Who is doomed to pay?

Breaking news concerning migrants and their reception in Sicily refer almost without exception to the economic aspect of the matter. Funds, delays, advance payments, missed payments and protests are daily events put on the agenda. Only few days ago, the mayor of Pozzallo declared all his disdain and repentance as he found out about the 20.000€ which the city of Lampedusa received from the CIPE, while no funding has been foreseen for his city.

The Dead No One Notices

For a long time we have the feeling that the dead fail to leave a mark; we are no longer shocked, at least if there are not too many. Yet, with 700 dead people we suddenly awake, we go to the pier just to, then, return to our own life, indifferent to the fact that we are accomplices of those who destroy whole families.