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On 25 September, Turin inaugurated a garden dedicated to Isabella and Giorgio Marincola in a renewed urban space between Via Masserano and Via Biella. The council’s account documents the ceremony and local schools’ participation. It gives no new totals for trees or green space, so those cannot be attributed to this project. [1]
Pupils in class 5D at De Amicis school explored the siblings’ lives through the Arca school museum at the Regio Parco school institute. Students from Morelli school also attended. The place’s name became part of a learning activity as well as a plaque. [1]
Isabella and Giorgio were born in Somalia during Italian occupation, to a Somali mother and an Italian father. Giorgio joined the Resistance and died in 1945; Isabella also worked in cinema and theatre and faced discrimination during her life. The council’s choice brings those stories into an everyday space in front of a school. [1]
The bright side
Care for an urban space is accompanied by a school research project: a practical way to connect places, memory and participation. [1]
One idea, in simple words
In Turin, Italy, a garden now bears the names of Isabella and Giorgio Marincola. It was inaugurated on 25 September between Via Masserano and Via Biella. Naming a place can help people remember a story. Isabella and Giorgio were siblings, born in Somalia to a Somali mother and an Italian father. [1]
Giorgio joined the Resistance, the struggle against fascism and Nazi occupation. Isabella also worked in cinema and theatre. Children who had studied their lives attended the garden ceremony. As an example, imagine a plaque outside your school: you can walk past it without noticing, or find out who the person was. The school project did exactly that, connecting a neighbourhood place with learning about the past. [1]
A little discovery to keep
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Straight from the source.
- Inaugurato il giardino “Isabella e Giorgio Marincola” Città di Torino · 25 Sept 2026
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