The Comitato 3 ottobre is a nonprofit organization with the aim of raising awareness among the public about the issues of inclusion and hospitality through dialogue with citizens, students, and institutions. Born in the aftermath of the shipwreck on October 3rd, 2013, off the coast of Lampedusa, where 368 migrants lost their lives, the Committee identified October 3rd as a symbolic date, not only to commemorate the victims of that shipwreck but also to remember the thousands of people who regularly die in the Mediterranean Sea or remain stranded at the Eastern borders of Europe.