On January 10, 1991, Libero Grassi denounced his extortionists in an open letter titled “Dear Extortionist,” published in theGiornale di Sicilia. Thirty-four years later, while some still succumb to paying protection money, the choice to report such crimes is...
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ADDIOPIZZO 20: The Exhibition Celebrates Twenty Years of Addiopizzo by Comitato Addiopizzo
On the morning of June 29, 2004, the city of Palermo woke up to find its streets plastered with hundreds of black-bordered stickers bearing the message: « A people who pay the pizzo are a people without dignity». From that summer in 2004 to today, those stickers have...
Officine Bellotti joins the “Pago chi non paga” anti-racket critical consumption network
The city of Palermo is full of spaces where culture, in its components of tangible and intangible heritage, proves to be a fundamental and essential element in giving meaning to civic life. Thus, even abandoned structures are transformed, or rather, regenerated into...
“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 anniversary of the founding of our movement — an important milestone that we chose to celebrate and share through a distinctive and engaging visual...
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 first instance. In the proceedings, Addiopizzo acted as a civil part alongside the only victim who filed a complaint, a business owner who, with the...
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 Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Carabinieri, has concluded in the Court of Cassation. A significant number of shopkeepers and entrepreneurs had come...
“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 and organized by the San Giovanni Apostolo Cultural Association Onlus of Palermo, in collaboration with other social organizations working in the city's...
Addiopizzo commemorates Mario Bignone on the 59th anniversary of his birth
PALERMO – Today, on the occasion of what would have been his fifty-ninth birthday, police chief Mario Bignone was remembered at the Addiopizzo headquarters – a property confiscated from the mafia and returned to the community in 2010. In the presence of his wife...
In memory of Mario Bignone on his birthday
On April 13th, on what would have been his fifty-ninth birthday, we will remember Mario Bignone. The gathering will take place at 10:30 AM at the Addiopizzo headquarters, a property seized from the mafia, inaugurated in 2010 and named by the association after the...
From Piazza Magione, soaring above the barriers, flying over Palermo.
"From Piazza Magione, soaring above the barriers, flying over Palermo" captures both the need and the desire to shift perspective—to rise beyond the boundaries of a space that is a source of pride and joy, yet can sometimes feel like a maze with no exit for the youth...
Studio Mud joins the anti-racket critical consumption network “I Pay Those Who Don’t Pay.”
When you step into a ceramics studio, one scene immediately springs to mind—the most romantic moment in cinema history: Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze at the pottery wheel in Ghost. Who hasn’t dreamed, at least once, of recreating that scene or simply trying their hand...
The verdict of the Octopus trial was upheld on appeal, where the victims from Bagheria stood up with the help of Addiopizzo.
The conviction handed down in the first instance of the Octopus trial has been upheld on appeal, in which many of the defendants accused of extortion aggravated by mafia methods were convicted, and where some shopkeepers had pressed charges with the support of our...
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Officine Bellotti joins the “Pago chi non paga” anti-racket critical consumption network
The city of Palermo is full of spaces where culture, in its components of tangible and intangible heritage, proves to...
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...
“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.
