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...
MuST23 – Museo Stazione 23 Maggio joins the “Pago chi non paga” antiracket critical consumption network
In Capaci, a short distance from the stretch of motorway where Giovanni Falcone, Francesca Morvillo and three officers of their police escort were killed, a group of shipping containers houses MuST23 – Museo Stazione 23 Maggio.
Standing by those who report: the journey shared with the business owners of Brancaccio and Ciaculli
The trial of nine defendants opened this morning. They are charged with mafia-type association, as members of the Brancaccio-Ciaculli mafia district of Palermo, as well as with extortion, drug trafficking, illegal possession of weapons and aiding and abetting.
From Piazza Magione, beyond barriers. Flying over Palermo ✈️
Thanks to the valuable collaboration of the Aeroclub di Boccadifalco, thirty children from the Kalsa discovered the city from a new perspective. Because sometimes you need to rise high to look far.
Noce, Palermo: saying NO to the pizzo is possible. Together
The trial concerning extortion in the Noce neighbourhood has concluded at first instance. Addiopizzo joined as a civil party together with a building contractor and his worker who, with the association’s support, stood up to the extortion attempts.
“LIDO – Bar e Cucina Costiera” joins the “Pago chi non paga” antiracket critical consumption network
On the southern coast of Palermo stands the Ecomuseo Mare Memoria Viva and, inside it, LIDO, the bistro that has just joined Addiopizzo’s “pizzo free” business network.
Back to school with Addiopizzo: after-school support restarts for children in the Kalsa
Addiopizzo’s school support in the Kalsa resumes: studying as an alternative to early school leaving, poverty and exclusion.
Sailing for social inclusion, in memory of Libero [VIDEO]
On August 29, the day of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the death of Libero Grassi, Addiopizzo and the Lega Navale Italiana organized the tenth edition of the initiative “Sailing for social inclusion” with young people from the Kalsa neighborhood.
“Cocciu d’amuri” joins Addiopizzo’s antiracket “critical consumption” network “Pago chi non paga”
From a small village coffee roastery to a shop that tells the story of Sicily through its products, its artisans and its stories. That’s the journey of Cocciu d’Amuri, at via Di Maggio 21 in Isola delle Femmine.
Breaking the silence to stop extortion: door-to-door in Cardillo and Tommaso Natale
We felt it worthwhile to launch, starting today in the areas of Cardillo and Tommaso Natale, “door-to-door” initiatives aimed at shopkeepers in the borgate.
After the reports filed in the Noce neighborhood, alongside the other victims and organizations involved, a business owner and a construction worker also join Addiopizzo as civil parties
On April 30, 2026, we joined the case as a civil party alongside a business owner and a worker who, with Addiopizzo’s support, stood up to extortion attempts suffered in the Noce neighborhood of Palermo.
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Standing by those who report: the journey shared with the business owners of Brancaccio and Ciaculli
The trial of nine defendants opened this morning. They are charged with mafia-type association, as members of the Brancaccio-Ciaculli mafia district of Palermo, as well as with extortion, drug trafficking, illegal possession of weapons and aiding and abetting.
From Piazza Magione, beyond barriers. Flying over Palermo ✈️
Thanks to the valuable collaboration of the Aeroclub di Boccadifalco, thirty children from the Kalsa discovered the city from a new perspective. Because sometimes you need to rise high to look far.
Noce, Palermo: saying NO to the pizzo is possible. Together
The trial concerning extortion in the Noce neighbourhood has concluded at first instance. Addiopizzo joined as a civil party together with a building contractor and his worker who, with the association’s support, stood up to the extortion attempts.
MuST23 – Museo Stazione 23 Maggio joins the “Pago chi non paga” antiracket critical consumption network
In Capaci, a short distance from the stretch of motorway where Giovanni Falcone, Francesca Morvillo and three officers of their police escort were killed, a group of shipping containers houses MuST23 – Museo Stazione 23 Maggio.
“LIDO – Bar e Cucina Costiera” joins the “Pago chi non paga” antiracket critical consumption network
On the southern coast of Palermo stands the Ecomuseo Mare Memoria Viva and, inside it, LIDO, the bistro that has just joined Addiopizzo’s “pizzo free” business network.
“Cocciu d’amuri” joins Addiopizzo’s antiracket “critical consumption” network “Pago chi non paga”
From a small village coffee roastery to a shop that tells the story of Sicily through its products, its artisans and its stories. That’s the journey of Cocciu d’Amuri, at via Di Maggio 21 in Isola delle Femmine.
Le nouveau racket de Cosa Nostra ENTRE RÉSISTANTS ET COLLABOS
On a vu la semaine dernière que la Mafia sicilienne, Cosa Nostra, préfère désormais le business souterrain au vacarme...
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.