was held on 1 November 2009 in the cemetery of Gonars the traditional commemoration of the victims of fascist concentration camps for civilian internees and Slovenes, which stood at Gonars. The ceremony, organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Trieste, was held in the presence of Vice President of the Slovenian Parliament, the Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia, the Console Croatia, representatives of the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and the Province of Udine, the Perident ANPI Frederick Vincent, delegations diVhrnika, Borovniza, Cabarete, Nova Gorica, Tolmin and Rijeka, mayors, administrators and local veterans associations.
In the morning the town council has taken steps to inaugurate a monument on the site of the concentration camp made through a regional contribution of € 10,000 on the project "Memory Walk - Footpath of memory". This project is the natural conclusion of the activity with continuity and conviction by the local authorities who have alternated at the helm of City of Gonars: from the then Mayor Guido Toso that made possible the construction of the ossuary monument to Mayor Ivan Cignola who has received an offer through a lease with the State Railways, which stood at the area concentration camp and has consequently developed the construction of a park in memory.
We note with pleasure that the current administration has sought to continue with efforts to preserve the historical memory of what happened. But we can not hide the bitterness over the statements by the Mayor of Marino Del Frate center at the time stating that "we must give voice to the winners and losers." Recall fact that the story of concentration camp Gonars not covered or "losers" or "winners" but, unfortunately, has seen share defenseless civilians rounded up and taken forcibly from their homes, victims consist mostly of old men, women and children due to a crazy design Italianization of the territories of former Yugoslavia wanted by the fascist regime.
In the morning the town council has taken steps to inaugurate a monument on the site of the concentration camp made through a regional contribution of € 10,000 on the project "Memory Walk - Footpath of memory". This project is the natural conclusion of the activity with continuity and conviction by the local authorities who have alternated at the helm of City of Gonars: from the then Mayor Guido Toso that made possible the construction of the ossuary monument to Mayor Ivan Cignola who has received an offer through a lease with the State Railways, which stood at the area concentration camp and has consequently developed the construction of a park in memory.
We note with pleasure that the current administration has sought to continue with efforts to preserve the historical memory of what happened. But we can not hide the bitterness over the statements by the Mayor of Marino Del Frate center at the time stating that "we must give voice to the winners and losers." Recall fact that the story of concentration camp Gonars not covered or "losers" or "winners" but, unfortunately, has seen share defenseless civilians rounded up and taken forcibly from their homes, victims consist mostly of old men, women and children due to a crazy design Italianization of the territories of former Yugoslavia wanted by the fascist regime.
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