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Gen Verd\u2019s new music video <\/em>dedicated to Chiara Lubich<\/em> \"\"Saying thank you to someone is a simple yet profound gesture. That\u2019s the reason behind Gen Verde<\/a>\u2019s new video of the song entitled \u201cChe siano uno\u201d (May they be one). In this centenary year of her birth, the song is dedicated to Chiara Lubich<\/strong> and her ideal: universal fraternity. \u201cWith this video \u2013 says Adriana<\/strong> from Mexico<\/strong> \u2013 we don\u2019t want to just celebrate Chiara Lubich by simply flipping through a family photo album and remembering the stories behind them. Instead we want this to be a living encounter with her today for many people, a chance to get to know her ideal which has permeated various aspects of life in civil, religious and political spheres. We want to dedicate the song to her because she is the one who gave life to Gen Verde, guided us in our first steps, and gave us the band\u2019s first instruments from which it all began. Many of us have been fascinated by her words, actions and most of all by her life. Today we feel that we need to be authentic and credible witnesses of her message.\u201d This powerful ideal, born during the destruction of the Second World War, is still very much relevant today when we see waves of racism and discrimination on TV and social media. While the emergency of Covid-19 has been handled with apparent success in some countries, it is also true that in some it has also widened the gap between the rich and the poor, between people of different races, between those who can afford necessary medical care and those who have nowhere to bury the bodies of their loved ones. \u201cWe are convinced \u2013 says Beatrice<\/strong> from Korea<\/strong> – that universal fraternity is possible and is not a utopia; this is what we experience everyday, and we try to translate those experiences into music. Often it is about doing simple acts that tear down cultural barriers and prejudices.\u201d Since 1943, the year in which the Focolare Movement was founded, this is what Chiara Lubich did. Step by step with great tenacity, together with her friends she built new and profound relationships that became revolutionary, first in her city (Trent, Italy) and all over the world. Gen Verde\u2019s music video captures some important images of historical moments: Chiara together with Jewish, Sikh, Hindu and Muslim people, or between the leaders of two different tribes in Cameroon. \u201cSurely the best way to say thank you to Chiara \u2013 explains Nancy<\/strong> from the United States<\/strong> \u2013 is to live for her ideal; but with this video we also want to express our immense gratitude to her. She\u2019s the one who formed us. Without her Gen Verde simply wouldn\u2019t exist.\u201d To see the video, click here! https:\/\/youtu.be\/A3xuaqtkOj8<\/a> <\/p>\n

Tiziana Nicastro<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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