(ANSA) - UDINE, 14 MAG - A big concert a week ahead of the
European elections - 10,000 people are expected to participate -
in order to get citizens to vote, and ask candidates a clear
commitment to Europe's future. The event, which is named "Hope
Fest", will take place May 19 in Genoa, Porto Antico.
"Hope Fest is both a mobilisation and a concert - the
organizers explained through a press release - to share the
belief that we can generate a new Europeanist culture, defeat
cynicism and apathy, influence politics from the grass-roots
level".
The concert scheduled for May 19 is the key event of the Hope
Fest campaign, aiming at "making the difference" for the next
European elections that will take place on May 26 in Italy. We
call for a strong commitment of all those Europeans who want to
promote equality, and solidarity between parts of the world,
generations, and people."
According to the promoters, "a concert can remind of the joy
of participating, and by celebrating the values on which the EU
is based we want to become stronger. Each one of us can work
towards this goal by voting."
The campaign is part of an European mobilisation coordinated
by WeMove.EU, a large European progressive organisation, which
aims to get electors in all European countries to vote. On May,
19 events will simultaneously take place in 42 European cities,
in Berlin and other cities in Germany, Wien, Prague, Ljubljana,
Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, as well as
in Poland and in many cities in Sweden, and in Genoa, the only
Italian city to host the event.
"We asked Italian candidates to the European Parliament, and
everyone who shares our ideals and values to sign our appeal
Hope. For a more united and fairer Europe," said Pietro Mensi,
the Hope Fest manager. "Therefore - he added - we ask candidates
a clear commitment on four essential points: Europe (to make
Europe more politically united), Equality (everyone needs to
have the same opportunities of personal fulfilment); solidarity
(migration and inclusion policies have to be in the Union's
domain); environment (the Union has to determine an effective
green strategy)."
(ANSA).
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