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Saying No to the Mafia: a Question of Dignity

Andrea Riccio

A society that pays to be protected is a society without dignity; this is the motto of "Addio Pizzo," a volontary and spontaneous movement that fights against Mafia extortion. We...

Don Ciotti. For a Land "Libera" from the Mafia

Marina Melchionda

Interview with Don Luigi Ciotti, Founder and President of "Libera", a network of more than 1,200 associations born on 25 March 1995 with the purpose of involving and supporting...

The Struggle Against the Mafia in Sicily and in the US After Petrosino

Marina Melchionda

October 15, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The conference “Joe Petrosino: The New Sicily 100 Years After His Death”, focused on the history of the Mafia in...

Discussing the Mafia. Don Ciotti with High School Students at the Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi

Letizia Airos

We went with Libera’s founder Don Ciotti to meet with students from the Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Two intense hours full of understanding and great hope

Petrosino. Between Past and Present

Marcello Saija

"The perverse logic of a political system which appears still uneven and far from genuine democracy, still is a great obstacle to the generous attempts for eradicating the Mafia...

Italian and American Officials Iluminate Current Antimafia Activities

Susannah Gold

Italian and American law enforcement officials, activists and lawyers brought home the reality of antimafia activities in Italy and in America at a recent conference at John Jay...