"Lampedusa Gateway to Europe" Book Presentation, with Pietro Bartolo and Li...
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The event, organised in collaboration with The Italian Institute of Culture, is open to both students and the general public. A simultaneous interpretation from italian to english will be provided, as the event will be held in both languages. Copies of the book will be provided for sale in both languages by the Italian Bookshop of London at the end of the event.
Information about the author:
Mr. Pietro Bartolo is the doctor of the Italian island of Lampedusa, the European territory closest to Libya, which has become a prime transit point for migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia wanting to enter Europe.
Mr Bartolo has published a book, “Lampedusa Gateway to Europe”, which is the essential testimony of his work for twenty-five years on the front line of perhaps the largest mass migration in human history.
While he continues with his profession in Lampedusa, he has decided to embark into a campaign to raise awareness on immigration which promotes acceptance and integration of migrants. That is taking him around Italy and Europe, in schools, universities, no profit organizations and public meetings. His testimony is also part of a Italian documentary, “ Fire at sea” , which was awarded with the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
