Wednesday, September 13, 2017 – Emma Bonino was among the guests at the 2017 edition of Molte Fedi sotto lo stesso Cielo, once again supported by Fondazione Pesenti. She delivered a talk titled “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” at Cinema Conca Verde in Bergamo.
“The evangelical provocation resounds today with all its power—but in what context does the biblical message reach us? What reactions and resistance does it provoke in us? And most importantly, how can it be translated into our own time? The theme of hospitality cannot be addressed without a deep cultural debate in our country, and it challenges politics in the name of integration and coexistence.”
Emma Bonino served as Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2014. From 2008 to 2013, she was Vice President of the Italian Senate. She also held the role of Minister for International Trade and European Affairs. A prominent member of the Radical Party since 1975, she is affiliated with the Italian Radicals and the Nonviolent Transnational and Transparty Radical Party. First elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1976, she has served as a member of both the Italian and European Parliaments—except from 1994 to 1999, when she was European Commissioner. In this capacity, she dealt with numerous humanitarian crises, such as those in the Balkans. As a Member of the European Parliament, she was a leading voice in civil rights advocacy and is widely respected for her credibility and ability to craft viable political initiatives. She is the founder of No Peace Without Justice.
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