Notizie.it editorial team The theft at the Aquarius beach
Last night, a disturbing episode shook the community of Marina di Gioiosa Jonica. Unidentified people forced the entrance gate of the former “Lido Aquarius”, a beach resort confiscated from organized crime and currently managed by the Don Milani association, linked to Don Luigi Ciotti's “Libera”.
The thieves stole about ten iron beams and parts of a gazebo, an act that not only damages a structure, but deeply affects the values of justice and inclusion that it represents.
Community reactions
The Diocesan Caritas of Locri expressed a strong condemnation for the incident, underlining that "this act does not only affect a material asset, but represents an attack on the values of justice and inclusion". Caritas reiterated its support for the Don Milani association and all those who are committed to restoring dignity and hope to the territory. "Building a more just, supportive and free Locride is a commitment that concerns us all", they declared, inviting not to be intimidated and to multiply the gestures of responsibility and active citizenship.
The value of the Don Milani project
The Don Milani project represents a beacon of legality and social inclusion in a territory often marked by illegality and degradation. The general secretary of Spi Cgil of the Metropolitan Area of Reggio Calabria, Mimma Pacifici, firmly condemned the act, calling it "cowardly and unacceptable". "Attacking an entity like that of the Don Milani project means attacking the entire community and the values of justice, hospitality and solidarity that it represents", she stated. The Macramè Consortium, of which the Don Milani Association is a part, also denounced the incident as a vile act against those who work to build concrete alternatives to the culture of illegality.
This theft is not only a material damage, but a direct attack on a project that seeks to build a better future for new generations. The community is called to unite in a common front to defend the values of legality and justice, so that similar episodes can never happen again.