12 112008 - a spiral of violence and intolerance which calls for an active commitment from everyone.

Racism in Italy: a spiral of violence and intolerance which calls for an active commitment from everyone.

Let us take, for example, the Romagna-Marche coastline, which has a reputation for being an area of
hospitality and tolerance. From Pesaro to Forlì, from Cesena to Rimini the situation of the homeless and
the Roma communities is totally unacceptable, due to increasingly violent and widespread intolerance,
aided by the enthusiastic support of politicians (both right-wing and left-wing) and the authorities. This
persecution is looking more and more like the period of the racial laws, and it appears the ethnic and
social cleansing underway suits everyone.
The events on the Adriatic coast, however, are just a small part of what it taking place all over Italy where
the effects of racism are now out of control. The members of EveryOne, instead of receiving support for
their commitment, have received all kinds of intimidation and threats, both from the institutions and
from racist groups. Roma members of the group have been beaten up, they have received death threats,
insults and other forms of police and judicial persecution.
EveryOne Group, however, will continue to report this frightful sequence of crimes against humanity and
to call on the intervention of all those who consider themselves anti- racists (if there are any left).
We are combining the news of the latest attack on a homeless person and the video-testimony, complete
with medical report – of a young Roma man who was subjected to the usual “treatment” from members of
the police force. But that’s not all: today (November 11th) a young girl was beaten up in Florence.
EveryOne is collecting witness accounts and medical reports in order to take further action. We will be
supplying other material concerning this new episode very soon.
In the hope that our reports and the continuous episodes of racial hatred bring about positive actions and not just empty messages of solidarity, we send you our best regards Roberto Malini, Matteo Pegoraro, Dario Picciau Anton Caldarar interview (with english subtitles)
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