Reggio Calabria - Monday, February 2, 2009 , the Municipality of Reggio Calabria presented the premises where it will be realized Museum of the 'Ndrangheta . It is a well organized crime confiscated renovated in 2006 with a total of 125 000 € Valanidi Cross locations in the southern city of Reggio Calabria: a three-storey villa of 200 square meters each in a very wide the city. "It's a very important moment - said Giuseppe Scopelliti, Mayor of Reggio Calabria - As a further step in understanding the phenomenon of the 'Ndrangheta and organized crime. This is the first initiative of its kind in Italy and strengthen our administrative action aimed at giving more and more signs of legality, especially with concrete actions such as this. It was a commitment that we had with the coordination of the project and we are pleased to have completed, even to offer to the territory of the Cross Valanidi a further opportunity to get together for social activities. On these issues as the legality, are immediate and concrete actions, our idea was now to give this good for the project, now shared by all other stakeholders' .
The project
Museum 'Ndrangheta , coordinated by Dr. Claudio La Camera was born thanks to the synergy of local institutions that see the front line of the Province of Reggio Calabria with the Assessor in social activities and youth Attilio Tucci , the Prefect of Reggio Calabria Francesco Musolino , the Municipality of Reggio Calabria and anthropology Fulvio Librandi creator of the project and active in the Faculty of Arts, University of Calabria, makes it a necessary step to continue in the best of the ways the research study on the mentality and overcome omission undertaken so far.
'Place in this property confiscated from the mafia - said the prefect of Reggio Calabria Francesco Musolino - a museum of the' Ndrangheta helps the community to know, learn and tackle the phenomena of illegality. This charge is in addition to others already completed by the municipality. About twenty years ago, the first well was confiscated and handed over a villa then assigned to the police. Now it's becoming commonplace in a year and a half I have already participated in five deliveries. These are significant steps towards a rebirth of the city. "
The scientific committee of the project, led by anthropologist Dr. Luigi Maria Lombardi Satriani , University of Rome "La Sapienza" has already begun the search to find the photographic and documentary that will feed then in the Museum.
"The museum will be a dynamic space in which to study the culture of thinking 'ndranghestista and delve into the origins and causes of this crime. We will make some collections exhibitions, like the one dedicated to the look of film on the 'Ndrangheta. During our research, we will collect important data that will then present it publicly. The museum does not propose a stereotyped view of the phenomenon, but a critical research. "
The activities of the Scientific Committee, has already hosted conferences to present the project in Italy and abroad. In particular, it was drawn up a Memorandum of Understanding with the Center for Democratic Culture " Berlin for conducting joint research and study on civic education for young people starting from the current assets of their knowledge. The local area have already begun twinning with schools in the province of Reggio Calabria and in-depth courses on the theme of the 'Ndrangheta who see students in the forefront. Soon the schools will involve working with the city of Palermo. The idea of \u200b\u200bthe anthropologist Professor Fulvio Librandi is to draw a historical and anthropological realities of the 'Ndrangheta.
"A folk museum far from any logic. A place of mind to train the future generations a detached attitude dall'irreversibilità of delinquency. "
"With this gesture - said project coordinator" Museum of the 'Ndrangheta " Dr. Claudio La Camera President of the Association Antigone - the council by a highly symbolic meaning for the whole country to the south and the city. The Museum of the 'Ndrangheta is the center of many activities that until now nobody has managed to organize in our regions, or against the mafia or against the Camorra. With this assignment, I can safely say that we have taken a major step forward in the fight mafia. "
For information regarding the Project:
Antigone Association, PO Box 113-89100 Reggio Calabria (RC)
Professor Fulvio Librandi , UNICAL dip. Philology, Cube 28 B,
Via Ponte Pietro Bucci, Arcavacata Rende (CS)
Website: http://www.museodellandrangheta.eu
Email: info@museodellandrangheta.eu
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