The alarm is now going on for years. It is no longer a question of this or that government. In Italy there is more to culture the attention and dedication that characterized the world and in the history of our country. Ancient and important institutions are likely to close for lack of funds. But, of course, not only for lack of funds! There
Italian intellectual class in a kind of laziness, resignation with some jerk antigovernment. As if everything really and always depended on the government. Even important cultural figures have the wrong approach with the institutions, which are often considered to be milked cows in terms of prestige and money, to be left to their fate if they can not give anymore. Even the direct beneficiaries are trying to do something in subrogation. Today the government is no longer able to provide for their maintenance because of the known economic and financial crisis that forces you to make cuts to funding.
It 's time, however, that in Italy who really care about the culture gives you a move, do something without waiting for others to intervene. It 's time to give, no more to have. Not only individuals should repent, but also those who are already working in public institutions. If a building collapses in Pompeii's main cultural and tourist attraction, the blame can not just be the government or atavistic lack of money, but also of great negligence of officers, stewards and superintendents charlatans who do not play with passion and interest in their work.
Fortunately, there are good examples. In this sense, Professor Gerald Motta is a true hero. He squandered his wealth, something like four million euro, up to mortgage the house where she lives, in order to save the Institute for Philosophical Studies, which he founded in Naples in 1975 (300 thousand volumes collected, three thousand publications, thousands of scholarships) the indifference of the public. In aid of the noble company of Marotta have moved two hundred intellectuals from around the world, who have launched an appeal to save the Institute from closing.
an important precedent, which should make the turn to the relationship-intellectual institutions. Cultural operators can no longer wait for others to save their homes. The culture of those who produce it and it is right that they will defend the property, which is also the production plant. It 'a matter of survival. They should do as the workers when, by sacrificing their most immediate interests, we bring in defense of their factory.
The Politecnico di Milano, in the absence of funds to meet maintenance costs of scholarships for PhD studies, has launched the "permanent campaign fundraising in favor of the Graduate School," and asked all its graduates a contribution of at least a hundred euro. We are begging itself, in competition with the Franciscans and non-profit associations, but is a great test of courage and realism.
few years ago the cry of alarm came from the Academy of the Bran, founded in Florence in 1583, the highest authority in matters of language and philology, the custodian of our vocabulary with its "vocabulary". Now even
Society "Dante Alighieri", founded by Giosue Carducci in 1889 to promote the language and Italian culture in the world, is likely to close. Stability in the law, the former Finance, were projected cuts of 53.5 percent over last year. With € 600 000 granted is likely to take up only the central structure. And the 423 committees that are scattered all over the world?
With the money received can not really fulfill the tasks. This institution depends on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by both the Ministry of Culture, its operators are always volunteers. They conferences, holding seminars, organize events, are the beautiful face of our country. The courses, however, are not included and are required by personnel accredited to embassies and consulates. We want money!
The "Dante" has always been a great task on behalf of our language in the world. The more important today, while the Italian language there is not much bureaucracy in Brussels in an account, if every time they try to exclude it from the official languages \u200b\u200bof the EEC's legislative and administrative, which are English, French and German. It 'a shame that our country does not have the funds to double and halve the cost of its activities.
My Polish friend, Professor Andrzej Nowicki, a great scholar of Giordano Bruno, Giulio Cesare Vanini and philosophy of the Italian Renaissance, the Italian just learned the courses at the Italian Embassy in Warsaw in the thirties. Since then he became one of the greatest friends of Italy and its culture.
The "Dante" was the first major cultural institution of school kids that we have known, when each of us had a good card of his "Dante" and its stamps, which attacked on the implications of notebooks and books.
Now, no more nostalgia, they never solve their problems. At this point, to save her, you should establish a small fee for each student enrolled in any kind of school. The population school in Italy is about seven million. We only need a euro for every student and you could put together a lot 'of money. I think that could be done already this year, through the same thing as the "Dante" in committees spread throughout Italy. For years you could wire this small but important contribution to the same entry fee.
would really be a great time celebrating the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy with something different and more concrete.
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