WHAT WE DO
An entire people that does not pay the extortion racket is a free people
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.
Related activities, initiatives and articles
Addiopizzo activities
NEWS and ARTICLES
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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.
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.
Raid in Brancaccio. The courage of those who reported extortion with Addiopizzo’s support
Among the many who, unfortunately, pay extortion money, there are those who, supported by Addiopizzo, found the strength and the courage to stand up to Cosa Nostra’s threats and pressure.