The willpower of an individual to safeguard fundamental human rights. The fifth edition of the Pimentel Fonseca Award, prologue to the 'Imbavagliati' Festival conceived and directed by Désirée Klain, will be dedicated to them, the migrants. Men, women, children, without distinction of sex, age or skin color. The prestigious award will be presented on Wednesday 18 September at 18 pm at Pan | Palazzo delle Arti Napoli (Via dei Mille, 60) to Helena Maleno (Spain), a Spanish journalist, researcher and activist specialized in migration and human trafficking. She lives in Morocco where she denounces the violations of rights that occur on the southern Spanish borders and works to support sub-Saharan communities during the migration process. Helena uses social networks daily to report drifting boats or those crossing the border, coordinating their rescue. There is a legal proceeding against her for having defended the right to life of migrants. This year too, the Pimentel Fonseca 'Honoris Causa' Award will be presented to Carola Rackete. The German commander, accused of resisting a warship and sailing in prohibited areas, will intervene with a video message. On the night between June 28 and 29, the Rackete decided to cross the port of Lampedusa, despite the new stop by the Guardia di Finanza, in order to rescue the migrants who had been on board its ship for two and a half weeks. Carola is an environmental researcher and at only 31 years old she has many experiences at sea both regarding her scientific activity and for voluntary purposes. Exceptional godmother of the evening, Marisa Laurito. Actress, showgirl, singer, television host, author and for several years also acclaimed photographer, Laurito defines herself as an “Artist in resistance”, increasingly in search of quality and discipline, she does not give up to the sad phenomenon of biocide: this is where the idea for her exhibition 'Transavantgarbage' was born. A photographic exhibition that denounces the environmental insult that harms the citizens' right to health and life. In recent years, his works have been exhibited in several international exhibitions. The ceremony will be attended by: Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples, Nino Daniele, Councilor for Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Naples, Désirée Klain, artistic director of the “Imbavagliati” Festival, Giuseppe Giulietti, President of the National Federation of the Press, Claudio Silvestri, Secretary of the Campania Joint Journalists Union, Maria Carmen Morese, director of the Goethe-Institut of Naples and Alex Zanotelli, a Combonian priest who has been working for years at the Sanità in Naples. During the awards ceremony, a theatrical performance is also planned by the Vesuvian Academy of Theatre and Cinema of Gianni Sallustro with Roberta D'Agostino. Historical clothes of Costantino Lombardo. At 10 am, as per tradition, the winner of the Prize, Helena Maleno, will lay flowers on the tomb of Eleonora Pimentel Fonseca at the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine Maggiore (Piazza del Carmine, 2 – Naples), together with the Councilor for Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Naples, Nino Daniele. The event, strongly desired and promoted by the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magristris, by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Naples and by the Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies, is created and produced by the cultural association “Periferie del mondo – Periferia immaginaria”. In honor of the historic Neapolitan Jacobin, the protagonists of the award are journalists and activists who work in defense of civil rights. During the first edition, which took place on 20 August 2015 at the Pan Museum in Naples, the award was given to Russian journalist Oksana Chelysheva, a collaborator of Novaya Gazeta, where she worked with Anna Politkovskaya. For the second edition, a woman was chosen, the voice of a people who have always fought for independence. In a crowded Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine Maggiore in Naples, on Saturday 20 August 2016, with Lina Sastria as godmother to the evening, Djimi Elghalia, activist for the rights of the Saharawi people, received the “Pimentel Fonseca 2016 Award” from Councillor Nino Daniele and Lawyer Gerardo Marotta (Founder of the Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies). Meanwhile, it was the Spanish actor Carlos Bardem, brother of Oscar winner Javier and Mónica, who collected the “2017 Pimentel Fonseca Award”. The award, now in its third edition, was given to the mother Pilar Bardem, the legendary actress, already awarded the prestigious Goya, who, like her children, has long been a tireless activist for civil rights. During the 2018 edition, dedicated to Daphne Caruana Galizia, the award was given to her friend and Maltese journalist Caroline Muscat. Furthermore, for the first time, the Pimentel Fonseca “Honoris Causa” Award was awarded to Olga Rodríguez, a Spanish journalist and activist. “Imbavagliati – International Festival of Civil Journalism” is produced by the Cultural Association “Periferie del Mondo – Periferia Immaginaria” and promoted by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Naples and by the Polis Foundation of the Campania Region for the innocent victims of crime and confiscated property. It is produced in collaboration with: National Press Federation, Usig Rai, Campania Single Journalists' Union, Article 21, with the high patronage of Amnesty International and UNICEF Italy.
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