It was born there where before there was one of the Sails, symbol of a neighborhood, which for years has been fighting to stop being one of the largest shopping squares in Europe and to no longer be only and exclusively the land of Gomorrah.
The new Scampia headquarters of the Federico II University inaugurates its academic year.
The courses for the health professions of the faculty of medicine and surgery will start.
Shortly before the inauguration of the university, activists from
the Sails Committee, Cantiere 167 and Movimento Unemployed November 7
displayed a banner with the slogan 'We are only abusive dreamers. "" People like us never give up "shout, claiming that that that was achieved in Scampia is also due to their struggle. "We are tired of waiting, we want to work", they shout.
"This is a very important initiative not only for the city of Naples but as a strong signal of what an institution like the University can do for its territory and for its country", said the Minister for the University.
Maria Cristina Messa.
"It is an important initiative that today has an inequality - he added - but which must be taken care of, followed, carried out and helped also by the State which cannot ignore part of its own country and therefore being here today in person is essential to bring presence of the state ".
The minister stressed the need for the University headquarters not to be "a cathedral in the desert. The rector knows it well: Frederick II has already opened in high neighborhoods, it is not easy and it is an operation that requires a lot of commitment not only from the governance but also of teachers, staff and students because it is clear that coming here will be uncomfortable but it is very important to create that atmosphere and environment for which children come willingly ".
'' Naples can be a reference for the restart of the country starting from those places that are defined as discomfort and which are instead places of opportunity ''.
Thus the mayor of Naples,
Gaetano Manfredi.
The mayor added: '' We deserve much more than we seem.
Naples has great resources, ability and desire to do in all its expressions.
This is not a point of arrival, but a starting point and constitutes the affirmation that in Naples things can and can be done well ''.