An entire people that pays extortion racket is a people without dignity
Since 2004, Addiopizzo has been operating in Palermo and Sicily to promote a cultural revolution against the mafias.
Addiopizzo’s core values are individual and collective responsibility, participation, freedom, youth leadership, solidarity and social justice.
Addiopizzo’s action strategy is based on three main areas of intervention:
Critical consumption
Critical consumption is our main strategy for fighting the Mafia.
It is the collective practice of citizens and consumers to purchase in shops and businesses that said NO to pizzo (Mafia’s extortion racket / protection money).
Victim assistance
We offer free assistance to victims of extortion and usury. We accompany them in the path of liberation from the Mafia and provide them free legal, psychological and corporate support. We help them before, during and after the trial, outside and inside the courtroom.
Social inclusion
Over the years, Addiopizzo has expanded its range of action, always with the aim of putting a barrier to the material and mental control of Cosa Nostra in Sicily.
In particular, it runs social inclusion activities aimed at the prevention of discomfort and deliquency.
FOR EMERGENCIES H24
+39 327 9061172
SUPPORTED VICTIMS
SUPPORTED VICTIMS
This is active 24 hours a day and is a number dedicated to urgent cases: to report extortion attempts, usury, threats, damage, theft and other forms of intimidation. For more information, see the section “Victim assistance“.
CRITICAL CONSUMPTION
“Pago chi non paga” (=”I pay who does not pay”) is our anti-mafia ethocal consumerism campaign. More… >
Mafia-free businesses
consumers
HIGHLIGHT
IMPORTANT
For the first time, workers who reported crimes join as civil parties alongside the employer, with the support of Addiopizzo
The trial constitutes an unprecedented.
Metus Trial Verdict: The Role of the Sole Reporting Victim Supported by Addiopizzo Recognized
The Metus trial concerning extortion carried out in the seaside district of Sferracavallo Palermo—concluded today in...
The Court of Cassation seals the Resilienza trial: the liberation of the victims with the help of Addiopizzo.
The expedited 'Resilienza' trial, one of the most important investigations of recent years conducted by the Palermo...
“Calciando in Rete: with the kids from Magione, we step up and get involved
This year too, we are happy to take part with the kids from Magione in the 'Calciando in Rete' tournament, promoted...
“ADDIOPIZZO 20” returns — the exhibition at the No Mafia Memorial.
The exhibition ADDIOPIZZO 20 has been reopened to the public. It was first inaugurated last year to mark the 20th...
Another Year of Achievements with VBT and Country Walkers
As we reflect on the past year, we are filled with gratitude for the generous support of the tour operators VBT...
The activists of Addiopizzo are back on the streets of Palermo with a new message
"Attacchinaggi" ("poster-sticking actions") is how we have referred to our repeated semi-clandestine nocturnal...
Global Village: Addiopizzo, the grassroots anti-Mafia movement in Palermo, Sicily
Fonte: Stuff.co.nz
From market traders to restaurant owners and shopkeepers, around 80 per cent of the city’s small businesses have traditionally paid protection money – known as ‘pizzo’ in local Palermo slang – to the local Mafia.
