Defying the Mafia
Fed up with extortion and violent crime, ordinary citizens in Italy are rising up against organized crime. A new citizens group called Addiopizzo has organized resistance to the protection rackets. According to a University of Palermo study, around 80% of businesses in Palermo still pay for protection. The racket in Sicily alone brings the Mafia at least a billion euros annually. Attacks on resisters continue. In Partinico, a town near Palermo, Pino Maniaci runs a small TV station, Telejato. He has declared war on the local Mafia. "We are a little fire that we hope will become a big fire," Mr Maniaci said. The government has, however, weakened the anti-Mafia campaign. "We have Berlusconi. That is our problem," Maniaci said. "We cannot destroy the Mafia because of its connection with politics."
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/In-Sicily-Defying-the-Mafia.html
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“Kansa, joka maksaa suojelurahaa, on kansa vailla arvokkuutta.”
Uusi sisilialainen matkatoimisto Addiopizzo Travel on osa paikallisten kauppiaiden, ravintoloitsijoiden ja muiden yrittäjien perustamaa Addiopizzo-komiteaa. Järjestön jäsenet kieltäytyvät maksamasta "pizzoa" (suojelurahaa). Kampanja rohkaisee kuluttajia taistelemaan mafiaa vastaan uudella tavalla: kriittisellä ostostenteolla. Addiopizzo-komitea haluaa rohkaista kuluttajia tukemaan ostoskäyttäytymisellään yrityksiä, jotka luopuvat suojelusrahan maksamisesta ja jotka uskaltavat tehdä rikosilmoituksen. Addiopizzo Travel takaa asiakkaille, että heidän tilaamistaan palveluista ei makseta suojelurahaa ja että heidän rahansa ei siten tue järjestäytynyttä rikollisuutta. http://www.addiopizzotravel.it/
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