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In this very place, they often find themselves navigating a reality marked by <strong>decay<\/strong> and <strong>social marginalization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, thanks to the valuable collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeroclubpalermo.it\/\"><strong>Boccadifalco Aeroclu<\/strong>b<\/a>, our <strong>social inclusion<\/strong> activities with <strong>children and young people<\/strong> from <strong>Palermo\u2019s Kalsa <\/strong>district continued with an extraordinary experience: a flight over the city in <strong>a small airplane<\/strong>, made possible through the support of the <strong>Otto per Mille funding from the Waldensian Church<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Today in Palermo, it is no longer enough to support shopkeepers and entrepreneurs in reporting extortion <\/strong>if, at the same time, we do not also implement strategies and interventions aimed at addressing the underlying conditions of<strong> poverty<\/strong> and <strong>degradation <\/strong>that continue to fuel <strong>social deviance.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Fifty <\/strong>children and teenagers\u2014who throughout the year take part in our <a href=\"https:\/\/addiopizzo.org\/cosa-facciamo\/inclusione-sociale\/\">social engagement <strong>programs in Piazza Magione<\/strong><\/a>\u2014spent a day full of <strong>excitement<\/strong> and <strong>light-heartedness<\/strong> at what was once <strong>Palermo\u2019s very first airport.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Welcoming them inside the<strong> hangar<\/strong> was the president of the <strong>Aeroclub<\/strong>, <strong>Fabio Giannilivigni<\/strong>, along with other <strong>pilots from the sports association<\/strong>, who, with <strong>passion <\/strong>and <strong>professionalism<\/strong>, took turns at the controls of the planes. From above, the kids got to see <strong>a different Palermo<\/strong>\u2014one that offered a new perspective, filled with wonder and possibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaving one\u2019s own neighborhood<\/strong>, <strong>seeing the city from above<\/strong>, and <strong>shifting perspective offer<\/strong> a chance to experience and rediscover oneself within a <strong>different dimension<\/strong> of Palermo. From the sky, the streets grow <strong>smaller<\/strong>, neighborhoods <strong>lose their borders<\/strong>, and <strong>differences begin to fade<\/strong>. Everything seemed <strong>incredibly small<\/strong>, while the <strong>smiles <\/strong>of our young protagonists grew <strong>bigger <\/strong>and brighter.<br \/>\nWhen people say that once you \u201c<strong>learn to fly high<\/strong>\u201d you <strong>start to enjoy it\u2014well,<\/strong> it couldn\u2019t be more true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;From Piazza Magione, soaring above the barriers, flying over Palermo&#8221; captures both the need and the desire to shift perspective\u2014to rise beyond the boundaries of a space that is a source of pride and joy, yet can sometimes feel like a maze with no exit for the youth growing up in the Kalsa. 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