in the deaths of 65 confirmed people and 211 injured, all Italians who were attending a sporting event. The death toll was actually at least a hundred, but the bodies torn to pieces by the...
A plaque at the CRP of Altamura
Between Gravina in Puglia and Altamura in the province of Bari, stands one of the 109 Refugee Collection Centers present in the Italian territory where thousands of Istrians, Fiume and Dalmatians were "welcomed" after being forced to abandon their homes and lands at the end of the Second World War. Camp 65, the one in Altamura, where the exiles from Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia arrived starting in 1951 and which today is abandoned to the elements and oblivion: the former Command Building (used as an elementary school for the little exiles) remains standing and only a small part (about 4) of the 60 warehouses (used as dormitories) that once stood in that area...
Great success of the video conference for Norma
Great success of the opening video conference for the celebrations of the centenary of the birth of Norma Cossetto, the young Istrian - Gold Medal for Civil Merit - born in 1920, kidnapped, raped and thrown into a sinkhole in October 1943 by Slavic communist partisans. The event was organized by the Comitato 10 Febbraio, which yesterday, Sunday 17 May 2020, brought together people from all over Italy who brought their experiences. "This is a virtual opening due to the corona virus emergency - says Emanuele Merlino, national president of the C10F - the video conference is the beginning of a series of events that, compatibly with the anti-...
Sunday 17th May begins the centenary of Norma Cossetto
Rome – SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020, VIDEO CONFERENCE OPENING THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF NORMA COSSETTO, THE YOUNG ISTRIAN WOMAN RAPED AND PUT INTO THE FOIBE BY SLAVIC COMMUNIST PARTISANS. Events are underway to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Norma Cossetto, the young Istrian woman born in 1920, kidnapped, raped, and killed in October 1943 by Slavic Communist partisans. The national event is organized by the Comitato 10 Febbraio, which will host a video conference opening the celebrations on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at 6:00 PM, which will be available on YouTube and Facebook. "The conference on Sunday, May 17," the board of directors stated...
Giving is contagious
WITH THE SLOGAN “GIVING IS CONTAGIOUS” THE 10 FEBRUARY COMMITTEE IS GIVING A MEMBERSHIP CARD TO THOSE WHO MAKE A DONATION TO A HOSPITAL. MERLINO (C10F) “TODAY WE NEED TO SHOW THAT WE LOVE ITALY, THAT WE REALLY LOVE IT”. The 10 February Committee, with the slogan “Giving is contagious”, is launching a fundraising campaign for hospitals, whose staff are currently working hard to fight the coronavirus. “Today we are stuck at home, with our loved ones far away and growing concerns – says the national president of the C10F, Emanuele Merlino – with the fear of getting sick or seeing the elderly members of the family in danger. Don’t...
Centenary of the birth of Norma Cossetto
With the slogan “A smile that lasts a hundred years”, the 10th February Committee announces the start of events to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Norma Cossetto, decorated with the Gold Medal for Civil Merit. Born on 17th May 1920 in Santa Domenica di Visinada, the young Istrian martyr was kidnapped, tortured, raped and thrown into a sinkhole in October 1943 by Slavic communist partisans. “Given the great success of the “A Rose for Norma Cossetto” event on 5th October, which involved around 130 cities, we plan to organize the centenary celebration in all Italian cities and abroad – says the president...
October 5th, a rose for Norma
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019, THE 10 FEBRUARY COMMITTEE WILL REMEMBER THE SACRIFICE OF NORMA COSSETTO IN ONE HUNDRED CITIES. FONDA (C10F) "A GIRL WHO PAID WITH HER LIFE FOR HER LOVE FOR ITALY." The 10 February Committee is organizing events in one hundred Italian cities to remember Norma Cossetto, the young Istrian student who was kidnapped, tortured, and thrown alive into a sinkhole by Tito's partisans in 1943. The event, titled "A Rose for Norma Cossetto," which has already been joined by one hundred cities, both in Italy and abroad, will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2019. "We want to remember the sacrifice of this young student," declares...
